A Facebook in the Crowd - By Donald Levit With back-to-back showings for its world première, The Social Network is New York Film Festival Opening Night and arrives to so much anticipation that a roll-over screening was needed to accommodate lines of media people at an earlier screening. This buzz makes it easy to raise... MORE >>
Stingy Nettle Filmmaking - By Richard Jack Smith Fingers brush against a dark green leaf. A film leaves open-ended discussions, in which viewers are itching to find the solutions. The Social Network establishes a new, updated brand: stingy nettle filmmaking. This surpasses refrigerator knowledge by instilling an immediate yearning... MORE >>