January 27, 2009
Five Favorite Films with Push Director Paul McGuigan
Given his filmography of stylized thrillers, Scottish director Paul McGuigan (Gangster No. 1, Wicker Park, Lucky Number Slevin) seemed a fitting choice to helm February's supernatural actioner Push, a Hong Kong-set sci-fi adventure about normal... More...

January 21, 2009
Five Favourite Films with James Franco
Having established his name in the Spider-Man movies, these days James Franco is clearly making some more personal career choices. He was in three films in 2008, notable for their vastly different styles. His extended cameo as Richard Gere's son... More...

January 19, 2009
Video Exclusive: Mickey Rourke and Darren Aronofsky on The Wrestler
At last week's Golden Globes ceremony, Mickey Rourke took home Best Actor and sealed his place as the definitive comeback king. Ironically enough, the film that secured his gong is about a former 80s superstar who's trying to reclaim his glory... More...

January 16, 2009
UK Critics Consensus: The Wrestler Pile-drives The Critics, But Don’t Waste any £s on Seven Pounds
With critical success for Slumdog Millionaire last week (94%), we have more award-friendly fare in the UK cinemas this Friday in Darren Aronofsky's spandex-tastic The Wrestler. Also out this week is Will Smith's latest, the emotional drama, Seven... More...

December 26, 2008
Five Favorite Films with Mickey Rourke
Thanks to his powerful turn in Darren Aronofsky's critically-acclaimed drama The Wrestler, Mickey Rourke has become the year's biggest comeback kid. Rourke spoke with Rotten Tomatoes about his favorite films of all time, and also reflected on the... More...

February 15, 2008
Weekly Ketchup: Wolverine On Film, Justice League May Lose A Couple Of Heroes
In this week's column, Greg Dean Schmitz gives us the lowdown on some upcoming superhero movies, like Wolverine, Justice League, and Dr. Strange. There is also news about some game adaptations, such as Mortal Kombat, Tekken, believe it or not,... More...

November 12, 2007
Mickey Rourke, Not Nicolas Cage, Is The Wrestler
Nicolas Cage can now add "replaced by Mickey Rourke" to the list of indignities he's suffered during his long and once-promising career. More...

October 17, 2007
Nicolas Cage Joins The Vanished
Focus Features has arranged for Nicolas Cage to join the ranks of The Vanished. More...

October 12, 2007
Nicolas Cage Is The Wrestler?
We know Nicolas Cage can act. But can he take a folding chair to the back of the head? More...

September 21, 2007
Brad Pitt to Take Over for Matt Damon in The Fighter
If everything goes the way it's supposed to, Brad Pitt will be stepping into the ring with Mark Wahlberg for Darren Aronofsky's The Fighter. More...

June 01, 2007
Darren Aronofsky Unhappy About "Fountain" DVD
If you bought the "Fountain" DVD and you were disappointed at the lack of a commentary track, be patient: Darren Aronofsky is cooking something up. More...

April 12, 2007
"Mummy 3" Casting Coup! Rachel Weisz Out, "Alex Rider" In
Rachel Weisz has pulled out of "The Mummy 3," reports say; but just as the sequel loses a mother, it looks like it's gaining a son -- and a strapping athletic teen super spy son, at that. More...

March 28, 2007
Aronofsky to "Fight" with Mark Wahlberg and Matt Damon
Last seen together in Martin Scorsese's "The Departed," Matt Damon and Mark Wahlberg will reunite for Paramount's period piece boxing drama "The Fighter," and guess who'll be directing? Darren Aronofsky. More...

January 19, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: "Spider-Man 3's" Venomous Action Figure, "Alien Vs. Predator 2's" Preview Pic, Kevin Smith's Horror Trip, And More!
In this week's Ketchup, the requisite "Spider-Man 3" tidbit came in the form of an action figure, and "Alien Vs. Predator 2" joined the fray with a preview photo of its own. More...

November 28, 2006
Rachel Weisz, Hugh Jackman and Darren Aronofsky Illuminate "The Fountain"
"The Fountain" is a sci-fi tale of time-jumping lovers, Spanish conquistadors, and the complex metaphysical ideas in director Darren Aronofsky's mind. So how do Aronofsky and stars Rachel Weisz and Hugh Jackman explain the intricacies of... More...

November 27, 2006
Box Office Wrapup: Penguins March to #1 Again Over Thanksgiving Weekend
Movie fans feasted on tasty leftovers over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend as the top two films atop the charts remained unchanged from last week. The penguin toon Happy Feet held onto the number one spot while the James Bond actioner Casino... More...

November 21, 2006
Critical Consensus: "Halls" Spreads Little Cheer; "Déjà Vu" Intrigues; "The Fountain" Overflows; "Pick" Is Mixed
This week at the movies, we've got holiday mischief ("Deck the Halls," starring Matthew Broderick and Danny DeVito), a phenomenon known as déjà vu ("Déjà Vu," starring Denzel Washington), a spiritual journey through time... More...

November 06, 2006
Aronofsky to Go Biblical for His Next Movie
With "The Fountain" finally finished and ready for consumption, director Darren Aronofsky can turn his attentions toward a new project. And no, it's not that "Lone Wolf and Cub" remake we'd been hearing about. More...

September 25, 2006
Toronto Wrapup: Senh, Jen And Tim's Raves And Rants From The Festival
We saw some great movies, some of them big ("Babel") and some tiny ("The Patterns Trilogy"). We saw some interesting failures ("The Banquet") and some outright bombs ("All The King's Men"). We caught... More...

September 12, 2006
TORONTO: "The Fountain" Is Untidy But Fascinating
"The Fountain" has become known as a troubled production, delayed for several years and booed upon its debut in Venice. It turns out the early reaction was only half correct. The film, screening at the Toronto International Film... More...

August 23, 2006
2006 Toronto Film Festival Uncovers Full Slate
The 31st Toronto International Film Festival has locked its slate for 2006, and it looks like there'll be 261 feature films playing up north next month, 91% of which are either world or North American premieres. Plus they're showing... More...

August 18, 2006
Weekly Ketchup: "Superman," "X-Men," "Transformers" and More!
In this week's Ketchup, some sequel news: the underperforming "Superman Returns" will likely get a follow-up as planned, and -- gasp -- so might the "X-Men" franchise, despite reports that "X-Men 3" would be their... More...

July 27, 2006
"Fountain" Gets Bumped Back a Month
Generally when a movie gets "bumped back," it's a bad sign. But when a studio pushes a flick closer to Award-Bait Season, it's usually a sign of confidence. (Or wishful thinking.) Anyway, those of us who can't wait to see Darren... More...

July 24, 2006
Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz Get Real Close in a New Trailer for "The Fountain"
Armed with a love story taking place at three times over a thousand years, flawless special effects, and more period costumes than you can shake a stick at, the man who brought you "Pi" and "Requiem for a Dream" has a gem of a... More...

July 18, 2006
Aronofsky's "Fountain" Gets a Pretty Slick Poster
It was recently announced that Darren Aronofsky's hotly-anticipated "The Fountain," which stars Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz, would be the closing film at Austin's late-September Fantastic Fest. And now JoBlo pops up with the very first... More...

June 23, 2006
"Dawn of the Dead" Director to Tackle "Watchmen"
Tons of filmmakers have tried to mount a big-screen version of Alan Moore's "Watchmen," but they've all fallen by the wayside for one reason or another. Stepping up to the plate now is "Dawn of the Dead" director Zack Snyder,... More...

June 01, 2006
Aronofsky's "Fountain" Gets a Release Date
AICN informs us that Darren Aronofsky's cool-looking and slow-arriving "The Fountain" will now hit the screens on October 13th. More...

May 16, 2006
Hugh Jackman Talks "Wolverine" & "Fountain"
ComingSoon.net got Hugh Jackman to skip over the "X-Men: The Last Stand" chatter for just a few minutes, and the guy had a few fairly intriguing things to say about his upcoming "Wolverine" spin-off... More...

April 14, 2006
Get Your "Fountain" Screen-Savers Right Here
WB sent a press release to ComingSoon.net to let them (and us) know that you can now download a new screensaver over at the official site for Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain. Personally, I can do without the desktop gizmos; I just wanna see this... More...

April 05, 2006
"X-Men," "The Fountain" Added To Cannes Line-Up
Although we won't hear the official lineup for a few weeks, the early word on this year's Cannes Film Festival line-up has Hugh Jackman pulling double duty in two of the fest's big Hollywood titles, "X-Men: The Last Stand" and Darren... More...

February 06, 2006
SXSW Promises Vendettas, Betties, Dreamz & Slithers
In addition to a ton of low-budget, independent, documentary, and dramatic films, this year's South By Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival promises a rather flashy infusement of high-end studio fare, too! So while it's always important to shed some... More...

November 10, 2005
Trailer Bulletin: The Fountain
OK, so it's more of a Teaser Bulletin than a Trailer, but there's still a promotional clip to be enjoyed, and this time it's for Darren Aronofsky's highly-anticipated sci-fi epic "The Fountain." More...

February 01, 2005
Rachel Weisz Sheds Light on "The Fountain"
At a junket for "Constantine," IGN FilmForce was able to ask Rachel Weisz about Darren Aronofsky's upcoming movie, "The Fountain." "It's a little bit secret ... I'll tell you as much as I can," she says. "It's... More...

November 22, 2004
Paul Greengrass to Direct The Watchmen
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