David Fincher
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In theory, the streaming revolution should be a miraculous prospect— unlimited access to all the movies and TV one could ever want, all for one small monthly payment. In practice, however, its rapid adoption has been more akin to a Trojan Horse, infiltrating our homes on a campaign of disruption that’s since been revealed to…
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Director David Fincher’s tenure at Netflix has radically redefined the idea of what constitutes a “David Fincher film”. Once colloquially known by the public at large as the “serial killer director” due to the success of pictures like SE7EN (1995), ZODIAC (2007), and THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (2011), Fincher’s multi-year deal with the…
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Few films have cast a longer shadow throughout cinematic history than Orson Welles’ monumental CITIZEN KANE (1941). Hailed by critics and cinephiles for decades as “the greatest film ever made”, Welles’ mythical, monumental masterpiece has always had a complicated relationship with both its audience and its industry. When it comes to the real drama behind…
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The past ten years or so have seen an explosion in the popularity of the true crime genre. From the runaway success of the SERIAL podcast to lurid streaming serials like Netflix’s MAKING A MURDERER, this particular milieu has captured the minds of a generation of young adults. Just recently, Netflix revealed its Ryan Murphy-led…
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2.5: THE BLEEDING EDGE is the fifth installment of THE DIRECTORS SERIES’ examination into the films and careers of director David Fincher, covering his recent quartet of hard-edged dramatic thrillers and further innovations with digital filmmaking technology. -VARIOUS COMMERCIALS (2008-2010) -THE SOCIAL NETWORK (2010) -THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (2011) -HOUSE OF CARDS (2013)…
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Notable Festivals: New York Since the beginning of time, men and women have been at odds with each other. One of the grand ironies of the universe is that testosterone and estrogen act against each other despite needing to work in harmony in order to perpetuate the species. We scoff at the term “battle of…
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Director David Fincher barely had any time to notice the modestly-disappointing performance of 2011’s THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, what with the continuing development of several projects he was attached to make. It would be 3 years before he was back in cinemas with another feature, but the years between 2011-2014 were by no…
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Director David Fincher has long been a tastemaker when it comes to commercial American media. His two pilot episodes for Netflix’s HOUSE OF CARDS, released in 2013, are simply the latest in a long string of works that have influenced how movies are made, how commercials are engineered, and how music videos have evolved. Due…
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In 2012, the long-awaited, highly anticipated HALO 4 was released for the Xbox 360. During the buildup to the release, the game-makers enlisted director David Fincher to craft an unconventionally long commercial/teaser trailer. Titled“SCANNED”, the piece takes on the POV of Master Chief, showing us flashbacks from his life as he was selected for the…
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Academy Award wins: Best Editing The late 2000’s was a golden era for young adult fiction in both the novel and film mediums. Just look at the runaway success of the TWILIGHT series or THE HUNGER GAMES—books or films. Doesn’t matter, because they both are equally prominent within their respective mediums. Despite your personal stance…
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Academy Award Wins: Best Editing, Best Music (Original Score), Best Adapted Screenplay Notable Festivals: New York Facebook is easily the biggest, most transformative development of the early twenty-first century. It completely revolutionized how we communicate with each other, how we keep in touch with old friends and family, and even how we use the Internet…
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The release of 2008’s THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON found director David Fincher without a follow-up project immediately in the pipeline. His search for new material would eventually lead him to Aaron Sorkin and 2010’s masterful THE SOCIAL NETWORK, but due to the fact that the story wasn’t nearly as development-intensive as his previous…