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Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
cinematical.com - 12/25/2008
Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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I saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Button weeks ago, and yet every time I tried to think about it -- whether it was to contemplate a decision in David Fincher's direction, a deviation from F. Scott Fitzgerald's story, a moment in Eric Roth's script or a note in the performances of Brad Pitt ...
Brad Pitt owes a debt to Benjamin Button - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com - 12/26/2008
Brad Pitt owes a debt to Benjamin Button - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — The days may be numbered for the old Brad Pitt -- the Hollywood heartbreaker, the absurdly handsome leading man who couldn't seem to keep his shirt on in a movie for more than five minutes, the prankster who once ran amok through the streets of L.A. ... Brad Pitt owes a debt to Benjamin Button - Los Angeles Times

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rottentomatoes.com - 12/24/2008
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Movie Reviews, Pictures
— rottentomatoes.com — Synopsis: Director David Fincher and Brad Pitt team up for a third time with this adaptation of a F. Scott Fitzgerald short story. Pitt plays a man who is born 80 years old, but instead of aging, he grows... Director David Fincher and Brad Pitt team ... The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Movie Reviews, Pictures

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'Benjamin Button' Director David Fincher Talks Brad Pitt, Fate Of 'Fight Club' Musical
mtv.com - 12/22/2008
'Benjamin Button' Director David Fincher Talks Brad Pitt, Fate Of 'Fight Club' Musical
— mtv.com — The director also addresses comparisons to 'Forrest Gump' and how 'lucky' everyone was to be in a Cate Blanchett movie. By Josh Horowitz Jared Harris and David Fincher on the set of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" Photo: ... 'Benjamin Button' Director David Fincher Talks Brad ...

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The Screening Log — ... • Cinematical's James Rocchi: "Get past the plot, the pitch, and the technique, and you can see it as a reminder that all we can do is live now." ...

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