Steven Zaillian
  • 'Moneyball'

    ...with the help of a math whiz ( Jonah Hill ), in assembling an affordable yet effective team. Oscar winners Steven Zaillian ( "Schindler's List" ) and Aaron Sorkin ( "The Social Network" ) wrote the screenplay that......

  • Brad Pitt, 'Moneyball' take Oakland out to the ballgame

    ...Michael Lewis' book about Beane's system-bucking strategies in the early 2000s, was adapted for the screen by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, the latter of whom made it to the Paramount Theatre of the Arts event, as did Lewis. Beane......

  • DVD Review: 'American Gangster: Three-Disc Collector's Edition'

    ...near-masterpiece), the new "Gangster" isn't billed as a "Director's Cut," and Scott and screenwriter Steven Zaillian provide their commentary track with the original cut, rather than the new version. The extended cut contains 18......

  • Denzel and Russell Face Off in 'American Gangster'

    ...settles for being good, not great, therein lies a reminder of how difficult a screenwriter's job really is. Steven Zaillian is the writer. If there's one word never associated with the man who adapted "Schindler's List" and directed......

  • 'All the King's Men'

    ...faithful version of the 1946 Robert Penn Warren novel, it's impossible to tell what compelled adapter-director Steven Zaillian to address the material in the first place. It is a lovely and powerful American novel, of course, although Zaillian......