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Strikeout: Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Moneyball’ Scrapped 3 Days Before Shooting

June 21, 2009 11:20 pm

Whoa, here's a full-blown fracas and perhaps proof that even with Brad Pitt, not ever project is indestructible to the forces of Hollywood in these uncertain times.Sony has pulled the plug on Steven Soderbergh'...

Soderbergh’s Baseball Stats Movie, ‘Moneyball,’ Has A $57 Million Dollar Budget

Rodrigo Perez

June 5, 2009 8:03 pm

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How does a movie about successful baseball statistics game planning get green lit, let alone a $57 million dollar budget?Well, Steven Soderbergh — the director of this one, titled, "Moneyball," — did write a ...

Cannes 09 Review: Ang Lee’s ‘Taking Woodstock’ Only Offers A Mildly Potent Buzz, But Is Warmhearted

Rodrigo Perez

May 18, 2009 1:12 pm

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Ang Lee has already stated that after his dark (and relatively mirthless and listless) WWII-era’d picture “Lust/Caution,” he was seeking something much more light on its feet. Enter “Taking Woodstock,” a pictur...

Cannes ’09: ‘Taking Woodstock,’ Inessential Lee?

Nick Plowman

May 17, 2009 8:38 am

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“Considering the iconic event at its center,” writes Eric Kohn for indieWIRE, “the most surprising aspect of “Taking Woodstock” lies with the decision to make it into a rather flat comedy.”Perhaps that “trailer...

Stephen Soderbergh’s Baseball Film ‘Moneyball’ Will Be A Sorta Comedy? Calls ‘The Informant’ “Willy Loman On Acid”

Rodrigo Perez

May 13, 2009 5:29 pm

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Many of us were wondering whether Steven Soderbergh was ramping up the crazy for his intended "Cleo" musical, or simply had been dazzled drunk by the "Avatar" footage when he announced that one of his main char...

New Photos, More Details: Ang Lee’s Comedy, ‘Taking Woodstock’

Rodrigo Perez

May 7, 2009 4:16 pm

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Ang Lee's '60s hippie rock-concert comedy -- yes, a full-on comedy* -- "Taking Woodstock" makes its world debut on Saturday, May 16 at the Cannes Film Festival.Some new photos are out there which give us our f...

Soderbergh To Animate Stats Guru Bill James For ‘Moneyball’?

Rodrigo Perez

May 6, 2009 8:49 pm

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Very odd. Was Steven Soderbergh wowed drunk by the "Avatar" footage he saw recently because dude has a peculiar idea about using VFX for his would-be straight-forward sports story, "Moneyball."Based on the book...

Demetri Martin Joins Brad Pitt In Soderbergh’s ‘Moneyball’

Rodrigo Perez

April 20, 2009 11:48 pm

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Looks like Demetri Martin is wasting no time maneuvering his leading role status -- in Ang Lee's upcoming "Taking Woodstock," which just got added to Cannes -- into something more.His latest? He's just been...

First Look: Demetri Martin in ‘Taking Woodstock’; Ang Lee Confirms Film Is A Comedy

Rodrigo Perez

April 20, 2009 2:42 pm

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We've already seen black and white images of Emile Hirsch, the psychedelic rock-lookin' poster and the zany looking trailer, and now Entertainment Weekly's summer profile has two of the first look shots of "Tak...

Psychedelic First Look: The New Poster For Ang Lee’s ‘Taking Woodstock’

Rodrigo Perez

April 8, 2009 8:27 pm

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Trippy, dude. The first poster for Ang Lee's "Taking Woodstock," has arrived. The trailer was far too goofy for our liking -- though allegedly it was tailored for the "Important Things with Demetri Martin" Come...

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