Given how dramatically our relationship with social media has mutated over the last two decades, it was perhaps inevitable that Aaron Sorkin would eventually return his attention to Facebook. This time, though, the creation of the platform is far less interesting than the monster it potentially became. Written and directed by Sorkin, The Social Reckoning…
Fifteen years after The Social Network became one of the defining films of the modern era, Aaron Sorkin is heading back into the world of Facebook. This time, however, the story isn’t about the platform’s creation – it’s about the moment its carefully curated image began to fracture. Sony Pictures has released the first trailer…
Given how she made history as the first deaf person to win an Academy Award for acting, one might think the documentary Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore would be something of a straightforward and celebratory profile on the actress. Shoshannah Stern – who, like her subject, is also a deaf actor and director – certainly…
Much was said about Being the Ricardos before it even screened for critics, with the fact that stars Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem were somewhat controversial casting choices to play Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Neither looks considerably like the legendary comedic performers, which left a certain sour taste in the mouths of those wondering…
Known for his rapid-fire flair for dialogue, writer Aaron Sorkin proves ideally suited to tackling the true story of Molly Bloom. Bloom, a former professional skier, earned her stripes working under one of the co-owners of the infamous Viper Room as she recruited high-profile talent to take part in secretive poker games in the club’s…
Idris Elba is in talks to star alongside Jessica Chastain in Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut Molly’s Game. Chastain is in negotiations for the lead role of Molly Bloom. Elba’s role is as of yet unknown. Stung after failing to make the Olympic team, Bloom decided to take a year off before law school and get a job as…
Hot off Steve Jobs’ recent success at the Golden Globes, Universal have released a series of short video featurettes about the ambitious biopic. The first, ‘Creating Steve Jobs’, sees director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin talk about how the film walks the line between fact and fiction. According to Sorkin “the difference between characters…
Though he may have looked the part, the rushed job that was Jobs – starring Aston Kutcher in the lead role – was far from a critical or box office hit. But there has always been another major Steve Jobs film in the pipeline and today we got the first taste of it. Directed by…
