online.wsj.com - 12/25/2008
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[brad pitt] Paramount Pictures Brad Pitt ages in a unique way in 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.'
rottentomatoes.com - 12/24/2008
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Synopsis: Director David Fincher and Brad Pitt team
up for a third time with this adaptation of...
a F. Scott Fitzgerald short story. Pitt plays a man who is born 80 years old, but instead of aging, he grows... Director David Fincher and Brad Pitt team ...
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Movie Reviews, Pictures
booknewsblog.blogspot.com - 12/31/2008
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Awards Daily —
... as this one. (At the extremes of his life Benjamin is played by children, or with Pitt’s face miraculously superimposed on other actors’ bodies.) But here the CGI magic and the artful makeup elegantly serve the poignant fantasy of a displaced soul who knows that the very young and the very old are similarly dependent, and everything in between is a precious gift. So is this wonderful movie.
And the Wall Street Journal’s Joe Morgenstern starts his review:
If time flowed backward for me as it does for Brad Pitt in ...
It's Almost Like Movie Christmas
Strange Culture —
... The Curious Case of Benjamin Button has potential because of the actors. I want to see Brad Pitt and Kate Blanchett perform in another good movie. It may be a bit long for my taste coming in at just under three hours. ...
Present Tense: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The House Next Door —
... , was not an unqualified popular or critical success, earning less at the box office than its budget, and dividing reviewers. The Wall Street Journal’s Joe Morgenstern called it “a one of a kind meditation on mortality, time’s inexorable passage and the fleeting sweetness of love.” The opposite end of the spectrum was represented by Los Angeles Times critic Kenneth Turan, who ...
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The Curious Case of the Better Benjamin Button Poster That Never Was
slashfilm.com 12/25/2008 —
Most people I talk to agree that The Curious Case of Benjamin Button theatrical character posters are ugly and boring. I wonder why Paramount Pictures/David Fincher chose not to use the piece of promotional art which can be seen below (found in ...
The Science Behind The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
slashfilm.com 2/23/2009 —
Paramount Pictures has launched BenjaminButtonFX.com , a website that reveals some of the secrets behind the visual effects magic that was used to create The Curious Case of Benjamin Button . From a man aging backwards, to a city’s development ...
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
boxofficemojo.com 1/23/2009 — > MOVIES Adjust this page for inflation ...>>> THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Domestic Total as of Jan. 23, 2009: $106,729,000 (Estimate) Distributor: Paramount Release Date: December 25, 2008 Genre: Fantasy Drama Running Time: 2 hrs. 48 min. ...
Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The (2008): Reviews
metacritic.com 12/24/2008 — MPAA RATING: PG-13 for brief war violence, sexual content, language and smoking Starring Brad Pitt , Cate Blanchett , Taraji P. Henson , Julia Ormond , Jason Flemyng , Elias Koteas , and Tilda Swinton “I was born under unusual circumstances.” And so ...
Movie Review - 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'
getthebigpicture.net 12/23/2008 — 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' is a better experience and a better production than it is a singularly entertaining movie. You're better for having seen it, it's definitely something to discuss further, but there's not as much to enjoy about it as you might think.
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