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A rare and revealing visit with the elusive master filmmaker,
Wim Wenders while filming Wings of Desire (1987)
Alfred Hitchcock, 1971.
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Guillermo Del Toro’s sketches for Pacific Rim
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David Fincher, Brad Pitt, and Morgan Freeman lend their voices and insight into this commentary track for Se7en:
“The underlying truth of all of these characters is they are in the violent business.” – Morgan Freeman
“If the ultimate journey is truth, or quest defined in a scene, then don’t fight it. At least, at its worst, you’ll have something that’s truthful.” – Brad Pitt
“To me, this is the closest I’ve been to a perfect film. Can we end on that?” – Brad Pitt
“What about Fight Club?” – David Fincher
25 Things We Learned From the ‘Se7en’ Commentary
Se7en Script by Andrew Kevin Walker for your downloading and reading pleasure:
This isn’t going to have a happy ending.
—William Somerset
Art of the Title: Se7en (1995)
Storyboard Study - Meeting John Doe
In the links to the following pages, you will see the unshot alternative ending that was included on the Criterion LaserDisc in storyboard format. Additionally, there is a very detailed diagram as to the horrific device used for the “Lust” crime.
Fincher Film School: On Directing
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