Before you woke up the nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards were announced. If you look at this list and think, “Wow, I haven’t seen any of these movies,” fear not — two of the top films are playing right here in Wallingford.
The neighborhood’s only theater, the Guild 45th, is now showing “The King’s Speech,” starring Colin Firth, and “Black Swan,” starring Natalie Portman. Both films were nominated for Best Picture, and their lead actors have a chance at the golden statuette.
Our news partner The Seattle Times describes “The King’s Speech” as “Tom Hooper’s splendid historical drama about how the future King George VI (Colin Firth) struggled to overcome his speech impediment. It’s old-fashioned filmmaking at its best.”
The Times calls “Black Swan” “[Director] Darren Aronofsky’s mesmerizing ballet movie that’s so majestically lurid it almost creates its own genre; a backstage melodrama set in a dark hall of mirrors.”
Here are trailers for both movies:
