London: Actress Lindsay Lohan reportedly told a writer that she should have played the lead role in Black Swan because she had years of ballet training. Actress Natalie Portman, who played the role of ballet dancer Nina Sayers in 2010 movie, earned the Best Actress Oscar for her performance. Plum Miami magazine writer Jacquelynn Powers reports that Lohan told her that she did "ballet until she was 19 and was...
10:34 AM, Jul 15, 2011
Los Angeles: She won an Oscar for her role as a tormented ballerina in 'Black Swan' but Natalie Portman only did five percent of the dancing, her body double Sarah Lane has claimed. While Portman had said that she trained for five hours a day, for a year, to perfect her steps, Lane, 27, said that movie-goers have been misled about Portman's dancing, reported Entertainment Weekly online. "Of the full...
12:00 PM, Mar 28, 2011
Actress Natalie Portman thinks she should have checked into rehab to recover properly from working on 'Black Swan" instead of starting work on a new film. The 29-year-old star won a best actress Oscar for her portrayal as a disturbed ballerina in the movie, but admits it was a challenging role, both physically and mentally, she should have taken some proper time out to recover afterwards instead of starting work...
11:07 AM, Mar 20, 2011
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05:35 PM, Mar 05, 2011
Cast: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel Director: Darren Aronofsky 'Black Swan' is a visually stunning and disturbing melodrama thats been alternatively described as a dark psychological thriller, and a campy horror film. Set in the punishing world of ballet, where stardom is perhaps at its most fleeting, Natalie Portman stars as Nina Sayers, an aspiring lead with a New York dance company, whos determined to land the coveted part...
09:38 PM, Mar 04, 2011
The winner of four Oscars this year including Best picture, The King's Speech stars Colin Firth as King George VI. ...
09:23 AM, Mar 04, 2011
We take you behind the scenes and give you a glimpse of what it took to prepare for the role of the 'Swan Queen'. ...
10:00 AM, Mar 02, 2011
Oscar nominated psychological thriller Black Swan is now releasing in India on 4th March, 2011. The film, directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, and Mila Kunis is internationally the most applauded film of recent times. The film has already won a Golden Globe and BAFTA (Best Actress) and bagged 5 Oscar nominations (Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing); apart from receiving...
02:36 PM, Feb 18, 2011
Mumbai: Movie buffs have reason to rejoice as Fox Star Studios India is all set to release Black Swan in India along with The Fighter on February 25th, 2011. Directed by Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan the psychological thriller starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, and Mila Kunis is internationally the most applauded film of recent times. The film has already won a Golden Globe (Best Actress) and bagged 5 Oscar nominations...
05:23 PM, Feb 01, 2011
Los Angeles: Huge hits such as "True Grit" and "Inception" will be up against smaller films that include "127 Hours" and "The Kids Are All Right" for screenplay honors from the Writers Guild of America. The sci-fi smash "Inception" and the lesbian family tale "The Kids Are All Right" were among guild nominees Tuesday for best original screenplay, along with the ballet thriller "Black Swan," the boxing saga "The Fighter"...
02:07 PM, Jan 05, 2011
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