I never liked Tom Ripley but I keep meeting him.
I’ve “met” Ripley in five films, and he’s now the protagonist of a somber eight-part Netflix series. So filmmakers clearly find his character intriguing. Even though he has no character.
That, in itself, reminds me that Hollywood is suffering the same problem as Washington: an absence of vital young protagonists. Voters are confronted by an election that’s really a rerun, likely opened by a debate no one wants to witness.
In filmmaking, the worldwide success of Oppenheimer told us that a complex story becomes more interesting if it’s also about someone interesting. Yet movies with vibrant young protagonists seem to be losing their moment.
Dan Lin, the new chief of film at Netflix, confides a desire — since rebutted by Ted Sarandos on Thursday’s Q1 earnings call — to steer away from mindless mega-budget action films like...
I’ve “met” Ripley in five films, and he’s now the protagonist of a somber eight-part Netflix series. So filmmakers clearly find his character intriguing. Even though he has no character.
That, in itself, reminds me that Hollywood is suffering the same problem as Washington: an absence of vital young protagonists. Voters are confronted by an election that’s really a rerun, likely opened by a debate no one wants to witness.
In filmmaking, the worldwide success of Oppenheimer told us that a complex story becomes more interesting if it’s also about someone interesting. Yet movies with vibrant young protagonists seem to be losing their moment.
Dan Lin, the new chief of film at Netflix, confides a desire — since rebutted by Ted Sarandos on Thursday’s Q1 earnings call — to steer away from mindless mega-budget action films like...
- 4/19/2024
- by Peter Bart
- Deadline Film + TV
The 21st century has been rich with cinematic tales that capture the spirit of sports. These films not only showcase the thrill of competition but also delve into personal struggles, triumphs, and the relentless pursuit of dreams. The stories told through these movies often reflect our life challenges and make them resonate deeply with audiences around the globe.
Inspirational Underdogs: Stories of Triumph
One of the most compelling aspects of sports cinema is the portrayal of underdogs, individuals, or teams who rise above adversity to achieve greatness. Movies like Rocky Balboa and Million Dollar Baby exemplify this theme, offering viewers a glimpse into the hearts and minds of characters who defy the odds.
Their journeys from the bottom to triumph are not just about winning, they’re about perseverance, dedication, and the human spirit’s capacity to overcome. The beauty of these stories lies in their ability to inspire us,...
Inspirational Underdogs: Stories of Triumph
One of the most compelling aspects of sports cinema is the portrayal of underdogs, individuals, or teams who rise above adversity to achieve greatness. Movies like Rocky Balboa and Million Dollar Baby exemplify this theme, offering viewers a glimpse into the hearts and minds of characters who defy the odds.
Their journeys from the bottom to triumph are not just about winning, they’re about perseverance, dedication, and the human spirit’s capacity to overcome. The beauty of these stories lies in their ability to inspire us,...
- 3/22/2024
- by Michael Walsh
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
When Moneyball hit theaters, it wasn’t just an underdog story of a baseball team; it was also a tale of the real people behind the Oakland A’s revolutionary approach to the game. The film, based on Michael Lewis’s book, left many wondering about the fates of its characters. Today, let’s explore where these individuals have landed since their Hollywood portrayal. Billy Beane Stepping Up to the Plate Billy Beane, the mastermind behind the Moneyball philosophy, continues to leave his mark on baseball. As a long-standing Gm for the A’s, he has seen his fair share of ups and downs. First,...
- 11/23/2023
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
A Million Miles Away is a feel-good drama film based on the autobiography of astronaut José Hernández titled Reaching for the Stars: The Inspiring Story of a Migrant Farmworker Turned Astronaut. The Prime Video film follows the story of Hernández from when he was a child and he came to the United States as a migrant farm worker with his parents. In his childhood, he saw the launch of Apollo 11, and from then on he harbored a dream of going into space. Throughout his life he overcomes a lot of hurdles first with the help of his family and then his wife in order to achieve his dream. So, if you liked the inspirational film here are some similar movies you could watch next.
First Man (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Universal Pictures
Synopsis: Oscar®-winning director Damien Chazelle and star Ryan Gosling reteam for the riveting story behind the...
First Man (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Universal Pictures
Synopsis: Oscar®-winning director Damien Chazelle and star Ryan Gosling reteam for the riveting story behind the...
- 9/13/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Max has many hard-hitting films available to stream in June, from fantastical worlds like Pandora in “Avatar: The Way of Water” (2022) to true stories like “Just Mercy” (2019) and “I, Tonya” (2017) starring soon-to-be Barbie, Margot Robbie.
If you’re in more of a fun, flirty mood, “Magic Mike’s Last Dance” has become available on the streamer. Music lovers can find the latest iteration of “A Star Is Born” starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, as well as two of the other previous versions, available on Max. Brad Pitt’s sobering performance in “Moneyball” could satisfy sports fans.
Here are the 7 best new movies on Max in June 2023:
“Avatar: The Way of Water” (2022) “Avatar 2: The Way of Water” (20th Century Studios)
The second installment set in James Cameron’s Pandora universe blasted the box office when it was released in December of 2022. Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldana...
If you’re in more of a fun, flirty mood, “Magic Mike’s Last Dance” has become available on the streamer. Music lovers can find the latest iteration of “A Star Is Born” starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, as well as two of the other previous versions, available on Max. Brad Pitt’s sobering performance in “Moneyball” could satisfy sports fans.
Here are the 7 best new movies on Max in June 2023:
“Avatar: The Way of Water” (2022) “Avatar 2: The Way of Water” (20th Century Studios)
The second installment set in James Cameron’s Pandora universe blasted the box office when it was released in December of 2022. Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldana...
- 6/27/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Summer’s here, and if you’re looking for new movies to watch this June, we’ve got you covered. Newly streaming titles this month include the third (and final?) “Magic Mike” movie, Chris Hemsworth’s highly anticipated “Extraction” sequel on Netflix, the “Nicolas Cage as Dracula” new release “Renfield” and at long last, “Avatar: The Way of Water” makes its streaming debut on multiple streaming services. As always, we’ve also rounded up a number of library titles newly streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, Max, Paramount+, Hulu, Peacock and Disney+ throughout the month of June, so not only is there a little something for everyone, there’s enough to get you through those days when it’s just to hot to step outside.
Check out our list of some of the best new movies to stream in June 2023 below.
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Check out our list of some of the best new movies to stream in June 2023 below.
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- 6/23/2023
- by Drew Taylor and Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Sonny Vaccaro knows his basketball. As played with reliable conviction by Matt Damon, the head scout in Nike’s dwindling hoops division has a keen eye for the next great players, attending high school all-star tournaments around the country and scanning for potential endorsements. But Sonny is also a gambler, and on the tail end of his trips he jets over to Las Vegas to lock in a couple parlays, betting on NBA money lines and spreads before throwing all his winnings away at the craps table a minute later. You get the sense this has become his beleaguered ritual. At some point those basketball instincts and his penchant to go for broke will align and finally pay off.
It’s a shrewd preview of what’s to come in Air, director Ben Affleck’s entertaining, workmanlike retelling of how Vaccaro helped an underdog shoe company sink a half-court heave...
It’s a shrewd preview of what’s to come in Air, director Ben Affleck’s entertaining, workmanlike retelling of how Vaccaro helped an underdog shoe company sink a half-court heave...
- 4/4/2023
- by Jake Kring-Schreifels
- The Film Stage
In 2011, Sony Pictures released Moneyball, based on Michael Lewis’s book of the same name. The story follows Oakland Athletics General Manager Billy Beane – played by Brad Pitt – as he attempts to build a team of overlooked but talented baseball players using controversial statistical analysis techniques known as sabermetrics. The film was a critical and commercial success, earning over $110 million at the box office and six Academy Award nominations, including Best Actor and Supporting Actor nods for Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, respectively. But just how accurate is the film? Let’s play ball and find out Wtf Really Happened to Moneyball.
Right off the bat, Moneyball demonstrates that professional baseball is an unfair game. While teams like the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox have player budgets exceeding $100,000,000, the Oakland A’s have to make do with a “measly” $40,000,000. In short, the big teams were buying up the best players in the league,...
Right off the bat, Moneyball demonstrates that professional baseball is an unfair game. While teams like the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox have player budgets exceeding $100,000,000, the Oakland A’s have to make do with a “measly” $40,000,000. In short, the big teams were buying up the best players in the league,...
- 3/28/2023
- by Brian Accardo
- JoBlo.com
As a director, Ben Affleck has proven himself to be a versatile, compelling talent, moving seamlessly from the morally complex “Gone Baby Gone” to the stark crime drama “The Town” to the tense and thrilling best picture winner “Argo.” Even Affleck’s one directorial misstep, the critically panned box office bomb “Live by Night,” has an intriguing gloss and conviction.
That’s why it’s so difficult for many viewers to answer: “Which Affleck-directed joint is your favorite?” Well, that decision may get even harder with the arrival of “Air,” Affleck’s latest feature which premiered as the Closing Night film at the South by Southwest Film Festival earlier this month.
“Air” tells the story of Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon), a marketing executive for the athletic shoe and apparel supplier Nike, Inc., who seeks to strike a deal with rookie basketball player Michael Jordan during the 1980s. Anchored by Damon...
That’s why it’s so difficult for many viewers to answer: “Which Affleck-directed joint is your favorite?” Well, that decision may get even harder with the arrival of “Air,” Affleck’s latest feature which premiered as the Closing Night film at the South by Southwest Film Festival earlier this month.
“Air” tells the story of Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon), a marketing executive for the athletic shoe and apparel supplier Nike, Inc., who seeks to strike a deal with rookie basketball player Michael Jordan during the 1980s. Anchored by Damon...
- 3/27/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Since making his screen acting debut on “The Cosby Show” at age 21, Adam Sandler has built a reputation as a timelessly popular comedic performer with such resume highlights as “Happy Gilmore,” “50 First Dates,” and “Grown Ups,” not to mention his successful five-season stint on “Saturday Night Live.” He has also continually proven his dramatic chops over the past two decades as the star of “Punch-Drunk Love,” “Reign Over Me,” and “Uncut Gems,” the last of which brought him the most positive notices of his career just three years ago. Now, he is in the running for his first Screen Actors Guild Award based on his work in the sports drama film “Hustle.”
For the first time since 2015, all five of this year’s Best Film Actor SAG Award nominees are new to the category. Sandler and concurrent Best Ensemble contender Colin Farrell (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) are the only...
For the first time since 2015, all five of this year’s Best Film Actor SAG Award nominees are new to the category. Sandler and concurrent Best Ensemble contender Colin Farrell (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) are the only...
- 2/6/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
If you’re looking for something new to watch on Netflix, you’ve come to the right place. November plays host to a number of exciting debuts on the streaming service, including both original films brand new to the world and new releases from earlier this year that are finally making their streaming debuts. Whether it’s a rollicking animated heist movie, a buzzy bestseller adaptation or a so-cheesy-it’s-good Christmas movie, there’s a little something for everyone in this specially curated list.
So sit back, relax and peruse our list of the best new movies to stream on Netflix in November 2022 below.
The Bad Guys DreamWorks Animation
If it’s an animated film you’re looking for, “The Bad Guys” is a funny and refreshingly cinematic entry in the medium. Released earlier this year, the film is loosely based on the children’s book series of the same...
So sit back, relax and peruse our list of the best new movies to stream on Netflix in November 2022 below.
The Bad Guys DreamWorks Animation
If it’s an animated film you’re looking for, “The Bad Guys” is a funny and refreshingly cinematic entry in the medium. Released earlier this year, the film is loosely based on the children’s book series of the same...
- 11/13/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
When you hear the name Brad Pitt, what comes to mind? A beautiful charming face, chiseled abs, his popular romantic entanglement, or his movies? There are many sides to the iconic American actor, however, this article focuses on his collection of exceptional movies. From smaller roles to the bigger ones that established him as a Hollywood icon, here’s a list of the best to worst Brad Pitt movies we have seen so far.
Top 20 Brad Pitt Movies
Source: Vulture
Since making his first appearance in 1987 on “Dallas,” Brad Pitt has enjoyed a decent career over the last four decades with over 80 movies and TV shows. Which Brad Pitt movie is your favorite? Here’s a list of 20 out of his movie roles, ranked from best to worst. The dates of the movies are in no particular order.
1. “Fight Club (1999)”
No hype, Pitt’ performance in “Fight Club” starring Tyler Durden...
Top 20 Brad Pitt Movies
Source: Vulture
Since making his first appearance in 1987 on “Dallas,” Brad Pitt has enjoyed a decent career over the last four decades with over 80 movies and TV shows. Which Brad Pitt movie is your favorite? Here’s a list of 20 out of his movie roles, ranked from best to worst. The dates of the movies are in no particular order.
1. “Fight Club (1999)”
No hype, Pitt’ performance in “Fight Club” starring Tyler Durden...
- 11/3/2022
- by Dee Gambit
- buddytv.com
When Brad Pitt, as Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane in the 2011 modern classic “Moneyball,” rhetorically asked, “How can you not be romantic about baseball,” he wasn’t talking about the inevitability of love and sports colliding. “Bull Durham” this was not. What Billy was referring to (via Aaron Sorkin and Steven Zaillian’s script) was the sentimental wish-fulfillment America’s pasttime so often and so easily lends itself to realizing. He may as well have asked, “How can you not dream?” For even when those dreams are dashed, as Billy’s were time and time again, the sport known for guaranteeing three tries per at-bat is thus the one most encouraging of idealism, of myth-making, of hope.
Prime Video’s series, “A League of Their Own,” despite being inspired by Penny Marshall’s iconic 1992 film of the same name, may share more in common with Billy’s encouraging...
Prime Video’s series, “A League of Their Own,” despite being inspired by Penny Marshall’s iconic 1992 film of the same name, may share more in common with Billy’s encouraging...
- 8/10/2022
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
A decade after its release, "Moneyball" remains one of the best sports films of the 21st century. A story centered on a general manager who analyzes statistics in order to build a championship-caliber baseball team may not inherently seem exciting, but Bennett Miller's emotional rollercoaster ride defied expectations by showing how this new strategy impacted players, managers, and fans.
"Moneyball" tells the incredible true story of the Oakland Athletics baseball team and their groundbreaking 2002 season under their new Gm, Billy Beane (Brad Pitt). Beane was once expected to be a great baseball player and had tremendous promise as a young man, but failed to live...
The post Movies Like Moneyball You Definitely Need to See appeared first on /Film.
"Moneyball" tells the incredible true story of the Oakland Athletics baseball team and their groundbreaking 2002 season under their new Gm, Billy Beane (Brad Pitt). Beane was once expected to be a great baseball player and had tremendous promise as a young man, but failed to live...
The post Movies Like Moneyball You Definitely Need to See appeared first on /Film.
- 12/28/2021
- by Liam Gaughan
- Slash Film
Photo: 'Moneyball'/Sony Pictures Releasing Moneyball is a solid drama starring Brad Pitt as real-life Baseball manager Billy Beane. It charts his quest to circumvent his team’s lack of finance and the ensuing revolutionary strategy he and his partner Peter Brand (Jonah Hill) introduced into the sporting world: Moneyball, an intelligent concept devised to evaluate players based solely on statistics. A Sports Film Unafraid To Be About Sports You don’t have to be a baseball fan to enjoy Moneyball, but its' surprisingly detailed portrayal of the inner workings of an athletic institution should be universally interesting to anyone who follows sports more generally. Most sport-dramas overemphasize personal struggles in order to appeal to a wider audience, yet Moneyball is unafraid to primarily be about baseball, which is a gutsy approach given the mass appeal it seeks. It mostly succeeds; I am not a baseball fan, and I was...
- 10/25/2020
- by Amhara Chamberlayne
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
Swing and a miss. Striking out. Fair or foul. Rounding the bases. Touching them all.
Baseball is back. The latest opening day in history is upon us but nonetheless it’s still opening day.
Baseball is as much a part of America as mom, apple pie, the flag – and the movies.
No sport has been romanticized on the silver screen as often as baseball. Hollywood has been betting on baseball for decades and it still delivers a winning performance. Diamonds Are Forever isn’t just a James Bond film. It perfectly describes the relationship between the Silver Screen and the American Pastime.
Grab your peanuts and Cracker Jack, because you’re about to get caught in a run down of the greatest baseball films ever made.
42 (2013)
A biopic of when Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier while wearing No. 42 for the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, hence the title. The film earned $27.3 million during its opening weekend.
Baseball is back. The latest opening day in history is upon us but nonetheless it’s still opening day.
Baseball is as much a part of America as mom, apple pie, the flag – and the movies.
No sport has been romanticized on the silver screen as often as baseball. Hollywood has been betting on baseball for decades and it still delivers a winning performance. Diamonds Are Forever isn’t just a James Bond film. It perfectly describes the relationship between the Silver Screen and the American Pastime.
Grab your peanuts and Cracker Jack, because you’re about to get caught in a run down of the greatest baseball films ever made.
42 (2013)
A biopic of when Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier while wearing No. 42 for the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, hence the title. The film earned $27.3 million during its opening weekend.
- 10/8/2020
- by AMP Training
- AsianMoviePulse
Believe it or not, there was a time during Brad Pitt‘s ascent up the Hollywood ladder when he faced accusations of being little more than a pretty face, with his acting abilities frequently called into question. The 56 year-old has more than put those doubts to rest, though, and recently picked up an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor thanks to his latest collaboration with Quentin Tarantino in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, in what was his fourth acting nomination in total.
Not only that, but Pitt has also gained a reputation as the producer of high quality movies, winning his first Oscar for backing Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave and receiving another nod for Adam McKay’s The Big Short. The only time he’s been nominated for his work both in front and behind of the camera in the same film, however, was 2011’s Moneyball,...
Not only that, but Pitt has also gained a reputation as the producer of high quality movies, winning his first Oscar for backing Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave and receiving another nod for Adam McKay’s The Big Short. The only time he’s been nominated for his work both in front and behind of the camera in the same film, however, was 2011’s Moneyball,...
- 9/17/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
Matt Keough, a former All-Star pitcher, baseball executive, and guest star on the reality TV show Real Housewives of Orange County, has died. He was 64 and no cause of death was provided.
Keough appeared twice on the Bravo reality show, which featured his ex-wife Jeana Keough and their children, Kara, Shane, and Colton. Kara Keough, who is married to former NFL player Kyle Bosworth, posted on Instagram. She lost a baby son in April. “Daddy, please take care of my son,” Kara Keough wrote Saturday night. “Teach him the circle change-up and how to find forever friends. You’re on grandpa duty in heaven now.” The Oakland Athletics statement praised Keough’s time with the team. “Matt was a great baseball man and a proud Oakland A,” Billy Beane, the team’s executive vice president of baseball operations, said in a statement.
“He had an incredible passion for the game...
Keough appeared twice on the Bravo reality show, which featured his ex-wife Jeana Keough and their children, Kara, Shane, and Colton. Kara Keough, who is married to former NFL player Kyle Bosworth, posted on Instagram. She lost a baby son in April. “Daddy, please take care of my son,” Kara Keough wrote Saturday night. “Teach him the circle change-up and how to find forever friends. You’re on grandpa duty in heaven now.” The Oakland Athletics statement praised Keough’s time with the team. “Matt was a great baseball man and a proud Oakland A,” Billy Beane, the team’s executive vice president of baseball operations, said in a statement.
“He had an incredible passion for the game...
- 5/3/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Matt Keough, a former pitcher for the Oakland Athletics who appeared on “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” has died. He was 64.
The Major League Baseball team announced the sad news on Saturday night with a statement from Billy Beane, the team’s executive vice president of baseball operations.
“He left an unforgettable impression on everyone he touched in baseball. Our sincerest condolences are with the entire Keough family tonight,” Beane said.
The A’s organization mourns the loss of former pitcher and special assistant Matt Keough.
"He left an unforgettable impression on everyone he touched in baseball. Our sincere condolences are with the entire Keough family tonight." – Billy Beane pic.twitter.com/sEGaLiFLc7
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) May 3, 2020
Keough pitched in 170 games for the Oakland Athletics between 1977 and 1983, then spent time with the New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros and the Hanshin Tigers in Japan.
He...
The Major League Baseball team announced the sad news on Saturday night with a statement from Billy Beane, the team’s executive vice president of baseball operations.
“He left an unforgettable impression on everyone he touched in baseball. Our sincerest condolences are with the entire Keough family tonight,” Beane said.
The A’s organization mourns the loss of former pitcher and special assistant Matt Keough.
"He left an unforgettable impression on everyone he touched in baseball. Our sincere condolences are with the entire Keough family tonight." – Billy Beane pic.twitter.com/sEGaLiFLc7
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) May 3, 2020
Keough pitched in 170 games for the Oakland Athletics between 1977 and 1983, then spent time with the New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros and the Hanshin Tigers in Japan.
He...
- 5/3/2020
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Moneyball’s Billy Beane said it best when it came to surviving in a hard industry. “Adapt or die.” Powerful words and while Hollywood is not baseball, they’ve got more in common than most would think about. You see, both require stars to perform their craft admirably for an audience, sell merchandise, and get butts in seats. However, one thing that Hollywood does better than baseball, and pretty much every other profession is: adaptation.
For those of you who don’t know, adaptation refers to the process of making something suitable for a new use or purpose. Our bodies adapt to time changes, animals adapt to environmental shifts, and Hollywood adapts novels, comic books, plays, and video games to try and get more money. While not identical in the biological sense, Hollywood is just doing what we do all the time. They are changing to better fit the new situation they are presented with.
For those of you who don’t know, adaptation refers to the process of making something suitable for a new use or purpose. Our bodies adapt to time changes, animals adapt to environmental shifts, and Hollywood adapts novels, comic books, plays, and video games to try and get more money. While not identical in the biological sense, Hollywood is just doing what we do all the time. They are changing to better fit the new situation they are presented with.
- 9/29/2017
- by S Christian Roe
- Age of the Nerd
Every movie that Aaron Sorkin has written since the turn of the 21st century has been about a real person. On the other hand, it might be more accurate to say that none of the movies that Aaron Sorkin has written since the turn of the 21st century have been about a real person. Sure, “The Social Network” effectively “Rashomon”-ed the myth of Mark Zuckerberg, “Moneyball” immortalized Billy Beane, “Charlie Wilson’s War” reintroduced Americans to a semi-forgotten Congressman, and “Steve Jobs” made sure everyone knows that the guy who invented our phones was a pretty shitty dad, but those films weren’t interested in capturing their respective subjects so much as they were in selling them for spare parts.
Sorkin doesn’t want the life story; he wants the life rights. He wants to take the facts, sharpen them until they can cut through all the noise, and...
Sorkin doesn’t want the life story; he wants the life rights. He wants to take the facts, sharpen them until they can cut through all the noise, and...
- 9/9/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Is this heaven? Nope, it’s Opening Week.
Recently Mlb rounded up a group of players to recite, word for word, James Earl Jones’ famous “people will come, Ray” speech from Field Of Dreams.
Wamg declares America’s national pastime, Baseball, to be the official sport of movie fans everywhere. As Brad Pitt said in Moneyball, “How can you not be romantic about Baseball?”
It all started Sunday night with the Cardinals at the Cubs with St. Louis winning 3 to 0.
To celebrate the first pitch of Opening Week, here’s our list of the best Baseball movies.
The Rookie
One of the best baseball biopics to come along over the years, The Rookie, starring Dennis Quaid, tells the true story of Jim Morris, a man who finally gets a shot at his lifelong dream-pitching in the big leagues. A high school science teacher/baseball coach, Morris’ players make a bet with him:if they win district,...
Recently Mlb rounded up a group of players to recite, word for word, James Earl Jones’ famous “people will come, Ray” speech from Field Of Dreams.
Wamg declares America’s national pastime, Baseball, to be the official sport of movie fans everywhere. As Brad Pitt said in Moneyball, “How can you not be romantic about Baseball?”
It all started Sunday night with the Cardinals at the Cubs with St. Louis winning 3 to 0.
To celebrate the first pitch of Opening Week, here’s our list of the best Baseball movies.
The Rookie
One of the best baseball biopics to come along over the years, The Rookie, starring Dennis Quaid, tells the true story of Jim Morris, a man who finally gets a shot at his lifelong dream-pitching in the big leagues. A high school science teacher/baseball coach, Morris’ players make a bet with him:if they win district,...
- 4/6/2015
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The draw of a period piece is twofold. We can travel back in time to another world, where the style, art, technology and social values differ from our own, and more importantly, observe how those differences, and the characters and locations that exhibit them, reflect on the present. AMC's revered 1960s ad agency drama "Mad Men" not only accomplishes these goals with aplomb, it does so in an entirely original fashion, exploring such disparate elements as civil rights, feminism, office politics, jealousy, hypocrisy, and the very nature of love, possession, happiness, and identity. In 2007, "Mad Men" entered a TV landscape dominated by "American Idol", "Big Bang Theory" and "Gossip Girl". The show's laconic pacing and relatively low-stakes plotting set it apart from a narrative standpoint, especially as its run continued and thrillers like Showtime's "Homeland" and AMC stablemates "Breaking Bad" and "The Walking Dead" drew in more viewers. In its production values,...
- 4/3/2015
- by Beth Kelly
- Rope of Silicon
It feels appropriate to write this in the dull early morning. Through the window, the trees are nearly bare, the sky flat and gray; it will not change at all until night falls. If Terrence Malick owns a kind of harvest time golden hour, then perhaps Bennett Miller, director of “Foxcatcher,” (our review) owns this slate, damp, late autumnal dawn. It’s the color of the beginning of his feature debut, “Capote," as a car drives up to a house, eerily still amid miles of empty Kansas farmland. It’s the color of the skies that hover over a deserted Fenway Park as Billy Beane is made an offer he can’t refuse and does. “More clouds of gray… than any Russian play… ” warbles Timothy Speed Levitch tunelessly as Miller’s black and white 1998 documentary “The Cruise” opens, and that same film ends with a hazy, low-contrast aerial shot of...
- 11/19/2014
- by Jessica Kiang
- The Playlist
One of the most perverse truths in this world is that we are frequently drawn to the things and the people we cannot have. There are few pains more piercing and more pervasive than the heartbreak of not being able to be with that certain person, and it's not something rational or easy to explain. All of us, at some point in our lives, have felt that magnetic pull, and all of us, at some point in our lives, have felt that same bitter sting when we realize that we will not, in fact, get our fairy tale ending. Not all of us go homicidal about it, though. Bennett Miller's "Foxcatcher" tells a true-life story about a strange, disturbing relationship between Olympic gold medal winner Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) and billionaire weirdo John du Pont (Steve Carell), and it is a chilly, unnerving, unblinking take on the events. Miller...
- 11/14/2014
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
With Benedict Cumberbatch playing Alan Turing in The Imitation Game, James explores the importance of a good biopic...
Benedict Cumberbatch is Alan Turing. Benedict Cumberbatch is also the most popular Sherlock Holmes in history, the terrible and stupendous dragon Smaug in The Hobbit film adaptations and the ultimate nemesis that is Khan in the alternate-timeline that constitutes the Star Trek reboot movie cycle.
Benedict Cumberbatch is also set to become Doctor Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe - the hottest multi-franchise in the galaxy (several galaxies, actually) and the multifaceted pop-cultural entity magnetically attracting the most fascination and speculation right now (even more than the upcoming Star Wars sequels, which Cumberbatch has also been heavily linked with. In all likelihood, for all we know, Benedict Cumberbatch is also a Star Wars secret).
Benedict Cumberbatch is also Benedict Cumberbatch - one of the most in-demand actors alive with a cult-like fan...
Benedict Cumberbatch is Alan Turing. Benedict Cumberbatch is also the most popular Sherlock Holmes in history, the terrible and stupendous dragon Smaug in The Hobbit film adaptations and the ultimate nemesis that is Khan in the alternate-timeline that constitutes the Star Trek reboot movie cycle.
Benedict Cumberbatch is also set to become Doctor Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe - the hottest multi-franchise in the galaxy (several galaxies, actually) and the multifaceted pop-cultural entity magnetically attracting the most fascination and speculation right now (even more than the upcoming Star Wars sequels, which Cumberbatch has also been heavily linked with. In all likelihood, for all we know, Benedict Cumberbatch is also a Star Wars secret).
Benedict Cumberbatch is also Benedict Cumberbatch - one of the most in-demand actors alive with a cult-like fan...
- 11/13/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
1. Moneyball (2011) Strutting through Bennett Miller's fact-based comedy about baseball economics, Pitt, as Oakland Athletics manager Billy Beane, is in glorious control of his leading-man powers. The performance is mellow, rhythmically alive and deeply felt -- like a great jazz solo. See more Highly Paid Film Stars 2. The Tree of Life (2011) Pitt could have turned the stern, authoritarian 1950s Texas father into the villain of Terrence Malick's metaphysical masterpiece. Instead, the actor makes him both threatening and needy, an almost iconic -- but never less than human -- vision of wounded American masculinity. 3. 12 Monkeys (1995) Pitt plays
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- 10/18/2014
- by Jon Frosch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
What do film directors Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Agnès Varda, Robert Wise, Fred Zinnemann, Luis Buñuel, Alain Resnais, Roman Polanski, Sidney Lumet, Robert Altman, Louis Malle, Richard Linklater, Tom Tykwer, Alexander Sokurov, Paul Greengrass, Song Il-Gon, Alfonso Cuarón, and Alejandro Iñárritu have in common? More specifically, what type of film have they directed, setting them apart from fewer than 50 of their filmmaking peers? Sorry, “comedy” or “drama” isn’t right. If you’ve looked at this article’s headline, you’ve probably already guessed that the answer is that they’ve all made “real-time” films, or films that seemed to take about as long as their running time.
The real-time film has long been a sub-genre without much critical attention, but the time of the real-time film has come. Cuarón’s Gravity (2013), which was shot and edited so as to seem like a real-time film, floated away with the most 2014 Oscars,...
The real-time film has long been a sub-genre without much critical attention, but the time of the real-time film has come. Cuarón’s Gravity (2013), which was shot and edited so as to seem like a real-time film, floated away with the most 2014 Oscars,...
- 10/18/2014
- by Daniel Smith-Rowsey
- SoundOnSight
With it being October, our site will be featuring lots of great writing on the Horror genre. This month doesn’t just bring the scares for me though, it also brings the postseason playoffs for my favorite sport: Baseball. While I won’t have as much on the line this year as my Braves played a sub-.500 season (still waiting on them to call me back and offer me the General Manager position), I still enjoy watching the other teams battle it out for the World Series. So in honor of all that, it seemed appopriate to take a look back at the 2011 film Moneyball, which followed Oakland Athletic’s General Manager Billy Beane and the way he and his front office embraced computer-generated analysis in 2002 to create a winning team out of a low budget and undervalued players.
One of the biggest achievements that will cement this film in...
One of the biggest achievements that will cement this film in...
- 10/7/2014
- by Dylan Griffin
- SoundOnSight
Many saw Foxcatcher when Bennett Miller and Sony Pictures Classics premiered it at Cannes. I saw it yesterday at Toronto, and the tale about two Olympic Gold Medalist brother wrestlers who get entwined with the bizarre Du Pont family scion John is just as soul crushing when it veers from a quirky character study to tragedy. The human need that gets twisted and corroded in the relationship between Mark and Dave Schultz with Du Pont is every bit as powerful as the strange bond between In Cold Blood killer Perry Smith and Truman Capote in Miller’s first narrative film. Capote got five Oscar noms and won Philip Seymour Hoffman his Best Actor Oscar, and Miller’s follow-up, Moneyball, got six Oscar noms including Best Picture. Foxcatcher’s had Oscar buzz on it since Cannes, where Miller was named Best Director and the film was a Palm d’Or nominee with praise for Steve Carell,...
- 9/10/2014
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline
A great sports movie should also appeal to those who have no particular interest in sports. Accordingly, some of the best baseball movies could just as easily slot into other genres – they're comedies like The Bad News Bears, historical dramas like Eight Men Out, weepies, biopics, coming-of-age dramas and everything in between.
With this week's release of based-on-a-true-story feel-good drama Million Dollar Arm, Digital Spy takes a look at the ten best baseball movies.
1. Eight Men Out (1988)
John Sayles' 1988 drama tackles Major League Baseball's Black Sox scandal, in which eight underpaid members of the Chicago White Sox (including 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson) conspired with gamblers to intentionally lose the 1919 World Series. Sayles' terrific script perfectly captures the time and place and does a superb job of dramatising several elements of a complex story, with impressive attention to detail.
Very much an ensemble piece, the eclectic cast includes John Cusack (as...
With this week's release of based-on-a-true-story feel-good drama Million Dollar Arm, Digital Spy takes a look at the ten best baseball movies.
1. Eight Men Out (1988)
John Sayles' 1988 drama tackles Major League Baseball's Black Sox scandal, in which eight underpaid members of the Chicago White Sox (including 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson) conspired with gamblers to intentionally lose the 1919 World Series. Sayles' terrific script perfectly captures the time and place and does a superb job of dramatising several elements of a complex story, with impressive attention to detail.
Very much an ensemble piece, the eclectic cast includes John Cusack (as...
- 8/30/2014
- Digital Spy
We are very eager to go see Million Dollar Arm when it opens this weekend because we love baseball! How could we not? And, check out the reviews from other kids! It is America's favorite past time, so of course we know we are going to love the newest baseball-themed flick. However, it is not the first baseball related movie we've fallen for. In honor of the newest baseball movie and #ThrowbackThursday, we wanted to share our five favorite baseball-themed flicks of all time.
5. The Sandlot. A young kid finds himself learning to play baseball in order to be able to fit in with the other boys in his neighborhood. A bond is soon built between the group of kids who share the same passion - baseball. It might be the commonality they all share, but it is the memories they have on that baseball field that bond them together forever.
5. The Sandlot. A young kid finds himself learning to play baseball in order to be able to fit in with the other boys in his neighborhood. A bond is soon built between the group of kids who share the same passion - baseball. It might be the commonality they all share, but it is the memories they have on that baseball field that bond them together forever.
- 5/15/2014
- by npalmer@fanlala.com (Nicole P.)
- kidspickflicks
Breathe in, y’all. This is the real American Idol with its 70-second performances and glib-ass judge comments. (I’m already starting to grit my teeth whenever Harry brings up “intonation” in a condescending way.) The theme of this live episode’s performances was, essentially, “Be yourself!” So as you can imagine, there were tons of disasters. Being yourself + being interesting = apparently difficult. Let’s rank ‘em.
13. Kristen O’Connor, Kelly Clarkson’s “Beautiful Disaster”
Here’s my impression of Kristen O’Connor and her brilliant Moneyball-style strategizing: “I need to prove my worth since I’m a wild card. My strategy is to choose Kelly Clarkson‘s most forgettable song. See you in the finals!” Billy Beane in the hooooouse. Weirder yet, she somehow intended the song — which is very much addressed from a woman to a man — to be about herself? She’s the beautiful disaster? Or this competition is?...
13. Kristen O’Connor, Kelly Clarkson’s “Beautiful Disaster”
Here’s my impression of Kristen O’Connor and her brilliant Moneyball-style strategizing: “I need to prove my worth since I’m a wild card. My strategy is to choose Kelly Clarkson‘s most forgettable song. See you in the finals!” Billy Beane in the hooooouse. Weirder yet, she somehow intended the song — which is very much addressed from a woman to a man — to be about herself? She’s the beautiful disaster? Or this competition is?...
- 2/27/2014
- by Louis Virtel
- The Backlot
To celebrate the DVD and Blu-ray release of Rush this week, we’ve taken a look back at sports in the movies to bring you the Ten Best Sports Biopics…
Brian’s Song (1971)
A weepie isn’t something you always associate with a sports biopic, but Brian’s Song does such an extraordinary job in portraying two teammates and friends. American football players Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers butt heads when they both compete for a starting spot on the Chicago Bears. They ultimately become buddies, yet their friendship is cut short when Brian is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Try to hold back the tears at the end of the film … just try.
Raging Bull (1980)
The argument continues to rage amongst scholars and everyday moviegoers as to what director Martin Scorsese’s best film actually is, but any conversation about it has to include his knockout boxing biopic Raging Bull.
Brian’s Song (1971)
A weepie isn’t something you always associate with a sports biopic, but Brian’s Song does such an extraordinary job in portraying two teammates and friends. American football players Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers butt heads when they both compete for a starting spot on the Chicago Bears. They ultimately become buddies, yet their friendship is cut short when Brian is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Try to hold back the tears at the end of the film … just try.
Raging Bull (1980)
The argument continues to rage amongst scholars and everyday moviegoers as to what director Martin Scorsese’s best film actually is, but any conversation about it has to include his knockout boxing biopic Raging Bull.
- 1/29/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Slated Editorial Director Colin Brown is back with another essay in his series on packaging films. You can check out Colin's writing on the filmonomics blog, and you can see this post in its original format here. It has been ten years since the publication of Moneyball: The Art of Winning An Unfair Game and still the quest goes on to find those hidden signals and data points that might do for the film industry what Billy Beane and his bean-counters did for professional baseball -- namely, unlock the secrets of success in a business distorted by old wisdoms. There is much to be gained from such a statistical treasure trove. In film entertainment, as in sports, the scouting establishment has a habit of undervaluing those most often responsible for winning results. A costly obsession with conventional star performers has blinded both industries to what really makes teams tick. To...
- 1/14/2014
- by Colin Brown
- Indiewire
Does Jonah Hill take himself too seriously? That seems to be the theme of most conversations when you bring up the actor who first made us crack up as sex-crazed clown Seth in Superbad. During James Franco’s record-setting roast on Comedy Central it was the go-to stab. In his interview for Rolling Stone‘s cover story earlier this year, it seemed to be the prevailing take away for many readers. Perhaps it’s true. Or perhaps there’s just that inevitable skepticism that greets comedic actors who attempt to...
- 12/25/2013
- by Charles Thorp
- Rollingstone.com
Does Jonah Hill take himself too seriously? That seems to be the theme of most conversations when you bring up the actor who first made us crack up as sex-crazed clown Seth in Superbad. During James Franco’s record-setting roast on Comedy Central it was the go-to stab. In his interview for Rolling Stone's cover story earlier this year, it seemed to be the prevailing take away for many readers. Perhaps it’s true. Or perhaps there's just that inevitable skepticism that greets comedic actors who attempt to portray a character of any depth.
- 12/25/2013
- Rollingstone.com
2013 has been something of a vintage year for Brad Pitt – his troubled zombie thriller World War Z became a smash hit against all odds, and he co-produced Steve McQueen's critically acclaimed Oscar frontrunner 12 Years a Slave.
As the actor celebrates his 50th birthday, Digital Spy takes a look back over 10 key moments from his on-screen career.
Brad Pitt turns 50: 11 vintage pictures to celebrate
1. This Pringles advert from 1989
Because... wow. Pitt had a few early roles on the small screen – most notably in 21 Jump Street, Dallas and short-lived Fox high school drama Glory Days – but we feel 'Once You Pop', directed by Lawrence Bridges, really sums up the first era of his career. That era being "the eighties".
2. Thelma & Louise (1991)
This year's The Counsellor reunited Pitt with Ridley Scott, the director who gave him his first break on the big screen in 1991's iconic womance. After Billy Baldwin dropped...
As the actor celebrates his 50th birthday, Digital Spy takes a look back over 10 key moments from his on-screen career.
Brad Pitt turns 50: 11 vintage pictures to celebrate
1. This Pringles advert from 1989
Because... wow. Pitt had a few early roles on the small screen – most notably in 21 Jump Street, Dallas and short-lived Fox high school drama Glory Days – but we feel 'Once You Pop', directed by Lawrence Bridges, really sums up the first era of his career. That era being "the eighties".
2. Thelma & Louise (1991)
This year's The Counsellor reunited Pitt with Ridley Scott, the director who gave him his first break on the big screen in 1991's iconic womance. After Billy Baldwin dropped...
- 12/18/2013
- Digital Spy
Another great week for the streaming services with some good watches from this year, last year, the year before and about ten or twenty years back. I struggle to believe we can keep up this kind of momentum and variety until Christmas but we will see what happens. At the moment this column is just a pleasure to write due to the variety of stuff available.
One thing that has amazed me this week is how a worthy and quite brilliant drama like Disconnect can just squeak out on to streaming with so little fanfare. Have things really changed that much? Is relevant, timely cinema worthy of discussion made independently really such an off-putting thing to studios and distributors? A few years back when the Mubi service was introduced on the PlayStation Network, it threatened to give us free and pay per view independent cinema that you couldn’t see anywhere else.
One thing that has amazed me this week is how a worthy and quite brilliant drama like Disconnect can just squeak out on to streaming with so little fanfare. Have things really changed that much? Is relevant, timely cinema worthy of discussion made independently really such an off-putting thing to studios and distributors? A few years back when the Mubi service was introduced on the PlayStation Network, it threatened to give us free and pay per view independent cinema that you couldn’t see anywhere else.
- 10/30/2013
- by Chris Holt
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
From Formula One to football and boxing to baseball, here are the big screen's finest sport sagas
Rush
Don't get excited, Liverpool fans: director Ron Howard's latest film isn't about the Reds' all-time leading scorer Ian Rush and his rubbish 'tache. Instead, it tells the extraordinary story of the 1976 Formula One season, dominated by the battle between dashing British playboy driver James Hunt (played by Chris "Thor" Hemsworth) and austere Austrian Niki Lauda (Daniel "Good Bye, Lenin!" Brühl). After a near-fatal crash at the Nürburgring, Lauda returned just six weeks later, his horrific scalp burns still bandaged and bleeding, to defend his world title. It's scripted by Peter Morgan, who's made a career out of dramatising real events in the likes of The Queen and Frost/Nixon.
The Damned United
"I wouldn't say I was the best manager in the country. But I'm in the top one." Director Tom Hooper...
Rush
Don't get excited, Liverpool fans: director Ron Howard's latest film isn't about the Reds' all-time leading scorer Ian Rush and his rubbish 'tache. Instead, it tells the extraordinary story of the 1976 Formula One season, dominated by the battle between dashing British playboy driver James Hunt (played by Chris "Thor" Hemsworth) and austere Austrian Niki Lauda (Daniel "Good Bye, Lenin!" Brühl). After a near-fatal crash at the Nürburgring, Lauda returned just six weeks later, his horrific scalp burns still bandaged and bleeding, to defend his world title. It's scripted by Peter Morgan, who's made a career out of dramatising real events in the likes of The Queen and Frost/Nixon.
The Damned United
"I wouldn't say I was the best manager in the country. But I'm in the top one." Director Tom Hooper...
- 9/7/2013
- by Michael Hogan
- The Guardian - Film News
We don't tend to go in for much sports-based editorial here on Digital Spy, but with the Premier League about to kick off today (August 17), we're willing to make an exception.
Managers across the country will be prepping their pre-match pep talks right about now, and with that in mind, we've collated ten of the big screen's most motivational speeches - some sporty, some political, all inspirational.
Al Pacino - Any Given Sunday
In Oliver Stone's epic football drama, Pacino plays the veteran coach of a once-great football team who are now struggling to make the Affa playoffs. Tasked with picking his players out of a despondent slump just before a big game, Pacino's D'Amato makes a heartfelt speech instructing them to climb out of hell "inch by inch" by working as a team rather than individuals.
Mel Gibson - Braveheart
Honestly, we're tempted to just paste the entire...
Managers across the country will be prepping their pre-match pep talks right about now, and with that in mind, we've collated ten of the big screen's most motivational speeches - some sporty, some political, all inspirational.
Al Pacino - Any Given Sunday
In Oliver Stone's epic football drama, Pacino plays the veteran coach of a once-great football team who are now struggling to make the Affa playoffs. Tasked with picking his players out of a despondent slump just before a big game, Pacino's D'Amato makes a heartfelt speech instructing them to climb out of hell "inch by inch" by working as a team rather than individuals.
Mel Gibson - Braveheart
Honestly, we're tempted to just paste the entire...
- 8/17/2013
- Digital Spy
By Melissa Thompson and Michelle McCue
First man ever to be named “Sexiest Man Alive” twice by People Magazine (1994 and 2000), thrice nominated for acting Oscars for Moneyball, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button and Twelve Monkeys, producer of The Tree Of Life and The Departed, and family man to the children he shares with actress Angelina Jolie, versatile actor Brad Pitt latest endeavor is this week’s wildly anticipated World War Z.
Starring in, as well as producing Wwz, Pitt’s other starring vehicles have ranged from Greek hero Achilles in Wolfgang Petersen’s Troy to George Clooney’s forever-eating friend Rusty Ryan in Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean’S 11, as well as superhero “Metro Man” in the animated Megamind and Death in Meet Joe Black.
Gee-whiz, we even have a soft spot for his dead-beat – “Don’t condescend me, man” – Floyd in True Romance.
Presently Pitt is working on his next project,...
First man ever to be named “Sexiest Man Alive” twice by People Magazine (1994 and 2000), thrice nominated for acting Oscars for Moneyball, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button and Twelve Monkeys, producer of The Tree Of Life and The Departed, and family man to the children he shares with actress Angelina Jolie, versatile actor Brad Pitt latest endeavor is this week’s wildly anticipated World War Z.
Starring in, as well as producing Wwz, Pitt’s other starring vehicles have ranged from Greek hero Achilles in Wolfgang Petersen’s Troy to George Clooney’s forever-eating friend Rusty Ryan in Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean’S 11, as well as superhero “Metro Man” in the animated Megamind and Death in Meet Joe Black.
Gee-whiz, we even have a soft spot for his dead-beat – “Don’t condescend me, man” – Floyd in True Romance.
Presently Pitt is working on his next project,...
- 6/18/2013
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The first three films in the Fast & Furious franchise had almost nothing to do with each other. Cars were driven quickly, usually by radically different groups of people. In a weird twist, the next three Fast movies suddenly became rigidly focused on continuity, uniting the disparate Fast casts into a big old-fashioned Super Adventure Squad. At the same time, the franchise also added in Dwayne Johnson (a.k.a. The Rock), who brought his own action-star flavor to the series. Well, the conclusion of Fast & Furious 6 — Spoiler Alert, natch — features the franchise’s neatest continuity trick yet, while also introducing...
- 5/29/2013
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
New York -- The face is hardly wrinkled and the long blond locks appear unchanged, but Brad Pitt, who will turn 49 in December, is increasingly preoccupied with the passage of time and the thought that his rarefied place in movies is fleeting.
It's now been more than 20 years since Pitt broke out as the heartthrob of "Thelma & Louise." While nothing has diminished his status as one of the few genuine movie stars on the planet, Pitt says he's now working as if an expiration date lurks.
"I'm definitely past halfway," says Pitt. "I think about it very much as a father. You just want to be around to see (your children) do everything. If I have so many days left, how am I filling those days? I've been agonizing over that one a bit like I never have before."
But that sense of urgency has helped fuel some of Pitt's best,...
It's now been more than 20 years since Pitt broke out as the heartthrob of "Thelma & Louise." While nothing has diminished his status as one of the few genuine movie stars on the planet, Pitt says he's now working as if an expiration date lurks.
"I'm definitely past halfway," says Pitt. "I think about it very much as a father. You just want to be around to see (your children) do everything. If I have so many days left, how am I filling those days? I've been agonizing over that one a bit like I never have before."
But that sense of urgency has helped fuel some of Pitt's best,...
- 11/28/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Movie characters may seem more glamorous than you and me, but they've gotta eat. And you know who eats a lot in movies? Brad Pitt. And unlike the rest of us, even in comic moments, he looks good doing it (shocker).
Pitt did a fair amount of eating in his Oscar-nominated turn as Billy Beane in "Moneyball," but he chows down so much in so many movies, we're starting to wonder if the actor just gets hungry on set and brings his lunch into the scene with him. We're just waiting to see how much he ingests in "Killing Them Softly," out this week.
Movies Included (Click to Buy):
Troy | Mr. and Mrs. Smith | Moneyball | Ocean's Eleven | Johnny Suede | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | The Devil's Own | Inglorious Basterds | Across the Tracks | Cutting Class | Kalifornia | Spy Game | Meet Joe Black | Sleepers | Seven Years in Tibet...
Pitt did a fair amount of eating in his Oscar-nominated turn as Billy Beane in "Moneyball," but he chows down so much in so many movies, we're starting to wonder if the actor just gets hungry on set and brings his lunch into the scene with him. We're just waiting to see how much he ingests in "Killing Them Softly," out this week.
Movies Included (Click to Buy):
Troy | Mr. and Mrs. Smith | Moneyball | Ocean's Eleven | Johnny Suede | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | The Devil's Own | Inglorious Basterds | Across the Tracks | Cutting Class | Kalifornia | Spy Game | Meet Joe Black | Sleepers | Seven Years in Tibet...
- 11/26/2012
- by Avaryl Halley
- NextMovie
Brad Pitt impressed in his last big screen leading role, as Billy Beane in the Oscar-nominated Moneyball, and now he's back in a new adaptation of George V. Higgins novel Killing Them Softly. The movie follows a professional enforcer, Jackie Cogan (Pitt), who investigates a heist that occurs during a high stakes, mob-protected, poker game.
Directed by Andrew Dominik (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford), the film co-stars Scoot McNairy (Monsters), Ben Mendelsohn (Animal Kingdom), Ray Liotta, Richard Jenkins (The Visitor), with James Gandolfini, Vincent Curatola, Max Casella, Sam Shepard and Bella Heathcote joining in the fun as well.
Check out the brand new, exclusive poster after the cut then catch Killing Them Softly when it hits theatres on November 30.
Directed by Andrew Dominik (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford), the film co-stars Scoot McNairy (Monsters), Ben Mendelsohn (Animal Kingdom), Ray Liotta, Richard Jenkins (The Visitor), with James Gandolfini, Vincent Curatola, Max Casella, Sam Shepard and Bella Heathcote joining in the fun as well.
Check out the brand new, exclusive poster after the cut then catch Killing Them Softly when it hits theatres on November 30.
- 10/25/2012
- by Emma Badame
- Cineplex
“The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it’s a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good and it could be again.” – Field Of Dreams.
No truer words were ever spoken about America’s Pastime. Baseball began this past Spring with 30 teams vying for the chance to become World Champions and now it’s been decided. The San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers will play ball in the 2012 World Series. Before the final hurrah of nine innings, stats, bases and 3 strikes you’re out, Wamg has compiled a list of the Best Baseball Movies. Did we leave any in the dugout or are there some that should be sent to the showers?...
No truer words were ever spoken about America’s Pastime. Baseball began this past Spring with 30 teams vying for the chance to become World Champions and now it’s been decided. The San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers will play ball in the 2012 World Series. Before the final hurrah of nine innings, stats, bases and 3 strikes you’re out, Wamg has compiled a list of the Best Baseball Movies. Did we leave any in the dugout or are there some that should be sent to the showers?...
- 10/23/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Trouble with the Curve
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake
Directed by Robert Lorenz
Rated PG-13
Boy…Clint Eastwood’s new movie Trouble With the Curve played to a lot of empty chairs at the screening I went to (hee hee)…yeah…nothing…not funny? Well, while I work on my comedy routine let’s talk about this light as a feather, almost stings like a bee of a film. Even though Clint Eastwood made the assertion that his acting days were over after Gran Torino, seeing the guy back on the big screen is a comforting feeling. True, he’s never reinvented the wheel when it came to acting prowess, but the man has such a demeanor and likable charm that you can’t help but feel as though the world will be alright as long as he’s around. Trouble with the Curve’s otherwise paint within...
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake
Directed by Robert Lorenz
Rated PG-13
Boy…Clint Eastwood’s new movie Trouble With the Curve played to a lot of empty chairs at the screening I went to (hee hee)…yeah…nothing…not funny? Well, while I work on my comedy routine let’s talk about this light as a feather, almost stings like a bee of a film. Even though Clint Eastwood made the assertion that his acting days were over after Gran Torino, seeing the guy back on the big screen is a comforting feeling. True, he’s never reinvented the wheel when it came to acting prowess, but the man has such a demeanor and likable charm that you can’t help but feel as though the world will be alright as long as he’s around. Trouble with the Curve’s otherwise paint within...
- 9/22/2012
- by Craig Dietz
- GetTheBigPicture.net
Valentine’s Day has an 18% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Only 54% of audiences liked Gary Marshall’s 2010 ensemble rom-com, and it was almost universally panned by critics. The film, along with its director, has become a punch line, proof positive that there’s something wrong with Hollywood.
No, wait.
Mr. Marshall and company made an intellectual sequel (if you can call it that) to Vd: Last year’s New Year’s Eve. (7% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes)
Why? Why, why, why, why, why? Not to insinuate that the director has ever been concerned with high art, but Pretty Woman, Beaches, and even Overboard stand head and shoulders above these cinematic war crimes.
The answer is simple: Money. Vd made $200 million dollars worldwide. Nye brought in $140 million. These films are undeniable box office successes. In fact, the former is in the top 25 highest grossing Romantic Comedies of all time. These movies’ big business...
No, wait.
Mr. Marshall and company made an intellectual sequel (if you can call it that) to Vd: Last year’s New Year’s Eve. (7% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes)
Why? Why, why, why, why, why? Not to insinuate that the director has ever been concerned with high art, but Pretty Woman, Beaches, and even Overboard stand head and shoulders above these cinematic war crimes.
The answer is simple: Money. Vd made $200 million dollars worldwide. Nye brought in $140 million. These films are undeniable box office successes. In fact, the former is in the top 25 highest grossing Romantic Comedies of all time. These movies’ big business...
- 9/13/2012
- by Aviv Rubinstien
- Obsessed with Film
How can you not be romantic about baseball?
- Brad Pitt as Billy Beane in Moneyball (2010)
Unlike most other team sports, baseball is a game of individual achievements that culminate in a team’s efforts to win. Each batter stands alone at the plate, facing a pitcher who opposes him. Each defender on the field must make a play alone, or in conjunction with another defender. The cumulative efforts of each individual results in a team win or a team loss.
That is one reason why baseball has had such a strong hold on successive generations. It’s easy to imagine oneself as Babe Ruth hitting a called home run, or Don Larsen throwing a perfect game, or last year’s hero David Freese improbably winning Game Six of the World Series. These incredible moments come from one man stepping up at the right moment and delivering magic. Anyone who...
- Brad Pitt as Billy Beane in Moneyball (2010)
Unlike most other team sports, baseball is a game of individual achievements that culminate in a team’s efforts to win. Each batter stands alone at the plate, facing a pitcher who opposes him. Each defender on the field must make a play alone, or in conjunction with another defender. The cumulative efforts of each individual results in a team win or a team loss.
That is one reason why baseball has had such a strong hold on successive generations. It’s easy to imagine oneself as Babe Ruth hitting a called home run, or Don Larsen throwing a perfect game, or last year’s hero David Freese improbably winning Game Six of the World Series. These incredible moments come from one man stepping up at the right moment and delivering magic. Anyone who...
- 8/9/2012
- by Ray DeRousse
- Obsessed with Film
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