Sixth Reel:
Michael Lewis' book "Moneyball" was published in 2003. For years afterwards Joe Morgan, ESPN's leading baseball color commentator, repeatedly insisted that the book had been written by Billy Beane. This is absolutely nonsensical. But now that "Moneyball" has made it to the big screen, Morgan's nonsense may be a tiny bit less ridiculous: this is most definitely now the Billy Beane story. Can a person be a success if he is not the best?
Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players.
You might not be able to hear his seven words on TV (at least not on a network anyway), but soon you’ll be able to hear them in a movie. Moneyball scribe Stan Chervin has been brought on to write a George Carlin biopic, which will be produced by his former manager Jerry Hamza and …
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Brad Pitt Reveals Strategy For Winning an Oscar on 'The Daily Show' (Video)The "Moneyball" star, up for best actor at this year's Academy Awards, impresses Jon Stewart with his unconventional idea to beat rival nominees George Clooney, Jean Dujardin, Gary Oldman and Demian Bichir.
This is a very funny video but then Jon Stewart is always funny and Brad Pitt can be too. His comments on how to win the Oscar at the end are not bad at all....not gonna happen, but not bad.
