David Fincher

Netflix goes sci-fi with the Wachowskis

2013-03-27 18:14:00

Netflix is going big with its next original series. After tapping the talents of David Fincher and Eli Roth for previous productions, the online outfit is getting Andy and Lana Wachowski, creators of "The Matrix" series, who will work with J. Michael...

‘Oz the Great and Powerful’ and the art of the opening title sequence

2013-03-21 14:22:39

'Dead Man Down': Noomi Rapace, director team for more darkness

2013-03-08 16:30:00

When Noomi Rapace and Niels Arden Oplev first met to discuss adapting the bestselling "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" nearly five years ago, one filmmaker's name kept coming up. "We talked about movies that inspired us, and it always came back to...

David Fincher, Cuba's female filmmakers among weekend highlights

2013-03-07 06:00:00

Oscar-nominated director David Fincher ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "The Social Network") will have an extended conversation at Film Independent at LACMA's "An Evening with David Fincher" Thursday at the Loe S. Bing Theater. The program is to...

Hollywood's outsiders come inside

2013-02-24 00:00:00

It's been nearly a generation since Quentin Tarantino burst on the scene with his raucous indie film "Pulp Fiction" in 1994, and Hollywood is a very different place. The once-vibrant independent film scene that Tarantino helped shape has shrunk to a...

Justin Timberlake, David Fincher are a smooth fit in 'Suit & Tie'

2013-02-14 11:07:00

In David Fincher's "The Social Network" -- the best studio film of 2010, whatever "King's Speech" partisans may argue -- Justin Timberlake was perfectly cast as a smarmy, cynical version of Napster co-founder and former Facebook President Sean Parker....

TV review: 'House of Cards' is deliciously spiteful

2013-02-01 05:00:00

For those who follow the Gospel According to Netflix, Friday is the day the world changes, instantly and forever. The day when viewers, too long oppressed by commercials, cliffhangers and increasingly erratic scheduling dictated by greedy network...

‘Avengers,’ ‘Dark Knight,’ ‘Hobbit’: 2012, the year in awesome

2012-12-20 05:03:01

Netflix stock soars in after-hours trading on subscriber adds

2013-01-23 17:34:00

Netflix Inc. ended a volatile year on a high note, beating expectations for revenue and subscriber growth in the fourth quarter, which ended Dec. 31 -- sparking a nearly 35% spike in the company's stock in after-hours trading. Holiday sales of...

It's prime time again for Anthony Edwards in 'Zero Hour'

2013-01-05 08:00:00

The long sabbatical is over. After more than 10 years, "the doctor" is finally back in — sort of. Anthony Edwards, who was celebrated for his stalwart portrayal of Dr. Mark Greene on the landmark medical drama "ER," is returning to network...

Yeah Yeah Yeahs announce April 16 release of new album, 'Mosquito'

2013-01-15 08:24:00

David Bowie and Justin Timberlake aren't the only musicians returning to active duty this spring. Just days after debuting two new songs at a show at the Glass House in Pomona, New York's Yeah Yeah Yeahs announced Monday that they'll release an album,...

Oscar 8-Ball: Kathryn Bigelow's 'Zero Dark Thirty'

2012-12-20 14:30:00

Three years after "The Hurt Locker" and its director, Kathryn Bigelow, won Oscars, the hunt for Osama bin Laden thriller "Zero Dark Thirty" is putting its director back into the awards-season conversation. How will academy voters respond? Time for another...

David Fincher

2013-03-05 14:38:06

David Fincher directs Kevin Spacey and Kate Mara in 'House of Cards' scene.

2013-02-09 06:47:00

While we fondly look back on the mid-aughts as "Wire"-spotting time in town (look, Marlo at my gym's treadmill! Bubs at BWI!), we were famous-folk deficient for awhile. But over the past couple years, there's been an influx of major Hollywood projects -- and celebrity sightings.

2012-08-28 17:54:32