The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Red Band Trailer

A bootlegged copy of the red band trailer for David Fincher’s film The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo has been floating around the internet for a day or two. I find myself surprisingly against this remake and, in what might be a self-fulfilling prophecy, disappointed in the trailer (the feel bad movie of Christmas… really?). I found the original Swedish films extremely satisfying (despite a somewhat meandering finale) and don’t really... Read More

The Social Network

Were it not for Eduardo Saverin’s reportedly reluctant confiding in Ben Mezrich, the story of Facebook may never have been told. Mezrich eventually wrote the book ‘The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal,’ which was optioned into the movie now known as The Social Network, directed by David Fincher. Facebook’s CEO and co-founder has done his damnedest to stop the production... Read More

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

David Fincher is the guy who directed Fight Club, The Game, Se7en, and Zodiac.  So the fact the source material for his most recent endeavor comes from a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who’s born old and grow young a little confusing.  Especially when you consider the PG-13 rating. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is one long-ass movie.  Let’s break it down into three parts, each one hour long. The first act is where... Read More