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Black Swan – Psycho thriller pushes Natalie Portman’s tormented ballerina over the edge

Posted on 21 January 2011 by Jason Best

The Red Shoes meets Repulsion, ballet goes en pointe with horror, in Darren Aronofsky’s terrific – at times terrifying – psychological thriller Black Swan. The film stars Natalie Portman in a daring, career-best, sure-to-be-award-laden performance as an ambitious young ballerina … Continue reading →

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Black Swan – Art Deco posters strike a pose

Posted on 4 January 2011 by Jason Best

Darren Aronofsky’s psycho ballerina thriller Black Swan is one of Movie Talk’s hot tips for 2011. Imagine The Red Shoes remade by Repulsion-era Polanski (with Natalie Portman in the Moira Shearer/Catherine Deneuve role) and you’ll have some inkling of the … Continue reading →

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