Ah, the poster Kevin Smith ripped for his Zack and Miri campaign, which eventually got banned. Possibly for the portrayal of, not only Rogen, but Elizabeth Banks on the receiving end, I imagine. Which isn't to say that the Dane image isn't ridiculously crude and dumb to begin with. I guess I'm more naive about this than I thought.mfunk9786 wrote:Shit, the poster for Good Luck Chuck featured implied male fellatio.
Performed by red-blooded males, no less. For The American, it's more or less what endeared Edward to Clara while in the latter the movie was fascinated by Carlos' sex appeal at ever turn.Jeff wrote:Besides Blue Valentine...The American, and Carlos also come to mind.
Anne Billson wrote:There's something to be said for movie stars earning their spurs in vaudeville, where they were obliged to dance and sing as well as crack jokes. Not long ago a friend showed me a marvellous clip of Bob Hope and James Cagney tapdancing on a table in The Seven Little Foys; neither was chiefly known for his dancing (though Cagney's best actor Oscar was for the musical biopic Yankee Doodle Dandy rather than one of his more famous gangster roles) and they wouldn't measure up to Fred Astaire, yet both display a skill and panache that wipes the floor with, say, Richard Gere's effortful hoofing in Chicago.
Sorry about responding to this a month later (I finally saw the film this past weekend), but I believe that both the man on the subway and Nina's sexual tryst with Kunis' character would qualify as examples of how Nina's anxiety is manifested in her hallucinations.karmajuice wrote:...If she is so sexually repressed, why do none of her hallucinations incorporate this anxiety effectively?
He was restricted by Portman's limitations as a dancer; therefore you get the obvious body double for lower body shots, and Portman for the upper part. This repetitiveness did get tiresome. Obviously Michael Powell never had this problem with The Red Shoes, otherwise the finale would have been compromised, as it is in this film. He's gone for the performance of Portman, and probably rightly so, but I do wonder what it would have been like with a proper dancer in the role.James Mills wrote:I'm still surprised that so many of you thought the ballet scenes were good... one of my biggest problems with the film was the choreography, lack of wide shots during the choreography, and the general over-editing of dance scenes. I think I said the same thing in my review; that they felt somewhat "lazy" and rushed.
To say that it would have been better to simply get a dancer to play Nina is absurd to me though. I thought Portman was fantastic and seemed to have the mannerisms and motions of a professional ballet dancer down, but maybe wasn't given the proper direction to show it off.
This is the coverart of the Blu-ray:Metamorphosis – A Three-Part Series: a behind-the-scenes look at the filmmaking process from Darren Aronofsky's visionary directing, to the physically-demanding acting, to the stunning special effects.
Behind the Curtain: an inside look at the film's costume and production design (BD-exclusive).
Ten Years in the Making: Natalie Portman and Darren Aronofsky discuss their creative journey, from "preparing for the role" to "dancing with the camera" (BD-exclusive).
Cast Profiles – Roles of a Lifetime: Presented by Fox Movie Channel, the stars reflect on the their challenging and rewarding characters (BD-exclusive).
(Yeah, I know its TARGET, but still...)
Awesome!Duncan Hopper wrote:And all because the lady loves Black Swan
