19th May 2012
Facebook Movie Opens New York Film Festival, While Eastwood Closes
24th August 2010
The Social Network, the highly anticipated movie about the
founders of Facebook, the biggest internet phenomenon to date,
opens the 48th New York Film Festival.
The film, described by one critic as "a 21st century moral tale",
tracks the origins of the social network that already boasts 500
million members and its enigmatic but controversial founder Mark
Zuckerberg.
It is directed by David Fincher, who is renowned for making some
of the Brad Pitt's best movies (Se7en; Fight Club; and The Curious
Tale of Benjamin Button).
The festival will close with Hereafter, Clint Eastwood's latest
opus about near-death experiences starring Matt Damon.
Taking place from on 24 September to 10 October, the festival will
feature 28 films chosen by the Film Society of Lincoln
Center.
They include Carlos, by Olivier Assayas; The Tempest, by Julie
Taymor; Another Year, by Mike Leigh; and Uncle Boonmee Who Can
Recall Past Lives, the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or winner by
Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul.