Black Swan - Aranofsky's next!

Looks amazing.

Then again....so did the trailer for The Fountain.

Nevertheless I'm a fan of Aronofsky, Portman, & Cassel so I'll check it out.
 
jkc123 said:
Looks amazing.

Then again....so did the trailer for The Fountain.
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i think i'm one of the few people who actually enjoyed The Fountain.

As for Black Swan, looks like it's going to be good. i wasn't sure about a film about ballet dancers, but after watching the trailer, i think it might not be a film about ballet dancers.


rumor spoiler I just made up: in the film, natalie and mila are the same person!!!
 
I loved the fountain! Story was a bit plot holy, but great nonetheless.

What is going on with Natalie Portman's back?
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Not sure if you actually know or not, but I got that she's turning into a swan, a black one apparently, like her dream. Symbolism and that whole shabang...
 
I can't remember a year I've been so excited about so many wonderful films coming out. I've been following the festival circuit this year and boy there's a lot of stuff headed our way. There's gonna be some tough competition at the next OSCARS.

This one in particular I've been looking forward to. I just saw the trailer for the first time and it's not what I originally expected it to look like, it has a more of a horror feel to it than Drama, but hey it's just a trailer. I'm really looking forward to this, with a combination like Aranofsky and Portman, can't be too bad.

I did enjoy The Fountain, but when I first saw the trailer I thought it was gonna be better. Let's hope this one knocks it out the park, I love a good DRAMA done Aranofsky style.

It's hard for me to see me liking anything better than I did Inception, but the year is still young, bring on the great stories....
 
D.A. is one my favorite directors and I'm checking this one out for sure. I just read on Collider that he is being considered for the next Superman film. Now that would be interesting.
 
Just got back from this one. I LOVED it. The final minutes of Aronofskys third acts are haunting and Portman gives a great performance, she did an amazing job with the ballet; she's a tiny girl but she was really skinny in this one, granted not like Bale in the Machinist but skinny still.

I really enjoyed Black Swan, not as much as Requiem but this one was really good.

I'm anxious to see what you guys thought.
 
Black Swan (2010)
Camera
Arriflex 16 SR3, Zeiss Ultra 16 Lenses
Arriflex 416, Zeiss Ultra 16 Lenses
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon Lenses
Canon EOS 7D, Canon Lenses

Hmm... what were the Canon shots?
 
^ Interesting. The entire time I was watching I was saying that the film looked a bit grainy (noise?)

Personally I like the grain from film.

These crisp super sharp shots seem to be all the rage nowadays.
 
Almost all subway scenes were shot on the 7D I think. There is another thread floating around here at dvxuser which is more specific.
 
I was lucky enough to see this in October at Austin Film Festival. Highly recommended. Creepy as hell.
 
Still undecided yet. I usually know whether I like or don't like a movie first viewing, but this one left me baffled. If I had a gun to my head and I needed to give an answer right away, I would say I didn't like it.

Requires another viewing for me. One thing I'm sure about is that Score, it was amazing.
 
Just got the screener today.

Somehow all I can think right now is that it was kind of like The Machinist but with ballerinas.
 
Sad Max said:
Just got the screener today.

Somehow all I can think right now is that it was kind of like The Machinist but with ballerinas.
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All I see in my mind's eye after that description is an emaciated Christian Bale pirouetting in a tutu whilst growling in his scary Batman voice.
 
Saw this earlier, I thought it was fantastic and a really great movie. It had me from the first frame and Portman's performance was a pretty full immersion into that world. I haven't liked a lot of her work but she killed this.
 
This is one of the best dark comedies in recent years. I liked it. It was kind of a trashy body horror movie disguised as an art film.
 
Just saw this at BAM with my lady. She liked it more than I did. It was definitely great, and further cements Aronosfky's place as one of the most creative filmmakers working. But something just didn't quite sit right with me. I think it was too long. I have a hard time sitting through anything longer than 90 min anymore. Not sure. Thought portman was really good, and Hershey was...well, even though she didn't have as much of a role, I thought she was up there with Burstyn in performance.

Very nice little part for Winona Ryder in there too...
 
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