The Circuit

Anne Thompson has the first day wrap here, which included Fincher's tribute and a screening of his "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button":

According to Paramount production exec Brad Weston, the movie has been cut by another five minutes down to "a little over two and half hours," he said. It's about to be locked. After years of stalled development the movie was greenlit by new Paramount chief Brad Grey after previous management teams had balked at its cost, revived because Grey was looking for a vehicle for Brad Pitt. Fincher, who has given Pitt some of his juiciest roles, had just the thing. The movie could go either way--toward Oscar season glory or inflated noble failure. That's the risk everyone takes with a all-in bet like this. Certainly there's never been anything like it.

As expected, sneak screenings of Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire" and "Flash of Genius" were announced today.  A nasty rumor of a possible "Revolutionary Road" sneak was put down.  It's still not finished.