The Denver Film Society and the Complete Work of Director David Fincher

Denver Film Society presents a month long film series in March, screening Fincher's body of work. "The Complete Work of Director David Fincher" shows his films every Tuesday at the Denver Film Center/Colfax.

"Seven" and "Alien 3"screens as a double feature at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1

The series rolls out with a double feature of "Alien 3" and "Seven." "Alien 3" was Fincher's directorial debut for feature films after a breakthrough with innovative music videos and commercials. While "Alien 3" wasn't the big break Fincher had hoped for, it did get an Oscar nomination for Best Special Effects.

With his next feature, Fincher wowed audiences and critics with "Seven," giving Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman one of their most memorable films. He also went renegade by refusing to change the film's horrific twist ending, arguably one of the best twists in the past 20 years of movies.

"The Game" screening at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8

While Fincher's follow up to the box office success of "Seven" didn't rake it in, critics dug "The Game" and the film has since built a cult following. Michael Douglas and Sean Penn starred in this intense thriller that allowed Fincher to further explore an epic twist ending.

"Fight Club" and "Panic Room" screens as a double feature at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15

Calling "The Game" a cult hit for Fincher is easily due to the renewed respect he garnered for adapting Chuck Palahniuk's "Fight Club." Again, Fincher wasn't breaking any box-office records, but certainly built up some critical steam. It also became a modern cult classic that got fans to revisit "The Game." Returning to a successful collaboration with Brad Pitt, "Fight Club" even made its way onto several Greatest Movies of All Time lists. It continued the director's burgeoning twist ending trademark.

"Panic Room" on the other hand nailed a hefty box-office return, but without the critical and cult acceptance Fincher generated. Fincher even called it a date movie that was also a really good B movie. "Panic Room" tapped the talents of Jodie Foster and introduced us to Kristen Stewart, but like the double feature screening, it was chasing the tail winds of "Fight Club."

"Zodiac" screening at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22

Fincher abandoned any expectations that all his films must have a twist ending with the heavy-handed crime drama "Zodiac," starring Robert Downey, Jr., Mark Ruffalo, and Jake Gyllenhaal. Fincher's dark cinematic tints and characteristically gruff male demeanor was a perfect match for this 1970s period piece about the infamous hunt for the Zodiac killer. Fincher brought on the real Dave Toschi as an advisor too; Ruffalo played Toschi in "Zodiac," but he was inspired by actors such as Steve McQueen ("Bullitt") and Clint Eastwood ("Dirty Harry"). The film is often said to be one of Fincher's most under-appreciated ventures.

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" screening at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29

Not garnering the Oscar nods expected for "Zodiac," Fincher called upon buddy Brad Pitt to pursue a completely uncharacteristic film, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." Based on the F. Scott Fitzgerald short story, Fincher's dance with themes of age and death rallied up 13 Oscar nominations, including his first for Best Director. It tells the tale of man born old who ages in reverse to die as an infant.