The Wrestler (Darren Aronofsky, 2008)
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First pic.
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Marisa Tomei has joined the cast.
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This sounds very promising now. I thought at first it would be treated with some sentimentality mixed with a Rocky scenario. Now that doesn't seem to be the case.RagingNoodles wrote:I'm somewhat puzzled as to why Darren would do such a film, is he or was he a fan of the product? Nevertheless, I am very curious as to see what is the finished product.
Saw this over at SlashFilm:
At the very least, it sounds like it'll be different to all the pro wrestling films we've seen and the small details like fannypacks and blading is a positive note.The Wrestler treats professional wresting with a respect and realism unseen previously in fictional films… Wrestlers talk through their match in the makeshift backstage (aka The cafeteria) and common in the ring practices like Blading (using a razor blade to open a gash on forehead) are seamlessly worked into the script.
If you search the internet, you will find compilations of slang words which are used behind the scenes in the wrestling lifestyle (from “mark” to “ringrat” to “pop” to “heel”). I once heard that the lingo was something that wrestling adopted from its carney days. Siegel has done his research. These terms are integrated into the dialogue without sounded inserted (something I find all the time on tv - Chuck for example has a lot of geek references, but they are inserted into the dialogue, and the show sometimes feels like actors reading a script, because no real geek would ask his friend “Do you want to go play Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare?” Siegel gets all the details right. At one point Randy collects a $5 bill from a fan at an autograph show and puts it into his FANNYPACK! Any real wrestling fan knows that wrestlers and old people vacationing at Disneyland are the only people who wear fannypacks.
Surely, a crew's worst nightmare.
Also, isn't Darren aware there's another movie with the same title?
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The film will be closing the Venice Film Festival, mostly because final mixing isn't finished as they await a new song from Bruce Springsteen that will be played over the end credits.
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More on Bruuuuuuce's contribution.
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Tom Hagen wrote:More on Bruuuuuuce's contribution.
Christ -- I hope it's better than that godawful (but Oscar-winning!) "Streets of Philadelphia."linked article wrote:"wonderful acoustic piece"
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I think I like Bettye Lavette's version every bit as much, if not moreso.Antoine Doinel wrote:I kinda like that song
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Todd McCarthy gives the film a rave.
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more rave reviews
Ain't It Cool
The Hollywood Reporter
Times Online
Yahoo News
Also,
"Wrestler" Brings Venice Fest to Feet