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Natalie Portman in Black Swan (2010)

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Black Swan

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Featured in

    • "The Rotten Tomatoes Show" The Last Exorcism/Piranha 3D/Vampires Suck (TV Episode 2010)

      Brett reviews the trailer in the Anticipatron
    • "At the Movies" Venice Film Festival 2010 (TV Episode 2010)

      Clips shown in a segment.
    • "Richard Roeper & the Movies" Black Swan (TV Episode 2010)

      Reviewed, clips shown
    • "Maltin on Movies" Black Swan (TV Episode 2010)

      Movie reviewed in this episode.
    • "At the Movies" Summer Special 2010/11 (TV Episode 2010)

      Clips shown when this movie is reviewed and in interviews with director Darren Aronofsky and actress Natalie Portman.

Referenced in

    • "Biography" Winona Ryder (TV Episode 2008)

      Mentioned as part of Winona Ryder's career.
    • "Richard Roeper & the Movies" Fall Preview 2010 (TV Episode 2010)

      Richard Roeper says he's also anticipating this movie
    • "Film Junk Podcast" Episode 288: TIFF Part 2: Let Me In and The Town (Podcast Episode 2010)

      Reviewed
    • "Maltin on Movies" Burlesque (TV Episode 2010)

      Movie referenced in this episode.
    • "30 Rock" Christmas Attack Zone (TV Episode 2010)

      Paul and Jenna's costume idea is inspired by Natalie Portman in the film

References

    • The Red Shoes (1948)

      The shot where the camera is spinning around whilst Portman is dancing is a homage to The Red Shoes, another ballet film.
    • The Fly (1986)

      The shot of Nina's back as feathers begin to break the skin is an homage to the shot of the hairs on Brundle's back.
    • Perfect Blue (1997)

      Numerous visual references as well as similar plot elements such as doppelgangers, paranoia and mental anguish caused by striving for success and stardom
    • Pi (1998)

      The man that Nina sees or hallucinates in the subway appears in some of Max's hallucinations in Pi
    • Requiem for a Dream (2000)

      Nina's breakfast

Spoofed in

    • "Saturday Night Live" Jim Carrey/The Black Keys (TV Episode 2011)

      Spoofed in the "Black Swan" segment
    • "How It Should Have Ended" The Best Picture Summary 2011 (TV Episode 2011)

      Best Picture parody
    • Black Swan, Grey Goose (Short 2011)

      Spoofs the film Black Swan and its characters
    • "Days of Our Lives" Episode #1.11621 (TV Episode 2011)

      A fantasy sequence parodies the movie.
    • "The Simpsons" The Ten-Per-Cent Solution (TV Episode 2011)

      Spoofed in the "Black & Blue Swan" Itchy & Scratchy cartoon

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