In this edition, watch a stop-motion animated Real Ghostbusters opening sequence, listen to a WWE Superstar review wrestling in movies, and more.
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A new Gallery 1988 Cuyler Smith Trading Cards show honors even more of your favorite sports characters from movies and television. Everything from Remember the Titans to Happy Gilmore is covered. Check them out!
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In The Morning Watch, get a history lesson in Westeros from thousands of years ago, see how Black Swan and The Wrestler compliment each other and more.
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The /Film staff answers the question: What is your favorite sports movie? Did your favorite sports film make the cut?
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Quentin Tarantino refuses to use streaming services like Netflix and still records films on vhs tapes. Read the Quentin Tarantino netflix comments and more.
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With a new sports movie in theaters, we decided to rank our favorite sports movies of all time. Not the best, our personal favorites. See the list here.
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Odds are if you're a male between the ages of 20 and 40, you have a soft spot in your heart for Hulk Hogan. In the '80s and '90s, Hogan was everywhere, quickly becoming one of the most famous people in the world as he ascended the ladder of professional wrestling. The superstardom lead to…
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After watching the deliriously bizarre and awesome Kafkaesque trailer for Black Swan, it's baffling to think that the film could've ever been originally envisioned as the same movie as the heart-wrenching, profoundly moving The Wrestler, but a recent interview with director Darren Aronofsky confirms that this was the case. Read what he had to say…
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We love movies with ambiguous endings, but sometimes you just want to see a definite conclusion. The guys at CollegeHumor have decided to resolve some of the biggest movie and television endings in history, including: The Wrestler, Lost in Translation, No Country For Old Men, The Graduate and The Sopranos. Watch the video after the…
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What if Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler was a 1970's grindhouse horror film? /Film reader JKPyle has created a reedited movie trailerfor the critically acclaimed indie drama, which can be watched after the jump.
Read MoreThis Week in DVD is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy and Fry’s. Please don't take the commentary on the movies and TV shows too seriously, as they're meant not to be reviews but rather previews that include the…
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The Wrestler star Mickey Rourke did in fact show up at WWE WresltMania 25, and was in the audience during Chris Jericho's handicap match against WWE Hall of Famers Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. After defeating all three of his opponents, Jericho challenged Rourke to come into the ring.…
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Bruce Springsteen has received so my praise for his song "The Wrestler" (which was created for Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler) that he has decided to follow-up with a sequel titled "One Thinged Guy". Of course, this is actually a parody created by OverthinkingIt.com. Watch the music video after the jump.
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One of the things I really loved about Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler is all of the amazing little details that add to the authenticity. One of the details I mentioned in my previous review was the NES-style old school pro wrestling video game Wrestle Jam that Randy "The Ram" Robinson plays in a scene with…
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Everyone was talking about Mickey Rourke's acceptance speech at the 2009 Independent Spirit Awards. And why wouldn't they? It seems like every time he opens his mouth he becomes the show. At the beginning of the speech Rourke makes a plea for Hollywood to give Eric Roberts another chance. Apparently Mickey never saw the biggest…
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The 2009 Independent Spirit Awards were held last night, celebrating the best of the best independent films that were released over the last year. I love the Indie Spirits because it gives you a great bunch of indie selections to seek out. Films that might be just out of reach for the Academy Awards like…
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Talk about life imitating art imitating life. Scott Siegel, the actor who played the steroids and painkillers dealer in Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler has been arrested and charged with attempting to distribute steroids and assaulting a federal agent after leading police on a high-speed chase. According to NBC New York, Siegel was under surveillance by…
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Lately, it seems squalane has been popping up in everything from moisturizer to serum. But what does it actually do for your skin?
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The Uncler is Funny or Die's parody of Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler, starring Seth Morris as Uncle Sam, the down and out American mascot who needs to make a comeback and fix the economy. Alyssa Milano co-stars as his partiotic stripper friend. Written and Directed by Jake Szymanski, the same guy who filmed previously featured…
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What if Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler was an animated movie? Don't freak out, it's not happening... at least as far as we know and hope But Ben Balistreri, a storyboard artist currently working at DreamWorks, posted this sketch of Mickey Rourke on his personal blog. Since it is a slow news day, I thought I'd…
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After revealing that he would be appearing at WrestleMania, The Wrestler star Mickey Rourke called out WWE wrestler Chris Jericho at the SAG Awards saying that Jericho "better get in shape" because Rourke is "coming after" his "a**." Both Rourke and Jericho appeared on Larry King Live last night where /Film reader Diego says that…
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Last night at the SAG Awards, Mickey Rourke was on the red carpet when he revealed to Access Hollywood that he may be wrestling for WWE's Wrestlemania 25, which will be held in Houston, TX on April 5: The boys from the WWE called me and asked me to do it...I said, ‘I want to.’…
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If you're a regular reader of this blog than you know my love for Fox Searchlight movies. But the love goes beyond their films -- these guys know how to market an indie film (something I can't say for Sony Pictures Classics). A couple weeks back we brought you some clips from Darren Aronofsky's interview…
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We don't choose the hair we're born with, and in a world where comparison is everything, having thick hair feels more essential than ever.
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Both the Writers Guild of America (East and West) and the Producers Guild have nominated The Dark Knight as one of the best films of the year. This further solidifies The Dark Knight as a Best Picture contender, shocking some Hollywood insiders. Full list of nominations after the jump. Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the…
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The /Filmcast: After Dark is a recording of what happens right after The /Filmcast is over, when the kids have gone to bed and the guys feel free to speak whatever is on their minds. In other words, it’s the leftover and disorganized ramblings, mindfarts, and brain diarrhea from The /Filmcast, all in one convenient…
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Last month, I had another chance to sit down and talk with Darren Aronofsky, the director of Pi, Requiem for a Dream, and The Fountain, about his new film The Wrestler. We're going to call this part five because it continues the series of interviews regarding The Wrestler that began at the Toronto International Film…
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