'Thor' Panel at Comic Con with Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman and Kat Dennings

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Aronofsky's Black Swan To Swim In December

While he debated a Robocop remake that eventually fell apart, Darren Aronofsky opted for the smaller, New York City-based project Black Swan. Now it's ready for release, and Fox Searchlight has set the date for December 1.

Of course this will be a limited release at the outset, but hopefully the film will expand if word of mouth and reviews are good. Black Swan will premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September, which gives the studio plenty of time to build buzz around stars Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis and the supposed “sexy” scene between the two. Calm down guys, I’m sure it’s artsy and tasteful.

Fox was polite enough to provide us a nice little run down of the film which you can check out below.

A psychological thriller set in the world of New York City ballet, Black Swan stars Natalie Portman as Nina, a featured dancer who finds herself locked in a web of competitive intrigue with a new rival at the company (Mila Kunis). Black Swan takes a thrilling and at times terrifying journey through the psyche of a young ballerina whose starring role as the duplicitous swan queen turns out to be a part for which she becomes frighteningly perfect.

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Toronto International Film Festival Lineup Announced, Looks Amazing

Every year in mid-September, just when the moviegoing world starts to think they'll kill themselves if they see another self-described "blockbuster," the Toronto Film Festival comes along to the rescue, presenting a slate of classy indies-- many future Oscar-winners among them--and small-scale films that soothe any soul battered by Joe Carnahan and Jerry Bruckheimer.

Today the Toronto International Film Festival programmers announced this year's slate at a press conference, and as reported by Indiewire, it's an amazing lineup. Big deal premieres include Mark Romanek's Never Let Me Go, Ben Affleck's The Town, John Cameron Mitchell's Rabbit Hole, Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan and Robert Redford's The Conspirator, with at least a dozen more films in there worth getting excited about. Check out the full list below and go ahead and pick your future Oscar nominees from out of this pool.

Every year in mid-September, just when the moviegoing world starts to think they'll kill themselves if they see another self-described "blockbuster," the Toronto Film Festival comes along to the rescue, presenting a slate of classy indies-- many future Oscar-winners among them--and small-scale films that soothe any soul battered by Joe Carnahan and Jerry Bruckheimer.

Today the Toronto International Film Festival programmers announced this year's slate at a press conference, and as reported by Indiewire, it's an amazing lineup. Big deal premieres include Mark Romanek's Never Let Me Go, Ben Affleck's The Town, John Cameron Mitchell's Rabbit Hole, Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan and Robert Redford's The Conspirator, with at least a dozen more films in there worth getting excited about. Check out the full list below and go ahead and pick your future Oscar nominees from out of this pool.

GALAS

The Bang Bang Club, directed by Steven Silver (Canada/South Africa)

(World Premiere)

Barney’s Version, directed by Richard J Lewis (Canada/Italy)

(North American Premiere)

Black Swan, directed by Darren Aronofsky (USA)

(North American Premiere)

Casino Jack, directed by George Hickenlooper (Canada)

(World Premiere)

The Conspirator, directed by Robert Redford (USA)

(World Premiere)

The Debt, directed by John Madden (UK)

(North American Premiere)

The Housemaid, directed by Im Sang-Soo (South Korea) [more info]

(North American Premiere)

Janie Jones, directed by David M. Rosenthal (USA)

(World Premiere)

The King’s Speech, directed by Tom Hooper (UK)

(North American Premiere)

Little White Lies, directed by Guillaume Canet (France)

(World Premiere)

Peep World, directed by Barry Blaustein (USA)

(World Premiere)

Potiche, directed by Francois Ozon (France)

(North American Premiere)

The Town, directed by Ben Affleck (USA)

(North American Premiere)

The Way, directed by Emilio Estevez (USA)

(World Premiere)

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

Another Year, directed by Mike Leigh (UK)
(North American Premiere)

Beginners, directed by Mike Mills (USA)
(World Premiere)

The Big Picture, directed by Eric Lartigau (France)
(World Premiere)

Biutiful, directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Spain/Mexico)
(North American Premiere)

Blue Valentine, directed by Derek Cianfrance (USA)
(Canadian Premiere)

Brighton Rock, directed by Rowan Joffe (UK)
(World Premiere)

Buried, directed by Rodrigo Cortes (Spain/USA)
(Canadian Premiere)

Conviction, directed by Tony Goldwyn (USA)
(World Premiere)

Cirkus Columbia, directed by Danis Tanovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
(International Premiere)

Dhobi Ghat, directed by Kiran Rao (India)
(World Premiere)

Easy A, directed by Will Gluck (USA)
(World Premiere)

Henry’s Crime, directed by Malcom Venville (USA)
(World Premiere)

The Illusionist, directed by Sylvain Chomet (UK)
(North American Premiere)

In a Better World, directed by Susanne Bier (Denmark/Sweden)
(International Premiere)

I Saw The Devil, directed by Kim Jee-woon (South Korea)
(North American Premiere)

It’s Kind of a Funny Story, directed by Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden (USA)
(World Premiere)

Jack Goes Boating, directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman (USA)
(International Premiere)

L’Amour Fou, directed by Pierre Thoretton (France)
(World Premiere)

The Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen, directed by Andrew Lau (Hong Kong)
(North American Premiere)

Lope, directed by Andrucha Waddington (Brazil/Spain)
(World Premiere) Love Crime, directed by Alain Corneau (France) (International Premiere)

Made In Dagenham, directed by Nigel Cole (UK)
(World Premiere)

Miral, directed by Julian Schnabel (UK/Israel/France)
(North American Premiere)

Never Let Me Go, directed by Mark Romanek (United Kingdom)
(World Premiere)

Norweigan Wood, directed by Tran Anh Hung (Japan)
(North American Premiere)

Outside The Law, directed by Rachid Bouchareb (France/Algeria/Tunisia/Italy/Belgium)
(North American Premiere)

Rabbit Hole, directed by John Cameron Mitchell (USA)
(World Premiere)

A Screaming Man, directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (France/Belgium/Chad)
(North American Premiere)

Stone, directed by John Curran (USA)
(World Premiere)

Submarine, directed by Richard Ayoade (UK)
(World Premiere)

That Girl In Yellow Boots, directed by Anurag Kashyap (India)
(North American Premiere)

Tamara Drewe, directed by Stephen Frears (UK)
(North American Premiere)

The Trip, directed by Michael Winterbottom (United Kingdom)
(World Premiere)

Trust, directed by David Schwimmer (USA)
(World Premiere)

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, directed by Woody Allen (USA/UK/Spain)
(North American Premiere)

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Natalie Portman Takes "Thor" to Comic-Con 2010

Stepping out in sunny San Diego for the Comic-Con happenings, Natalie Portman was all smiles as she took the stage at the San Diego Convention Center on Saturday afternoon (July 24).

The "V for Vendetta" actress partook in the Marvel Studios' 'Thor' and 'Captain America: The First Avenger' panel discussion, joining 'Thor' director Kenneth Branagh, as well as co-stars Chris Hemsworth and Kat Dennings.

During the course of their discussions, Miss Portman disappointingly told the crowd that while she filmed her 'Thor' role, she won't be participating in 'The Avengers' film.

Nat also chatted about her role in 'Black Swan,' telling, "The character’s name is Nina and she’s someone who’s trying to find her own artistic voice and has to sort of lose everything to gain that vision and that sense of self. It’s very hard to describe you just have to see it."

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2010 Hottest: Natalie Portman

Best known for her roles in ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Closer’.
Coming off her amazing performance in ‘Brothers’ this year, Natalie once again reminded us why she’s one of the top talents in Hollywood. In her time aware from acting, Natalie completed a degree in Psychology from Harvard University. Known for her Vegan lifestyle, Natalie is an avid supporter of PETA as well as several other humanitarian efforts. Natalie proves once and for all, you can be gorgeous, talented and incredibly smart all at the same time.

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