As you should know by now, Black Swan is my second favorite film of 2010 and its lead, Natalie Portman, won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Nina, a dancer who finds herself in competition with Lily (Mila Kunis), a new arrival—and rival—at the company.
The Oscar-nominated psychological thriller was directed by Darren Aronofsky, will be out on DVD and Blu-Ray on March 29th. Go ahead and get your pre-order on right here.
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As many of y’all know, Black Swan was one of my favorite films of 2010. One of the reasons for that was its incredible use of special effects. Most were subtle, such as the skin rash Natalie Portman‘s character suffered from and the swan wings on Mila Kunis‘ back during the (ahem) hot and heavy lesbian love scene, while others were a bit more in your face.
Check out the video below to see how some of the film’s SFX were achieved. I’m sure you’ll be surprised to find that there was quite a bit of practical effects used as opposed to everything being all-CGI.
Oh, beware, there are a few spoilers in the video.
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Tagged Academy Awards, Black Swan, Mila Kunis, Natalie Portman, The Social Network
This morning, nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards were announced by AMPAS president Tom Sherak and 2009 Oscar® winner Mo’Nique. The two announced nominees in ten major categories; the complete list of nominees was distributed to the media and made available at the official Academy Awards website, www.oscar.com.
The King’s Speech lead the pack with 12 noms, followed by the Coen bros. True Grit remake, which garnered 10 nominations. The Social Network and Inception tied for 8 nods each, but surprisingly, Inception director Christopher Nolan did not get a Best Director nomination. (He did get an Original Screenplay nom, however.) Also shockingly snubbed was Andrew Garfield for his emotional portrayal of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin in The Social Network.
Check out the 2010 Oscar nominations, and my predictions in bold, below:
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Tagged 127 Hours, Aaron Soarkin, Alejandra Gonzalez Inarritu, Amy Adams, Andrew Garfield, Andrew Stanton, Animal Kingdom, Anne Rosellini, Annette Bening, Another Year, Biutiful, Black Swan, Blue Valentine, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Colin Firth, Danny Boyle, Darren Aronofsky, David Fincher, David O. Russell, David Seidler, Debra Granik, Denis Villeneuve, Dogtooth, Eric Johnson, Geoffrey Rush, Hailee Steinfeld, Helena Bonham Carter, Hors la Loi, How To Train Your Dragon, In A Better World, Incendies, Inception, Jackie Weaver, James Franco, Javier Bardem, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner, Jesse Eisenberg, Joel and Ethan Coen, John Hawkes, John Lasseter, Keith Dorrington, Lee Unkrich, Lisa Cholodenko, Mark Ruffalo, Melissa Leo, Michael Arndt, Michelle Williams, Mike Leigh, Mo'nique, Natalie Portman, Nicole Kidman, Paul Tamasy, Rabbit Hole, Rachid Bouchareb, Scott Silver, Stuart Blumberg, Susanne Bier, The Fighter, The Illusionist, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech, The Social Network, Tom Hooper, Tom Sherak, Toy Story 3, True Grit, Winter's Bone, Yorgos Lanthimos
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