Now that Natalie Portman is the equivalent of a gold-medal-winning all-around gymnast (“The Nastia Liukin of pop culture!” –Entertainment Weekly), we get to see the trailer for a movie she filmed two years ago, The Other Woman. It’ll be available On Demand on Jan. 1 and in a few theaters Feb. 4. It is not a Black Swan clone about ice skating, but it is kind of a Stepmom clone about a child-wary woman who just can’t cope. Except in The Other Woman, Lisa Kudrow plays the real mom, a baby’s death stands in for Susan Sarandon’s cancer, and Natalie Portman doesn’t have Julia Roberts’ infuriating bangs to go along with her natural waves. Check it out:
If your most overwhelming thought is “needs more Natalie Portman ice skating,” may I suggest a detour to the Pooh Bear scene from Beautiful Girls?
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I love anything natalie is in, she looks great in it
Oy vey. That makes RABBIT HOLE seem like fun.
I didn’t hear about Natalie Portman for a year or more, and all of a sudden she has 40 movies coming out. Not complaining tho- she’s cute.
Hated Black Swan, but this is more to my liking. This looks like an Oscar worthy role and should have been promoted as such. Black Swan was too weird for me!
I’m guessing Precious is more your style.
Looks awfully overwrought. And this proves that Black Swan is a one-off thing….Portman was terrible here.
This was filmed two years ago, so in terms of experience Black Swan was after this.
Between the loss of a child, the destruction of a marriage and the issue of dealing with being and having a new stepparent, I don’t think I would last 10 minutes into this movie. I know that this is the real world now, and these situations occur, but do I have to watch an entire 120 minutes of such pain? I love ya, Nat, but I don’t think I can take this one…I’ll pass.
Should Natalie get an Ew Cover Very Soon? a can’t miss Oscar, Fashion Icon, etc. She is the new Audrey Hepburn. And She is Genuinely Beautiful and talented, not like Pre Fab Bimbo Kim Kardashian.
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Is anyone else excited that the Wolf from The 10th Kingdom is working again? Because I am!
That’s EXACTLY what I thought!
Took a rest day today. Got some mobility in this minnorg and while stretching with the students at school. Gonna hit today’s S&C tomorrow unless I play basketball after school along with bike. Rest day should help body a lot.
The homewrecker walking away with both your husband and your kid. Gee I wonder why this was on the shelf for two years. What woman wouldn’t like to see the homewrecker winning in the end?
it’s Max Medina! Maaaaax Medina. Max Arturo Medina.
awesome.
LOL! Love Scott Cohen in everything he does, but love him the most in GG.
Rory: I just want you to know…I really wanted you to be my stepfather.
Mr. Medina: I just want you to know…I really wanted to be your stepfather.
That just broke my heart!
Devin, why would you say something like that? What trailer park did you crawl out of? To put it simply Black Swan was just not my cup of tea. The performances in Precious were amazing, the subject matter too depressing. Is that clearer for you?
I saw this in Toronto ’09 when it was called “Love and Other Impossible Pursuits.” Don Roos who wrote/directed “Happy Endings” and “Opposite of Sex” did the honors, and it’s really very good. And Portman is exquisite.
exquisite.
I think they both got a lot out of the movie, sometimes you won’t see the surelts for a long time because it takes so long to release a movie. Mila was great, and Natalie’s career is just fine, too!