“Catfish” is one of those films that will have as many interpretations as it has viewers. The middle-aged hipster-loathing intellectual will see it as nothing more than an outlet for the filmmakers to glorify their modern, pseudo-bohemian cookie-cutter coolness. The bleeding heart will see it as bad form, an exploitative fame-grab at the expense of [...]
The second teaser trailer for “The Social Network,” the latest film from top director, David Fincher, that chronicles the meteoric rise of social networking site, Facebook, and its creator, Mark Zuckerberg.
When it was first announced that David Fincher, the man behind pitch black films like “Se7en,” “Fight Club” and “Zodiac,” would be turning his attention to the story of how Facebook was developed it raised a lot of eyebrows — including mine. Well, the story of “The Social Network” just keeps getting more interesting. Yesterday, [...]
BURBANK, Calif., December 23, 2009—The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) Board of Directors has nominated Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook Inc., to be a new independent director, effective upon her election at the Company’s next annual meeting. “Sheryl is an outstanding executive who can add incredible value to what is already a diverse and [...]
David Fincher, director of “Fight Club,” “Se7en,” and “Zodiac,” is in advanced talks with Columbia Pictures to direct Aaron Sorkin’s screenplay about the formation of Facebook called, “The Social Network,” according to Variety. The film’s focus will be the formation and evolution of social networking site, Facebook, from its creation in 2004 by Harvard sophomore, [...]
If you didn’t think Hollywood was desperate for ideas before, it is now undeniable. Lisa Hamilton Day, a former executive at DreamWorks posted the following update on her Facebook account last week: “Lisa Hamilton Day’s Pomeranian raided Chinese takeout bag overnight, opened and ate a fortune cookie. Her fortune: You have strong spiritual powers, and [...]
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