On Friday night, another mob scene waited outside the Arlington for their honoree and ultimately filled the house.  Every year the Santa Barbara International Film Festival presents a Director In Residence and this year the versatile David Fincher opened up at the Q & A, dishing the 411 on his film career and the industry in general. 

Jake Gyllenhaal and Taraji P. Henson were also on hand making additional contributions as per their experience working with Finch with Pete Hammond on deck to moderate.

Two hours flew by as David and Pete chewed the fat about a career spanning genres and decades.  As a kid he worked for Korty Films and followed up with ILM (Industrial Light and Magic) and that lead to directing commercials and music videos for the likes of Mikey Jackson and Madonna.  But that’s IMDB common knowledge.  The more interesting stuff came and well, this is one of those times when I’m just going to personally savor the moment and say, ha, ha, should have been there!  Next time, make sure that you are.