Bennett Miller
A baseball film almost without baseball, Moneyball is a revolutionary sports film. Lewis Punton takes a closer look at the conversations that fuel the plot.
The discussion on the best knockout films of all-time continues. If you missed my review on Million Dollar Baby in December, it served as the start of this discussion. This includes films based on boxing, wrestling, martial arts, MMA, etc.
Could Foxcatcher be the next big Oscar bait film? Foxcatcher is the unsettling true story of American millionaire John du Pont’s relationship with American Olympic wrestling brothers, Mark and Dave Schultz. Foxcatcher is helmed by Bennet Miller, and stars Channing Tatum, Steve Carrell, and Mark Ruffalo.