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'The Wrestler': Death Match, By Kurt Loder
mtv.com - 12/19/2008
'The Wrestler': Death Match, By Kurt Loder
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Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei take it to the limit. Mickey Rourke in "The Wrestler" Photo: Fox Searchlight Mickey Rourke has taken a lot of punishment over the years, most of it with a puzzling eagerness. In movies of the 1980s, like "Diner," "Angel Heart" ...
The Wrestler Movie Reviews, Pictures
rottentomatoes.com - 12/19/2008
The Wrestler Movie Reviews, Pictures
— rottentomatoes.com — Synopsis: At first glance, Darren Aronofsky's THE WRESTLER may seem like a departure for the oftentimes frenetic filmmaker, and in some ways it is. When this story of a past-his-prime performer is compared... At first glance, Darren Aronofsky's THE ... (more) The Wrestler Movie Reviews, Pictures

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Rourke rolls with punches, lands winning role in 'Wrestler'
usatoday.com - 12/17/2008
Rourke rolls with punches, lands winning role in 'Wrestler'
— usatoday.com — His once-boyishly handsome mug has never been the same after he took a breather from his in-the-dumps acting career in 1991 and went pro as a boxer. But today is different. Both cheeks are marred by fresh bruises and cuts, painful souvenirs of a ... (more) Rourke rolls with punches, lands winning role in 'Wrestler'

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Gone Away, Come Back: Mickey Rourke
thehousenextdooronline.com - 12/18/2008
Gone Away, Come Back: Mickey Rourke
— thehousenextdooronline.com — By Sheila O'Malley [ Mickey Rourke's latest film, The Wrestler , opens today in limited release. ] It hasn't been easy for Mickey Rourke fans over the last 15 years. He's given us much cause for complaint, and even despair. He has forced us to ... (more) Gone Away, Come Back: Mickey Rourke

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MTV Movies Blog:  Kurt Loder Reviews ‘The Wrestler’: ‘A Fearless And Heartbreaking Performance’

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Kurt Loder Reviews ‘The Wrestler’: ‘A Fearless And Heartbreaking Performance’
MTV Movies Blog — ... FROM MTV.COM: Mickey Rourke has taken a lot of punishment over the years, most of it with a puzzling eagerness. In movies of the 1980s, like “Diner,” “Angel Heart” and “The Pope of Greenwich Village,” his whispery charisma made him one of the most fascinating young actors in film. Then, in the early ’90s, he bailed out of the business to become a low-level professional boxer, which is where the punishment came in. Now, at the age of 52, with a face so heavily repaired it resembles an Easter Island ...

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weblogs.variety.com 12/12/2008 — Posted by Steven Gaydos In a time of downsizing and daily economic traumas, perhaps one shouldn't sympathize too much with filmmakers and stars who are schlepping from one screening/Q&A; after another in order to get the awards season traction ...
Mickey Rourke In 13 Tzameti Remake - First Look
filmofilia.com 12/20/2008 — Check out the first official photo of Mickey Rourke who stars, after successful Darren Aronofsky’s “The Wrestler,” in “13″ as a convict in a Mexican prison who is sold into thecompetition. Director Géla Babluani, who wrote and directed the original, is back to adapt and direct the ...
Aronofsky Leaves it All On the Mat with The Wrestler — Film School Rejects
Unless I planned on busting the buzz on what seems like a universally loved film, there wasn’t much left to write about it. I never read reviews before I see a film or before I write my own, and I haven’t yet, but the highlights are inescapable: Mickey Rourke’s return, ...
Actor Comebacks and Disasters: The Best and Worst — Film School Rejects
With the critical acclaim that Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler has already received, Mickey Rourke is quickly getting mentioned on everyone’s Best Of lists. Rourke’s performance is being hailed by critics as both a comeback and iconic. So we’d like to take a look at ...
Darren Aronofsky Had To Drag Mickey Rourke Out Of Bed On 'The Wrestler'? — :: The Playlist ::
Ok, so if you're a big fan of " The Wrestler " and or are greatly anticipating for when it hits your city (currently it's in limited NY/L.A. release), you've probably already read all the stories about Darren Aronofksy and Mickey Rourke on this blog and tons of other places. There's ...
The Wrestler- Interview feature with Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei — Movies - Spoilers
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First Image of Mickey Rourke in ‘13′ — We Are Movie Geeks
The people over at CanMag.com got the hookup with the first production photo of Mickey Rourke in ‘13′ which is a remake of the French thriller ‘13 Tzameti’. Mickey is the man, and I am looking forward to whatever films he has coming up, including this one. In 13 , ...
First Look: Mickey Rourke as a Texan Cowboy in 13 — FirstShowing.net
We're quite excited ourselves to see Mickey Rourke return to the spotlight, especially considering The Wrestler has made him think long and hard about the roles he's taking on nowadays. One of them that Rourke has been mentioning recently is a film called 13 , an English-language remake ...
First Look: Mickey Rourke in 13 (the 13 Tzameti Remake) — /Film
The first photo of Mickey Rourke in 13 , the American remake of the award-winning French crime thriller 13 Tzameti . The film follows a naive young man who assumes a dead man’s identity and “finds himself embroiled in an underground world of power, violence,” and a ...
First Look: Mickey Rourke in 13 Tzameti Remake — Film School Rejects
Our friend and photo freak Christopher M. dropped me a line this morning with the following picture attached. This is apparently our first look at Mickey Rourke in 13 , the upcoming remake of the 2005 French thriller 13 Tzameti . Director Géla Babluani, who wrote and directed the original, ...
Rourke's Comeback? Semi-good for the Jews — Carpetbagger
And it doesn't much help the actor's cause if he prospective nominee veers off the reservation, as Mickey Rourke did while otherwise charming the audience at a screening in Santa Monica last week.
Check out Mickey Rourke in '13' — The Screening Log
The folks at USA Today got their hands on a still showing Mickey Rourke in Géla Babluani’s "13." A remake of Babluani's own "13 Tzameti,” the film follows a man who gets a hold of a mysterious package with a set of instructions leading to a fortune. Rourke plays a ...
Former WWF Wrestling Champion (And Freak) Endorses Mickey Rourke And 'The Wrestler' — :: The Playlist ::
Anyone remember 1990s-era WWF wrestling character Mankind (nee Mick Foley ). We stopped watching wrestling way back in the '80s, but we'd be lying if we said we didn't check in for a few minutes here and there in the '90s to see just how preposterous and funny wrestling had become (ok, it's ...
View the Right Thing: Mickey Rourke and Darren Aronofsky Q&A — The Screengrab
View the Right Thing: Nerve intern Billy Gray reports on New York film happenings. Mickey Rourke disappeared from the public eye years ago. And for a half hour, the packed house at the Times Center on December 8th thought he'd pulled a similar act on his talk with New York Times reporter ...
First Look: Mickey Rourke in 13 — TheMovingPicture.net - Movie News - Movie Trailers - Movie Reviews - TV - DVD - Rumors - Casting News
USA Today has debuted the first image from 13 , the upcoming remake of the 2005 French thriller 13 Tzameti . The below pic features Mickey Rourke as a Texan who is broken out of a Mexian prison and forced to play a game of high-stakes Russian roulette. The flick follows a naive young man ...
Gone Away, Come Back: Mickey Rourke — The House Next Door
By Sheila O'Malley [ Mickey Rourke's latest film, The Wrestler , opens today in limited release. ] It hasn't been easy for Mickey Rourke fans over the last 15 years. He's given us much cause for complaint, and even despair. He has forced us to defend the indefensible, and say things to our ...
Mickey Rourke Piledrives The Wrestler — ComingSoon.net - 30 most recent stories
A little over twenty years ago, actor Mickey Rourke was at the top of his game, giving critically acclaimed performances in movies like Barfly and 9 1/2 Weeks and Angel Heart and destined to be a Hollywood movie star on par with Bruce Willis in terms of his potential. Then something happened, ...
THE WRESTLER Review — SpoutBlog
From the first scenes of The Wrestler , in which Maryse Alberti’s handheld camera follows Mickey Rourke from behind as his Randy “The Ram” Robinson goes through the closing motions of what we’re to understand is a typically trying day, director Darren Aronofsky ...
Iran Condemns The Wrestler? — /Film
Iranian media has condemned Darren Aronofsky ’s The Wrestler , claiming that it shows the West’s ignorance and prejudice towards Iran. The scene in question is where Mickey Rourke , who plays Randy “The Ram” Robinson, has to fight Earnest “The Cat” ...
The Wrestler: Interview - Mickey Rourke — Movie Trailers at TrailerAddict.Com
Interview with Mickey Rourke on his character Randy "The Ram" Robinson in The Wrestler .
Mickey Rourke Gets a Golden Globe Nomination — Moon In The Gutter
Congratulations to Mickey Rourke for getting his first Golden Globe nomination this morning for his role in The Wrestler . While the nomination isn't a surprise at all, I was thrilled when I saw his name on the list a bit ago. It is amazing though and quite appalling that he has never received ...