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TIFF '11 Review: Numbers Don't Lie In 'Moneyball' That Swings For The Fences & Hits A Triple

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • September 8, 2011 11:45 AM
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  • 4 Comments
America's greatest pastime hasn't been in great shape lately. Plagued by drug scandals and general disenchantment with the sport that pays astronomical prices for out-of-shape guys to hit a ball four hundred feet or so, it seems the magic of the ol' ballgame seems to have dissipated. This writer once religiously followed the sport, could rattle off batting lineups, bullpen rosters and second string second basemen at a moment's notice. But of late, we haven't had much reason to pay attention other than casually stopping in on games while flipping through channels. And while "Moneyball" won't get us picking up the daily sports section again, Bennett Miller's enjoyable and rousing film is a tribute to that the game's journeymen. The guys who aren't mega-watt stars, but who hustle day in and day out for years, all for the love of the game.
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More: Films, Actors, Review, Bennett Miller, Sports Films, Jonah Hill, Moneyball

Watch: 'Moneyball' Trailer Debuts Starring Brad Pitt & Jonah Hill

  • By Catherine Scott
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  • June 16, 2011 2:53 AM
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  • 6 Comments
Update: Yahoo has dropped the official trailer, sans the hosts of "Entertainment Tonight." Check it out below.
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More: Films, Actors, Film Studios, Bennett Miller, Sports Films, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sony, Moneyball

Mychael Danna Scoring 'Moneyball' & 'Life Of Pi'

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • February 7, 2011 3:15 AM
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  • 1 Comment
Not every movie can star Robert Downey Jr or Johnny Depp; the most in-demand talents only have a certain amount of time, and sometimes you just have to go with a Channing Tatum or Jonathan Rhys-Meyers. And the same thing is true across all aspects of film production; Roger Deakins can't lens every film, for instance, and Hans Zimmer can't score everything, opening things up for those who, for whatever reason, have never quite gotten the acclaim of those above them in the hierarchy. For instance, take Mychael Danna.
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More: Films, Composers, Ang Lee, Bennett Miller, Life Of Pi, Sports Films, Mychael Danna, Moneyball

Universal And Sony Find New Fall 2011 Dates For 'The Thing' And 'Moneyball'

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • November 23, 2010 11:43 AM
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  • 1 Comment
Running a studio is a lot like playing chess. You really have to know how to utilize your pieces and position them for success, but also be aware of what the opposition is up to. Sometimes you have to sacrifice a pawn in order to make a bigger score, and sometimes gambles don't pay off. As such, people suspected that Universal was exposing a weakness when they yanked "The Thing" from its April release date for reshoots.
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More: Films, Film Studios, Bennett Miller, Modern Horror, Sports Films, Universal, The Thing, Moneyball

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