the book has been turned into a new movie by david fincher. and here is the trailer. >> she's one of the best investigators i have. >> but? >> she's different. >> in what way? >> in every way. >> something wrong with the report? >> anything you chose not to disclose? >> he's clean in my opinion. he's honest. >> your credibility isn't dead yet. >> mine is. >> he's had a long standing sexual relationship with his co-editor at the magazine. sometimes he pleasures her. not often enough, in my opinion. >> no, you're right not to include that. >> i nee your help. u come stay on esland. aa way of avoiding all those people you might want to avoid right now. you will be invtigating thies, misers, bullies, th most detestable collection of peopleou will ever et-- my family. this is harriet someone in the family murdered harriet and for the past 40 years has been ting to drive insane. those are from her d the rest from her killer. >> ties for prostitution, ties for assault. how many partners have you had in the last month? and how many of those were men?

we have the director david fincher, the actors rooney mara, daniel cig, christher plummer, stellan skarsgard and robin wright. >> no one her particurl kes her. i find it's much better if she works from home. >> but you told her i wanted to meet with her. >> but i've told her many more times i'd prefer her not to meet clients. >> you like her? >> very much. she's one of the best investigators i have, as you saw from her repor >> but? >> she's different. >> in what way? >> in every way. lisbeth? >> how do you do. >> something wrong with the report? >> no, it was quite thorough. but i'm also interested in what's not in it. >> there's nothing not in it. >> your opinion of him isn't it. >> he's clean in my opinion. >> you mean he's hygienic. >> he represents himself to be. >> i was fascinated with the fact that, you know, a 60-yeaold man, 58-year-old women, 17-ye-old girls were all finding something about her that was freeing or empowering in some kind of way and it had been kind of sold to me a this misogynist avenger. but what i felt about it was ultimately that there wasn't any kind of real fe

it is directed by award winning director david fincher starring daniel craig and rooney mara. >> what of lincoln theatre. we know it was a theatre. but there was a ballroom and we knew it was a stage for some of the greatest live entertainers of the time. does what are you saying about the identity of the theatre if you start off with the movie? is that what it is going to be from now on, a movie theatre? >> no, it is going to be a movie theatre. i grew up as a native washingtonian, i remember it as a movie house. i used to come here every sunday and on the weekends to see movies. and it is a part of my history as a native washingtonian. so, i remember it as a movie house. so, kicking it off goes back to some of the traditions that it has had as a movie venue. >> going forward though, what about live productions? what's the future? what are some of the acts you have in mind for washingtonians? >> going forward, we have the theatre holland coming next year. we have some live performances like the live comedy will continue. we have theatre, dance and music scheduled for next year in the

it's a dark uncomfortable two- hour movie directed by david fincher.t really does get right under your skin and if you are looking to escape holiday cheer this weekend, well, let me tell you this film is the film to see. the girl with the dragon tattoo. >> great cast. >> beautifully directed but, you know, it's not christmas. this isn't christmas, either. or is it? the other guy who loves to escape the holidays is the grinch who stole christmas. the golden gate theater in san francisco is the venue for this dr. seuss classic. max the dog says the grinch decides to steal christmas away from holiday-loving whos. the sets and costumes inspired boot original illustrations. >> who doesn't love whoville? >> while the music and book breathe new life into the story, it really is about the true meaning of christmas. a whole load of fun. >> i never realized the grinch was so fuzzy. >>> meantime, the michael jackson immortal tour is coming to the bay area. the cirque du soleil-produced jackson spectacular combines acrobatics, video, dance, and pyrotechnics to the

david fincher made this movie. it's a remake of a swedish film.on of the original, i think. however, the story is still so great that people who haven't seen the others aren't going to know what they're missing and they're going to enjoy it. i gave this one a b because, again, i know how good its predecessor was. but for everyone else watching, daniel craig is a lovely damsel in distress and the hard core punk is going to save him. fantastic movie. it works. >> you enjoy your holiday weekend and you have a thing for sweaters apparently in all these movies. good to see you. have a good holiday weekend. >> thank you. you, too. >> as we get close to the top of the hour, it's the video we just love here on cnn saturday and sunday morning. we caught the czech president stealing a pen. and he really thought he was going to get away with it, did he? we'll look back at this .some of the other embarrassing videos we have seen in to 211. you know, because you been, you know, this is what you had been doing. you know, working, working, working, working, work

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you work with the director of the film, name is david fincher, and you had worked with him about ever a motorcycle, you wou need to be naked a lot, there would be scenes that were very violent and by the way, there are three movies and so you had to make a commitment for four or five years. >> mmm. >> why did you say yes? >> you know, because i had read the books and because i just, you know like the rest of the world i fell in love with this character and an opportunity like this doesn't really come around for a young actress that often so i would have been crazy to have not wanted to do it. >> to say no. >> yes. >> you went through a lot to do the role, you also went through a lot of piercings, because she's very angry. she's been through so much. to do this role, you did it brilliantly. i wonder where you were able to find the boldness that it took to do this role, because you had to really throw yourself at it. >> yeah, you know, i don't know. whenever i read the books, she never felt that foreign to me. she felt very familiar to me and i felt like i really understood here and you

you work with the director of the film, name is david fincher, and you had worked with him about everorcycle, you would need to be naked a lot, there would be scenes that were very violent and by the way, there are three movies and so you had to make a commitment for four or five years. >> mmm. >> why did you say yes? >> you know, because i had read the books and because i just, you know like the rest of the world i fell in love with this character and an opportunity like this doesn't really come around for a young actress that often so i would have been crazy to have not wanted to do it. >> to say no. >> yes. >> you went through a lot to do the role, you also went through a lot of piercings, because she's very angry. she's been through so much. to do this role, you did it brilliantly. i wonder where you were able to find the boldness that it took to do this role, because you had to really throw yourself at it. >> yeah, you know, i don't know. whenever i read the books, she never felt that foreign to me. she felt very familiar to me and i felt like i really understood here and you kno

i got to have dinner with david fincher who's one of my idols, i thought "fight club" you know, before "the social network "was my favorite movie. it was a great experience, you know? no question about it. you dream as a writer to have a movie made like that of one of your books. and then the oscars, i mean, to get to go to the oscars and have aaron sorkin say your name, my cell phone exploded. i fell off my seat. he was a men. , you know? >> host: what's that? >> guest: you know, good for him, good for me. it was great. a great experience all around. but, um, no, there was nothing in that movie that i felt like i did not like. um, and you know what? as an author, i think i'm -- that's the luckiest thing to be able to say, right? because so many movies get made -- >> host: did you feel that way about $21"? >> guest: i loved "21." it's different than the book. there's no darkness to it, it's visually incredible, and it's very -- it's aimed directly at 21-year-olds who want to go to vegas, and i think it was perfect in respect. that movie, i got to spend pretty much every day on set, and