Bennett Miller Articles

Bennett Miller’s baseball drama Moneyball, starring Brad Pitt and Robin Wright, collected $6.75 million at the North American box office on Friday, Sept. 23, according to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo. [Photo: Chris Pratt.] One of the best reviewed releases of the year, Moneyball opened with a solid — though hardly outstanding — figure for an "adult" movie. For comparison’s sake: at about [...]

Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Moneyball Moneyball is one of the best reviewed releases of the year. The fact that Brad Pitt has the lead in this baseball movie certainly hasn’t hurt it. As a result, the Bennett Miller-directed Moneyball opened in North America with an estimated $6.8 million on Friday, Sept. 23, according to early, rough estimates found at The Hollywood Reporter. Considering that Moneyball [...]

2006 Directors Guild Awards 2006 DGA award winners: January 28, 2006 ("*" denotes the winner in each category)   Clint Eastwood, Ang Lee © Directors Guild of America   Theatrical Features: George Clooney, Good Night and Good Luck. Clooney’s Directorial Team: Unit Production Manager: Barbara A. Hall First Assistant Director: David Webb Second Assistant Director: Melissa V. Barnes Second Second Assistant Director: Richard Gonzales Paul [...]

2005 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2005 San Diego Film Critics Society Award winners: December 19, 2005     Best Film: King Kong directed by Peter Jackson Runner-up: Capote directed by Bennett Miller Best Foreign Language Film: Innocent Voices by Luis Mandoki Best Director: Bennett Miller, Capote Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote Best Actress: Joan Allen, The Upside of Anger Best Supporting Actor: [...]