Darren Aronofsky to be Honored by Austin Film Festival

Fest features Bob Saget's final film, new Laura Poitras doc

"...Darren Aronofsky, the visionary filmmaker who created such masterworks as..."

Sept. 29, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Darren Aronofsky Speaking at SXSW

Mother! director, plus Keith Urban and more added

"...it or hate it, there's no doubt it secured Darren Aronofsky's reputation as one of the great directors of..."

Oct. 10, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

'Pi' Aronofsky's Template

"...and Twitter of Black Swan, everyone goes back to Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream as background for his..."

Dec. 15, 2010 Postmarks

Noah

Partly allegorical, partly spectacular, and wholly sincere, Darren Aronofsky gives us another memorable movie about a driven individual.

"...Directed by: Darren Aronofsky. Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone, Anthony..."

April 4, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mother!

Jennifer Lawrence on the brink of madness

"...Directed by: Darren Aronofsky. Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Requiem for a Dream

Portrait of a young junkie – and those he loves.

"...Directed by: Darren Aronofsky. Starring: Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Ellen Burstyn, Louise..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Faith and Fatness in The Whale

Darren Aronofsky and writer Samuel D. Hunter redefine the religious movie

"...Two themes run through the films of Darren Aronofsky: the fragility of faith and the robustness of..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Lands The Whale

Brendan Fraser's Venice smash to open fest, Oct. 27-Nov. 3

"...The Whale, the new feature from Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky and starring Brendan Fraser, will open part of..."

Sept. 8, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Black Swan

Darren Aronofsky and Natalie Portman whip things into a baroque frenzy in this crazed hybrid of drama and horror set amid a ballet corps.

"...Directed by: Darren Aronofsky. Starring: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Wrestler

In the latest film from Darren Aronofsky, Mickey Rourke rips his tattered name from the dustbin of history with his portrayal of an aging professional wrestler.

"...Directed by: Darren Aronofsky. Starring: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood,..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Pi

"...Directed by: Darren Aronofsky. Starring: Sean Gullette, Mark Margolis, Ben Shenkman, Pamela..."

July 31, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Whale

Brendan Fraser anchors Aronofsky's meditation on faith and fatness

"...Directed by: Darren Aronofsky. Starring: Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Ty Simpkins and..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

The Fountain

Like some epic figure of yore, writer/director Aronofsky has allowed his hubris to get the better of him: The Fountain is a dry well.

"...Directed by: Darren Aronofsky. Starring: Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Ellen Burstyn, Sean..."

Nov. 24, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Festival Review: The Whale

Darren Aronofsky contemplates fatness and faith

"...It’s not outlandish to say that Darren Aronofsky is a little obsessed with religion. Even before..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

Fall Films

"...Darren Aronofsky on 'The Fountain' "You're reckless," Ellen Burstyn's character..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

She's Gotta Have It, Pi

"...opened the door for indie filmmakers of today like Darren Aronofsky, born and raised in Brooklyn, whose second film,..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Screens Review by Sarah Hepola

A Tale of a Whale: Shanon Weaver on Playing and Watching Charlie

Austin artist Shanon Weaver shares his experience playing Charlie and watching Brendan Fraser play the same part in The Whale

"...So when news hit that Darren "Black Swan" Aronofsky was directing a film version, people..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Screens Feature by Shanon Weaver

Backing 'Black'

The Austin Film Critics Association announces 2010 awards

"...announced its top picks of the year yesterday, with Darren Aronofsky's psychosexual drama Black Swan taking Best Film and..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Film News

Solid reporting and decent rumors

"...media. Check out the show's latest podcast at blog.sfstvvod.com... Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain is the closing-night film of the..."

July 28, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Five Filmmakers to Learn From at Austin Film Festival 2022

The picks of the panels in this year's writers conference

"...(Culture, Oct. 21). Fri., Oct. 28, 1:30pmCentral Presbyterian Church Darren Aronofsky..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Sorry to Bother You

Sly sci-fi satire puts class, race, and selling out under the microscope

"...“audacious” yields results ranging from what you would expect (Darren Aronofsky’s Mother! comes up a lot), to the routine..."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Hey, SXSW, How You Doin'?

Tech pioneers, music innovators, and a daytime fave added

"...the heels that London Mayor Sadiq Khan joins filmmakers Darren Aronofsky and Barry Jenkins​, author and activist Ta-Nehisi Coates,..."

Nov. 9, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

London Mayor Sadiq Khan for SXSW

Trailblazing politician to deliver keynote speech

"...that already includes award-winning memorist Ta-Nehisi Coates, mother! director Darren Aronofsky, and dozens more speakers and panelists from the..."

Nov. 8, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Geostorm

It's not just a storm, it's a ...

"...in Florida! Ed Harris in this movie! (Seriously, from Darren Aronofsky’s Mother! to Geostorm? The mind reels.)..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Two Days, One Night

Marion Cotillard becomes the face of the working class in the latest Dardenne brothers' gem of social realism.

"...company) and influenced more than a few directors (paging Darren Aronofsky), but apart from the arthouse crowd, their films..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Exodus: Gods and Kings

Batten down the hatches! The plagues are here!

"...Sixties-era Biblical epics – and much more entertaining than Darren Aronofsky’s recent Noah...."

Dec. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

2010 Screens Top 10s

"...1) Black Swan Darren Aronofsky's gorgeous, paranoiac dance macabre steals your breath and..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

AFF Announces Film Lineup

Black Swan! Meek's Cutoff! Blue Valentine!

"...in Venice and Toronto. (Crib sheet: Black Swan is Darren Aronofsky's ballerinas-going-bonkers drama starring Natalie Portman; Meet's Cutoff is..."

Sept. 21, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

Everyone complains about the perceived shortcomings of the MPAA, Hollywood's movie-ratings board, but nobody does anything. Nobody, that is, until activist documentarian Kirby Dick.

"...He talks to filmmakers such as Atom Egoyan and Darren Aronofsky, whose brows slope toward the high and others..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Stigmata

"...Judaic Kabbalah (resurrected to fine effect last year in Darren Aronofsky's brilliant ) is usually presented as being so..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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