Jon Hamm looks for a Million Dollar Arm

Mad Men star and renowned handsome person Jon Hamm is attached to star as a sports agent in Disney’s Million Dollar Arm. According to Deadline, he will play real-life recruiter J.B. Bernstein, who established an Indian reality show to weed out potential baseball stars from their cricket players. Thomas McCarthy (The Station Agent, Win Win) penned the […]

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An accurate title – Win Win review

Win Win – Starring Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan and Alex Schaffer. Directed by Thomas McCarthy. Rated M. Originally published July 25, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. When you see the Fox Searchlight logo before a film, you know what you’re getting yourself into. For some people, it’s a portent as ominous as a black cat straddling a rabid red-eyed dog as it races under a […]

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An accurate title – Win Win review

Win Win – Starring Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan and Alex Schaffer. Directed by Thomas McCarthy. Rated M. Originally published July 25, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. This review was first run  – in slightly shorter form – during the Melbourne International Film Festival. Win Win is now screening nationally. When you see the Fox Searchlight logo before […]

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>Trailer Debut: Win Win

>The trailer for Sundance hit Win Win, starring Oscar-nominees Paul Giamatti and Amy Ryan, has debuted online. Win Win tells the tale of an attorney/volunteer high school wrestling coach (Giamatti) who takes a troubled teen (Alex Shaffer) under his wing and preps him for some athletic victories. Looking past that incredibly clichéd synopsis, this film […]

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Another awesome reason to look forward to Up

source: slashfilm.com I know, I know, I’ve gone a bit Up crazy. Just a short little story today that I thought was pretty interesting. Pete Docter, the director of the upcoming future classic, has revealed that Thomas McCarthy will have a final screenwriting credit on Up. Not familiar with the name? Well, McCarthy is the […]

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