Black Swan (Blu-ray) (2010) - Oscar Winner!
|A Film by Darren Aronofsky
| “You can’t tear your eyes away” (Entertainment Weekly) from this “wicked, psychosexual thriller” (Daily Variety) starring ACADEMY AWARD® WINNER Natalie Portman* and directed by Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler ). Portman delivers “the performance of her career” (Vanity Fair ) as Nina, a stunningly talented but dangerously unstable ballerina on the verge of stardom. Pushed to the breaking point by her driven artistic director (Vincent Cassel) and the threat posed by a seductive rival dancer (Mila Kunis), Nina’s tenuous grip on reality starts to slip away – plunging her into a waking nightmare. |
"A world of talent on display here... Richard Roeper
"a full-bore melodrama, told with passionate intensity, gloriously and darkly absurd. Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"...a movie for all seasons, a film that is all things to all people Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
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Editor's Note
New York City ballet dancer Nina (Natalie Portman) enters into an intense battle of wills with a talented and ambitious new arrival (Mila Kunis) who seems intent on edging her out of the spotlight in this supernatural-flavored psychological thriller from director Darren Aronofsky.
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Black Swan - Blu-Ray DVD Review
By: Blake Matthews
Blogcritics.org Reviews
Published on: 4/5/2011 1:52 PM
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| Black Swan is a psychological thriller from filmmaker Darren Aronofsky and stars Natalie Portman. Nina Sayers (Portman) is a ballerina obsessed with perfecting her craft; her company’s next show will be Swan Lake. Nina desperately wants the role of Odette—the white swan/black swan; and her director Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassel) would give her the role if he were only casting the white swan, but he has concerns that Nina is too pure and can’t embody what’s necessary to play the black swan....read the full review | |
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Golden Globe (2011) |
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Black Swan, Nominee, Best Motion Picture - Drama |
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Independent Spirit (2011) |
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Black Swan, Nominee, Best Feature |
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Oscar (2011) |
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Darren Aronofsky, Nominee, Best Achievement in Directing |
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Golden Globe (2011) |
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Darren Aronofsky, Nominee, Best Director - Motion Picture |
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Oscar (2011) |
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Mike Medavoy et al., Nominee, Best Motion Picture of the Year |
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Golden Globe (2011) |
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Mila Kunis, Nominee, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture |
| Natalie Portman, Winner, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | |
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Oscar (2011) |
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| Natalie Portman, Winner, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | |
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