the curious case of benjamin button

David Fincher Traces His Assholishness To Its Source

7:42AM STV | There’s no single passage from this epic new David Fincher interview that we feel especially good singling out at others’ expense, but at least one answers history’s long-standing question: Why is he such a prick? More »

Ben Lyons Forced To Atone For His ‘Benjamin Button’-Loving Sins

7:11AM Kyle Buchanan | In 2007, Ebert usurper Ben Lyons proclaimed I Am Legend “one of the greatest movies ever made.” In 2008, he gave highest honours to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Finally, he’s being called out. More »

Italian Plagiarism Accuser Screwing Up ‘Button’ Oscar Comeback

6:50AM STV | Oscar season’s smear-outsourcing trend spreads today to Italy, where bizarre new allegations threaten to complicate — if not quite derail — Team Benjamin Button’s fledgling comeback quest. More »

How ‘Benjamin Button’ Can Finish 0-For-13 On Oscar Night

7:54AM STV | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button grazed history last week with 13 Academy Award nominations. But could it seize Oscar legend by the throat on Feb. 22 with 13 losses? We think so!

Life Is Like A Box Of Reverse-Staling Chocolates

4:40AM Seth | Did something about Eric Roth’s screenplay for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button remind you of an earlier success of his called Forrest Gump? You’re not alone. More »

David Fincher Disavows ‘Benjamin Button’ Shooter

7:43AM Kyle Buchanan | David Fincher may be temperamental about having his films come out just so, but he’s got nothing on James Ciallela, who shot a fellow moviegoer for interrupting Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Judge Throws Out Attempted Murder Charge for ‘Benjamin Button’ Shooter

6:40AM Kyle Buchanan | While today brought good news for crime-accused Hollywood celebrities, how did Hollywood-adjacent folk heroes like Benjamin Button shooter James Cialella fare?

Filmgoer Gets Firing Squad For Talking During ‘Benjamin Button’

3:13AM STV | Like the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush, a Philadelphia moviegoer earned instant folk-hero status on Christmas by shooting a viewer who wouldn’t shut up during The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. More »

The Butterscotch Puppy: A Christmas Miracle!

3:23AM Seth | We hope Santa brought everything you wanted (Wii porn), and nothing you didn’t (tongue cancer, American Apparel giftcards). Your B.O., followed by the Top 5 Chinese Dishes Consumed Later by the Jews Who Saw Them:

Your Favourite Stars Join Holiday Box-Office Fight to the Death

12:45AM STV | Welcome back to Defamer Attractions, your regular guide to everything new, noteworthy and/or mortifying at the movies. This week: Hollywood gets stuck in your chimney delivering Benjamin Button and four other holiday blockbuster hopefuls. More »