Tag: the social network

  • Trailer Talk: 30 Minutes or Less

    Trailer Talk: 30 Minutes or Less

    Sometimes actors get pigeon-holed into a certain type of character, and sometimes I’m ok with it. When I think of Jesse Eisenberg (or Michael Cera, for that matter), I automatically think of neurotic characters with boring lives, usually unsure of themselves and their place in the world. Well, Mark Zuckerberg in ‘The Social Network‘ had…

  • Review: The Social Network

    Movie: ‘The Social Network’ In Theaters: Oct. 1, 2010 Director: David Fincher Runtime: 121 minutes MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, drug and alcohol use, and language Gecko Rating: While watching ‘The Social Network,’ I tweeted about whether I wanted to be Mark Zuckerberg or not (yes, on Twitter, but my posts are automatically sent…

  • New in Theaters: The Social Network, Let Me In, Case 39

    Movies about social networks, social services, and socially unacceptable bullies are crowding into theaters this weekend. And maybe even a vampire or two! Here’s the rundown below. What are YOU seeing this weekend? The Social Network. The Web’s all abuzz about this movie on the origins of Facebook. Jesse Eisenberg plays Mark Zuckerberg, a Harvard…

  • Jesse Eisenberg: Mark Zuckerberg is a Lonely Person

    Jesse Eisenberg doesn’t like to watch himself on film, so he was especially irritated when he accidentally caught the last 30 seconds of ‘The Social Network,’ in which he stars as Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. “It’s just uncomfortable to watch me,” he said. “Not in the same way that it’s uncomfortable to listen…

  • The Facebook Movie Trailer: You Don’t Get to 500 Million Friends Without Making a Few Enemies

    The Facebook Movie – a.k.a. ‘The Social Network’ – has been in the works for a while, so I’m excited to see it finally headed to the big screen on Oct. 1, 2010. Jesse Eisenberg will be perfect as Mark Zuckerberg, the Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius who on one fall night in 2003,…

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