I just got back from seeing
THE WRESTLER and I really, really enjoyed it. It's an excellent film and I think
Mickey Rourke will be the one to beat at the oscars.
Some trivia: Apparently, Rourke and Bruce Springsteen, who sings the song that plays over the closing credits, worked pro-bono on the project.
Originally, sad sack
Nicholas Cage was set to play the lead. (but I guess he wanted to get payed
)
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My
Top Ten Favourite Films of the Year, so far, in alphabetical order, and of course, subject to change:
The Band's VisitChansons d'amour (Love Songs)
CloverfieldUn conte de Noël (A Christmas Tale)
The Edge of Heaven
Funny Games
JCVD
Milk
Paranoid Park
The WrestlerHonorable mentions:
The Dark Knight, In Bruges, Slumdog Millionnaire My Bottom:
WantedI still have to see:
Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Maybe it was all the
Forrest Gump references from people who saw the film that make this one feel like homework.
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
Happy-go-Lucky
Wall-E
Waltz with Bashir
Wendy & Lucy