Official trailer for BLACK SWAN

I think he look a like a man.

I think it looks really disturbing. I'm also biased because I absolutely adore Natalie Portman, any movie involving ballet, and thrillers. So this film is perfect for me.

Damn, Natalie, you a crazy chick.

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This looks like fun...even Mila Kunis looks good in this. LOVE Barbara Hershey, but she doesnt look like herself anymore.

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It's not shot on handheld like Blair Witch or Paranormal Activity. The reviewer meant it's just not shot with the traditional upright camera. It's a handheld like they use in news segments, just a more refined type. It gives a kind of shakiness, but not the kind you're thinking of.

Thanks for the clarification on that, ColorTheHours.

The dread words "Directed by Darren Aronofsky" will ensure that I'll never see this.

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She has feathers growing out of her back? Surely that has to be a delusion like Deneuve in Polanski's "Repulsion," yeah? I didn't expect that twist. Looks like fun!

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The trailer makes it look magnificent. I cannot wait to see this. Some of those shots look incredibly astonishing (the reviews confirm the cinematography is first rate) and Natalie Portman is getting the best reviews of her career. I imagine she will be a major contender come Oscar time. I absolutely loved THE WRESTLER, so I cannot wait for this newest project by Aronofsky. Barbara Hershey, Vincent Cassel and Mila Kunis all look really good too.

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Updated On: 9/7/10 at 11:01 AM

Aside from Repulsion, the trailer reminds me of the anime thriller Perfect Blue. I believe Aronofsky owns the remake rights for that film.
Perfect Blue trailer

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I think you wanted this link, Borstal.

I'm really looking forward to this movie just on the basis of all the rapturous descriptions I've heard of the dance scenes. I'd love to hear what an actual dancer thinks of them, too.

Aronofsky just does things...big. There's no halfway with him - all his heroes are crazy people, the emotions are huge, the visuals are mind-bending. So yeah, for a lot of people it's a bit much. And heaven knows it presents a big risk of falling flat on your ass. But I like it when movies try big - I hardly ever seem to see it anymore.
Salon Review

No-no Best12 - its not what you describe at all. Its an intense psychological thriller of artist driven to insanity. Is it over the top? Absolutely. Is it shocking? Yes, but not because of the girl on girl action --the film graphically was as disturbing and heart racing to me as Silence of the Lambs the first time I saw it. In the ways that genre films always tread on ground covered before, yes some elements of the film hinted at in the trailer may initially seem old hat -- but there is a lot more than meets the eye and in truth most implausibility has to simply be accepted in a movie in which the main characters grip on reality is the entire exercise of the film at hand.

Its a totally singular experience = and I do think thats the word that best describes seeing it -- I found it incredibly exciting.

Updated On: 9/12/10 at 09:42 PM