Forum Views ()
Forum Replies ()
Read more with google mobile :
Sorkin defends Social Network in blog comment
|
Edition:
U.S.
Article
Comments (0)
Email
Print
Reprints
Read
Judge lets states' healthcare suit go forward
14 Oct 2010
Heartfelt homecoming for Chile's rescued miners
|
2:19am EDT
U.S. is currency war's "tomb maker": China economist
14 Oct 2010
Google shares jump in Frankfurt-trade after results
|
3:12am EDT
Bernanke speech seen tipping to Fed's next move
12:50am EDT
Discussed
201
California governor debate turns into verbal brawl
78
U.S. judge allows states’ healthcare suit to proceed
77
Republicans to take House at midterm vote: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Watched
South Korean boyband TVXQ reunites
Wed, Oct 13 2010
Red faces over top model gaffe
Tue, Sep 28 2010
The day ahead: October 15, 2010
Thu, Oct 14 2010
Sorkin defends "Social Network" in blog comment
Tweet This
Share on LinkedIn
Share on Facebook
Related News
Zuckerberg takes staff to see "Social Network"
Fri, Oct 8 2010
David Fincher updates status on "Social Network"
Wed, Oct 6 2010
"Social Network" passes first test with Oscar voters
Mon, Oct 4 2010
Facebook movie underscores cultural phenomenon
Fri, Oct 1 2010
UPDATE 2-Privately held Facebook in 5-for-1 stock split
Fri, Oct 1 2010
Analysis & Opinion
When Facebookâs Mark Zuckerberg met Zuckerman: A New Jersey story
Related Topics
Fashion »
Entertainment »
Zagat Power Lunches »
Film »
By Bryan Alexander
Thu Oct 14, 2010 11:40pm EDT
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Aaron Sorkin took to an unusual forum to defend his screen treatment of women in "The Social Network" -- the comments section of a niche blog.
The screenwriter gave a passionate response to a comment posted about the film on TV comedy writer Ken Levine's blog. The comment that caught Sorkin's attention criticized "the lack of a decent portrayal of women" in "The Social Network," the David Fincher-directed story of the creation of Facebook.
"I get it. It's not hard to understand how bright women could be appalled by what they saw in the movie," Sorkin wrote. "But you have to understand that that was the very specific world I was writing about."
Sorkin said the portrayal reflects the early days of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook.
"I was writing about a very angry and deeply misogynistic group of people," Sorkin wrote. "These aren't the cuddly nerds we made movies about in the '80s. They're very angry that the cheerleader still wants to go out with the quarterback instead of the men (boys) who are running the universe right now."
Levine gave "a million thanks" in a later post for the posting by the high-profile writer, which caused "my blog to go viral for the first time ever."
Sorkin's representative confirmed that the comment was indeed from the screenwriter.
Fashion
Entertainment
Zagat Power Lunches
Film
Add a Comment
*We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam and review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters.
© Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters
Editorial Editions:
Africa
Arabic
Argentina
Brazil
Canada
China
France
Germany
India
Italy
Japan
Latin America
Mexico
Russia
Spain
United Kingdom
United States
Reuters
Contact Us
Advertise With Us
Help
Journalism Handbook
Archive
Site Index
Video Index
Reader Feedback
Mobile
Newsletters
RSS
Podcasts
Widgets
Your View
Analyst Research
Thomson Reuters
Copyright
Disclaimer
Privacy
Professional Products
Professional Products Support
Financial Products
About Thomson Reuters
Careers
Online Products
Acquisitions Monthly
Buyouts
Venture Capital Journal
International Financing Review
Project Finance International
PEhub.com
PE Week
FindLaw
Reuters on Facebook
Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests.
NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.
Other News on Friday, 15 October 2010 Sudan Abyei vote deadline "impossible"
French strike sparks street clashes, fuel warnings
France warns motorists against panic-buying fuel
Eight NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Wave of takeovers as Chavez speeds up revolution
|
Verizon to join AT&T in selling Apple iPads
Clinton urges wealthy Pakistanis to dig into pockets
NATO backs Taliban talks, vows no halt to military action
Chavez in Moscow to talk energy, defence
Melzer defeats Nadal at Shanghai tennis Masters
Bloggers bitter over Chile mine rescue in tragedy-hit Russia
At Lebanon border, Ahmadinejad predicts Israel's demise
French woman on trial for burqa assault
|
Moody's downgrades US newspaper outlook to 'negative'
US trade deficit swells amid record China gap
Renegade commander starts talks with South Sudan
|
Ahmadinejad declares "Zionists as mortal" near Israel border
US-TECH Summary
Ex-President Carter to start Mideast peace tour
|
OPEC holds oil output, warns on risks to recovery
Third day of protests in France as strikes grind on
|
Mobile phones help lift poor out of poverty: U.N. study
Israelis wary ahead of Ahmadinejad border tour
South Lebanon abuzz ahead of Ahmadinejad visit
Serra draws closer in Brazil poll, markets react
|
Emotional Chile mine rescue strikes chord with public, media
Pakistan militant variety tests West security: U.S.
|
Five NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Pakistan flood reconstruction to cost $9.7 billion
Beijing officials trained in social media: report
NATO: 8 service members killed in Afghanistan
Clinton urges wealthy Pakistanis to dig into pockets
N.Korean agency apparently opens foreign-language website
China calls for resumption of N.Korea nuclear talks
Need a lift? Phone your car and it'll pick you up
Indonesia says China interested in shipwreck treasure
Mobile phones help lift poor out of poverty: U.N. study
Jolie battles to film directorial debut in Bosnia
U.S. says to do "whatever it takes" on Afghan talks
Mobile phones help lift poor out of poverty: U.N. study
|
Hiroshima, Nagasaki protest US nuclear test
FCC weighs creating fund to boost broadband
|
A Minute with: Clint Eastwood on death, afterlife
Hitler exhibition breaks taboos in Berlin
Thai PM says intervention cannot stop baht's rise
Global regulatory body agrees on new banking rules: official
Japan will take 'resolute' action on yen if needed: Kan
Toyota mulls halting Corolla exports on strong yen: reports
Hilary Swank film draws ire of victim's family
|
Singer Christina Aguilera files for divorce
|
Furor over Ground Zero mosque prompts View walkout
|
Lady Gaga buys back unreleased music from auction
|
After Chile rescue, U.S. to get mining reality TV show
|
Star Wars dub sends jobbing ad man into orbit
|
Taliban torch NATO truck in Pakistan, two dead
Russia, Georgia talks 'difficult' over refugees
Heartfelt homecoming for Chile's rescued miners
|
French strike sparks street clashes, fuel warnings
US soldier may face punishment for aid worker death
US videogame sales remain uninspired
Indestructible McDonalds burger amazes US
Chavez in Moscow to talk energy, defence
China leaders gather to map economic, political plans
|
Sudan Abyei vote deadline "impossible"
Google profit soars in third quarter
Ahmadinejad, near Israel border, says "Zionists mortal"
Obama Congratulates Chile's Pinera
Administration Moves Against Court Ruling On DADT, Obama Promises Otherwise
"Supernanny" Premiere Takes On The Show's Most Troubled Teen
Ed Gordon To Interview Condoleeza Rice On BET
AMD posts net loss, beats expectations
Chest Compressions May Be Key To Heart Attack Patients' Survival
U.N. envoy urges sanctions for rebel over Congo rapes
|
shares surge on acquisition report
Funkshion: Fashion Week Miami Fast Approaching This Month
Havana takes a hit as Tropical Storm Paula passes
|
Katy Perry, Paramore To Salute The Troops On "VH1 Divas" Special
U.S. offshore agency excited over Google power line
Blumenthal Gains In Connecticut; McMahon Still Unpopular With Women
Sudan Abyei vote deadline impossible: north
|
Disney Reveals "Who Is Hannah Montana?" On New DVD
Reform calls mount as China's Communists meet
Bruno Mars Spends Fourth Week At #1 On Billboard Hot 100 With "Just The Way You Are"
North Korean appeal over age-lies ban rejected
Texting tops with US teens
Tom Cruise eyed for role in 'Top Gun' sequel: report
Latest Wall Street movie 'just a drama', says director
Lutheran church celebrates 100 years in Namibia
Seagate in buyout talks, TPG involved: sources
|
Pakistan flood reconstruction to cost $9.7 billion
Facebook joins forces with Skype
Sony Ericsson Q3 phone shipments fall, profits hit
|
Feng shui gives Italian wine the feel good factor
Melzer defeats Nadal in Shanghai surprise
Texting tops with US teens
Obama 'trapped' by Bollywood kidnap comedy
Pakistan foils plot to kill prime minister
US-ENTERTAINMENT Summary
Singapore businessman withdraws Liverpool bid
U.S. offshore agency excited over Google power line
|
US, reversing course, backs Afghan peace effort
Tom Cruise eyed for role in 'Top Gun' sequel: report
Philippine massacre clan member killed: police
Sorkin defends "Social Network" in blog comment
Marvel, ABC prep TV return for "Incredible Hulk"
De Niro, Weaver to star in "Red Lights"
US porn movie shutdown grows after HIV scare
Weinstein Co. to appeal "Blue Valentine" rating
AirAsia planning to list Thai unit next year
China says yuan must not be 'scapegoat' for US woes
Seoul shares end up 0.1 pct on tech shares
China housing prices resume rise in September
Jackass 3D expected to lead weekend box office
|
Honda recalls 127,000 cars in Brazil
Rapper T.I. denies suicide save was publicity stunt
|
Taiwan stocks fall, pulled down by HTC and Mediatek
Tom Cruise eyed for role in 'Top Gun' sequel: report
|
Pakistani July-Sept foreign investment falls 28.5 pct
Oprah gives Jon Stewart audience D.C. rally tickets
|
Sopranos colleagues reunite for '60s-set film
|
India's Infosys second quarter profit up 13.2 percent
Weinstein Co. to appeal Blue Valentine rating
|
Japan ready to intervene again on strong yen
De Niro, Weaver to star in Red Lights
|
PAKISTAN
Marvel, ABC prep TV return for Incredible Hulk
|
Sorkin defends Social Network in blog comment
|
Amy Adams, Chris Cooper eyeing Muppet movie
|
TED Talks take to iPad
NATO allowed Taliban official to Kabul: Petraeus
|
Sarkozy sends in police to break fuel blockade
Dollar under pressure before Bernanke speaks
Russia to build nuclear power station in Venezuela
|
Prosecutors launch tax inquiry against Berlusconi
Paris airports pipeline cut amid protests: company
Hungary spill plant to restart, villagers return
|
World's longest tunnel nears completion under Swiss Alps
Iran welcomes nuclear talks offer, seeks dates
|
World's longest tunnel completed under Swiss Alps
Swiss break through in world's longest tunnel
|
Somali gunmen abduct British aid worker, free Somali
|
Russia to build nuclear power plant in Venezuela
|
Nigeria court sacks state governor months before polls
|
Palestinians protest new Jerusalem housing plan
|
US drone strike 'kills three in Pakistan'
China metes out fines for Brazil basketball brawl
Sacked Pakistan judges fear repeat performance
Tight military budgets scale down South China Sea wargames
Tom Cruise eyed for role in "Top Gun" sequel: report
Pakistan says willing to assist Afghan talks
Thousands in Rome to celebrate Australia's first saint
Oprah gives Jon Stewart audience D.C. rally tickets
Google trumps Wall Street targets
|
Pakistani stocks end up; rupee weakens; o/n rates flat
Reform calls mount as China's Communists meet
HP hires Nokia exec to run mobile software
|
Taiwan dlr eases on c.bank selling after volatile wk
Activists challenge Beijing over Nobel prisoner
Non-retail video game sales hit $2.9 billion
|
Hackers in China steal S.Korean secrets: Seoul
Japan warns of more currency intervention
Japan's political kingpin Ozawa fights indictment
Japan exits Iran's biggest onshore oil field project
Indian students slam Bollywood's 'inaccurate' Aussie flick
Mother of teen "sex addict" sues "Tyra" show
"Sopranos" colleagues reunite for '60s-set film
Oprah gives Jon Stewart audience D.C. rally tickets
Richards: Mick Jagger was unbearable
|
Mother of teen sex addict sues Tyra show
|
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights