Why ‘pi’ is Darren Aronofsky’s best — and most Jewish — film
Now showing in IMAX, the film was inspired by the director’s trip to Israel
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The Schmooze Jennifer Lawrence Reunites With Ex Darren Aronofsky – To Present Him With An Award
“I’m friends with ALL my exes,” some people like to brag. Looks like Jennifer Lawrence is one of those people. While presenting an award to her former lover, notably downgrading him from sweetheart to “very good friend,” Lawrence was calm, cool and collected. In short, she was nothing like you ducking from an ex-boyfriend at…
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The Schmooze Darren Aronofsky, Stop Trying To Make ‘Mother!’ Happen
Darren Aronofsky, the man who sees scarves as an extension of his penis, has once again seized the attention of the public to complain that we don’t get his art. Ok, man. Aronofsky, whose 2017 thriller ‘Mother!’ received a score of 69% on Rotten Tomatoes (ayo) and was described by the New Yorker’s Richard Brody…
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The Schmooze Amy Schumer Gave Jennifer Lawrence The Best Breakup Gift Ever
From bruises to breakups, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. And once you’re stronger, you’ll be able to face your own solitary death with that much more focus. That’s what Amy Schumer said to Jennifer Lawrence after Lawrence’s relationship with director Darren Aronofsky ended in November, anyway. Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence spoke about the…
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The Schmooze Jennifer Lawrence And Darren Aronofsky Are Done
Jennifer Lawrence will not be meeting Darren Aronofsky’s “Mother!” That is because they have broken up. The beautiful and talented 27 year-old actress and the weird-looking and talented 48 year-old director*** are no longer. Their relationship is as dead as Mila Kunis in Aronofsky’s “Black Swan” when Natalie Portman drags her corpse into a closet…
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The Schmooze Whatever You Do, Do Not See ‘Mother!’ Around Rosh Hashanah
Like a good cinephile––one of very few, it would seem––I was anxious to see ‘mother!’, the newest offering from lugubrious auteur Darren Aronofsky. So anxious, in fact, that I ensured there would be one night my husband would come home early from work to sit with our baby son, so I could attend a late…
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The Schmooze First Look: Natalie Portman Is the Spitting Image of Jackie Kennedy
Natalie Portman is about to steal our hearts. Again. The first still from the actress’ upcoming Jackie Kennedy biopic Jackie was and Portman is stunning in her eerie resemblance to the most famous First Lady of the 20th century. Produced by Darren Aronofsky in partnership with Protozoa Pictures, the film follows Jacqueline Kennedy after the…
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