Bring on the SWAN

With the tame and family-friendly UNCSA production of The Nutcracker having just excited after another crowd-pleasing run, it's time to bring on Darren Aronofsky's interpretation of Swan Lake, otherwise known as (dum, dum, dum)... BLACK SWAN!!!

Many of you have been waiting patiently for this film and we are so excited that our release date was bumped forward a couple of days and will be hitting our screen this FRIDAY (12/17). It is worthy of the wait as evidenced by the numerous Golden Globe nominations it picked up early this morning...

BEST PICTURE

BEST ACTRESS - NATALIE PORTMAN

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - MILA KUNIS

BEST DIRECTOR

Not to mention AFI picked BLACK SWAN as one of the ten best films of 2010! In case you have missed all of the buzz and the increase in TV trailers over the past week (since the film blew the pants of NY and LA), here is a brief synopsis:

Nina (Natalie Portman) is a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her obsessive former ballerina mother Erica (Barbara Hershey) who exerts a suffocating control over her. When artistic director Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassel) decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre (Winona Ryder) for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily (Mila Kunis), who impresses Leroy as well. Swan Lake requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace, and the Black Swan, who represents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side - a recklessness that threatens to destroy her.

Check out the trailer below:

Another bonus, for those of you out of school or taking a holiday vacation, we've added in a matinee to our schedule for Monday thru Thursday of next week (12/20-12/23) AND we will be open both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Check out our website for our holiday showtimes!