VIDEO: Fincher's 2009 Nike Commercial...

Last year, one of the best commercials, possibly ever, was released, and it was directed by David Fincher.

Well, it looks like before he left to work on The Social Network (which I'm slowly getting myself through, with a review hopefully up early October), he decided to come back, and again, make another amazing commercial. Starring Adrian Peterson, this is one of the best I have seen in a long time. Check it out below!



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News of the world...film world anyways...

Hey guys! Today is a big time news day, so here are your headlines...

- Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany are set to star in a film based on the life of Charles Darwin, called Creation. It is going to be written by John Collee and directed by Jon Amiel.
- In an interview with MTV, Aaron Eckhart confirmed that his character from The Dark Knight, Harvey Dent, will NOT be returning for Batman 3. Thanks to Cinematical for the heads up...

And lest you doubt that he knows the mind of Christopher Nolan, well, Eckhart asked him whether Two-Face would ever be coming back. "I asked Chris [Nolan] that question and he goes, "You're dead" before I could even get the question out of my mouth. 'Hey Chris, am I?' 'You're dead!' 'Alright, cool.'" There's no chance it will be rewritten or retconned, as he was never even contracted for a third film. "No, I'm not coming back. I think unfortunately, Heath [Ledger] was supposed to go on and that didn't work out. I'm nobody. I'm a cog. I have no say over this sort of stuff. I'm sure that there's so many other characters that they could whip together. I heard Angelina Jolie was going to be Catwoman or something like that. I thought that was a great idea. I'd like to be in that one."


Does this affect what your thoughts of a potential and inevitable Dark Knight sequel are? Did you want to see him back, and who do you want to see now???
- David Fincher is currently batteling Paramount Pictures as to how long his final cut of Curious Case of Benjamin Button will be. Fincher want's to have final cut on this, however, Paramount wants a shorter cut.

Here's the trailer for Benjamin Button...


What are your thoughts on directors not being allowed to have final cuts? Should the studio have a say in how long or short a film is? Take Zack Snyder's potential 3 hour long cut of Watchmen for example. Should he be able to release it, or does the studio have a right to say something?

- Nicholas Cage has recently said that they are indeed working on a Ghost Rider 2 film...

That's all I've got for news today. So, come back tomorrow for some news and notes, a long with a possible review of Bangkok Dangerous...

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Top 10 True Stories...Thoughts on Reservation Road...

Alright, so this is a tough top 10 to really do. There are so many classic and soon to be considered classic films that have been based on actual events (and not like The Strangers style "based on true stories"), which led to many of these said films getting left off. However, I tried my best to get this down to ten, so here it is...

10. Adaptation
9. Goodfellas
8. Elephant
7. Ali
6. Lawrence Of Arabia
5. Schindler's List
4. Ragging Bull
3. Reds
2. All The President's Men
1. Zodiac

Alright guys, there's a lot of great films I left off, what are your favorite Biopics/True Stories??

In other news, I watched something pretty interesting last night, and would like to just say a couple of things about it. The film is called Reservation Road, and stars Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, and the best actress in Hollywood (and I will fight anyone who thinks differently), Jennifer Connelly, and is a story about a man (Phoenix) and him coping with the death of his son. His son was attempting to release a jar full of fireflys, when he was accidentally hit by Mark Ruffalo's character. I don't want to get into the story a lot, so here is the IMDB page on the film... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0831884/ ...

If that sounds interesting to you, than please check this movie out. The film comes to us from Terry George, the director of the great film, Hotel Rwanda, and, while not as good as that, RR fits nicely into his canon. It is a gorgeous film and while the story is definitley not a fun one to watch unfold, I was completley engaged from begining to end. It's a story about the frailty of human life, and what one will or would do in the most heartwrenching of circumstances, and it is a solid neo-morality tale. Also, while this may be a back handed compliment (more on why it may be in a minute), the way George is able to make the viewer think about who he or she is "rooting for" is really startling. However, there are a few flaws.

Mainly in a single performance, Joaquin Phoenix. He is so over the top, and almost annoying, that I found myself becoming enfuriated by what he was doing to cope with the death of his son. He slowly begins to neglect his family, and more and more he becomes detatched from the rest of his life, until it all culminates in a really solid ending. Mark Ruffalo and Jennifer Connelly are also really amazing in this film. Their performances almost overshadow Phoenix and really bring out a few of his flaws. Their are some improbable plot twists, but I went with them, and they kept me more engrossed into the film. A few scenes here or there (one in Phoenix's class room for example) are pointless and slowed the movie down a bit as well. All of this said, it's a solid movie, and is out now on DVD, so you should give it a shot.

Alright, that's it for now...come back tomorow for some news, and maybe a special something...(Two/Face anyone?)...


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