Before you see Button, Fight Club, Zodiac or Se7en, listen to this podcast on David Fincher

Under the Sign of Fincher is finally upon us…your chance to see the director’s most acclaimed films up on the big screen, including Se7en, Zodiac, Fight Club and the directors newest, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

In the second installment of the Critics’ Roundtable, Film Comment’s Evan Davis sat down with two trusted colleagues to discuss the films of David Fincher:

Kent Jones, Editor-at-large, Film Comment
Nathan Lee, The New York Times, Alt.Cult (WNYC)

Among the issues tackled were the development of Fincher’s career, how Zodiac may or may not be “talking” back to Se7en, the passage of time in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and the exploration of systems within Fincher’s work. Listen to it now:

[Download the MP3 here]

In related news, our special Facebook contest has a winner! Wayne Titus wants to ask David Fincher “For an ensemble piece like Zodiac do you do a lot of rehearsing with your actors before principal shooting?” Kent Jones will be on hand to interview the director about his career on Sunday at 7:30 at Rose Hall, and with any luck there will be a Q & A session after the conversation open to audience participation.

See classic Fincher films paired with Fincher selections Jan 1-3

See The Curious Case of Benjamin Button on Sunday at 3

See a conversation with David Fincher on Sunday at 7:30

Special contest for our Facebook fans…start the year off Under the Sign of Fincher!

Very excited to announce a unique line-up of films by and selected by director David Fincher. I mean, how often do you get the chance to see Se7en and Mary Poppins back to back? That’s right, in an unusual Film Society happening, you can see double features starting at the very beginning of the year: see Se7en and Mary Poppins on the 1st, Fight Club and Butch Cassidy on the 2nd, and Zodiac (the director’s cut) and Chinatown on the 3rd. Your ticket admits you to any two consecutive screenings!

And in a special contest for our Facebook Fans, you have the chance to win a pair of tickets to a conversation with David Fincher on the making of Benjamin Button on Sunday, January 4, 2009 at 7:30pm at Rose Hall.

To play, write the question you would like to ask David Fincher about his movies or his career on the Wall of the Film Society of Lincoln Center fan page by midnight, EST Monday, December 29th. One winner will be chosen at random out of a pool of eligible entries and announced on the blog and the Film Society fan page.

Start the new year…Under the Sign of Fincher!