David Fincher - Actor's Director

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After more than 100 Eyebrow Cinema videos, it's time to tackle the ultimate Youtube video essayist rite of passage: The David Fincher Video. In this essay, I look at the performances of Fincher's filmmaker and attempt to understand David Fincher as an actor's director.

Works Cited:

Wreckage and Rage: Making Alien 3. Charles de Lauzirika. 2003.
The Game Commentary Track with David Fincher et al. 2017.
All in the Game. David Sterritt. 2017.
Fight Club Commentary Track with David Fincher. 2009.
Panic Room Commentary Track with David Fincher. 2003.
Zodiac Commentary Track with David Fincher. 2009.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Commentary Track with David Fincher. 2009.
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button. David Prior. 2009.
The Man Who Watched The Hours Go By. Kent Jones. 2009.
The Social Network Commentary Track with David Fincher. 2011.
How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook? David Prior. 2011.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Commentary Track with David Fincher. 2012.
Casting Salander. David Prior. 2012.
Daniel Craig on Film Acting. David Prior. 2012.
Gone Girl Commentary Track with David Fincher. 2015.
Dismantling the Myth of David Fincher. 2020. Eric Ducker. https://www.theringer.com/movies/2020...
Brad Pitt Did Everything in His Power to Keep Seven's Ending Intact. 2022. Fatemeh Mirjalili. https://www.slashfilm.com/865456/brad...

Filmography: https://letterboxd.com/eyebrowcinema/...

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Blacksmith by Godmode
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Vampire by Emmit Fenn
Carnival by smallertide
Love Him by Loyalty Freak Music
When the World Goes Quiet Pt. VI by RYDOX
I Feel You by Soft & Furious

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