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By Lindsay Felcyn
Premiering Tuesday, March 29, 2011
- BLACK SWAN
- TANGLED
- FAIR GAME
BLACK SWAN (20th Century Fox)
BLACK SWAN (20th Century Fox)
Nina (Natalie Portman) wins the role of the Swan in her NYC ballet company’s production of “Swan Lake,” but this amazing opportunity takes a psychological toll when she is encouraged to get in touch with her dark side in order to dance the part of the Black Swan as convincingly as she portrays the White Swan.
Directed by Darren Aronofsky, this dark thriller shows what happens when people crack under the strain of achieving perfection. Natalie Portman won the Oscar® for Best Actress for her riveting performance. Fantastic minor turns by Barbara Hershey as Nina’s ex-ballerina mother, and Winona Ryder as an aging prima ballerina.
Natalie Portman, Mina Kunis, Vincent Cassel
Rated R / 108 Minutes / Available 3/29
Same day as DVD, 28 days before Netflix.
TANGLED (Disney)
TANGLED (Disney)
Captured by an evil woman named Mother Gothel because her hair contains fountain of youth like healing powers, Princess Rapunzel (Mandy Moore) grows up in a secluded tower, forbidden to leave. When a young thief named Flynn Rider (Zachary Levi) tries to hide in the tower, Rapunzel captures him and makes him a deal: if he will take her to see the annual release of floating lanterns while her mother is away, she will return his stolen goods.
Thus begins an animated adventure of magical proportions, filled with humor, excitement, music and affection, about realizing your dreams and never giving up. Appropriate for all ages, this release is one of Disney’s finest classic animation releases in years.
Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi
Rated PG / 100 Minutes / Available 3/29
Read about FAIR GAME after the jump...
FAIR GAME (Summit Entertainment)
Naomi Watts, Sean Penn / Fair Game (Summit)
Modern marriage can be a tightrope when a working couple with young children tries to balance their lives. When that couple consists of a covert CIA agent (Naomi Watts) and a former diplomat (Sean Penn) whose lives are publicly revealed by a White House leak, the rope nearly snaps.
Based on the separate memoirs of Valerie Plame and her husband, Joe Wilson, this Doug Liman-directed film underperformed at the box office but should not be missed. It’s a revealing insider’s look at the Bush administration’s attempt to discredit Plame when her husband publicly revealed the lack of evidence to support claims of Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction.
Naomi Watts, Sean Penn
Rated PG-13 / 108 Minutes / Available 3/29
Same day as DVD
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