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The Decade’s Film: 2005-2009
21 December 2009 7:33 AM, PST
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It had been a successful decade for the comic book movie, with that trend continuing into the latter half of the decade. Just as looked like the public demand for irradiated heroes looked to be diminishing, with lacklustre showings from the likes of Spider-Man 3 and Fantastic Four, out came Iron Man. Coupled with a brilliant script and an excellent performance from Robert Downey Jr as the titular zillionaire industrialist/playboy/freedom fighter/all-round genius, the end result was something truly special. Downey’s career was also revitalised, earning him a role in Tropic Thunder (which would earn him an Oscar nomination). Louis Leterrier’s The Incredible Hulk took a similar approach, this time giving Edward Norton of Fight Club fame a shot at getting under the skin of the green goliath.
They set a tough act to follow, but followed they were by one Christopher Nolan. With the Batman
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The Best Films of the Decade (aka "The Naughties")
8 December 2009 10:25 PM, PST
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Best Films Of The Decade (aka The Naughties) From Alex & Terry
List # 1
By Alex Simon
When Terry and I initially discussed writing these lists, I had a tough time thinking back on 20 films over the past decade which I was really taken with, thinking that movies have sunk so low over the past ten years, that even choosing a dozen would be a short-order job. Thirty minutes into it, my list had nearly 60 titles! After much cutting, pasting, and re-cutting and pasting, here are my top 20 films (in no particular order) of the first decade of the 21st century, dubbed by many as “the naughties.” --A.S.
1.No Country for Old Men (Coen Brothers, 2007) An elegiac blend of stark beauty and full-throttle despair from two of our finest filmmakers, set in the contemporary American West. Every frame is damn near flawless, and would have been an even more perfect vehicle for the late Sam Peckinpah.
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'Capote' director close to picking up 'Moneyball'
7 December 2009 8:48 PM, PST
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Capote director Bennett Miller may make Brad Pitt’s day.
The acclaimed director is currently in negotiations to direct the beleaguered Moneyball project, which was halted by Columbia thanks to a script that was reportedly “much different” from the original project that was greenlit.
Steven Soderbergh dropped out of the project leaving producers on the hook for months while they looked for a new director. Miller, along with 500 Days of Summer director Marc Webb, were among rumored front-runners for the project.
Based on Michael Lewis’ best-selling novel and adapted for screen by Steven Zallian and Aaron Sorkin, the story revolves around “Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane, who employed a unique computer scouting system dubbed Moneyball to put together a team that was both cost-efficient and effective on the field as well.”
Pitt has signed on to star as Beane.
Lewis also wrote The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game,
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Philip Seymour Hoffman In Paul Thomas Anderson’s New Movie
7 December 2009 4:48 PM, PST
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Paul Thomas Anderson will write and direct a period drama starring Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Paul Thomas Anderson
Anderson and Hoffman worked together before on “Boogie Nights,” “Magnolia” and “Punch-Drunk” but this time the director has finally cast Hoffman, who won Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in “Capote,” in the lead role of his new movie.
The unnamed project follows “the Master”, a charismatic and intelligent man (Hoffman) who leads a popular faith-based organisation in America in 1952.
The film will examine the relationship between Hoffman’s character and a 20-something drifter named Freddie, who finds himself questioning the Master’s belief system.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s (Oscar nominated for “Boogie Nights” (1997), “Magnolia” (1999), “There Will Be Blood” last year) upcoming yet-to-be-titled movie is awaiting a greenlight from Universal.
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Bennett Miller Catches ‘Moneyball’
7 December 2009 1:51 PM, PST
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Sony Pictures’ Moneyball is back in play. The adaptation of Michael Lewis’ non-fiction book about baseball statistics and Oakland Athletics manager Billy Beane has a new director after the studio halted production five days before shooting was scheduled to start.
Steven Soderbergh has been replaced by Bennett Miller, the Oscar-nominated director of Capote, according to Variety. The trade announcement confirms an earlier scoop by The Playlist that suggested Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer) was also considered for the job.
That might have been a wild choice. A sports story with indie music and a random, whimsical dance number at the center?
Steven Zillian’s original adaptation has been rewritten numerous times by Soderbergh and recently by Aaron Sorkin. Brad Pitt is still tentatively attached, but with the delays and talent shake up, no one knows if that’s still the case.
Questions about the state of the movie still remain.
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'Moneyball' Lands In Fair Territory Under The Direction Of Bennett Miller
7 December 2009 1:00 PM, PST
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When Sony pulled the plug on its adaptation of Michael M. Lewis' "Moneyball" this past summer, mere days before shooting was to begin with Steven Soderbergh at the helm, movie and baseball fans alike were severely disappointed. Yet despite reported fears that a movie about America's greatest pastime won't play well internationally (as if this were Hollywood's first ever baseball-centered film), the studio is continuing its attempt to bring the story of Billy Beane and his management of the Oakland A's to the big screen.
According to Variety, Sony has hired Bennett Miller to replace Soderbergh as director. Miller hasn't made a film since "Capote," for which he was nominated for an Oscar, though he has been doing the occasional TV commercial and music video. So, as much as this is good news for fans of Lewis' book -- which encompasses any true baseball enthusiast -- it's also exciting for
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'Capote' Director Might Direct Pitt In 'Moneyball'
7 December 2009 5:11 AM, PST
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Steven Soderbergh was going to direct a movie called "Moneyball," starring Brad Pitt. Days before the film was set to shoot however, the plug was pulled. Now comes word that "Capote" directorr Bennett Miller is in negotiations to take the helm.Real-life story is based on Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane, who defied conventional wisdom and even his own scouts by fielding a baseball team of castoffs who went on to enjoy one of the most unlikely winning streaks in the history of professional sports.Steve Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin penned the script based on Michael Lewis' bestselling tome. Stan Chervin wrote an earlier draft.I really enjoyed "Capote," and those two screenwriters are top notch. Also, Sir Bradley Pitt is usually on point when it comes to attaching himself to worthwhile projects, so all signs point towards success with this one.Oh my gosh, I don't have any jokes for this story.
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'Capote' Director Bennett Miller Playing 'Moneyball'
6 December 2009 9:33 PM, PST
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You usually see a quicker fall by the other shoe when a filmmaker comes seemingly out of nowhere to find great success. Bennett Miller's Capote was released in 2005, and even though Phil Hoffman won the Oscar and Miller's feature debut was nominated for four other awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Still, this is the first project he's been linked to since.MUE7VTCUFP3B
Miller has risen to the top of the wish list to direct Moneyball, the project Sony/Columbia pulled away from Steven Soderbergh this summer, literally three days before it was scheduled to start shooting in Phoenix. The film is the story of Billy Beane, general manager of the Oakland A's, who maximized his team's smaller pool of money to be one of the more competitive teams in the American League throughout the past decade.
Brad Pitt was in line to star as Beane
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Bennett Miller Taking Moneyball
6 December 2009 5:45 PM, PST
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Despite word last month that (500) Days Of Summer director Marc Webb could be the man to take over Moneyball, it now appears that the other rumoured candidate - Capote megaphone-wielder Bennett Miller has won the toss and will take the helm.Moneyball is, of course, the baseball film which delves into the true life story of Oakland A's manager Billy Beane, who, realising his budget was lower than many of his competition, ditched the traditional methods of picking players for a computerised system - to great results.Since the project's planned director, Steven Soderbergh, left over creative differences with the studio, Sony has been running its own simulations to lock down someone new.With Miller in charge, chances are executives will shave the budget down again while keeping Pitt in the leading role. And now comes the real challenge - selling a film about baseball outside of America, where it
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Bennett Miller in talks to direct Brad Pitt in 'Moneyball'
6 December 2009 5:38 PM, PST
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Bennett Miller ("Capote") is currently in talks to direct "Moneyball" starring Brad Pitt. The real-life story is based on Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane, who defied conventional wisdom as well as his own scouts by sending out a team consisting of castoffs. They hit one of the most unlikely winning streaks in the history of professional sports.
Steve Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin wrote the screenplay based on the Michael Lewis bestselling book. Stan Chervin wrote an earlier draft.
Steven Soderbergh had been attached to direct the film. Columbia has been working to get the project rolling again but, after reading Soderbergh's rewrite, studio head Amy Pascal pulled the plug on the film with just days before filming was about to begin.
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Pitt's Moneyball Back On
6 December 2009 3:06 PM, PST
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Brad Pitt's baseball movie Moneyball is back on thanks in part to Capote director Bennett Miller.
The moviemaker is in talks to direct the Sony Pictures film, which Steven Soderbergh quit over script issues this summer.
The film, based on Michael Lewis' book of the same name, chronicles baseball team the Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane, who turned the lowly squad into winners thanks to an unorthodox method of hiring stars.
Pitt has been part of the project for over a year.
Miller was Oscar nominated for his work on Capote.
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Below the Fold: Our Weekend Wrap-Up Has No Harvey for Spielberg, Moneyball Gets Director, New Line Nutcracker!
6 December 2009 3:04 PM, PST
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Harvey Project Dumped by Spielberg
Steven Spielberg has withdrawn from his remake of the classic film, Harvey. He spent the past half year developing the pic, his first directing vehicle for the reconstituted DreamWorks. The film was going to be a re-adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play written by Mary Chase and was to be written for the screen by popular novelist Jonathan Tropper.
Spielberg delivered earlier this week to 20th Century Fox, which had agreed to have DreamWorks finance 50% of production through its new funding relationship with Reliance and distribute domestically or internationally through its arrangement with Disney.
Variety reports it “has been a challenge to pull together since Spielberg committed last August. One of the biggest challenges has been setting a star to play Elwood P. Dowd, the character played by James Stewart in the 1950 film.”
Bennett Miller Grabs the Moneyball from Columbia
The Capote helmer is now
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"Capote" Helmer Catches The "Moneyball"
6 December 2009 10:11 AM, PST
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Bennett Miller ("Capote") is set to direct the Brad Pitt-led baseball feature "Moneyball" for Sony Pictures reports Variety.
Based on Michael Lewis' nonfiction bestseller, the story follows Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane who assembled a contending baseball club on a shoestring budget by employing a sophisticated computer-based analysis to draft players.
Steve Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin wrote the script based on an earlier draft by Stan Chervin. Steven Soderbergh had been attached to direct the film but famously exited the project five days before it began shooting due to Sony being unhappy with his script rewrites.
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"Capote" Helmer Catches The "Moneyball"
6 December 2009 10:11 AM, PST
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Bennett Miller ("Capote") is set to direct the Brad Pitt-led baseball feature "Moneyball" for Sony Pictures reports Variety.
Based on Michael Lewis' nonfiction bestseller, the story follows Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane who assembled a contending baseball club on a shoestring budget by employing a sophisticated computer-based analysis to draft players.
Steve Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin wrote the script based on an earlier draft by Stan Chervin. Steven Soderbergh had been attached to direct the film but famously exited the project five days before it began shooting due to Sony being unhappy with his script rewrites.
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Who Will Direct Brad Pitt in 'Moneyball'?
6 December 2009 8:05 AM, PST
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It's the ninth inning, two outs and the bases are loaded. The famous starting pitcher has been sent to the showers. Brad Pitt is the catcher and is waiting on the mound with the manager, who is calling for the ace reliever to save the game. And his name is Bennett Miller.
Steven Soderbergh was three days from the start of filming on true-life underdog baseball flick Moneyball when he was unexpectedly yanked from the director's chair by Columbia Pictures head honcho Amy Pascal. She didn't like the latest script revisions, so Aaron Sorkin was hired to make sure Moneyball takes a more mainstream, less documentary approach than what Soderbergh evidently had in mind. To complete the task, Variety reports that Columbia is now ready to put the ball in the hands of experienced mainstream director Bennett Miller ... whoops, that's not right.
Miller may not be well-known, but he directed the critically-acclaimed,
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Bennett Miller in Negotiations to Direct Moneyball
6 December 2009 4:44 AM, PST
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It appears as if Moneyball, the long in-development movie based on the popular book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis, is back on track after a series of setbacks threatened to permanently derail the picture. According to THR, Bennett Miller (Capote) is in negotiations to direct, with Brad Pitt still attached to star.
Based on the true story of the Oakland A's manager Billy Beane and his unusual strategy for success, the script for Moneyball was originally written by Stan Chervin, but Steve Zaillian also worked on a draft of the script. Acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh (The Informant) was initially attached to direct, but he was let go back in June over rumors that the studio did not agree with the unorthodox narrative structure he had planned for the movie. Following Soderbergh's dismissal, screenwriter Aaron Sorkin was hired to pen a draft of the script,
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Updates: Bennett Miller Takes Moneyball, Plus Minor Bourne 4 and Jack Ryan Details
5 December 2009 9:54 PM, PST
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A month ago there was news that two directors were possibly in line to take Steven Soderbergh's place on Moneyball: Marc Webb of (500) Days of Summer and Capote's Bennett Miller. At the time, there was conflicting info on who was first in line. THR seemed to emphasize Webb, but The Playlist had been told that Webb's offer was old and that Miller was really the guy in line for the job.
Variety now confirms the latter info, saying that Miller is being tapped for the job. Questions linger: what is the new script, by Aaron Sorkin, really like? While Brad Pitt remains attached, will he actually make the film? What will the budget end up being, with or without Pitt? (It was in the realm of $60m with Soderbergh on board.) If Sony really has Miller signed, we should know some of those details soon.
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Capote's Bennett Miller Lands the Moneyball Directing Gig
5 December 2009 3:12 PM, PST
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The latest update in the on-going Moneyball chronicles. Columbia Pictures kicked Steven Soderbergh off the project back in June. Then they hired Aaron Sorkin to rewrite Steve Zaillian's screenplay, which is based on Michael Lewis' non-fiction book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game. Then we learned back in November that they were now looking at either bringing on 500 Days of Summer director Marc Webb or Capote director Bennett Miller to replace Soderbergh on the film. The studio has finally confirmed today that it's Bennett Miller who landed the job. Or at least he's officially "in negotiations" to direct Moneyball.
Both THR and EW reported the news, which came straight from the studio itself. Brad Pitt and producers Michael De Luca, Scott Rudin and Rachael Horovitz met with numerous directors over the last few weeks to figure out how to get the project back on track and who
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Bennett Miller may direct Brad Pitt’s ‘Moneyball’
5 December 2009 2:11 PM, PST
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Capote director Bennett Miller may make Brad Pitt’s day.
The acclaimed director is currently in negotiations to direct the beleaguered Moneyball project, which was halted by Columbia thanks to a script that was reportedly “much different” from the original project that was greenlit.
Steven Soderbergh dropped out of the project leaving producers on the hook for months while they looked for a new director. Miller, along with 500 Days of Summer director Marc Webb, were among rumored front-runners for the project.
Based on Michael Lewis’ best-selling novel and adapted for screen by Steven Zallian and Aaron Sorkin, the story revolves around “Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane, who employed a unique computer scouting system dubbed Moneyball to put together a team that was both cost-efficient and effective on the field as well.”
Pitt has signed on to star as Beane.
Lewis also wrote The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game,
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Moneyball gets director
5 December 2009 7:17 AM, PST
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Baseball flick Moneyball, starring Brad Pitt, has found its new head coach in Oscar-nominated director Bennett Miller.
Miller, whose last work was Capote in 2006, will helm the story written by powerhouse scriptwriters Steve Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin (based on Michael Lewis's best-selling book) about "Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane, who defied conventional wisdom and even his own scouts by fielding a baseball team of castoffs to create the ultimate underdogs en route to one
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