Aaron Sorkin has a knack for timing, and not just in the obvious way.
The Oscar-winning writer of The Social Network, Moneyball and other fast-talking, crackling scripts has been celebrated for his mile-a-minute wordplay. But he’s also been criticised for not exactly featuring complex, strong female characters in the male-centric worlds of his stories.
In Molly’s Game, his first film with aRead more
Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin praises a convicted poker queen for taking the moral high ground in his directorial debut "Molly's Game," which premiered Saturday at the Toronto film festival.
The American crime drama stars Jessica Chastain as the former Olympic skier Molly Bloom, who went on to run one of the largest high-stakes poker games in the United States.
HerRead more