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Soderbergh's Moneyball Script Too Real To Get Made

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:15:58 EDT

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The Sony Pictures executive who pulled the plug on Moneyball says that Steven Soderbergh changed the original script because he didn't want anything in the movie that didn't actually happen. So Billy Beane isn't a sweaty, foul-mouthed, Hooters waitress slayer? More »

Roger Ebert Gives Jay Mariotti A Strategically Placed Thumb On His Way Out The Door

A.J. Daulerio — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:54:46 EDT

If there are any more questions about Jay Mariotti's awfulness and how actively despised he is by most people at the Chicago Sun-Times, look no further than this internal letter being circulated around, oh, everywhere in Chicago's news rooms penned by Sun-Times movie critic Roger Ebert. The man sure knows how to unleash a withering screed. Titled : "An open letter to sports columnist Jay Mariotti, who resigned from the Sun-Times and lashed out during a TV interview announcing that newspapers were dead." Read along, after the jump. More »

The Golf Horror Film You've All Been Waiting For

Leitch — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:45:18 EDT

In the grand tradition of The Catcher — three strikes ... you're dead — comes Sports By Brooks' discovery of a film currently hitting the festival circuit seeing funding: Slice. Yep: It's a slasher movie about golf. It also has a decidedly inferior tagline: "It's a game you'll play for the rest of your life." What does that even mean? More »

Uh, Jack, You Missed A Spot. A Big Spot

Leitch — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 12:15:54 EST

Sorry, Mr. Orton: There's a new neck beard champion. This photo, swiped by 55 Problems, shows Jack Nicholson with the strangest neck beard we've ever seen. Uh, you'll fix that by Oscar night, right Jack? More »