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In my movie production classes at the University of Minnesota I was trained how to look for those more subtle details which contribute to scene building aesthetics. While some of this background mechanics might not make sense to all but a few rabid movie connoisseurs, I still think it is a good read and might help you catch some of the finer nuances of the craft as you watch. I’m offering this piece because I love to examine key dynamics in powerful scenes in great film. One movie I have a passion for and have seen more times than I can count is The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. I personally think it is David Fincher’s crown jewel, but that can be debated.
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Probably not. But when she posted a picture on her website a few days ago showing off her recently super short new hairdo, the gossip rags went k-a-raazy speculating that she did so because she intended to audition for David Fincher’s American remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; which is of course based on the original Swedish film from last year, which is of course based on the worldwide book series phenomenon. More on that Dragon Tattoo after the break, but first…

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A few weeks ago we posted the so-so teaser trailer for David Fincher’s The Social Network. As that film is set to be released in October, I reasoned then that we would get a full-length theatrical trailer soon, and now we have it via Yahoo! I was already really looking forward to The Social Network, but this trailer caught me completely off guard, by making this film look incredbily captivating, beautiful, dramatic and moving.
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Last week we posted the first official poster for David Fincher’s The Social Network. As predicted, the first teaser trailer for the film was released soon after and is now online. The film is, of course, a semi-biopic of Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, and his rise from a lowly Harvard freshman, to one of the most powerful people on the planet. The story of the film is based on the book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich. Check out the teaser trailer after the break.
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Nothing mind-blowingly epic going on here, but a cool first poster for David Fincher’s The Social Network has just been released online (via FistShowing). As we reported back in December, the film is a semi-biopic of Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, and his rise from a lowly Harvard freshman, to one of the most powerful people on the planet. The story of the film is based on the book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich.
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The Daily Mail has the first set photo of Justin Timberlake in David Fincher’s The Social Network. The film tells the story of the creation of Facebook. In the film, Timberlake plays internet entrepreneur Sean Parker, the co-founder of Napster), who began informally advising Mark Zuckerberg (played in the film by Jesse Eisenberg, the co-creator of Facebook, and later became its president when the company incorporated in 2004. Check out the full photo after the jump.
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So after yesterday’s post of the “reported” upcoming Warner Bros. announcement this January regarding Batman 3 and Christopher Nolan’s involvement, I thought it would be perfect timing to see who you guys think WB suits should try to woo if Nolan does indeed decide to pass on returning.

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Analysis after the break.
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