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Black Swan: Butchery at the Ballet

Oscar and audiences may love Black Swan, but one former New York City Ballet dancer thinks it’s nothing more than “balletploitation.” Author Toni Bentley explains why Darren Aronofsky’s psychological thriller is insultingly off pointe.

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Natalie Portman in "Black Swan." The movie provides the most recent -- though most egregious -- example of the "ballerinas-are-victims" stance that certain good Samaritans love to embrace, writes Toni Bentley. (Credit: Fox Searchlight)

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