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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (0) Email Print Reprints Read UPDATE 1-1 in 5 gay, bisexual men in US cities has HIV 23 Sep 2010 Obama seeks to curb ruling on gays in military 10:56am EDT U.S. Nuclear Weapons Have Been Compromised by Unidentified Aerial Objects PR Newswire 15 Sep 2010 CNN U.S. chief Klein out in management shuffle 2:07pm EDT Abbott identifies recalled baby formula lots 10:30am EDT Shared U.S. Nuclear Weapons Have Been Compromised by Unidentified Aerial Objects PR Newswire 15 Sep 2010 UPDATE 1-1 in 5 gay, bisexual men in US cities has HIV 23 Sep 2010 Ahmadinejad tells U.N. most blame U.S. gov't for 9/11 | 23 Sep 2010 Talking to death: texts, phones kill 16,000: study 23 Sep 2010 Obama seeks to curb ruling on gays in military 10:56am EDT Watched Spray-on haute couture Tue, Sep 21 2010 US walks out on Ahmadinejad speech Thu, Sep 23 2010 NASA unveils latest mars rover Tue, Sep 21 2010 Special report Welcome to Nokia, Mr. Elop The biggest cellphone company in the world has spent the past few years searching for a way to take on Apple and RIM. Now it has turned to an unknown Canadian with no background in mobiles. Can Stephen Elop make Nokia cool again? Full Article Factbox: Key problems facing new Nokia CEO "The Social Network" opens in NY to buzz, controversy Tweet This Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Related News Facebook CEO Zuckerberg to give $100 million to schools: report Thu, Sep 23 2010 Bill Gates still richest American, Forbes says Thu, Sep 23 2010 New Disney studio boss remodeling Mouse House Thu, Sep 23 2010 "Money Never Sleeps" faces hard time on Wall Street Wed, Sep 22 2010 "Social Network" a mesmerizing, must-see movie Tue, Sep 21 2010 Related Topics Fashion » Entertainment » Technology » Film » Media » Stars of the film ''The Social Network'' (L-R) Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake present an award at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, California September 12, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Mike Blake By Christine Kearney NEW YORK | Fri Sep 24, 2010 4:27pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billed as an exhilarating, visceral tale about the founding of Facebook, "The Social Network" gave the opening of the New York Film Festival on Friday an aura of anticipation and a touch of controversy. The film has attracted widespread attention with its assertion that it tells the true story of the birth of the website -- which now boasts more than 500 million members and is worth tens of billions. Yet, it is based on a book criticized for its reporting methods. One of the most talked about films of the year, "The Social Network" was transformed into a movie by Hollywood heavyweight director David Fincher and writer Aaron Sorkin. It has brought an unusual pizzazz to the 17-day film festival, which typically emphasizes the art of cinema over Hollywood-style premieres. "This movie is absolutely a true story, but with the catch that people disagree about what the truth was and the movie takes no position on what the truth is. It presents everybody's story," Sorkin, best known for his TV hit "The West Wing," told Reuters. The movie opens across the United States October 1, telling the rags-to-riches tale of how Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg was transformed from an intelligent, socially awkward Harvard University student to the hottest property in Silicon Valley for creating the online community. It intersperses scenes of depositions taken for lawsuits by Zuckerberg's former best friend and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, as well as by Olympic rowing twin brothers and former Harvard students Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. Both lawsuits resulted in undisclosed large settlements. Zuckerberg, now 26, is not expected at Friday's premiere. He refused to cooperate with the film and told Oprah Winfrey on her chat show on Friday, "It's a movie, it's fun" but his life was not so dramatic. Now worth $6.9 billion according to Forbes, Zuckerberg announced a $100 million donation to Newark, New Jersey schools on Friday, deflecting some media attention from the film's premiere. ZUCKERBERG, PRICKLY & SMART Zuckerberg also refused to cooperate with the book upon which the film is based, Ben Mezrich's "The Accidental Billionaires -- The Founding of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal." Some critics blasted it as frivolous for featuring too much narrative and not enough fact. The movie stars 26-year-old Jesse Eisenberg as Zuckerberg, Andrew Garfield as Facebook CFO Saverin, and Justin Timberlake as Napster creator and Internet wunderkind Sean Parker. None of the characters are portrayed in an altogether positive light. 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