Darren Aronofsky

(L-R) Actor Mickey Rourke, director Darren Aronofsky, and actress Marisa Tomei attend a special screening of "The Wrestler" hosted by The Cinema Society and Entertainment Weekly at the Tribeca Grand Screening Room on December 8, 2008 in New York City. (Getty Images) more pics » In Darren Aronofsky's latest movie The Wrestler , Mickey Rourke plays Randy "The Ram" Robertson, a former pro-wrestling superstar who's now, as he puts it, "an old broken down piece of meat." Aging badly in a New Jersey trailer park, The Ram tries to find comfort with a local stripper, played by Marisa Tomei , and by reconnecting with ... Read Full Story

View the Trailer & Photo Gallery Similar to the way that Peter Fonda is introduced to the audience in near music video form in Steven Soderbergh's underrated indie gem, The Limey -- another icon of yesteryear, Mickey Rourke (the man who should've been a contender) is introduced to the audience musically over a stellar credit sequence in Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler . Featuring heavy metal music inviting you to "bang your head" along, it only takes a few carefully edited snippets for us to gather that Rourke's character-- Randy "The Ram" Robinson-- was a hero of the professional wrestling circuit in the 1980s. Like ... Read Full Story

Composer Clint Mansell is a Definitely; the soundtrack is a Maybe... Prior to his breakout success composing the score for Darren Aronofsky’s groundbreaking Sundance Film Festival winning directorial debut, Pi, Clint Mansell was best known in his native England as the front-man for his band Pop Will Eat Itself. And although he earned some cult status following the success of Aronofsky’s independent sensation, it wasn’t until he composed not just the score but the masterful track “Lux Aeterna” for Aronofsky’s follow-up Requiem for a Dream that he’d completed the work which would become synonymous with his name. Arguably one of the most gifted and ... Read Full Story

One of the most beautiful movies ever made depicting the past, present and future in a mystical tale of man's search for immortality. The movie has 3 stories each of them in a different time line spanning a thousand years, however connected beautifully in essence. The sacred tree of eternal life from the Mayan culture, our physical mortality and our quest to beat death make the foundation to this magical journey called ' The Fountain ' ! Aronofsky says the film is about the fabled fountain of youth. "The desire to live forever is deep in our culture," he says. "Every day people are ... Read Full Story

DIRECTOR Darren Aronofsky has revealed he wants to revisit his cult sci-fi love story The Fountain to create a new, alternative version. The film, released in 2006, starred Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. Set in three time periods, it explored the idea of mortality by blending elements of the Fountain of Youth and the Tree of Life with Mayan culture and cosmic mythology. But it proved too abstract for mainstream audiences - and many critics - and was a commercial flop. Made for $35million, it earned just $15million at the box office. Remarkable and quite beautiful visuals were achieved with minimal CGI, by using ... Read Full Story