Darren AronofskyPop quiz time:Q: Darren Aronofsky is a name that's synonymous with a) "uplifting" b) "lighthearted"c) "obsessive" If you chose either a) or b), chances are 100% that you have not se...

Hubert Selby, Jr. and Darren Aronofsky If you only read one book by Hubert Selby, Jr., you'd think he only writes about miserable people who abuse drugs in New York. If you only read two books by H...

Thousand Words (Distributed by Artisan Entertainment)We're going to give you some fun math facts.A movie's made up of about twenty-four frames per second. Requiem for a Dream is one hour and forty-...

If someone tries to say that Requiem for a Dream is a below-average film, you can confidently argue against them. The average film has around six hundred edits. Requiem for a Dream has about two th...

Clint Mansell, performed by the Kronos QuartetIf you haven't seen Requiem for a Dream, or you watched most of it with your hands covering your face, you've at least probably heard it. The film's ma...

Just Say No to DoveNo one dresses up as Requiem for a Dream characters for Halloween, either because not enough grandmas do cosplay (a shame, really) or because cutting off your own arm for a costu...