ReviewSTL Podcast Episode 13: RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014)
“The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what we share with someone else when we’re uncool.” -Lester Bangs Fortunately for you listeners, we here at ReviewSTL are the epitome of uncool, and we have riches to share with you. The sudden passing of Philip Seymour Hoffman was a sad but unfortunately all-too-common reminder […]
ReviewSTL Podcast Episode 1: Baseball Classics (THE SANDLOT, A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN, FIELD OF DREAMS)
With summer comes heat and humidity, barbecues and bikinis, and of course, baseball. And with baseball comes the inevitable discussion about classic baseball films. This summer’s brought some milestones as far as baseball classics with the 20th anniversary of The Sandlot and the 25th anniversary of Bull Durham. We sat down this weekend and discussed some of […]
Review: ‘Moneyball’ Starring Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Easily one of the strongest films so far this year, Moneyball tells the story (based on actual events) of Billy Beane (Brad Pitt), General Manager of the perennially underfunded Oakland A’s. When Beane finds his team poached of its best players at the end of the 2001 season, he decides to take a radically different […]
Steve Kelley Reviews “Moneyball” Starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill
“It’s hard not to romanticize baseball.” Anyone who’s played baseball and/or has a passion for the game can understand the sentiment voiced by Billy Beane in Moneyball. Other films such as Field of Dreams have done so with tremendous success. Moneyball, on the other hand, doesn’t do so. Based on the novel by Michael Lewis, the […]
First Trailer For ‘Moneyball’ Starring Brad Pitt
Synopsis: The story of Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane’s successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players. Starring: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Robin Wright, Phillip Seymour Hoffman Director: Bennett Miller Genre: Drama Release Date: September 23, 2011 [hdplay id=366 width=595 height=375]
The Next 10: Films to Look Out for in 2011
With 2011 already underway most of the movie going audience is looking forward to films like Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Captain America and Thor. While there’s nothing wrong with superhero movies (except Transformers), most people seem to be somewhat aware of the super-popular titles to be released in 2011. For those other movies that […]
Ridley Scott the Big Bad Wolf?
Ok, so not really. He is adapting a UK miniseries titled Red Riding into a feature length film. I have not seen the miniseries so I can’t really comment on whether or not it is a good idea, but the concept seems real interesting. Ridley Scott will forever have my respect for Blade Runner, but […]
