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Review: Jennifer’s Body - An ambitious slasher-satire

27 November 2009 2:12 AM, PST | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »

Seen as both a box office and critical disappointment in the States (and looking to receive a fairly similar reception the UK as well), Diablo Cody's follow up to the fairly divisive Juno could perhaps be faulted for being too ambitious. Although the idea of Cody applying her witty and unique view of high school life to the slasher genre generated a lot of excitement pre-release, the problem is that these elements don't mesh well together. One of the complaints levelled against Juno was that Cody's use of slang, though imaginative, made the characters hard to relate to and that is still the case with this film – it's hard to feel any genuine sense of concern for character's well-being when they don't seem that believable. Also gore-hounds are bound to be disappointed by the movie's relatively low body count, Jennifer's Body might in fact be more appreciated by those »

- Mark Davison

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Vera Farmiga Interview, Up In the Air

26 November 2009 8:00 PM, PST | MoviesOnline.ca | See recent MoviesOnline news »

MoviesOnline sat down recently with Vera Farmiga to talk about her new movie,“Up in the Air,” about the timely odyssey of Ryan Bingham (Oscar winner George Clooney), a corporate downsizer and consummate modern business traveler who, after years of staying happily airborne, suddenly finds himself ready to make a real connection. When he falls for a simpatico fellow traveler (Farmiga), Ryan’s boss (Jason Bateman), inspired by a young, upstart efficiency expert (Anna Kendrick), threatens to permanently call him in from the road. Faced with the prospect, at once terrifying and exhilarating, of being grounded, Ryan begins to contemplate what it might actually mean to have a home.

For the vital role of Alex, whose elite travel program savvy seduces Ryan but who also triggers a desire for real sharing, director Jason Reitman turned to award-winning actress Vera Farmiga, best known for her role in Martin Scorsese’s “The Departed. »

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Jason Reitman Interview, Up in the Air

26 November 2009 8:00 PM, PST | MoviesOnline.ca | See recent MoviesOnline news »

In his first two feature films, Oscar-nominated director Jason Reitman established himself as an original, smart and funny storyteller known for his pitch-perfect commentaries on society. Reitman has a distinctive talent for taking provocative anti-heroes – a tobacco lobbyist in “Thank You for Smoking” and a pregnant teenager in the Oscar-winning “Juno” – and telling deeply human, funny and appealing stories in which these tricky characters defy expectations.

Reitman continues in this vein with his newest film, “Up in the Air,” the well-timed tale of Ryan Bingham (George Clooney), a corporate downsizer and consummate modern business traveler who, after years of staying happily airborne, suddenly finds himself ready to make a real connection.  Based on the novel by Walter Kirn, the film also stars Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick and Danny McBride.

MoviesOnline sat down recently with Jason Reitman at the Los Angeles press day for “Up in the Air.” He talked to »

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Thanksgiving Turkeys, 'Ninja Assassin' And The Pixies In Today's Twitter-Wood

25 November 2009 5:02 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Thanksgiving is a time for giving and making sacrifices, even if you're Jason Reitman and that means giving up your first class seats on a flight for the turkeys being pardoned by President Obama tomorrow. The "Juno" director tweeted a pic today from his travels, leading a pack of other photo posts that included John Hodgman's view from a Pixies concert last night and Denise Richards showing what she looks like while getting her hair highlighted.

Scope those out after the jump along with a discussion about the title of "Ninja Assassin" by Edgar Wright and Bryan Lee O'Malley, Eliza Dushku "World of Warcraft" nerdery on display and more. It's all in the Thanksgiving Eve Twitter-Wood report for November 25, 2009.

Twitter Pic of the Day:

@JasonReitman Got kicked back to Economy, because the Presidential Pardoned Turkeys are taking up all of first class. http://twitpic.com/qwh55

-Jason Reitman, »

- Brian Warmoth

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Jason Reitman’s First Kiss in Kindergarten Cop

25 November 2009 11:48 AM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

Before the Best Director nomination, before Up in the Air, Juno, Thank You For Smoking and even his wonderful short films, director Jason Reitman appeared as an "actor" in a bunch of films. In the 1980's and 1990's, Jason's father, director Ivan Reitman, gave him small cameo roles in some of his movies. Jason played Granger Grandson in Twins, Brownstone Boy #2 in Ghostbusters II, the Vice-President's son in Dave, the Wrong Kid in Alley in Father's Day, and most importantly Kissing Boy in Kindergarten Cop. InContention has dug up the tape of Reitman's appearance in the 1990 Schwarzenegger comedy and put it online for all to see. In the scene, Arnold's character Detective John Kimble is searching the school hallways, when he bursts into an abandoned class room, interrupting two youngsters making out. This was Jason Reitman's first kiss. Not just his first on screen kiss... but his first kiss with a girl, »

- Peter Sciretta

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Stars in Rewind: Jason Reitman's First Kiss

25 November 2009 11:45 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Blogger Kristopher Tapley, of the movie awards site In Contention, shares a humorous video spotlighting one of this year's Oscar hopefuls, Jason Reitman. The young filmmaker, who already received an Academy Award nomination for directing Juno, is a front-runner this year for helming Up in the Air, which opens in limited release next week and opens nationwide on Christmas.

Before he was a success behind the camera, though, he was simply the son of Hollywood director Ivan Reitman. And like many filmmakers' kids, he was employed in minor roles in his father's films, including Ghostbusters II, Twins and Dave. The funniest of his cameos is in this make-out scene from Kindergarten Cop, mainly because it's his most embarrassing.

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- Christopher Campbell

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Michael Cera Is A Youth In Revolt. And This New Trailer Proves It.

24 November 2009 10:59 PM, PST | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »

Somehow I've managed to miss the 5,000 screenings they've been having for Youth in Revolt starring Michael Cera. Every screening has taken place on a day or night I'm already booked for something else, so I was beginning to think I'd never get to see this movie. Thankfully, there are 5,000 more screenings being planned for December so it looks like I will be able to check out this tale of teen angst gone wild. MySpace just debuted the 2nd trailer for this new comedy starring Michael Cera, Justin Long and Zack Galifianaklecrackerbeard. In the tradition of Catcher in the Rye, and starring Michael Cera (also of the Oscar® winning film, Juno, and Superbad), Youth In Revolt is a coming-of-age comedy that puts a fresh and outrageous stamp on a tale of adolescent obsession and rebellion. Based on the acclaimed novel by C.D. Payne, Youth In Revolt is the story of Nick Twisp –  a unique, »

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5 Movie Clips from Jason Reitman’s Up In The Air Starring George Clooney

24 November 2009 9:34 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

One of the best films I’ve seen this year is director Jason Reitman’s Up in the Air.  In his two previous movies, Juno and Thank You For Smoking, Reitman showed us he was a director to watch.  And while I loved his two previous films, Up in the Air is definitely his best work and it’s sure to nab a nomination for Best Picture.

If you haven’t heard of Up in the Air, I would advise you to learn as little as possible and go see the movie based solely on my recommendation.  But for a bit more…the film stars George Clooney as a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching his goal of ten million frequent flyer miles and after he’s met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams.

Finally, I »

- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub

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I’m Not a Tour Guide: More Clips from ‘Up in the Air’

21 November 2009 11:13 AM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Paramount Pictures has provided us with two new clips from their upcoming release Up in the Air, from Thank You for Smoking and Juno director Jason Reitman. As a programming note, this is probably the first of several great little pieces that we'll be running about Up in the Air, which is currently in my top ten movies of the year. We still have my own glowing review to post, as well as Dr. Cole Abaius' hilarious interview with Jason Reitman. Look for that later this week. For now, we have these two new clips. The first clip, "I'm Not a Tour Guide," features a conversation between jet-setting termination consultant Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) speaking with his boss (Jason Bateman) about taking a hotshot young peer out on the road to see how their business of firing people works. The second clip, entitled "Something Real," features Bingham talking to his hotshot traveling partner Natalie (Anna Kendrick) about »

- Neil Miller

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Jason Reitman's 'Up In the Air' - Tons of new clips including interview clips, film clips and more!

20 November 2009 12:37 PM, PST | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »

We have 26 clips in total from the buzzed about Jason Reitman film starring George Clooney, Jason Bateman, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey, Danny McBride, Chris Lowell, Tamala Jones, Adam Rose, Lauren Mae Shafer and Steve Eastin. The dramedy opens on December 4th. Got your Oscar sheet ready? From Jason Reitman, the Oscar® nominated director of “Juno,” comes a comedy called “Up in the Air” starring Oscar® winner George Clooney as Ryan Bingham, a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles and just after he’s met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams... »

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Mia Wasikowski is the New Jane Eyre?

20 November 2009 11:08 AM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

I was looking forward to seeing Ellen Page as Jane Eyre, wondering how she would handle the role of the poor governess from the wrong side of the moors. The star of Juno might have been able to bring a new twist to a character that has been filmed at least nineteen times. Or could be a thousand. IMDb isn't always accurate.  My favorite  Jane is Andrea Martin in the Second City TV "Jane Airhead". Her work in the role stands alone. As for serious Jane's the role has been played by Charlotte Gainsborough, Joan Fontaine, Samantha Morton.  Anna Paquin played the young version of Jane to Morton's grown up Jane. My apologies to the multitude of Janes unnamed but that would go on for too many paragraphs. So many Jane Eyres, so little time. Now according to Variety, Mia Wasikowski, Alice in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland is in talks to step into the role »

- Robin Ruinsky

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Jennifer’s Boring Body

20 November 2009 7:23 AM, PST | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »

Cheerleaders are man-eaters. No-one understands the pain of the teenage girl. Yes we get the metaphor. That doesn’t make Jennifer’s Body a better film because of it. Jennifer Check (Megan Fox) is the sexy, popular captain of the high school cheerleading squad. She is kidnapped and sacrificed by an out of town rock band hoping to make it big. When the ritual goes wrong, she comes back to life as a demon who gains her power by feasting on the town’s teenage male population.  Only her ‘frumpy’ best friend Needy (Amanda Seyfried) can stop Jennifer from eating more of her classmates. Coming form the pen of Oscar winning scriptwriter Diablo Cody, the film promised much. Well written lead roles for women are still a rarity but it’s sad to say this isn’t one of those. The snappy dialogue of Juno fails to fly off the »

- Michael Shelton

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2009 Austin Film Festival Wrap-up

17 November 2009 12:18 PM, PST | SmellsLikeScreenSpirit | See recent SmellsLikeScreenSpirit news »

The 16th annual Austin Film Festival opened with a true screenwriting gem, Serious Moonlight. Penned by the late Adrienne Shelley around the same time she created Waitress – Shelley was murdered shortly after wrapping Waitress, before she had the opportunity to direct Serious Moonlight. I loved Waitress, and have been a fan of Adrienne Shelley since seeing her act in Hal Hartley’s The Unbelievable Truth and Trust. Serious Moonlight | Review "...the script is chock-full of clever Hitchcockian twists along with a impeccably strong (and mysterious) conclusion. Serious Moonlight is very conservatively directed by first-timer Cheryl Hines (who acted in Waitress with Shelley)." ____________________________________________________ I have long been curious about C.D. Payne’s 1993 epistolary novel Youth in Revolt: The Journals of Nick Twisp, and unfortunately I did not have the opportunity to read it prior to the Aff screening of Miguel Arteta’s film. Nonetheless, into the Paramount I went… I must »

- Don Simpson

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Looking Like Robert Pattison And 'New Moon' Jacob Dolls In Today's Twitter-Wood

13 November 2009 4:00 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

It's been a long week for everyone in Twitter-Wood, especially for those involved with "New Moon." Someone at Mattel managed to sculpt out the abs on a Jacob Barbie doll in time for the film's release next week, though, and there's a pic in the feed today to prove it. Writer Brian Lynch, meanwhile, tweeted that the "Twilight" frenzy has stirred up cases of mistaken identity for him and prompted numerous friends to ask him how often he gets mistaken for the actor.

Jason Reitman seemed to have been hardest hit by the work week, though, seemingly passing out on his set. Check out that shot, along with with a "Star Trek" actor's brush with Neil Armstrong, Ice-t's run-in with Marilyn Manson and Fred Durst's plans for his "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" night-vision googles. It's all in the Twitter-Wood report for November 13, 2009.

Twitter Pic of the Day:

@levarburton That's Neil Armstrong folks. »

- Brian Warmoth

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Trailer: George Clooney is Up in the Air

13 November 2009 7:08 AM, PST | Hollyscoop.com | See recent HollyScoop news »

George Clooney is defying gravity in his next film! He’s starring in the upcoming movie Up In the Air, playing Ryan Bingham, a downsizing expert who lives his life on the road. Ryan loves his job, and is right on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles when his company stops him from traveling anymore. The film is written and directed by Jason Reitman, the Oscar-nominated director of Juno. Also starring Twilight’s Anna Kendrick and Jason Bateman. The film is out in theaters Christmas Day. Check out the trailer below; just listening to George Clooney’... »

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‘Crappy Holidays’ Fires On Veterans Day, Ellen Page, Canadian Thanksgiving

11 November 2009 5:19 PM, PST | Tubefilter.tv | See recent Tubefilter News news »

Every other day is a holiday somewhere. Even today is a holiday (Veterans Day). So the guys behind Crappy Holidays have a lot to play around with. For the 8-month old web series, no holiday—Labor Day, St. Patrick's Day, 4th of July, not even Veterans Day, is off limits. Woven throughout the series is comedian Har Mar Superstar, who stands as the main recurring character amidst a cadre of celebrity guest stars like Juno star Ellen Page, Justin Long and Ginnifer Goodwin. We caught up with creator-director Ryan Rickett to find out where this series came from and what he really thinks of the modern holiday circuit. Tubefilter: Where did you come up with this idea and how did it become a web series? Ryan Rickett: Har Mar Superstar (aka Sean Tillmann) and I made a video greeting card for Christmas to send out to all our friends and »

- Marc Hustvedt

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'Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2' Is The Game For Ice-t In Today's Daily TwitPic

11 November 2009 6:00 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Our Twitter followers may have noticed a tweet from me yesterday shouting out to a certain video game. "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," (our review!) likely the biggest-selling game release of the year, hit store shelves and fans predictably turned out in droves to buy it. The truly hardcore -- those who didn't find a way to slip around the street date and snag it early, that is -- hit up midnight launch parties the evening before, highly publicized events featuring contests and celebrity guests.

Similarly, yesterday's Twitter-Wood feed was littered with shouts to "MW2." Everyone from "Juno" writer Diablo Cody to Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst. Ice-t, self-professed gaming fanatic, also turned out to show his support. He even posed for a ridiculous twitpic, donning the night vision goggles included with the most expensive special edition version of the game. That's exactly what you'll see in the Daily TwitPic after the jump. »

- Adam Rosenberg

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Extended “Up In The Air” TV Spot

10 November 2009 4:39 PM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »

An extended TV Spot for Jason Reitman’s “Up In The Air” movie starring George Clooney has been released.

Jason Reitman (”Thank You for Smoking,” “Juno”) Oscar nominated director also wrote the script based on Walter Kirn’s novel of the same name.

Ryan Bingham (George Clooney), a corporate hatchet man who loves his life on the road but is forced to fight for his job when his company downsizes its travel budget.

He is required to spend more time at home just as he is on the cusp of a goal he’s worked toward for years: reaching five million frequent flyer miles and just after he’s met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams.

The movie which also stars Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, Tamala Jones and Chris Lowell, will hit theaters on December 4, 2009.

More movie info, trailers, clips and posters you can find at “Up In The Air »

- Fiona

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'Modern Warfare 2' Unleashed And The The 'New Moon' Premiere Dress Hunt In Today's Twitter-Wood

10 November 2009 3:00 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" might as well have been a major Hollywood premiere last night, because Twitter-Wood was all over it and Ice-t even posted a shot of himself with the pair of nightvision goggles packaged with the game's Prestige Edition bundle. Other first-day buyers included Fred Durst, Diablo Cody, and possibly Michael Ian Black, whose snark is sometime difficult to see through.

In a follow-up tweet, Korey Tinsel revealed that she still doesn't have a dress for the "New Moon" premiere, so she may be forced to do something desperate. All of those tweets and more are waiting after the jump, along with an impressive home security camera video taken by producer Dana Brunetti that shows what happens when you try to steal plants from his yard. I'm @brianwarmoth and this is the Twitter-Wood report for November 10, 2009.

Twitter Pic of the Day:

@Finallevel http://twitpic.com/oy9by - Yes! »

- Brian Warmoth

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New Trailer for Jason Reitman’s Up In The Air Starring George Clooney

10 November 2009 1:23 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

During last Sunday’s season finale of AMC’s acclaimed hit show Mad Men, Paramount debuted a new trailer for Jason Reitman’s upcoming film Up in the Air, starring George Clooney.  I saw the film a couple weeks ago and I really enjoyed it.  Like Reitman’s previous film, Juno, it mixes sharp comic writing with genuine emotion (minus the distinctive Diablo Cody dialogue that some folks found off-putting).  The film is currently getting a strong amount of Oscar buzz and even if there were still only five Best Picture nominees instead of ten, I’d still wager that Up in the Air would get one of the slots along with Clooney landing his second Best Actor nomination. If you’re looking forward to this film, the new trailer won’t dampen your enthusiasm one bit.

Hit the jump to check it out along with a brief synopsis. Up in the Air »

- Matt Goldberg

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