Okay, this time I mean it. These will be the last links to some interesting pieces about the new film.
From Forbes, “Can Brad Pitt Pitch ‘Moneyball’ to Box Office Glory?”
From Entertainment Weekly‘s “Inside Movies” column, “‘Moneyball’: How audiences fell back in love with screenwriting.”
From Pop Matters, “Moneyball: By The Numbers”
From The New York Times Sunday Magazine of Sept. 25, “Billy Beane of ‘Moneyball’ Has Given Up on His Own Hollywood Ending”
From Slate: “Moneyball: A great sports movie for people who can’t stand sports movies”
From Atlantic: “‘Moneyball’: The Very Good Feel-Bad Sports Movie of the Year”
From Wired, “Moneyball Movie Unites Jocks and Nerds Through Math” and “Moneyball: How Stats Helped the Oakland A’s Score Key Players”
In addition, NPR (National pastime radio) produced a few segments, including:
- Fresh Air movie critic David Edelstein on “‘Moneyball’: A ‘Bad News Bears’ For MBAs“
- Fresh Air host Terry Gross did this fawning interview with Brad Pitt on Sept. 22 that starts off discussing the movie, but turns into a retrospective on his career.
On the same show the next day, David Bianculli, filling in for Gross, reran this interview with Moneyball author Michael Lewis from 2003.
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