Angelika Film Center
18 W Houston St
212.995.2000
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Oct 1, 2010 – Oct 31, 2010
Daily
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$12
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“It seems an unusual and challenging choice for an adaptation, but with the help of an arsenal of award-winning documentarians (Spurlock, Gibney, Jarecki, and team Grady & Ewing), the 2005 New York Times bestseller Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything can now be enjoyed as a cinematic experience. The movie captures the essence of the book by presenting facts and figures in a hip and palatable manner. The directors (or directing teams) have each been assigned a chapter with filmmaker Seth Gordon providing the interludes. While the chapters do differ tonally, the overall film is entertaining and thought-provoking.”
Mindy Bond, Flavorpill
FREAKONOMICS is the highly anticipated film version of the phenomenally bestselling book about incentives-based thinking by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. Like the book, the film examines human behavior with provocative and sometimes hilarious case studies, bringing together a dream team of filmmakers responsible for some of the most acclaimed and entertaining documentaries in recent years: Academy Award® winner Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Casino Jack and the United States of Money), Academy Award® nominees Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing (Jesus Camp), Academy Award® nominee Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me), Eugene Jarecki (Why We Fight) and Seth Gordon (The King of Kong).
