Listen To A 1-Hour Conversation With David Fincher & Filmmaker Kent Jones About The Making Of ‘Mank’

EXCLUSIVE: David Fincher’s Mank has been near the top of the heap this awards season, scoring the most nominations at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards and a place on the AFI Top 10 movies of 2020 for the take on the relationship of screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz and Orson Welles during the writing of the iconic Citizen Kane.

Everything with David Fincher is intention, precision, and exacting qualities. And some of that intention is the filmmaker knowing what he wants and surrounding himself with some amazing talents.

Freddie Mercury were “spectacular”.The Fight Club filmmaker was originally set to direct Bohemian Rhapsody in its early stages, before Stephen Frears eventually got the job.Baron Cohen was on board to play the Queen frontman, too, before exiting the project over creative differences and being replaced by Rami Malek.In conversation with Aaron Sorkin on an episode of The Director’s Cut podcast, per The Playlist, Fincher turned to the filmmakers’ shared history with Baron Cohen, as he recently

If you have followed The Playlist for even a brief period, you will quickly realize that most of the staff here adores David Fincher and his filmography. Hell, that’s not unique, as a ton of film fans absolutely love the work the filmmaker does.

It’s been covered a million times already. So anyone who even has the faintest idea of who David Fincher, knows he’s a very detailed filmmaker, sometimes requiring more than 100 takes for a given scene in a film.

When you work as an actor on a David Fincher-run set, you are likely going to learn a lot. And for Ben Affleck, who not only stars in Fincher’s “Gone Girl” but has also been a successful director in his own right, he’s definitely learned some lessons from his former director.

Antonio Ferme editorDavid Fincher’s films are known for displaying an actor’s full capabilities during an emotional scene, but that doesn’t always mean the director captures the right moment in the first take.Appearing in Variety‘s “Directors on Directors” conversation series, Ben Affleck (“Argo”) proposes a theory to Fincher (“Mank”) about his two competing instincts as a filmmaker.“One is a very specific idea of how you think it will work the best and how you’d like it to be,” Affleck said.

Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.comFor once, Ben Affleck gets to ask the questions.That’s how the actor-director framed his duty of leading a conversation with longtime friend and “Gone Girl” boss David Fincher, the esteemed director whose Netflix film “Mank” has emerged as a top awards contender for 2021.“This is a real role reversal from having to just be Fincher bitch, having to go over and over again,” Affleck teased the director, alluding to Fincher’s notorious preference for many

On David Fincher’s Mank, sound designer Ren Klyce was tasked with crafting a monaural soundtrack, similar to those heard in films of the ’30s and ’40s, engaging in a laborious, experimental process, in order to round out the world of one of the year’s most distinctive films.

James Gray isn’t afraid of taking big risks. Hell, his most recent feature, “Ad Astra,” is a family drama disguised as a space epic starring Brad Pitt.

In 2018, Gary Oldman nabbed his first Golden Globe award for his performance and transformation as Winston Churchill in Joe Wright’s Darkest Hour. Three years later and Oldman’s in the Golden Globes’ best actor in a drama race for his unveiled performance as Citizen Kane co-scribe Herman J. Mankiewicz in David Fincher’s Mank.

When you look at the IMDB filmography of David Fincher, you might be shocked to know that the filmmaker has 93 directing credits to his name. That is an absolutely astonishing number of projects for someone that you necessarily don’t think of as a highly prolific creator.

This morning, the Golden Globe nominations for 2021 were announced, with Netflix having quite the strong showing. Mank had the best day, overall, with six nominations, followed closely behind by The Trial of the Chicago 7 with five.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorDavid Fincher’s “Mank” is a visual feast. Shot in black and white, Fincher takes audiences back to the glorious days of Hollywood, as screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz pens the screenplay to Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane.”Production designer Donald Graham Burt is receiving awards buzz for his work on the film.

a trial heard last year.Emily's father, Mark Jones, believes that his daughter's death could have been prevented if Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust (GMMH), the group offering mental health care in Bolton, had acted differently.He referred to Skana twice being sectioned before the killing, including one occasion where she attacked her own mother and her sister reported it to authorities.

Demi Moore made a surprise appearance at Haute Couture Fashion Week in Paris by opening Fendi's Spring-Summer 2021 show. Wearing an off-the-shoulder jacket with matching trousers and long, geometric earrings designed by Kim Jones, Moore opened the show and was later joined by supermodels Naomi Campbell, Cara Delevingne, and Christy Turlington.