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'Passion Play' With Mickey Rourke & Megan Fox Not Surprisingly Going Straight-To-DVD

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 10, 2011 9:02 AM
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To put it quite simply: "Passion Play," starring Mickey Rourke and Megan Fox, was the worst film we saw at TIFF last year (though Dustin Lance Black's "What's Wrong With Virginia" comes a close second). Our man on the ground called it "a cliche-riddled, risible and utterly painful experience that boasts hallmark sentiments and TV movie-of-the-week sensibilities mixed in a disastrous attempt to make a love story about unearned redemption." And most critics agreed with that sentiment. It was the directorial debut of screenwriter Mitch Glazer and it's sure to be his last time behind the camera for a long, long, while.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Passion Play, Mickey Rourke, Megan Fox

Dakota Fanning Joins 'Motel Life' With Emile Hirsch & Stephen Dorff; Also Goes 'Mississippi Wild'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • February 16, 2011 9:49 AM
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  • 2 Comments
Robert Duvall, Mickey Rourke & Forest Whitaker Also In Talks For 'Mississippi Wild'It looks like Stephen Dorff is going to find out what working with the other Fanning sister is like. Variety reports that Dakota Fanning has signed on for a couple of films that should keep her busy for the next little while.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, The Motel Life, Mississippi Wild, Stephen Dorff, Robert Duvall, Mickey Rourke, Forest Whitaker, Dakota Fanning

Mickey Rourke, Lenny Kravitz, Rosario Dawson & Rodrigo Santoro Top-Lining 'The Blind Bastard Club'

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • February 16, 2011 1:56 AM
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The Berlin Film Festival always brings a ton of news as independent producers shop around for pre-sales, and the latest project to be revealed is an intriguing, if odd-sounding drama, with an eclectic cast. Screen Daily reports that Mickey Rourke, Rosario Dawson and Lenny Kravitz are all attached to star in "The Blind Bastard Club," which will begin filming in April.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Musicians, The Blind Bastard Club, Mickey Rourke, Rodrigo Santoro, Rosario Dawson, Lenny Kravitz

11 Things Learned About Darren Aronofsky's 'Black Swan' From Last Night's NYC Q&A

  • By Christopher Bell
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  • January 6, 2011 8:01 AM
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  • 19 Comments
Film Society of Lincoln Center Screens 'The Wrestler,' Aronofsky Talks Both "Body" FilmsWith all this "guaranteed" Oscar talk for the haunting "Black Swan," it's easy to forget that Darren Aronofsky's exceptional 2008 Golden Lion holder "The Wrestler" not only lost the two nominations it had garnered (which includes the deeply moving game-changing performance by Mickey Rourke), but was completely snubbed for a Best Picture nomination, with the Academy amassing a pretty weak final five ("Frost/Nixon"? Really?). It's something to keep in mind as the date for the award ceremony's next iteration draws closer and closer, even if the Academy has been known to give "apology" awards, generally reserved for any time they have fucked up decisions in the past (which, taking a look back, is quite often). Really, though, anything could happen; those fogies are a queer bunch.
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More: Films, Actors, Black Swan, The Wrestler, Mickey Rourke

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