Friday, January 27, 2012

MONEYBALL

“One of the year’s best films *****”
Colin Kennedy – Metro
 
“Brad Pitt is at his best”
Philip French – The Observer
 
“an award-calibre performance by Brad Pitt”
Robbie Collin – The Daily Telegraph
 
*****
The Sunday Times
 
Based on a True Story & the Best-Selling Book
 
Starring Two-Time Academy Award® Nominee Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill and Academy Award® Winner Philip Seymour Hoffman

 
MONEYBALL 

A Film by Bennett Miller

On Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital Download March 19
 
Nominated for 3 Orange British Academy Film Awards
 
Leading Actor – Brad Pitt
Supporting Actor – Jonah Hill
Adapted Screenplay – Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin
 
London, UK. 12/01/2012– The inspirational story based on Michael Lewis’ best-selling book, Moneyballslides home on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital Download on March 19 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The critically acclaimed film stars two-time Academy Award® nominee Brad Pitt (2008, Best Actor, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, 1996, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Twelve Monkeys) in an outstanding performance as Oakland A’s General Manager, Billy Beane. On the roster with Pitt are Jonah Hill (Get Him to the Greek), Academy Award® winner Philip Seymour Hoffman (2005, Best Actor, Capote) and Golden Globe® nominee Robin Wright (1994,Best Actress, Forrest Gump).

Moneyball also features an all-star lineup of filmmakers. Academy Award® winners Steven Zaillian (1993, Best Adapted Screenplay, Schindler's List) and Aaron Sorkin (2010, Best Adapted Screenplay, The Social Network) wrote the screenplay. The film was directed by Academy Award®nominee Bennett Miller (2005, Best Director, Capote), produced by Michael DeLuca (The Social Network), Rachael Horovitz (About Schmidt) and Brad Pitt; and executive produced by Scott Rudin, Andrew Karsch (Conviction), Sidney Kimmel (The Lincoln Lawyer) and Mark Bakshi (Rango).

The Blu-ray™ and DVD contain all-new special features including four featurettes, a blooper reel and much more. Moneyball will be available on Blu-ray™ for £22.99 RRP and on DVD for £17.99 RRP.

The book, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, is published by Norton and available now.

Synopsis: 
Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) challenges the system and defies conventional wisdom when he is forced to rebuild his small-market team on a limited budget. Despite opposition from the old guard, the media, fans and their own field manager (Philip Seymour Hoffman), Beane - with the help of a young, number crunching, Yale-educated economist (Jonah Hill) - develops a roster of misfits and changes the way the game is played forever.

MONEYBALL Special Features include:
  • Blooper with Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill
  • Billy Beane: Re-Inventing the Game
  • Moneyball: Playing The Game
  • Deleted Scenes

Exclusive to Blu-ray™:
  • Drafting The Team
  • Adapting Moneyball
  • PS3 Wallpaper/Theme

Moneyball has a run time of approximately 133 minutes on Blu-ray™ and 128 minutes on DVD and is rated 12.
 

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