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CJ
20 Jul 10 13:02
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Have just read the book after a coupe of recommendations on here, and apparently the film is in production.

Brad Pitt is playing Billie Beane, and Philip Seymour Hoffman as Art Howe, so looks an all star cast.

If it's a fraction as good as the book then i for one can't wait

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SM
When: 20 Jul 10 18:59
Great book, of course, but it's hard to imagine the film being anything other than a disaster.

Also, why is there a big fat bloke playing Paul DePodesta?
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duncan idaho
When: 21 Jul 10 15:00
Read the book 3 times but can't see how it will transfer to a movie at all (certainly the parts of it that appealed to me). Hope i'm wrong, tho.
By:
Handsome Homer Simpson Plus 3
When: 21 Jul 10 15:38
Is the book very good? Getting some books from amazon, is it worth adding to the cart?
By:
duncan idaho
When: 21 Jul 10 16:14
It's excellent, Homer...i've recommended it to several non-baseball fans and they've all enjoyed it.
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Handsome Homer Simpson Plus 3
When: 21 Jul 10 16:27
Thanks Duncan, i'll get it so. Always a big fan of true life stories and would follow baseball quite a bit so sounds like something I would enjoy.

Just looking there on the films wiki page and see they have Johan Hill cast, don't really know much about the character he is playing but would find it hard to buy into him in a baseball movie. Seems more suited to teen comedies and those sort of films.
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CJ
When: 21 Jul 10 16:29
Second that, not a huge baseball fan beforehand but i read it in a matter of hours and its really ignited an interest in the game. Probably one of the best sports books ever and Michael Lewis is a great author in his own right. After Moneyball i bought four of his other books and they all seem to be page turners!
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Johnnielove
When: 21 Jul 10 22:03
ttt
By:
cpfc4me
When: 22 Jul 10 01:58
Filming started last week in Oakland. It'll be a while yet before we see it.

http://green-all-over.blogspot.com/2010/07/lay-cdos-for-three-years.html

http://green-all-over.blogspot.com/2010/01/lies-damn-lies-and-movie.html
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Ross8481
When: 22 Jul 10 21:50
Really got me following the As after the Maguire days. Can see how it has potential to be a good film
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Tavaris Jackson
When: 23 Jul 10 16:35
I heard that Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing) did the Screenplay.

Really looking forward to seeing it when it's done.
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