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Moneyball Author on Daughter's Death: 'Our Hearts Are So Broken'

Dixie Lewis, 19, daughter of Michael Lewis and ex-MTV reporter Tabitha Soren dies in car crash

(Newser) - Michael Lewis has been making the rounds promoting The Premonition, his new book about the pandemic. Now, that good news has been shattered after tragedy struck the Berkeley financial journalist and author of Moneyball and The Big Short: Dixie Lewis, his 19-year-old daughter with photographer and former MTV reporter Tabitha...

Moneyball Subject Among Biggest Water Wasters

He's using nearly 24 times more water than most East Bay residents

(Newser) - Billy Beane—Oakland A's executive and the inspiration behind the film Moneyball—is one of the San Francisco area's worst water wasters, the San Jose Mercury News reports. According to a partial list of customers made public by the East Bay Municipal Utility District Thursday, Beane uses 5,...

Lion King Keeps Crown, Beats Moneyball
 Lion King 
 Keeps Crown, 
 Beats Moneyball 
Box Office
Sep 26, 2011 3:46 AM CDT

Lion King Keeps Crown, Beats Moneyball

But Brad Pitt flick still biggest-opening baseball movie ever

(Newser) - Moneyball may have scored a homerun with critics , but at the end of the weekend the only number that mattered was 3D, as Disney's souped-up re-release of its 17-year-old The Lion King topped the box office for the second weekend in a row. The Lion King earned another $22....

Movie Review Roundup: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill Star in 'Moneyball'
 Moneyball 
 Hits It Out 
 of the Park 
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Sep 23, 2011 11:38 AM CDT

Moneyball Hits It Out of the Park

Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill star in baseball flick

(Newser) - Moneyball is a big hit with critics, even if its premise—a film about baseball statistics—might sound boring at first. Here’s what they say about the film, which stars Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill:
  • Built on a "sharp, sleek script," Moneyball "takes all this seemingly
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Soderbergh's Fault We Canceled Moneyball: Studio Exec

New script turned movie from feature film into 'dramatic recreation'

(Newser) - Since Sony pulled the plug on Steven Soderbergh’s $58 million Moneyball with only 5 days until shooting, the question has persisted: What would cause a studio to shut down a Brad Pitt vehicle it’s already sunk $10 million into? Sony co-chair Amy Pascal finally addresses that question, telling...

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