Follow British baseball and softball on Twitter to win a Moneyball DVD
Fri 23 Mar 2012
The film Moneyball, starring Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill and Philip Seymour Hoffman, has just been released on Blue-ray and DVD. Now you can get a free copy of the smash Hollywood hit by following @BSUK, @BritishBaseball and @BritishSoftball on Twitter.
BaseballSoftballUK and the British Baseball and Softball Federations will ask various baseball-related trivia questions of their Twitter followers. Correct respondents will be entered into a daily random draw to receive a copy of Moneyball on DVD.
To join in the contest, simply follow the three organisations on Twitter and keep an eye on your tweet-feed.
TWITTER HANDLES:
- BaseballSoftballUK: @bsuk
- British Baseball Federation: @BritishBaseball
- British Softball Federation: @BritishSoftball
About the film
The inspirational story of Moneyball is based on Michael Lewis’ best-selling book of the same name.
Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane (played by Brad Pitt) challenges the system and defies conventional wisdom when he is forced to rebuild his small-market team on a limited budget. Despite opposition from the old guard, the media, fans and their on-field manager (Philip Seymour Hoffman), Beane - with the help of a young, number crunching, Yale-educated economist (Jonah Hill) - develops a roster of misfits and changes the way the game is played forever.
About the cast
The DVD was released on March 19 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The critically acclaimed film -- starring two-time Academy Award® nominee Brad Pitt (2008, Best Actor, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, 1996, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Twelve Monkeys) in an outstanding performance as Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Beane; Jonah Hill (Get Him to the Greek); Philip Seymour Hoffman (2005 Oscar, Best Actor, Capote); and Robin Wright (Forrest Gump) -- received six Academy Award® nominations for Best Picture, Actor in a Leading Role (Pitt); Actor in a Supporting Role (Hill); Writing (Adapted Screenplay); Film Editing and Sound Mixing. Moneyball also received three Orange British Academy Film Awards nominations for Leading Actor (Pitt); Supporting Actor (Hill); and Adapted Screenplay.
The DVD contains all-new special features including four featurettes, deleted scenes, a blooper reel and much more. Moneyball is now available on Blu-ray for £22.99, and on DVD for £17.99.
The book, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, is published by Norton and available now.
