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David Fincher's The Social Network is one of the most anticipated films of 2010 and it has now been chosen to open the 48th New York Film Festival! Comingsoon.net has the official press release (as well as a new second teaser trailer):

"“It's exceptionally rare to discover a film that so powerfully captures the spirit of its time; The Social Network is such a film. David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin are a director/writer team, like [Sidney] Lumet and [Paddy] Chayefsky before them, that make this movie not only of the moment, but reflective of larger cultural issues as well, and confirm their position at forefront of contemporary cinema,” says Richard Peña, Selection Committee Chair & Program Director, The Film Society of Lincoln Center.

On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication [i.e. Facebook]. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications."

How significant is it to be a film that opens the NYFF? Put it this way, past selections include The Class which won the Palme D'Or at Cannes that same year and Good Night, And Good Luck which would go on to be nominated for the Best Picture Oscar.