Title: The Wrestler
Directed by: Darren Aronofsky (RoboCop, The Fighter)
Starring: Mickey Rourke (Sin City 2, The Informers), Marisa Tomei (Marisa Tomei, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead) and Evan Rachel Wood.
Scores: Technical: 90, Story: 95, Acting: 100, Overall: 98
The Wrestler was a movie I had heard a lot about but, I didn’t think I would ever really watch it. Sometimes the hype you hear about a movie, ruins it for you. The Dark Knight was like that. I had to watch it again to really understand the attraction to The Joker. I thought Heath Ledger was amazing and the movie as a whole was fascinating. But my expectations were so high, [...]

Fox Searchlight Pictures just released a brand new movie trailer from the upcoming film “The Wrestler” by director Darren Aronofsky (RoboCop, The Fighter) and starring Mickey Rourke (Sin City 2, The Informers), Marisa Tomei (Marisa Tomei, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead) and Evan Rachel Wood.
Synopsis: Mickey Rourke stars as a has-been wrestler who heads back to the ring with hopes of a comeback in this drama helmed by director Darren Aronofsky and scripted by Robert Siegel. Marisa Tomei co-stars as Rourke’s on-again, off-again paramour, the single mother of a young son with whom Rourke strikes up a rapport. - Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide
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Fox Searchlight Pictures recently released this brand new movie poster from the upcoming film “The Wrestler” by director Darren Aronofsky (RoboCop, The Fighter) and starring Mickey Rourke (Sin City 2, The Informers), Marisa Tomei (Marisa Tomei, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead) and Evan Rachel Wood.
Synopsis: Mickey Rourke stars as a has-been wrestler who heads back to the ring with hopes of a comeback in this drama helmed by director Darren Aronofsky and scripted by Robert Siegel. Marisa Tomei co-stars as Rourke’s on-again, off-again paramour, the single mother of a young son with whom Rourke strikes up a rapport. - Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures announced today that they have signed Director Darren Aronofsky to direct the next installment of to Robocop franchise. Aronofsky perhaps best know for his work on Requiem for a Dream and The Fountain with Hugh Jackman will be joined by writer David Self who wrote Road to Perdition and the upcoming film The Wolf Man.
“Darren is undeniably one of the most talented, original and visceral film makers, and David is one of the greatest writers in Hollywood. All of us at MGM couldn’t be more excited,” said Mary Parent, Chairman, Worldwide Motion Picture Group, MGM.
Mike Medavoy, Arnold Messer, Brad Fischer and David Thwaites of Phoenix Pictures will [...]