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Benjamin Button Olympic TV Spot and Early Buzz
/Film —
... I’m excited to see this movie, but I’ve been hearing all sorts of troubling things coming out of the post production of the project. Most movie journalists are afraid to report on what is going on behid the scenes, because it’s very gossipy. You’ll see little slips like, Anne Thompson writes “The early word on The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: again, David Fincher has handed in a movie to Paramount that is quite long. That hurt his last pic for Paramount, Zodiac.” The film has begun screening to test ...
‘Benjamin Button’ to Be So Long That Time Moves Backward?
Vulture —
... Just as a new trailer for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button premiered on NBC's Olympics coverage last night, rumors are percolating that the movie's facing some difficulties behind the scenes. Specifically, Variety's Anne Thompson writes that director David Fincher has turned in a cut that is "quite long," just like his last movie, Zodiac. /Film and Ain't It Cool News have ...
Does “Benjamin Button” Need to Be 3 Hours Long?
Fataculture —
... now has people asking the random question of, âis it too long?â Now, we always need to be wary when AICN sees anything early (or ever really), and now is as good a time as any to look the other way. This is major Oscar bait , and length has never stopped the Academy before, and people who are going to want to see the film will do so irregardless of the length. The best part of this gossipy little get-together is /Filmâs ...
The Curious Length of Benjamin Button [Movie News]
Film School Rejects —
... I think Anne Thompson is wrong when she asserts that length hurt Fincher’s previous film, Zodiac. It wasn’t Zodiac’s length that subdued the box office. It was the fact that, despite what all the critics said, Zodiac just wasn’t all that great. It wasn’t a bad movie by any means, and for anyone who is a movie buff (and a fan of films like All the President’s Men) it’s a nice ride through retro-land. But its story is wholly lacking in emotional punch by the time you get to the last third. In fact, ...
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