Review: THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

            I knew what was coming. I saw the Swedish film when it first came out. And read the book afterwards. Yet nothing could have prepared me for the visceral intensity that David Fincher’s take on the story of Lisbeth Salander (Ronney Mara) holds. Stieg Larsson’s story is already a gripping thriller that needs no further advertising. This is the story of a girl with a terrible past, who is proudly isolated and dangerously angry; the first installment doesn’t dwell too deep into the back-story, but it lays out a twisted series of murders where the broken heroine begins to heal.

Weekly Ad Classics: DAVID FINCHER LEAVE NOTHING (NIKE) FATE

Nike is one brand that takes it advertising seriously. It seems that every ad they churn up could make it into a short film hall of fame of sorts. They have the resources not only to get brilliant directors, but also every sports star out there. It is almost a guarantee that their ads will be seen over and over by fans of both the sport and the craft. It is also one of the few brands that titles their ads. Previously we showed Iñarritu’s Write the Future that was made for last year’s world cup. Nike’s Leave Nothing campaign is perhaps a better-known campaign in the States where it came out a few years ago. With filmmakers like Michael Mann and David Fincher taking the helm on some of the ads, at least one of these ads would make it into this list. Here is David Fincher’s Leave Nothing Fate featuring LaDainian Tomlinson and Troy Polamalu. Enjoy:

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The Faces Behind the Winkelvii

 

Here's a little behind the scenes video about how Arnie Hammer was able to pull off playing both Winkelvoss twins in The Social Network. The use of CGI is both very incredible and subtle, and surprisingly much heavier than you would expect in this sort of movie.

Review: THE SOCIAL NETWORK

Like every David Fincher film I've seen, The Social Network thrives at a pace so well-suited for the movie, you feel as though the film itself is one of the characters. It's one of those movies where you can't help but marvel that every aspect of its making was just done right. It's one of those experiences where you often forget you're in a movie, staring helpless at the screen, hanging on every word. It's a fantastically well-made film.

Review: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

I wanted to write this review backwards, but I tried it and it looked terrible. Oh well.

Maybe I'm just a geek, or maybe I saw Back to the Future at too young of an age, but any movie that plays with the laws of time and space is ok in my book.