David Fincher

CBS May Produce New Show for Netflix

Peter Kafka in Media on February 15 at 4:19 pm PT

Big Media is making lots of money selling reruns to digital players like Netflix. Now it’s starting to help the new guys make their own stuff, too.

The New Yorker Likes Sony’s “Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” and Sony is Furious

Peter Kafka in Media on December 5, 2011 at 10:20 am PT

A story about embargoes. No, wait! Where are you going?

Has Netflix Put Its Checkbook Away?

Peter Kafka in Media on November 17, 2011 at 5:23 am PT

If you’re waiting to hear about more big Netflix content deals in the near future, you may be disappointed.

"House Of Cards" Could Cost Netflix Big–And Still Save It Money in the End

Peter Kafka in Media on March 16, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

Why is Reed Hastings betting big money on a TV show that doesn’t exist? Think about Starz, Disney and Sony. And think about poker.

Voices

Netflix in Talks for Original Series

Ethan Smith and Nick Wingfield, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 15, 2011 at 8:19 pm PT

Netflix Inc. is in advanced talks to distribute a forthcoming television series directed by David Fincher and starring Kevin Spacey, said people familiar with the talks. If such a deal were to come to fruition it would add a new competitor to the television industry by increasing the degree to which Netflix vies with premium-cable television channels like Time Warner Inc.’s HBO.

"The Social Network" Can Now Call Self "Oscar-Nominated"

Liz Gannes in Social on January 25, 2011 at 6:04 am PT

“The Social Network,” the movie based on the story of the founding of Facebook, was nominated for eight Academy Awards this morning.

Film Critics Don't Just "Like" "The Social Network"–They Love It

Liz Gannes in Social on January 8, 2011 at 3:31 pm PT

“The Social Network” won the National Society of Film Critics’ best picture award, while David Fincher got best director, Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg was named best actor, and Aaron Sorkin received the best screenplay award.

The Facebook Movie Picks Up Golden Globe Noms, and Readies Its Oscar Close-Up

Kara Swisher in News on December 14, 2010 at 11:15 am PT

Wouldn’t it be cool if Mark Zuckerberg donned a hoodie-tuxedo and ran up and grabbed any statuette actor Jesse Eisenberg–who played the Facebook co-founder and CEO in the movie “The Social Network”–won over the next few months, as the Hollywood awards season gears up? Now, that would be dramatic!

The Facebook Movie: Sorry, Mark–But Critics Like It, They Really Like It! (Plus the Taiwanesed Version!)

Kara Swisher in News on October 1, 2010 at 7:15 am PT

The Facebook movie is finally here, the reviews are in and–no surprise–the critics are raving. After all, it was done by Hollywood pros with director David Fincher and writer Aaron Sorkin, who have apparently transformed the appalling badly penned and very fictional book “The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal” by Ben Mezrich into some bit of cinematic art. But that’s not BoomTown talking, so here is a rundown of five reviews by top critics.