opalfilms.blogspot.com - 2/22/2009
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Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler (210 points/28 votes) “Much of the “comeback” hype that has surrounded Mickey Rourke’s performance in The Wrestler has focused on his Rourke’s “wilderness years”- the period of lazy performances in long-forgotten dreck that followed his much-ballyhooed fall from ...
nymag.com - 2/18/2009
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nymag.com —
With Mickey Rourke basically a lock to win
Best Actor for his performance in The Wrestler ,
the only lingering mystery around this weekend's Oscar ceremony is who he'll bring as his date. So, when we ran into him at last night's Domenico Vacca show at ...
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Vulture Exclusive: Mickey Rourke’s Oscar Date ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 2/18/2009
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Just five years ago it was unthinkable. Even
one year ago no one could have conceived of
it. Even last summer this kind of earth-shattering upset would have been labeled a pipe dream. But several years after all but being...
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Signs point to big Oscar upsets
filmofilia.com - 2/25/2009
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filmofilia.com —
Check out the first clip from Mickey Rourke
’s “ The Informers .” “The Informers” is based
on the Bret Easton Ellis 1995 novel, the film is a collection of seven stories set in 1983 Los Angeles and featuring movie execs, rock stars, a vampire and other morally challenged characters ...
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Rourke’s The Informers First Clip
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MURIELS UPDATE: PERFORMANCES/PICTURES
Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule —
... The Also-Ran Performances series continues with Part 2 which focuses on pieces from Evan Derrick on Sean Penn, Craig Kennedy on Penelope Cruz, Jason Overbeck on Michelle Williams, Phil Nugent on Viola Davis, Kent M. Beeson on Samantha Morton, Patrick Williamson on Juliette Binoche and Craig D. Lindsey on Robert Downey Jr. Then there’s the crowning on the Muriel Award Winners for Best Performance (Female) and Best Performance (Male). Finally, the BEST PICTURE series gets ...
The Muriels Wrap Up
Lucid Screening - A Film Blog —
... On the biggest night of the year for the film industry, the Muriel Awards wrapped up by announcing the Golden Muriel for Best Picture of 2008 to Pixar's Wall*E.
My personal pick was Gus Van Sant's Milk which came in at a disappointing 12th place. Paul posted written pieces for all the Golden Muriel nominees which received first place votes and you can read what I wrote for Milk in a post from earlier today.
While you're there, you should also check out a short piece I wrote about Mickey Rourke's performance in The Wrestler.
As ...
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