Moneyball finally makes the conversion from Dollars to Sterling 
Short of a “directors cut” release, or Kathryn’s other scenes that hit the cutting room floor finding their way out into the open via some other means, this is likely to be our last post about Moneyball.
Today sees the UK home release of the movie, based on the book by Michael Lewis, that tells the story of the Oakland Athletics (the “Oakland As”) baseball team and their attempts to break the mould. In a sport dominated by money and those with lots of it, how can a small team with very little (in comparison at least, they had still had millions after all) compete. By thinking outside of the box.
Hitting American cinemas in September 2011, the UK got it’s first showings in November. The DVD and Blu-ray versions were shelved (as in put on the shelves ) in American stores in January this year. As the US Blu-ray was region free it is very likely that the official UK version will be identical to it. The descriptions of the extras certainly looks the same so UK shoppers should get to see one of Kathryn’s scenes with Brad amongst the deleted set. The DVD may vary though, despite the film to PAL video conversion being done more simply than from film to NTSC. In the past extras such as interviews have often been done on video, which complicates the conversion (NTSC to PAL) so they drop them. In these days of every thing being digital that may no longer be the case.
Moneyball received many award nominations, mainly for Brad’s acting and Aaron Sorkin/Steve Zaillian screenplay, and won several but missed out on a coveted Oscar. However, congratulations to all involved. I doubt anyone expected a movie, especially a sports movie about a small team, that went through a lot before it even got made, would go on to become such a success. They should make a movie about it… Oh, hang on!
Thank you to Moneyball for giving us so much to talk about this past couple of years, it is just a shame that we ultimately had so little to show for it.
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