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Moneyball
Article: Brad Pitt says he’s looking to retire in three years
Three years. After that, you won’t have Brad Pitt to kick around or anoint as the Sexiest Man Alive for an eighth time anymore. Promoting “Moneyball” overseas, Pitt sat down with “60 Minutes Australia” for a lengthy interview. Near the end of the conversation, the interviewer asked how long Pitt would like to continue working…
Article: “Moneyball,” reviewed
This review contains spoilers for historical events. If you don’t know how “Moneyball” ends already and don’t want to know, do not read further. People who know baseball will have a very different experience watching “Moneyball” than the people who don’t. The film, an adaptation of a revolutionary non-fiction book by Michael Lewis, recreates the…
Article: IFC.com’s 2011 Fall Movie Preview Guide
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Article: First wave of 2011 Toronto Film Festival titles announced
Straight from the Twitter feed of festival co-director Cameron Bailey comes the first wave of titles from this year’s Toronto Film Festival. And they are: -“Trishna,” directed by Michael Winterbottom, starring Freida Pinto and Riz Ahmed (World Premiere) -“The Lady,” directed by Luc Besson, starring Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis (WP) -“Countdown,” directed by Huh…
Article: Jonah Hill Steps Away from “Superbad”
Comedic actor and up-and-coming screenwriter Jonah Hill has brightened every feature Judd Apatow has yet directed (“The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” “Knocked Up,” “Funny People”), and would like you to stop thinking he’s the vulgar loudmouth he played in “Superbad.” If anything, he thinks his recent gig as the hapless liaison to Russell Brand’s rock star in…
Article: Steven Soderbergh perks up…?
It’s been a rough summer for Steven Soderbergh. “The Girlfriend Experience” folded domestically at under a million. “Che,” despite netting $2.5 million in the U.S., barely made back half its reported $58 million budget worldwide. And, despite best-selling source material and Brad Pitt set to star, “Moneyball” collapsed a mere three days before shooting was…
