Thursday, April 29, 2010

Curbed: East Villager Darren Aronofsky comments on 'Pioneering Spirit' and Brooklyn

BROOKLYN—Film director Darren Aronofsky made a comment at the Stoli Film Pioneer Awards that the only "pioneering spirit" he had growing up was to get out of Brooklyn. This got picked up by the press, and the opportunity proved too juicy for Brooklyn cheerleader Marty Markowitz to pass up. His office just sent out a media blast with Marko's response: "Judging by his age, Darren Aronofsky was probably one of the last young Brooklyn artists to want to leave our borough—these days, for talented young people from every corner of the globe, 'hitting the big time' in music, visual art, writing and yes, independent film, means coming to Brooklyn!

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