Not many indie filmmakers can persuade a studio to pony up $35 million for a film described as a "love poem to death," but somehow Darren Aronofsky pulled it off. In fact, the Brooklyn-born director of the zero-budget "Pi" (1998) and the harrowing "Requiem for a Dream" (2000) seems rather laid-back... -
Director Darren Aronofsky: A 'Fountain' Quest Fulfilled
Not many indie filmmakers can persuade a studio to pony up $35 million for a film described as a "love poem to death," but somehow Darren Aronofsky pulled it off. In fact, the Brooklyn-born director of the zero-budget "Pi" (1998) and the harrowing "Requiem for a Dream" (2000) seems rather laid-back...-
By Nick Kolakowski