Justin Timberlake and Jesse Eisenberg are a couple of high-profile whiz kids in David Fincher’s THE SOCIAL NETWORK
THE SOCIAL NETWORK (David Fincher, 2010)
Pier 63 Lawn, Hudson River Park
Cross at West 22nd or 24th St.
Wednesday, July 6, free, 8:30
www.hudsonriverpark.org
www.thesocialnetwork-movie.com
Nominated for eight Oscars and winner of three, The Social Network stars Jesse Eisenberg (The Squid and the Whale, Adventureland) as computer whiz kid Mark Zuckerberg, the boy genius who developed what became Facebook while attending Harvard. The film is told primarily in flashback as Zuckerberg is being sued for having allegedly stolen the idea from the Winklevoss twins (both played by Arnie Hammer). Zuckerberg is depicted as a spiteful, mean-spirited, self-indulgent person trying to prove to his ex-girlfriend (Erica Albright) that he will amount to something. Justin Timberlake is outstanding as the fast-moving, smooth-talking Sean Parker, the founder of Napster who loves living the high life. For a young man who created a social media platform where people collect friends, Zuckerberg made a lot of enemies on his way to the top. The film was written by Aaron Sorkin (A Few Good Men, The West Wing), who makes an appearance as an ad executive meeting with Zuckerberg, and directed by David Fincher, who has made such other terrific films as Fight Club, Zodiac, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The Social Network is screening July 6 in Hudson River Park, kicking off the free Wednesday night RiverFlicks for Grown-ups series, with free popcorn; the upcoming schedule, which features 2010’s blockbuster hits, includes Easy A (July 13), The Kids Are All Right (July 20), The Other Guys (July 27), The Fighter (August 3), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (August 10), and The Town (August 17). For a complete list of free outdoor summer films throughout the city, click here.