Molly's Game (book)

Extracted Attributes

• Type

  Memoir

• Genre

  Biographical, Memoir

• Title

  Molly's Game

• Author

  Molly Bloom

• Purpose

  To recount her story and rebuild her life after legal troubles

• Subject

  High-stakes underground poker, Molly Bloom's life experiences

• Key Themes

  Excess, danger, glamour, greed, trust, fear, integrity, human connection, relational capital

• Publication Date

  2014

• Primary Locations

  Los Angeles, USA; New York City, USA

Timeline

• Molly Bloom's memoir, "Molly's Game," is published. (Source: summary)

  2014

• The biographical film "Molly's Game," based on the memoir, premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival. (Source: wikipedia)

  2017-09-08

Molly's Game

Molly's Game is a 2017 American biographical film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin (in his directorial debut), based on the 2014 memoir by Molly Bloom, who makes reference to Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov's association with running an illegal gambling ring and "a sophisticated Russian organized crime money-laundering network that operated out of unit 63A in Trump Tower in New York." It stars Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Jeremy Strong, Chris O'Dowd, Joe Keery, Brian D'Arcy James, and Bill Camp. The film follows Bloom (Chastain), who becomes the target of an FBI investigation after the underground poker empire she runs for Hollywood celebrities, athletes, business tycoons, and the Russian mob is exposed. Principal photography began in November 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The film premiered on September 8, 2017, at the Toronto International Film Festival, and began a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 25, 2017, by STX Entertainment, then going to world-wide distribution January 5, 2018, and grossed $59 million worldwide. Molly's Game received positive reviews, with particular praise for Sorkin's screenplay, as well as Chastain and Elba's performances, with that of the former considered one of the best of her career by some critics. The film earned Chastain a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress – Drama, while Sorkin earned nominations for his screenplay at the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Writers Guild of America Awards, and BAFTA Awards.

Web Search Results

• BOOK VERSUS FILM: Molly's Game – House Always Wins

  Skip to content Home Books Blog Contact me Want Writing Tips? # BOOK VERSUS FILM: Molly’s Game – House Always Wins ## The Book Molly’s Game tells the story of a young women who built one of the most exclusive, high-stakes underground poker games in the world. Billed as ‘an insider’s story of excess and danger, glamour and greed’, the book promises to be a no-holds-barred, behind-the-scenes look at the game, the life she created, the life she lost, and what she learned in the process. [...] ## Verdict This is an especially tough one to call. On the one hand, Molly’s Game the book has what I wanted: a woman in a man’s world, unapologetic and kicking ass, making a stack of money. But it also meanders, then ends very abruptly, which was frustrating. [...] There’s much more focus on the actual game of poker in the film, than the book. I found this rather distracting, just like I did the voiceover as the movie continued. It is also worth noting Molly never came off her skis in the book, like she does in that all-important prologue. In the book, she claims she could not get to the top of that game, but matched her brother’s athletic prowess, so quit while she was ahead.

• Molly's Game: From Hollywood's Elite to Wall Street's Billionaire ...

  Molly's Game is a memoir written by a woman who went from being a cocktail waitress to running an exclusive, but illegal, high-stakes underground poker enterprise and coming into conflict with entitled celebrities, mob bosses, and the FBI. It's one of those off-kilter American dream stories where an outsider takes initiative and enjoys success in a big glitzy celebrity-gossip-filled way and the criminal aspect just makes them that much more appealing. We do romanticize our outlaw figures. [...] Molly's Game by Molly Bloom was an interesting peek into the life of a woman who "ruled Hollywood" for a while as "Hollywood's Poker Princess." I remember hearing about the controversy at the time (mostly about Leo and Tobey), but I never gave much thought into what actually happened. I do want to eventually watch the movie (Aaron Sorkin is amazing!) but I figured the book was a great start. [...] Look, Molly's Game won't be winning any literary awards. It's very obviously written by someone who's not a writer. The whole thing gets wonky at times and if you truly think about it, there's no much plot at all. The book is a straightforward, almost unbelievable memoir of the girl who for years organised underground high stakes poker games in Los Angeles and New York. To say that I was glued to the pages is putting it mildly. I was completely riveted by the implausibility of it all.

• Molly's Game - Wikipedia

  Two years later, Molly has published a book, naming only a few individuals that played in her games. Arrested by the FBI, she is indicted for involvement in illegal gambling with the mafia. She enlists the help of Charlie Jaffey, a high-profile lawyer in New York, who agrees to help after learning she has been protecting innocent people affected by her poker games. While she is in New York awaiting trial, her father, Larry, seeks her out and attempts to reconcile. He admits he was overbearing [...] Molly's Game is a 2017 American biographical film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin (in his directorial debut), based on the 2014 memoir by Molly Bloom "Molly Bloom (author)"), who makes reference to Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov's association with running an illegal gambling ring and "a sophisticated Russian organized crime money-laundering network that operated out of unit 63A in Trump Tower in New York." It stars Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Jeremy Strong, Chris [...] Molly, having contacts through years of running the game, creates her own poker games. She rents a hotel penthouse and hires a staff. Additionally, she contacts club and casino employees to spread the word about her games. Player X, along with many others, leaves Dean's games to play at Molly's. Increasingly successful, as Molly gains more money, she is pressured by Player X to raise the stakes. Harlan Eustice, a skilled, conservative and successful player, joins Molly's game.

• Molly's Game vs. The True Story of Molly Bloom

  Molly ran two underground games that attracted some of Hollywood's biggest stars, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Macaulay Culkin, Alex Rodriguez, Pete Sampras and others. In her book, Bloom only mentions the celebrities who had already been outed in the media prior to the book being published. She stayed silent on the others, protecting their identities. [...] was also a professional football player for the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers. Her other brother is a surgeon who graduated from Harvard Medical School. To learn more about her injury and time as a professional skier, read her book, Molly's Game: The True Story of the 26-Year-Old Woman Behind the Most Exclusive, High-Stakes Underground Poker Game in the World. [...] ## Was Molly's boss really an unpleasant man? Yes, at least that's what she states in her book Molly's Game. Portrayed by Jeremy Strong in the Molly's Game movie and referred to as Reardon Green in the book, Molly's boss, Darin Feinstein, wasn't the most pleasant of men. The scene in the movie when he yells at Molly (Jessica Chastain) for buying "poor people bagels" is real, according to her memoir. ## Was the real Molly Bloom involved in the making of the movie?

• Molly's Game: A Story of money, power, and a little bit of poker

  Books By Jen # Books By Jen ## Molly’s Game: A Story of money, power, and a little bit of poker [...] Molly Bloom recounts her story in a way that is honest and real. She never holds back or tries to hide the dishonest or distasteful things she does. The story follows Molly as she starts out a broke struggling assistant to a rather harsh boss, who famously threw a bag of bagels at her as he screamed about poor people bagels and up to her running the most lucrative secret underground poker game in the world. She is known today as the Poker Princess. Bloom never holds back (except in one regard) [...] The book captivated me from page one; I was enthralled with this wonderous person’s journey, devouring the book and feeling a little sad when the story ended. Molly Bloom was a young girl trying to prove herself and find a place in the world against the backdrop of excellence. Her brothers were a world class skier with a loving family and a doctor. Molly wanted to prove herself and on her own terms. Not as the lawyer her father wanted or the ski champion she thought she should be. So she set