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We have not been conditioned to have fun during a Darren Aronofsky movie — or, at least, not the traditional kind of fun. No one would describe watching the handful of addicts in “Requiem for a Dream” descend to a new circle of unimaginable, dopesick Hell as a “romp.” Even a film like “Black Swan,” which lives at the center …

By the time we lay eyes on the tenth or eleventh full-sized booze bottle tucked into the various nooks and crannies of Hank Thompson’s (Austin Butler) Lower East Side apartment, there’s no question this guy has problems. A generally directionless personality, a seriously scarred-up knee, and recurring nightmares of a vicious car crash that keep him GASP waking up in …

Darren Aronofsky admitted that he tried to start a feud between Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis during Black Swan. Portman said that she was “separated” from her costar for most of production. Kunis said the two actresses quickly “figured out” the filmmaker’s scheme. Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis got along splendidly on the set of Black Swan — despite director …