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Ambiguous Film Endings Resolved (VIDEO)

Posted 11.11.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Ambiguous Endings, Mickey Rourke, Video, The Wrestler, Sopranos Ending, Lost in Translation Ending, Ambiguous Film Endings, Ambigous Endings Resolved, Comedy News

Yes, yes, film is an art form and ambiguous endings always seem really deep, but they are also incredibly annoying. Did Mickey Rourke die at the end o...

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Interview: Anvil on Smoking Weed, What Derailed Their Career and Meeting Clint Eastwood

Zorianna Kit | Posted 07.04.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Heavy Metal, Clint Eastwood, Anvil, Marijuana, Mickey Rourke, Canada, Guns N Roses, Pot, The Wrestler., Metallica, Music, Motorhead, Entertainment News
Zorianna Kit

Formed when they were teenagers in the 70s, Anvil is currently working on their 14th album. I sat down with the duo for an exclusive chat for HuffPost.

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Mickey Rourke Steps In Ring At Wrestlemania

people.com | Posted 05.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mickey Rourke, Wrestlemania, The Wrestler, Sports, Chris Jericho, Houston-Texas, Entertainment News

Mickey Rourke, who earned an Oscar nomination for his work in The Wrestler, stepped into the ring again on Sunday, this time to fight professional wre...

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Hear Me Out While I Posit That The Wrestler Was Inspired by "Hot Rod"

Jamie Frevele | Posted 04.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Darren Aronofsky, Hot Rod, The Wrestler, The Lonely Island, Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg, Mickey Rourke, Saturday Night Live, Jorma Taccone, Entertainment News
Jamie Frevele

In the broadest sense, both Randy "The Ram" Robinson and Rod "The...Rod" Kimble are both hell bent on following their true passions, even if it means risking their lives for it.

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The Best Actor and Best Movie of 2008 Weren't Even Nominated

John Eskow | Posted 03.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Oscars, Steven Soderbergh, Che, The Wrestler, Benicio Del Toro, Sean Penn, Milk, Mickey Rourke, Che Guevara, Award Season, Film, Movies, Academy Awards, Cinematography, Entertainment News
John Eskow

The most amazing "performance" of 2008 was that of Benicio del Toro as Che -- which, for my dough, was also the movie of the year.

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Mickey Rourke's Spirit Award Speech: Hilarious & Curse-Laden (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 03.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mickey Rourke's Acceptance Speech, Mickey Rourke, Video, The Wrestler, Mickey Rourke's Speech, Award Season, Independent Spirit Awards, Entertainment News

Mickey Rourke won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Actor Saturday and gave a long, ranging acceptance speech thanking everything from his de...

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Schwarzenegger Filming Cameo In Stallone Flick, Rooting For Rourke At Oscars

AP | Posted 03.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Film, Mickey Rourke, Award Season, The Wrestler, Entertainment News

WASHINGTON — He said he'd be back _ and soon he will be. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he'll be shooting a cameo appearance soon fo...

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Spirit Awards: "The Wrestler," Penelope & Franco Win Big (PHOTOS)

AP/Huffington Post Slideshow | Posted 03.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Spirit Awards, Independent Spirit Awards, Film, Jason Bateman, Mickey Rourke, Award Season, Cameron Diaz, Taraji Henson, Jessica Alba, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Michelle Williams, The Wrestler, Anne Hathaway, Penelope Cruz, Slideshow, Entertainment News

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The sports comeback tale "The Wrestler" was picked as best picture Saturday at the Spirit Awards honoring independent fil...

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"The Boss" is Everywhere -- Even at Bonnaroo

Jon Chattman | Posted 03.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Beastie Boys, The Wrestler, Jon Chattman, Music Festival, Courtney Cox, Superbowl XLII, Mickey Rourke, Lykki Li, Bonnaroo, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Manchester, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

"The Boss" is everywhere these days. You can't escape him even if you tried to, and trust me, I've tried.

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Mickey Rourke on Puppy Love

Wendy Diamond | Posted 03.07.2009 | Style

Read More: Dev Patel, Punxsutawney Phil, A.r. Rahman, The Wrestler, Mickey Rourke, Matt Dillon, Richard Belzer, Beverly Hills, Hudson River, Debbie Harry, Jason Alexander, Www.AnimalFair.Com, Slumdog Millionaire, Riverkeeper.org, Harlee McBride, Bret Michaels, Robert Kennedy Jr, Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton, VH1's Rock of Love, Joan Allen, Poisen, Style News
Wendy Diamond

Mickey is one of the most passionate and articulate animal lovers I daresay I have ever met. He has said that his dogs have saved his life and helped him turn his career around.

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What If CelebrityNudityDatabase.com Picked the Oscar Winners?

A.V. Club | Keith Phipps | Posted 03.06.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Kate Winslett, The Reader, The Academy Awards, The Wrestler, Kate Winslet, Academy Awards, Nudity, Nudity in Films, The Oscars, Mickey Rourke, Comedy News

Sure, Wikipedia gets all the credit for exemplifying the ability of Internet users to create collectively a useful reference work. But as anyone who's...

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The Wrestler

Nancy Snow | Posted 03.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Brother Don, The Wrestler, Mickey Rourke, Oscars, Marisa Tomei, Oscar Nominees, 2009 Oscars, Rosebud, Movies, Entertainment News
Nancy Snow

Don't count on this film for improving your vocabulary. Do count on it to make you order Tony Horton's 10-Minute Trainer.

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Mickey Rourke: Getting it Right

Dr. Nicholas Perricone | Posted 03.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Emotion, Mental Health, Pets, The Wrestler, Golden Globes, Mickey Rourke, Animals, Self-Soothing, Stress Reduction, Skin, Chihuahua, Stress, Emotions, Cats, Brain, Health, Respiratory Illnesses, Meditation, Brain Fitness, Cute Animals, Blood Pressure, Rosacea, Dogs, Living News
Dr. Nicholas Perricone

The simple stroking of a dog or cat has been proven to lower heart rate, decrease stress and anxiety, and lower respiratory rate and blood pressure.

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Mickey Rourke To Wrestle WWE Star Chris Jericho, UPDATE: DENIAL

AP | Posted 02.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mickey Rourke, Chris Jericho, Wwe, The Wrestler, Award Season, Wrestlemania, Entertainment News

HOUSTON — A spokeswoman for actor Mickey Rourke says he won't be taking his role as a professional wrestler into a real-life ring after all. Pa...

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HuffPost Review: Bruce Springsteen -- Working On A Dream

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Peter Paul & Mary, The Turtles, Danny Federici, Little Steven, The Wrestler, Roy Bittan, Steven Van Zandt, Clarence Clemmons, Phil Spector, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Aaron Copeland, Ennio Morricone, Nils Lofgren, Tom Petty, Billy Joel, John Hiatt, Darren Aronofsky, Hbo, Patti Scialfa, Gary Talent, Rolling Stones, Max Weinberg, The Byrds, Soozie Tyrell, Bruce Springsteen, Thomas Dolby, Carnivale, Wall of Sound. Huffpost Review, New Bruce Album Review, New Bruce Cover, Reviews, New Bruce Tracklist, New Bruce Album, Album Review, Working on a Dream Review, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Bruce, arm-in-arm with his old E Street gang, seems to be working on his own dream of growing old, not just gracefully, but significantly.

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Women & the Oscar Nominations

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 02.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Academy Awards, Josh Brolin, The Wrestler, Kate Winslet, Award Season, Angelina Jolie, Happy-Go-Lucky, The Oscars, Sean Penn, Slumdog Millionaire, Robert Downey Jr, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Academy, 2009 Oscars, Nominations, Oscar Nominations, Sally Hawkins, Revolutionary Road, Entertainment News, Danny Boyle, Milk, Oscars, Heath Ledger, Michael Shannon, Entertainment News
Melissa Silverstein

After a great year for women at the box office, the lack of a film about a woman in the final five stings.

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Oscar Noms: They Wuz Robbed!

Marshall Fine | Posted 02.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Revolutionary Road, Sally Hawkins, The Wrestler, Nominations, Oscars, Academy, Oscar Nominations, Happy-Go-Lucky, 2009 Oscars, Award Season, Josh Brolin, Kate Winslet, Angelina Jolie, The Oscars, Sean Penn, Slumdog Millionaire, Robert Downey Jr, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Milk, Danny Boyle, Heath Ledger, Michael Shannon, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

Yes, Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei received acting nominations. But The Wrestler -- one of the fiercest, most moving, most resourceful independent entries of the year -- was shut out in the major categories.

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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's Letter to Darren Aronofsky

Craig Rowin | Posted 02.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Darren Aronofsky, The Wrestler, Entertainment, The Rock the Wrestler, Darren Aronofsky Video Games, The Rock, Darren Aronofsky the Wrestler, Dwayne Johnson, Entertainment News
Craig Rowin

From: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson To: Darren Aronofsky Date: Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 11:19 AM Subject: The Wrestler: A Proposal Dear Mr. Aronofsky, It ...

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On The Last Image in The Wrestler (Spoiler Alert)

Mark Blankenship | Posted 02.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mickey Rourke, Movie Reviews, Film Criticism, The Oscars, The Wrestler, Marisa Tomei, Movies, Entertainment News
Mark Blankenship

In The Wrestler, director Darren Aronofsky and screenwriter Robert D. Siegel refuse to reduce anyone.

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Oscar Contenders Dribble Out Slowly

New York Times | Posted 01.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Gran Torino, Revolutionary Road, Milk, Frost/Nixon, The Wrestler, The Oscars, Award Season, Golden Globes, Doubt, Entertainment News

This year's movie awards season has played out like Oscar night at Minsky's. At least a dozen of the supposedly hottest contenders -- among them "The ...

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Kim Morgan's Top Ten Movies Of 2008

Kim Morgan | Posted 01.30.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Clint Eastwood, Brad Pitt, The Dark Knight, The Wrestler, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Pineapple Express, Let the Right One In, Mickey Rourke, Charlie Kaufman, The Foot Fist Way, Heath Ledger, James Franco, Slumdog Millionaire, Errol Morris, Sarah Silverman, Entertainment News
Kim Morgan

2008, the year of death, decay and the wisdom of the beautiful loser. The year movie stars examined their own mortality and fading beauty via their on-screen persona.

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Mickey Rourke: Sean Penn A "Homophobe" And "Average" Actor

Daily Beast | Posted 01.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mickey Rourke, Mickey Rourke Sean Penn, The Wrestler, Sean Penn, Milk, Award Season, Homophobe, Entertainment News

In a private text message obtained by The Daily Beast, Mickey Rourke bashes Sean Penn--his chief rival in the Oscar race--as a "homophobe" and an "ave...

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Marisa Tomei Talks 'Wrestler' Nipple Rings And Stripping

Premiere | Posted 01.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Film, Celebrity Skin, The Wrestler, Award Season, Marisa Tomei, Video, Marisa Tomei the Wrestler, Marisa Tomei Stripping, Marisa Tomei Nipple Rings, Entertainment News

"The Wrestler" has garnered huge award buzz for its comeback star Mickey Rourke, but Oscar-winner Marisa Tomei's turn as a stripper has earned her a G...

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Happy Holidays Hollywood!

Ariston Anderson | Posted 01.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Darren Aronofsky, Patricia Clarkson, Elegy, Ben Kingsley, Penelope Cruz, The Wrestler, Jennifer Esposito, Harvey Weinstein, Evan Rachel Wood, Gus Van Sant, Aasif Mandvi, Dennis Hopper, Michelle Byrd, The Daily Show, Movies, Economy, Credit Crisis, Recession, u.s. Economy Problems, Entertainment News
Ariston Anderson

Just how much is the credit crunch going to affect Hollywood? Film elite like Sir Ben Kingsley, Penelope Cruz, Gus Van Sant, Dennis Hopper, Darren Aronofsky and others weigh in.

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Aronofksy Goes Inside Squared Circle

Jon Chattman | Posted 01.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Darren Aronofsky, Roddy Piper, The Wrestler, Wrestling, Jimmy Snuka, Jon Chattman, Mickey Rourke, Nikolai Volkoff, Marisa Tomei, Rob Siegel, Sports, Wwe, Movies, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

It's ironic that The Wrestler, the film with Mickey Rourke playing an aging wrestler, is the best and easily most honest film about the wrestling industry. It was made by a man who barely watched it.

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