As a fan of The Wrestler and vintage Nintendo, I found the scene were The Ram and a kid play Wrestle Jam ’88 pretty cool. Wrestle Jam is a work of fiction, a faux NES game created specifically for the film by motion graphics artist Kristyn Hume and programmer Randall Furino. The brother and sister [...]
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Darren Aronofsky brings us a down-to-earth film about professional wrestler Randy “The Ram” Robinson as his career starts to wane. Following a heart attack, Randy decides to retire from wrestling and pick up the pieces of his life that he left unattended for the past twenty years — namely a relationship with his daughter. Unfortunately, [...]
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Here is the trailer for Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler. This one is currently at the top of my “Want-to-see” list. A drama centered on retired professional wrestler Randy “The Ram” Robinson as he makes his way through the independent circuit, trying to get back in the game for one final showdown with his former rival. [...]
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM) has signed Darren Aronofsky to direct and David Self to write a new installment for its Robocop franchise. Aronofsky, the director of “The Fountain,” and Self, the writer of “Road to Perdition,” make a formidable creative team, fast tracking the Robocop motion picture and spotlighting it as one of the most anticipated [...]
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