How Did The Wrestler and No Country Really End?

Have you ever watched a movie that ended ambiguously? The most recent case of this is was with "The Wrestler," which set up the ending but never actually showed what happened.

VOTD: The Wrestler [Grindhouse Version]

What if Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler was a 1970's grindhouse horror film? /Film reader JKPyle has created a reedited movie trailerfor the critically acclaimed indie drama, which can be watched after the jump.

Grindhouse Wrestler

   As much as I loved the fake trailers for Tarantino & Rodriguez's GRINDHOUSE, looking at this thing down there kinda makes me feel that's exactly what they should've done - take well-known movies and turn them into gritty 70s-ploitation B films. So someone used Aronofsky's acclaim-showered THE WRESTLER  and re-imagined it as a crazed-psycho-killer tale that would've... Read More...

"The Wrestler" - New movie clips and interview clips!

Darren Aronofosky is a talented filmmaker with a unique style; this was revealed more than ever in his "Fountain" starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. Now he directs "The Wrestler," a film which became the winner of the Venice Film Festival's coveted Golden Lion Award and now is is a Golden Globe nominee for three awards, including a deserved Best Actor for star Mickey Rourke. We have five clips as well as interviews with Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, writer Robert D. Siegel, producer Scott Franklin and director Darren Aronofsky. On December 17th, witness the talent that is Rourke, risen from the ashes and tackling critics one by one. Witness "The Wrestler."

The Wrestler Contest Winners

Congratulations to the following Film Junk readers who have won themselves a copy of The Wrestler on DVD: Olive H. of Detroit, MI Jon R. of Philadelphia, PA David P. of Council Bluffs, IA Thanks to all who entered, and thanks to Scott at Click Communications for making the contest possible. Stay tuned to Film Junk for more cool giveaways in the near future!

The Wrestler - Behind the Scenes clip

Darren Aronofsky's character-driven masterpiece The Wrestler is now out on Blu-ray and DVD.  If you skipped this one in the theater, you really do owe it to yourself to see this flick - if, for no other reason, to help you feel better about...

CONTEST: Win The Wrestler on DVD!

Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler just hit stores last Tuesday. Mickey Rourke may not have won the Oscar for his performance, but it was still our favourite movie of 2008, and I am happy to announce that we have 3 copies of the DVD to give away right here on Film Junk! Interested in getting your hands on this flick? Just send your name and mailing address to filmjunk@gmail.com [1] with "The Wrestler Contest" in the subject line. We'll randomly pick a winner from all the entries we receive and announce them by next Wednesday (May 6th). Special features include: Withing The Ring: A No-Holds Barred One-on-One with Wrestlers and Filmmakers Bruce Springsteen's "The Wrestler" Music Video Good luck! [1] http://www.filmjunk.commailto:filmjunk@gmail.com

DVD Giveaway: The Wrestler

If you havent seen ‘The Wrestler’ then you arent informed sir and that upsets me. Mickey Rourke turned out the greatest performance of his career, and the best performance of last year in my opinion. We ...

DVD: The Wrestler

J.A. Hamilton reviews "The Wrestler" Read More...

Blu-Ray Review: The Wrestler

The Wrestler was one of my favorite movies of last year. In fact, when sending in my Top 10 list a while back, I kept debating whether to put this or The Dark Knight first. ...