Those hoping that David Fincher’s “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” will give us a more well-rounded Lisbeth Salander than we saw in the original Swedish films will be encouraged by his intriguing description of the character to Empire magazine.
David Fincher: Lisbeth Salander is 'refuse'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:27 pm · September 30th, 2011
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Tech Support: A new year of crafts coverage
Posted by gerardkennedy · 11:37 am · September 22nd, 2011
Welcome back. Today marks the beginning of the sixth year of Tech Support here at In Contention. I am delighted about the new collaboration with HitFix, which will doubtless result in even more comprehensive awards coverage. Over the next 10 weeks, we will analyze each of the “technical” category races in this space: Art Direction, Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Makeup, Original Score, Original Song, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and Visual Effects.
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Sony drops new, extended trailer for David Fincher's 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:41 pm · September 21st, 2011
Sony Pictures has debuted a brand new, extended trailer for David Fincher’s “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” It comes on the heels of a six-minute trailer/sizzle reel that played for press last week.
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Off the Carpet: The great, appreciated unknown
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:00 am · September 19th, 2011
The Venice, Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals have commenced. But contrary to recent years, there is no unanimous Oscar heavy coming out of that frame.
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