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Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan

While The Fountain is one that is up for debate, Aronofsky can tackle all genres and all stories and even switch up the look of the film and he’ll usually get it right – he is also someone who gave instant cred to the Wayans name, reminded us that Ellen Burstyn needs more work and resuscitated Mickey Rourke’s career. Looking forward to this picture only because of the vision behind the lenses and not the storyline or most of the cast attached.

IONCINEMA.com Top 100 Films

#18. Black Swan

Director: Darren Aronofsky
Writer(s): Aronofky and Mark Heyman
Producers: Scott Franklin, Mike Medavoy, Arnold Messer and Brian Oliver
Distributor: Fox Searchlight

The Gist: Set in New York City, this centers on a veteran ballerina (Portman) who finds herself locked in a competitive situation with a rival dancer, with the stakes and twists increasing as the dancers approach a big performance. ….(more)

Cast: Mila Kunis, Natalie Portman, Winona Ryder, Vincent Cassel, Sebastian Stan and Barbara Hershey

Why is it on the list?: While The Fountain is one that is up for debate, Aronofsky can tackle all genres and all stories and even switch up the look of the film and he’ll usually get it right – he is also someone who gave instant cred to the Wayans name, reminded us that Ellen Burstyn needs more work and resuscitated Mickey Rourke’s career. Looking forward to this picture only because of the vision behind the lenses and not the storyline or most of the cast attached.

Release Date/Status?: Crystal ball says maybe Fox will be interested in a TIFF showcase and Fall release.

 
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Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).

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