Tag Archives: Steven Zaillian
Follow the Car
After watching the underwhelming Golden Globes telecast, I naturally turned to what’s been a major constant for me this season: Bennett Miller’s Moneyball. No, Brad Pitt didn’t win Best Actor, and no, the Aaron Sorkin-Steven Zaillian duo didn’t take home … Continue reading
‘Dragon Tattoo,’ ‘Young Adult’ Slide in with the WGA
In the wake of the PGA nominations announced yesterday, the Writers Guild of America has spoken up with their correlation of Original, Adapted, and Documentary Screenplay nominees. The flood of ineligibilities — The Artist, a conceivable Best Original Screenplay frontrunner … Continue reading
‘The Artist,’ ‘Moneyball,’ ‘Tree of Life’ Earn Multiple Citations from NYFCC
As irksome as the New York Film Critics Circle’s desire to shoot the first bullet of this year’s awards season often was — they didn’t even bother to see Stephen Daldry’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close prior to the vote … Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Moneyball’ (2011)
Moneyball is an unlikely sophomore feature for director Bennett Miller, who last planted his name on a feature film with 2005′s mesmerizing Capote. His latest, an adaptation of Michael Lewis’ 2003 book, shares very few surface similarities with Capote, including … Continue reading
Oscar Predictions: What We’ve Learned from Venice, Telluride, and Toronto
The fall festival season is undoubtedly one of the most informative periods of the year in terms of forecasting the Oscar game, so with Venice and Telluride behind us — and Toronto closing up shop within the next few days … Continue reading
Trailer for Bennett Miller’s ‘Moneyball’
Yahoo has debuted the trailer for Moneyball, which, based on its stunning cast of contributors, is likely to be one of the year’s major Oscar contenders. Bennett Miller, who hasn’t directed a film since Capote, is working here from an … Continue reading
Looking Ahead: Forecasting the 2011-2012 Oscar Contenders
Note: As this is my first time doing year-in-advance predictions, feel free to leave a comment below or send an e-mail if you think there are any particular films I’ve left out of my predictions. As of March 8, Best … Continue reading
