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On Movies & Media

I Survived "Black Swan"

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Jeffrey Overstreet

10 Dec 2010
Filed under: On Movies & Media • Darren Aronofsky • Filmwell • Black Swan

Black Swan is a dance production, a horror movie, and a psychological thriller, and a film that's almost certain to earn Natalie Portman a little golden statue.

But is it worth seeing?

My review is up at Filmwell.

Have you seen of it? What did you think? Post your response on my Facebook page.

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You’re invited to conversations in the Cathedral of Cinema

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First impressions of Blue Heron

First impressions of Blue Heron

Busy week! So Overstreet's first impressions of Blue Heron are served up as a video instead of text.
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