Juno (2007)

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Day 3: Must see Juno
Published 9/3/2007 by J.J. at As Little as Possible
TELLURIDE, Colo. -- There was one film on everybody's lips today: Juno, Jason Reitman's second feature. Hadn't heard of it before today. Apparently it's a whole lotta fun. Everyone loves it and is raving about Ellen Page's performance. I know nothing about the movie. Hope to see it tomorrow, the last day of the fest. I am so very tired.

Day 4: Juno!
Published 9/3/2007 by J.J. at As Little as Possible
TELLURIDE, Colo. -- I come bearing terrific news! Juno is the film I've been waiting for at TFF. Utterly enjoyable, funny as hell, everything you want in a movie. People are raving about it (I think we were all looking for relief from Holocaust- and terrorism-themed movies here at the festival). Mark it: Juno will be a big fat hit and make stars of Ellen Page and its screenwriter. More specific thoughts later.

Five favorite things about Telluride '07
Published 9/6/2007 by J.J. at As Little as Possible
... 2. Juno. This movie deserves the success hijacked by Little Miss Sunshine last year, yet make no mistake: Juno gets nowhere near LMS's forced quirkness despite being the most original, snappily written high school romantic comedy in forever. Sixteen-year-old Juno (Ellen Page, alchemizing the best traits of Janeane Garofalo and Christina Ricci) gets pregnant by Michael Cera (who else?) and decides to have the baby and let it be adopted by a nicely manicured couple (Jason Bateman and a revelatory Jennifer Garner), all under the weary and bemused eyes of ...

TIFF Day Zero: Finally in Toronto!
Published 9/8/2007 by Alex Billington at FirstShowing.net
... and after that made it over to a late night screening of Jason Reitman's Juno (reviews are pending for both). It's the first day and I'm trying to get in the groove (and get caught up) before diving headfirst into a full 7 more days of endless movies live from TIFF. ...

Saturday
Published 9/9/2007 by Ali at Film Experience Blog
Ali reporting from the Toronto International Film FestivalCaffeinated products consumed today: 1Solid food products consumed today: 3It's only the first Saturday of the festival, and I already feel like ...

Ellen the Monarch Slayer
Published 9/12/2007 by NATHANIEL R at Film Experience Blog
... I first heard about Juno, a comedy about a pregnant teen giving her child up for adoption, a month or two back. But I didn't know what to make of the fetal buzz. After all, buzz from people paid to create it is hit and miss... sometimes the baby is beautiful, sometimes it's something only its mother could love). I was not a fan of writer/director Jason Reitman's last film Thank You For Smoking (I considered its satire too compromised by its emotional content and vice versa). ...

Did Juno Jason Bateman Has Fat Fingers?
Published 9/14/2007 at OH NO!!
A press conference for the film, Juno was held on Friday, Sept 8, 2007. Pictures from the conference have already been posted, but here's a little article highlighting what went down during the press conference. Stuff like how people seemed more interested in Ellen Page than Jennifer Garner. And how Jason Bateman spread his wife's legs to make a baby.You can also watch the entire press conference and all other Toronto International Film Festival 2007 press conferences here:http://www.tiff07.ca/industry/mediacentre/screeningroom (warning, they are long, and you can't really ...

Must Watch: Jason Reitman's Juno Trailer
Published 9/15/2007 by Alex Billington at FirstShowing.net
... Juno is directed by Jason Reitman, who directed the hit comedy Thank You For Smoking, and is written by the talented Diablo Cody. The film will hit limited theaters starting late this year on December 14th. Find More In: Trailers, Worth Watching ...

Juno trailer
Published 9/17/2007 by Chris at Movie Marketing Madness
... Wow. I had been looking forward to the eventual release of a trailer for Juno, the much-buzzed about film starring Ellen Page as a young girl who gets pregnant by her friend, played by Michael Cera. But I had no idea it would be quite THIS good. The movie, directed by Jason Reitman, just seems so clear and honest and funny I honestly wonder how the script got approved. You simply must watch this as you settle in this morning, before you get on with the rest of the day. [via ...

Juno Trailer: Worth Checking Out
Published 9/17/2007 at Screen Rant
I've been reading about the movie Juno online for a while but hadn't paid it much attention. Seeing more and more written about it I finally decided to check out the trailer for myself and it looks quite good. It's from the same director who did the extremely sharp-witted Thank You For Smoking (which I highly recommend you see!) and this one looks just as good. Juno is directed by Jason Reitman and stars a whole bunch of folks you'll recognize from smaller films who've done really good work. Check out the trailer for yourselves: ...

Movie Preview: Juno, Starring Rainn Wilson, Michael Cera, Jason Bateman
Published 9/17/2007 by BuzzSugar at BuzzSugar -- Entertainment hourly.
Don't Forget to Tell Us What You Thought of the Emmys! Fall Movie Preview: Kid Stuff Movie Preview: Juno, Starring Rainn Wilson, Michael Cera, Jason Bateman 58 min 1 sec ago by BuzzSugar I was feeling a little groggy this morning after so much Emmys excitement, so imagine my delight when I discovered that there is (finally!) a trailer online for the indie film Juno ! The movie stars all sorts of hilarious people (like Rainn Wilson, Michael Cera, Jason Bateman and Allison Janney), and some other people who are not necessarily funny but still welcome faces (like J.K. Simmons and Jennifer ...

Trailer: Juno
Published 9/17/2007 at Cinema Fusion
Here’s the trailer for Juno, which is getting plenty talk and praise from seemingly everyone during its festival run so far. Starring an insanely talented cast that includes Ellen Page (one of the best young actresses working), Michael Cera (who is getting a pretty big following, including me, with his awesome work in Arrested Development and Superbad), Jason Bateman (another fantastic Arrested Development alum), Jennifer Garner (everybody knows her, right?), J.K. Simmons (a very overlooked, but great actor), and Rainn Wilson. I won’t ...

Juno -- the trailer's up!
Published 9/18/2007 by Peter T Chattaway at FilmChat
Yet another pregnancy movie! And this one is directed by Jason Reitman, who also directed Thank You for Smoking (2005)! And it stars Michael Cera of Superbad! And it's been getting great buzz! I can hardly wait for December, which is when Juno comes out.Click here if the video file above doesn't play properly.

THE BIZ/ Jason Reitman's 'Juno' Draws Oscar Buzz at Toronto
Published 9/18/2007 by Rosa Graham at findthefunnyWIRE.com
... At every fest, there’s always one film nobody’s talking about at the beginning and everyone’s chatting up at the end. It’s called the wow film, as in, “Wow, did you see “ ...

Trailer: Juno
Published 9/19/2007 at Movie Blog
Here’s the trailer for Juno, which is getting plenty talk and praise from seemingly everyone during its festival run so far. Starring an insanely talented cast that includes Ellen Page (one of the best young actresses working), Michael Cera (who is getting a pretty big following, including me, with his awesome work in Arrested Development and Superbad), Jason Bateman (another fantastic Arrested Development alum), Jennifer Garner (everybody knows her, right?), J.K. Simmons (a very overlooked, but great actor), and Rainn Wilson. I won’t ...

Cinecast Episode 61 - The Hiatus is Over
Published 9/19/2007 by Andrew James & Kurt Halfyard at Movie Patron Blog and Cinecast
Cinecast Episode 61 - The Hiatus is Over By Andrew James Cinecast Episode 61 [156:24m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (3) this episode: TIFF report, SPOILERIFIC review of 3:10 to Yuma , Shoot em Up, DVD picks for the week and some other random thoughts Unwrap the complete Show Notes by clicking on this link These are the show notes for Cinecast Episode #60 Intro music_ :00 - 3:05 Opening remarks_ :36 - 2:57 TIFF report_ 2:58 - 1:29:21 3:10 to Yuma (SPOILERIFIC)_ 1:29:21 - 1:58:55 Shoot em Up_ 1:58:56 - 2:17:30 DVD picks_ 2:17:31 - 2:28:18 Next week s show and other thoughts_ 2:28:19 - 2:33:27 ...

Jennifer Garner is Looking to Join 'Ghosts of Girlfriends Past'
Published 9/19/2007 by Monika Bartyzel at Cinematical
Filed under: Comedy, Romance, Casting, DealsAfter going nowhere with Disney, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past got nabbed by New Line, and it was over a year ago that the company was trying to get Matthew McConaughey to star. At the pace of a snail, the pieces are coming together. In February, The House of Yes and Just Like Heaven helmer Mark Waters had signed on to direct, from a script by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. Now, according to Variety, Jennifer Garner is in talks to co-star in an unspecified role. To recap -- the film ...

MovieWatch: "Eastern Promises" (plus "Juno" and "American Gangster")
Published 9/23/2007 by Daniel at Check the Fien Print
"Eastern Promises"Director: David CronenbergFien Print Rating (Out of 100): 67In a Nutshell: I've been going back and forth on this one since Sunday, often with great frustration, since I like blogging promptly on movies I've seen.On one hand, I was fascinated by "Eastern Promises" through Cronenberg's bravura Russian bathhouse sequence, as excruciatingly tense a fight scene as you'll see at the movies this year, putting the barely clothed man-on-man tussling in "300" to shame. At that point, I need the movie to go some place. I need something more than a ...

TIFF Best of the Fest: Actress Ellen Page
Published 9/23/2007 by Alex Billington at FirstShowing.net
... After screening 20 movies at a film festival you start to notice patterns: styles, production techniques, story trends, and even actors popping up in multiple movies. At the Toronto Film Festival this year there was one actress in particular who stood out in two of the fest's greatest, and certainly most unique, films: Juno and ...

Jason Bateman Joins 'State of Play'
Published 9/24/2007 by Monika Bartyzel at Cinematical
Filed under: Drama, Casting, Remakes and SequelsThere might not be any Meat Loaf, but there will be a helping of Jason Bateman in director Kevin Macdonald's State of Play, the upcoming drama that's reuniting Brad Pitt and Edward Norton. Variety reports that the actor is going to play one of the key reporters in the drama about the murder of an up-and-coming congressman's (Norton) girlfriend, and a newspaper's investigation of the story. (Pitt plays the politician's manager who starts the paper's investigation.) The film is an adaptation ...

Jason Bateman Joins 'State of Play'
Published 9/24/2007 at Movie Blog
Filed under: Drama, Casting, Remakes and SequelsThere might not be any Meat Loaf, but there will be a helping of Jason Bateman in director Kevin Macdonald's State of Play, the upcoming drama that's reuniting Brad Pitt and Edward Norton. Variety reports that the actor is going to play one of the key reporters in the drama about the murder of an up-and-coming congressman's (Norton) girlfriend, and a newspaper's investigation of the story. (Pitt plays the politician's manager who starts the paper's investigation.) The film is an adaptation ...

5 Off The Top Of My Head - Unspoken-Of High Expectations
Published 9/25/2007 by JA at my new plaid pants
... December 14th - Juno - My desire to see this sprang up, oh, about some time last week or so, when ...

Visionary Thinking
Published 10/2/2007 by The Brooklyn Boy at The Laminated List Fantasy Draft
... . She's earned a bit of critical acclaim for an upcoming movie called "Juno," in which she plays a knocked up teen broad. Also, she was once in a film called " ...

Reitman Judges YouTube Contest
Published 10/2/2007 by Rosa Graham at findthefunnyWIRE.com
skip to main | skip to sidebar Tuesday, October 2, 2007 Reitman Judges YouTube Contest Jason Reitman , director of ' Thank You For Smoking' and the upcoming ' Juno ,' will judge a Hewlett-Packard sponsored YouTube contest. Vids, 2-7 minutes long, must feature a character facing "a situation above his or her maturity level." Winner receives a $5000 debit card, 9 days at a film fest, and meets Fox Searchlight execs . Deadline November 9. MORE at hollywoodreporter.com... Enter Project Direct here . Related articles: ...

Diablo Cody Shares Her Girly Style
Published 10/3/2007 at Movie Blog
Filed under: Comedy, Deals, Scripts & ScreenwritingIt has taken a few years to get things cooking, but the buzz surrounding screenwriter Diablo Cody continues to rise. In 2005, she sold her first screenplay to Mandate Pictures. You might have heard of it -- the incessantly popular festival flick Juno, which will be released on December 14. (You can read Scott's raving review here.) Then, during an interview with Kim Voynar at Telluride, she also mentioned having a script called Time-and-a-Half over at Groundswell Productions: "a generational, working ...

Stripper/Blogger Sells Pitch to Uni
Published 10/3/2007 by Rosa Graham at findthefunnyWIRE.com
skip to main | skip to sidebar Wednesday, October 3, 2007 Stripper/Blogger Sells Pitch to Uni "Any way in," they say here in H'wood, but this has got to be a first -- stripper and novelist, Diablo Cody' s blog attracted a producer ( Mason Novick ), an agent and a deal. Scribe of Mandate Picture's ' Juno ,' she's just sold a pitch " Girly Style ' to Universal . READ this one at hollywoodreporter.com... Related story: 'Juno' Draws Oscar Buzz at Toronto     Labels: Chick comedy , Diablo Cody , Mason ...

Diablo Cody Shares Her Girly Style
Published 10/3/2007 by Monika Bartyzel at Cinematical
Filed under: Comedy, Deals, Scripts & ScreenwritingIt has taken a few years to get things cooking, but the buzz surrounding screenwriter Diablo Cody continues to rise. In 2005, she sold her first screenplay to Mandate Pictures. You might have heard of it -- the incessantly popular festival flick Juno, which will be released on December 14. (You can read Scott's raving review here.) Then, during an interview with Kim Voynar at Telluride, she also mentioned having a script called Time-and-a-Half over at Groundswell Productions: "a generational, ...

Jason Reitman judging a YouTube contest
Published 10/4/2007 by Chris at Movie Marketing Madness
... The contest is sponsored by Hewlett-Packard and is looking for films that show a character dealing with a situation above their maturity level. That makes it very much part of the promotional push for Reitman’s next directorial effort Juno, about a high school girl who becomes pregnant and decides to give the baby up for adoption. ...

Michael Cera Searches 'Playlist'
Published 10/9/2007 by Rosa Graham at findthefunnyWIRE.com
skip to main | skip to sidebar Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Michael Cera Searches 'Playlist' Michael Cera , hot from ' Superbad ' and the upcoming ' Juno ,' will star opposite Kat Dennings in Mandate Pictures' 'Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist .' Adapted from a novel, the story follows two teens who search all night for their favorite band's unannounced show and find love instead. MORE at variety.com     Labels: Kat Dennings , Michael Cera , News , Romcom , Teencom 0 comments: Post a ...

51st London Film Festival
Published 10/20/2007 by Ross Miller at Movie Patron Blog and Cinecast
... 2 Days - Winner of this year’s Palm D’Or The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - Highly anticipated movie starring Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck. The Darjeeling Limited - Wes Anderson’s new film. I’m Not There - Bob Dylan biopic starring Cate Blanchett and Christian Bale (both and many others playing Bob Dylan (wtf?)) Eastern Promises - New crime thriller by David Cronenberg Juno - This year’s Little Miss Sunshine Into The Wild - Sean ...

“Juno”
Published 10/21/2007 by Mystery Man at Mystery Man on Film
Have you heard the story about Juno and its screenwriter Diablo Cody?She’s born in Chicago. She grows up. She graduates from college. She moves to Minneapolis to join her boyfriend Jonny whom she met on the internet. She works in advertising. She finds it boring. She starts working as a stripper. She doesn't find it boring. She changes her name to Diablo Cody. She starts a blog called “The Pussy Ranch”. ...

Fox Atomic Wants Megan Fox for Jennifer’s Body
Published 10/23/2007 by Neil Miller at Film School Rejects
... , you will soon. Her debut effort Juno, directed by Jason Reitman, completely stole the show at the Toronto International Film Festival in August and her name is being thrown in with a few very intriguing projects. One is Burlesque, a film that is being touted by our friends at ...

New Juno poster
Published 10/30/2007 by Chris at Movie Marketing Madness
... Fox Searchlight has released a new poster for Juno, the critically acclaimed film starring Michael Cera and Ellen Page. This new one-sheet carries over the striped background look - a reference to the shirt Page wears - from the first one, which made a swollen belly under that shirt the focus. ...

Reitman Wins Over Rome with 'Juno'
Published 10/30/2007 by Rosa Graham at findthefunnyWIRE.com
Oscar buzz has started for ' Juno ,' Jason Reitman 's dramedy about teen pregnancy in Minnesota. It has just won the Best Film award at the Rome Film Festival. Written by stripper/blogger Diablo Cody, 'Juno' stars Ellen Page as the teen who tries to find a couple to adopt her baby. Reitman won The Find the Funny Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for last year's 'Thank You for Smoking.' >> more at yahoo.com

Haiku Review: Juno
Published 11/17/2007 by Colleen at Mad About Movies
... Starring: Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Allison Janney, JK Simmons, Olivia Thirlby, Rainn Wilson, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Garner Written by: Diablo Cody Directed by: Jason Reitman Pregnant teen Baby needs a home Oscar Bait Rating: 9 out of 10 stars Official Website IMDb ...

A Roundup of Foreign Film Festival Winners: Stockholm and Tokyo
Published 11/26/2007 by Eric D. Snider at Cinematical
... The audience award went to Juno (another 2007 film fest fave). FIPRESCI -- the international association of film critics -- chose ...

'I'm Not There' Leads Spirit Award Noms
Published 11/27/2007 by Christopher Campbell at Cinematical
... , who are up for supporting actress and supporting actor, respectively, for their semi-portrayals of Bob Dylan. The film was also recognized in the Best Feature category, in which it's competing against Juno, ...

Independent Spirit Awards Nominees Announced
Published 11/27/2007 by Alex Billington at FirstShowing.net
... that come my way). I've denoted my personal choices with a red *. You'll notice the [IMDb] link next to each one. This is so you can explore and discover, because there is guaranteed to be a movie you've never heard of on this list. BEST FEATURE The Diving Bell and the Butterfly [IMDb] I'm Not There [IMDb] *Juno [IMDb] A Mighty Heart [IMDb] Paranoid Park [IMDb] ...

Independent Spirit Awards Nominations: A Look at the Best Indie Films of 2007
Published 11/27/2007 by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) at /Film
... best movie of the year), The Lookout, Rocket Science, The Savages, Interview, Waitress and Once. Juno obviously makes more than a few appearances on the nominee list (four to be exact), but the movie is SHOCKINGLY absent from the Best Screenplay category. Check out the list after the jump. BEST FEATURE The Diving Bell and the Butterfly [IMDb] I’m Not There [IMDb] Juno [IMDb] A Mighty Heart [IMDb] Paranoid Park [IMDb] ...

Independent Spirit Awards Nominees Announced
Published 11/28/2007 by Neil Miller at Film School Rejects
... stage. On Tuesday, the following nominees were announced at a Film Independent Press Conference by Zach Braff and Lisa Kudrow. I have highlighted my personal picks (not predictions, just my picks) in red. (Thanks to Alex at FirstShowing.net for putting together the list with IMDb links.) BEST FEATURE The Diving Bell and the Butterfly [IMDb] I’m Not There [IMDb] Juno [IMDb] A Mighty Heart [IMDb] Paranoid Park [IMDb] ...

'Into the Wild' and 'Sicko' Are Top Winners At Gotham Awards
Published 11/28/2007 by Eric D. Snider at Cinematical
Filed under: Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Independent, Awards, Michael Moore, Cinematical IndieIFP's 17th annual Gotham Awards were held Tuesday night in Brooklyn, honoring the best in independent film for 2007. With only six categories, the Gothams seem like a pretty reasonable alternative to the bloated spectacles of certain other award ceremonies I could name. Sean Penn's Into the Wild (pictured) took Best Picture honors, beating out Great World of Sound, I'm Not There, Margot at the Wedding, and The ...

Dear Diablo Cody: I Wish My Boyfriend's Junk Smelled Like Pie [Girl Crushes]
Published 11/30/2007 by Jessica at Jezebel
If "Jezebel" were a person, she very well might be up and coming screenwriter Diablo Cody, an ex-stripper and phone sex operator who pens hilarious movies with serious Oscar buzz, dresses like Courtney Love did about halfway through her glam makeover (she wears satin jumpers but also combat boots), writes a blog called the Pussy Ranch ...

Must Watch: Juno International Trailer
Published 12/1/2007 by Alex Billington at FirstShowing.net
... Juno stars Ellen Page as the title character, a whip-smart teen confronting an unplanned pregnancy by her classmate Bleeker. With the help of her best friend Leah, Juno finds her unborn child a "perfect" set of parents: an affluent suburban couple, Mark and Vanessa, longing to adopt. Luckily, Juno has the total support of her parents as she faces some tough decisions, flirts with adulthood and ultimately figures out where she belongs. Juno is directed by Jason Reitman, who directed the hit comedy Thank You For Smoking, and is written ...

Juno international trailer
Published 12/1/2007 by Chris at Movie Marketing Madness
... I’m a bit late in passing on this international trailer for Juno but did want to share it. It’s just as funny and warm as the domestic spot, but hits some different notes and includes a bit more stuff that is really only doable in an international version. For instance the end, when Ellen Page flips off her friend. I don’t think you’d see that in front of too many American films. ...

DECEMBER 2007 MOVIE PREVIEW
Published 12/1/2007 by Tim at Antagony & Ecstasy
... . It's based on a novel that I think I am alone in not having ever heard a thing about. I'm also alone in not being even a bit excited about Juno , as directed by a man whose ...

Megan Fox is Still Hot
Published 12/5/2007 by idontlikeyouinthatway.com at IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com
Megan Fox showed up at the Juno premiere in Westwood on Monday, and even in a t-shirt and jeans, she was the hottest one there. She also looks really happy. She should, because I just picked out a gorgeous seasonal orchid and forsythia flower arrangement for our wedding reception. I think they will really bring out beauty of my Lego church design and the picture of her I cut out.

20:07 (Staying Pregnant)
Published 12/6/2007 by NATHANIEL R at Film Experience Blog
... Did you see Juno last night or are you waiting for the weekend? If you've seen it chime in in the comments: Did you laugh? cry? or just wonder what all the Oscar fuss was about? If it does get a ...

Review: Juno
Published 12/7/2007 at Filmfodder News and Reviews
... with dork Bleeker's (Michael Cera) baby. Knowing she can't possibly take care of a kid, Juno stumbles upon Vanessa (Jennifer Garner) and Mark (Jason Bateman), a couple looking to adopt. Excited about the match, Juno begins to interact with Mark on a social level, soon finding herself in dark psychological waters a girl her age can't handle. As the baby develops, so does Juno's maturity and perspective, leaving her with many predicaments to be solved before she gives birth. "Juno" ( IMDb listing ) is a cartoon. It's an inflated piece of filmmaking without any consideration of ...

Diablo Cody Is Writer of ‘Juno’ (Photos and Video)
Published 12/7/2007 by Consuela B at Right Celebrity
Meet Diablo Cody , a.k.a. Brook Busey-Hunt, a former stripper who wrote the new hit comedy, “Juno”. See photos, video and her biography here. Diablo Cody is the writer of “Juno” , a comedy about a girl with an unplanned pregnancy and the decisions she makes with regard to her baby. Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman play the adoptive parents. “Juno” came out in limited release in the US on December 5, 2007. As a biography, writer Diablo Cody was born on June 14, 1978 in Chicago, so her age is 29. She moved to Minneapolis after graduating from college with a degree in media ...

For Your Consideration: Michael Cera in Juno
Published 12/7/2007 by JA at my new plaid pants
... Ahem. So I saw "Critical Darling, Fall 2007 Edition" Juno last evening and my reaction seems to have followed the base critical consensus - that it's a wobbly little thing for the first 30 minutes or so, but once it hits it's stride it's a lovely little thing all the same. I did have two caveats about the movie: First off, the overly precious soundtrack was overdone to the point of annoyance. Way too much cutesy balladeering overlaying everything. It worked wonderfully in the final scene, though. ...

Not A City In Alaska, Not A Roman Goddess
Published 12/10/2007 at [This Savage Art]
Now Juno will now be connected to the much celebrated first screenplay of one Brook Busey-Hunt. Name doesn’t ring a bell? How about ...

Juno Review
Published 12/11/2007 by john@themovieblog.com (John Campea) at The Movie Blog
... (Sorry for the lack of a video version of this review, but I’m currently visiting in LA) 2007 has actually been a pretty good year for some solid cinema. Yes there have been some (ok a lot of) stinkers, but also some amazing films. And at the risk of blowing the suspense of the review, I think I may have just seen the best movie of the year. Ladies and gentlemen, Juno really is that damn good. A few of my friends caught screenings of it at the Toronto International Film Festival this year and just raved about it… I thought it looked boring. Yeah… they ...

Juno
Published 12/13/2007 by YNOT TONY at YNOT at the Movies
"Juno" (USA 2007, 92 min.) is just might be the funniest film I have seen this year. It's quirky, sharp, hilarious, and sometimes even touching, without a dull moment. After giggled in the theater for an hour and half, I walked out the theater, still giggling. Ellen Page ...

Academy Announces 59 Contenders for Original Song Oscar
Published 12/16/2007 by Christopher Campbell at Cinematical
... (for more "guaranteed" viewers), and the song from Hairspray that wasn't in the Broadway version -- "Come So Far (Got So Far to Go)". I'm sad to see Kimya Dawson not on the list, as I had hoped she had written at least one original tune for the Juno soundtrack. A few of them certainly felt like they were penned exclusively for the film. I'm not sad but was surprised to see that the Bono and Stevie Wonder duet "Love's In Need of Love Today" from ...

Did the AFI Snub Joe Wright Again with Its Year-End Top Ten?
Published 12/17/2007 by Christopher Campbell at Cinematical
... -- or even Ratatouille for that matter. While I'm not arguing that Atonement deserved to make the list, I'd assume American Gangster would deserve it more than The Diving Bell, regardless of how much better the latter film may be. At least comedy fans should be happy with the inclusion of Knocked Up, which has so far been left out of most awards season honors. The complete list is as follows: Knocked Up; Juno; Before the Devil Knows You're Dead; No Country for Old Men ...

Satellite Awards: No Longer Space Junk; Now Just Boring Junk
Published 12/17/2007 by Christopher Campbell at Cinematical
... when handing out their Satellite Awards. Still, at least they came off as being different than every other year-end awards giver by picking winners like Joseph Cross and X-Men: The Last Stand (best comedic actor and best editing, respectively). Those are at least some interesting, unpredictable picks, right? This year, I feel the need to be harder on the organization, because it's gone totally predictable in honoring No Country for Old Men, Juno, Sicko, American Gangster, Ratatouille ...

Interview with Juno's Director Jason Reitman
Published 12/17/2007 by Alex Billington at FirstShowing.net
... Thank you to Jason Reitman and everyone at Fox Searchlight for the opportunity to interview one of the coolest up-and-coming directors around. Jason is on the path to incredible success and it's not by becoming a big sell-out director, it's by staying true to values and delivering the best storytelling you'll find on screen. Be sure to check out Juno currently playing in theaters around the US and expanding to your local city throughout December and early January. ...

WHEN A GIRL'S EMERGENT, PROBABLY IT'S URGENT YOU DEFER TO HER GENTILITY
Published 12/18/2007 by Tim at Antagony & Ecstasy
Full disclosure: I walked into Juno not expecting to like it very much. I was going to see right through its too-hip vernacular and faux-clever pop culture reference points, I was. And then I was going to write a review about how terribly pedestrian the whole thing was. This isn't that review, because I was wrong to expect all of that. Juno is a good movie. Perhaps even a very good movie. Along the way, it also proves me wrong about the talents of Bright Young Thing Ellen Page, whom everybody but me liked in ...

SAG Announces Nominees
Published 12/20/2007 by Christopher Campbell at Cinematical
... (no single acting noms), No Country for Old Men, and American Gangster. Very, very, very surprisingly left out of this category is Juno (Ellen Page is nominated for best actress, however). ...

Kimya Dawson on the JUNO movie soundtrack, playing NYC
Published 12/23/2007 at brooklynvegan
... is her group too. The movie (that I hope to see soon) is out now and stars people like Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman . Kimya got to meet Jason at the premiere or something..... Tags: ...

AML Movie Review: “Juno”
Published 12/24/2007 by Mike at A Mike Life
Every year you tend to find that one little movie that just stands out from the others. Last year it was Little Miss Sunshine for me. In 2004, it was Napolean Dynamite. This year, I’ve gotten lucky to find two of those. The first was of course Once, a remarkable little indie film that everyone who saw it fell in love with, and the second is Juno. I wrote about this movie in September when I heard it had been a big hit at the festivals. Well, that buzz was totally warranted. Juno stars Ellen Page, an amazing young actress ...

Review: Juno (2007)
Published 12/25/2007 by DJ Heinlein at Matte Havoc :: The Independent Film Commentator
... Juno (2007) is a film with a storyline that we've seen so many times in the every made for TV movie that involves teen pregnancy. However, this script for this film has taken a overused plot and made it sparkle with witty humor and a sappy ending that was still entertaining to sit through. Juno MacGuff (played by Ellen Page in a breakthrough performance) is the lead character in this film who gets into an interesting predicament. She becomes pregnant after her first time sexual experience which could be classified as a very brief encounter. My first ...

JUNO what I'm talking about?
Published 12/31/2007 by Dan at film babble blog
Since it opened on Christmas Day JUNO , Jason Reitman's comedic drama about a teenage girl who gets pregnant, has been trouncing WALK HARD at my hometown theatre (where I work at part-time) with at most showtimes 3 times the audience in attendence. The critical response has been overwhelming - it has 94% rating on the Rotten Tomatometer and the most beloved and respected critic ever - Roger Ebert wrote that it's "just about the best movie of the year" and that he thought that star Ellen Page (who plays the title role) "will be one of the great actors of her time." Whoa! I thought it was a likable though ...

Juno Almost Breaks Indie Box Office Records
Published 12/31/2007 by Alex Billington at FirstShowing.net
... I really hope by now after all of the excessive mentioning of Juno, almost everyone who is reading this has seen it. If not, there's no better time than now to make your way down to your local art house cinema to catch one of the greatest films you'll see all year. It even has a 8.4 on IMDb, putting it at #187 on their all-time Top 250 list. And if you need to read some reviews, we've got a great one ...

Top ten films
Published 1/1/2008 by YNOT TONY at YNOT at the Movies
In 2007, I totally watched 319 feature length films, and wrote 139 reviews, including 52 films screened for the the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival that are not listed and posted. That doesn't include the films that I walked out. Everyone seems doing a ...

2007: THE YEAR IN MOVIES
Published 1/2/2008 by Tim at Antagony & Ecstasy
... Film There were, sadly, more grating examples of anti-comedy, but only Because I Said So trapped the magnificent Diane Keaton in its web of dog-humping jokes and Z-grade sex farce. I typically don't "hate" movies, but damn me if I didn't hate this one. Most Overrated There were so many decent-but-not-earth-shattering films that got so very much love this year - Atonement , Into the Wild , The Diving Bell and the Butterfly , Michael Clayton , Juno , Sweeney Todd and so on - that it seems hardly fair to pick just one of them. So ...

OFCS: 2007 NOMINATIONS
Published 1/4/2008 by Tim at Antagony & Ecstasy
The Online Film Critics Society has announced it's nominations for the best films of the year. I'm not going to be so churlish as to discuss them, or point out where I agree or disagree with these, or mention who my own nominating votes were for. That would be disloyal. I'll point out that three of the Picture nominees are in my top five, and two are not in my top 20. Best Picture Atonement Juno No Country for Old Men There Will Be Blood Zodiac Best Director Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood Joel & Ethan Coen, No Country for Old ...

The Friday Question - Comedies
Published 1/18/2008 by Mike at A Mike Life
It’s officially a Cloverfield Friday and I’d love to get out and see this movie tonight, but it’s probably going to have to wait until Saturday. Have a lot of work to do, a good-bye happy hour(s) tonight after work, watch The Soup and Friday Night Lights and then get some sleepy time. So last summer had some great comedies, like Superbad and Knocked Up by Judd Apatow and then later came Juno, from writer Diablo Cody. Who doesn’t love a good comedy? Obviously most people love to laugh and I may be one of ...

The 80th Academy Award Nominations - They Might Have Actually Gotten It Mostly Right
Published 1/22/2008 by Vance at Tapeworthy
The Oscar Nominations for 2008 (for 2007 movies) are out. I'll keep updating this as I digest the nominations but a few surprises (mostly good for people we never thought would get a nomination) and even though I'm still groggy and not totally thinking properly this morning yet, no glarring nominations, or, at least a list that seems generally pretty good. Though I've been saying, the past few years, Oscars may not have gotten the actual winner right, but they have been getting better at the nominations, with lists that usually include more quality smaller pictures instead of larger bloated ...

Tues Top Ten: Oscar Nomination Talking Points
Published 1/22/2008 by NATHANIEL R at Film Experience Blog
... (Away From Her) -yes!, Nancy Oliver (Lars and the Real Girl) and Diablo Cody (Juno) are all in the mix. Bonus points: All of them are first time nominees and one of them will clearly win... though 'honest to blog' [gag] isn't a win really overdoing it for the very clever but overwritten Juno? ...

Sundance 2008 Day 8: It's All About High School!
Published 1/27/2008 by Alex Billington at FirstShowing.net
... from Sundance 2004 as well as Juno just last year. It seems like everything has just been snowballing each and every year and now in 2008 we're up to five great high school comedies. Now I just wish all of you could actually see them. ...

The Union Forever
Published 1/30/2008 by Mitchell Bandur at LIVE MUSIC BLOG.com
... Intrigued by the recent successful collaboration between the Moldy Peaches and the film Juno, I wondered if this was an example of the union of music and film or if this was evil corporate synergy at its deceiving worst. It hit full steam for me when I heard the familiar sounds of Kimya Dawson’s and Adam Green’s juvenile delinquent voices emanating from the television in my kitchen. They were performing live on the view, which provoked some ...

From The Charts: ‘Juno’ soundtrack, best selling album of the week
Published 1/30/2008 by Tibi Puiu at ZME Music
This week’s US Billboard chart, is a real surprise to all of us, namely the soundtrack for the critical acclaimed comedy Juno. Behind this sudden abundance of sales, most certainly stands the movies high popularity and it’s recent four Oscar nominations. So, after four weeks on the chart, the Juno soundtrack finally claimed the top spot, selling 64,381 copies to overtake Alicia Keys’ As I Am, which fell to two. It’s the first film soundtrack to top the chart since last year’s “Dreamgirls.” Natasha Bedingfield’s sophomore new album Pocketful of ...

Juno
Published 2/4/2008 by thecynicalgamer at karlhungus.com
... However, I forgot my own morals and fell victim to the Juno curse. When I watched the trailer a few months ago, I thought it looked promising, although feared it could fall apart under a tidal wave of clichés and sentimentality. Then the reviews started flooding in, and I got excited. Roger Ebert called it film of the year - Roger Fucking Ebert. Probably the most respected film critic in America, his passionate endorsement of a quirky American indie comedy (a genre I often claim to be my major cinematic weakness) was enough to help me board the hype train. And when I ...

FilmCouch #56
Published 2/8/2008 by spout.com at SpoutBlog
... a talented actor’s life is cut short. There’s an oddly collective pang of grief and a permanent shift in how their work is viewed. We took on the challenge of talking about Heath Ledger through one of his less obvious works, A Knight’s Tale (2001). Karina investigates the meaning of “sex comedy” and how the obsolete censorship of the Hays Code influences Juno. FilmCouch 56 Juno, A Knight’s Tale, Heath Ledger

Celebrating Juno
Published 2/11/2008 by Gossip Central at Gossip Central
If you were going to celebrate the movie Juno's multi-Oscar nominations, what would you serve? Duh, hamburger, of course. And for an A-plus burger, served with gravy boats of French fries and ketchup, dolled up and elegant as if they were truffle encrusted foie gras, where would you go? Well, try 21, the classic eatery of old New York that made Holly Golightly swoon. There on Friday, “A Diamond is Forever” sponsored a luncheon for ...

Wired ‘Celebrity Look-alike Contest’ #3 - Ellen Page
Published 2/13/2008 by Morgan at Allie Is Wired - The Entertainment Blog
Here’s how it works: Now through February 25th, we’ll post entries in the contest. Readers are asked to vote, contestants with the most ‘YES’ votes will win. 1st Place — $100 …and a 2008 Grammy Nominees Music CD 2nd Place — $50 3rd Place — $25 Do you look like a celebrity? It’s not too late to enter, submit your photo HERE!! Here’s our next contestant in the Celebrity Look-alike Contest for this month, ...

Step Aside Juno, Marjane Is What's Happening!
Published 2/13/2008 by Dan at film babble blog
While JUNO is getting all the acclaim - the nominations, the top ten list accolades, and the bank from repeat offender audience members - PERSEPOLIS, despite being nominated for Best Animated Feature and a plethora of good reviews is seemingly lost in the shuffle with few making the effort to go see it. I don't want that to happen - this film deserves to be seen by as many people as possible in it's theatrical run. Let me tell you why in my review: PERSEPOLIS (Dir. Vincent Paronaud & Marjane Satrapi, 2007) Retaining the look of the autobio-graphic novels on which ...

Saturday Night Live returns with Tina Fey on February 23rd
Published 2/14/2008 by Mike at A Mike Life
With the strike over, there is just a ton of news coming in on all of our favorite shows, so bear with me as I try to sort out the best of the best. Don’t ask me why, but I still enjoy watching Saturday Night Live. I think it’s the idea that there is usually one or two good sketches, plus the Weekend Update which is always hilarious to me. I know a lot of people have given up on it because it’s pretty rare to find something funny, but they’ve had their moments and it’s worth being tuned in to see them. I’ve missed the show being on, and as one that is obviously ...

It's That Time Again - Film Babble's Funtime Oscar Picks 2008!
Published 2/17/2008 by Dan at film babble blog
The Academy Awards is one week away so I am finalizing my predictions. I admit that I'm no expert - I only had 13 out of 24 right last year but it is such a fun process for a film fan so I'm game. In Roger Ebert's 2008 predictions column he writes "as usual I will allow my heart to outsmart my brain in one or two races, which is my annual downfall". I hear you Roger! That's why I decided to say "screw it!" and go with my heart. I went against my heart last year and guessed wrongly that BABEL ...

2007 OSCAR PREDICTIONS
Published 2/18/2008 by Tim at Antagony & Ecstasy
... the Coens are very likely to win all four, and that has never happened at all. And I can't get even a little worked up over that. Ask me how I feel on the 25th. Anyway, here are my nominations predictions, a mixture of following the precursors, cribbing from people smarter than I, and in a couple places guessing wildly. (Wondering if you should use me to win your office pool? Don't. Last year I was right on just 13/24 overall, and 6/8 on the big awards) Best Picture Atonement Juno Michael Clayton No Country for Old Men There Will Be Blood Will/should ...

2007 OSCAR PREDICTIONS: LESS TALKING, MORE PREDICTING
Published 2/18/2008 by Tim at Antagony & Ecstasy
... these are "will win" not "I want to win." Best Picture No Country for Old Men Best Director Joel & Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood Best Actress Julie Christie, Away from Her Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men Best Supporting Actress Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There Best Adapted Screenplay No Country for Old Men , by Joel & Ethan Coen Best Original Screenplay Juno , by Diablo Cody Best Foreign Language Film The Counterfeiters (Austria) Best ...

Juno Will Win Best Picture - And Here’s Why
Published 2/22/2008 by john@themovieblog.com (John Campea) at The Movie Blog
... will most likely win the Oscar for Best Picture this year. I don’t think it SHOULD win (although I like it enough that I certainly won’t complain if it does win… it’s a worthy film). If I had to put money on it, I’d still put my bet down on No Country… HOWEVER… in a risk free environment, I’m going to go out on a limb and predict that the film I think SHOULD win, WILL actually take home the Oscar. I’m predicting right now that Juno will shock everyone (much like Crash did the other year) and win the Oscar. ...

Oscar prediction
Published 2/23/2008 by YNOT TONY at YNOT at the Movies
... Day-Lewis's unforgettable work in "There Will Be Blood." Aren't George Clooney and Johnny Depp just the same in any other films they are in? Plus, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" bored me to death. Will win: Daniel Day-Lewis Should win: Daniel Day-Lewis Best Actress Again, I have only seen three films in this category: "Away from Her," "La Vie en Rose (La Môme)," and "Juno." I think "Ellen Page" deserves every bit to win for playing a sharp tongue quirky ...

Independent Spirit Awards Winners!
Published 2/24/2008 by Alex Billington at FirstShowing.net
... Fest and a keen eye on the good indies that come my way). Winners are listed in BOLD below. You'll notice the [IMDb] link next to each one. This is so you can explore and discover, because there is guaranteed to be a movie you've never heard of on this list. BEST FEATURE The Diving Bell and the Butterfly [IMDb] I'm Not There [IMDb] WINNER: Juno [IMDb] A Mighty Heart [IMDb] Paranoid Park [IMDb ...

Ping Pong Playa
Published 2/24/2008 by YNOT TONY at YNOT at the Movies
Oscar winner Jessica Yu takes a break from making documentaries. Her first non-documentary feature "Ping Pong Playa" (USA 2007, 96 min.) is a delightful entertaining comedy about an Asian ping pong family with a son who is, to quote Jessica Yu, "smart, profane, buffoonish, and hilarious." In ...

Academy Award Results
Published 2/25/2008 at Cinema Fusion
I will be doing my best to update the results throughout the night. If I am a little behind please bear with me, I’m supposed to be working. Costume Design - Elizabeth: The Golden Age Animated Film - Ratatouille Makeup - La Vie En Rose Visual Effects - The Golden Compass Art Direction - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Supporting Actor - Javier Bardem for No Country for Old Men Live Action Short - Le Mozart des pickpockets Animated Short - Peter and the Wolf Supporting Actress - Tilda ...

Oscar Postpartum 2008
Published 2/25/2008 by Dan at film babble blog
So it’s the morning after and I’m looking over my predictions – none of my wild cards paid off and some of my darts didn’t hit the bulls-eye so what do I got? Well, I don’t know whether to feel comforted or disturbed by the fact that I got EXACTLY the same amount right that I did last year – 13 out of 24. So here’s at ‘em: 1. BEST PICTURE: NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN ...

Review: Persepolis (2007)
Published 2/25/2008 by DJ Heinlein at Matte Havoc :: The Independent Film Commentator
... To an American citizen such as myself I was drawn to this coming of age story because it is so different from the sugar coated stories with the respective sappy endings that are presented in our coming of age films. Although I would quite refer to Juno (2007) as being completely sugar coated since it deals with teen pregnancy it does have its sappy ending and doesn’t deal with the world politics that Persepolis has done. My final rating for this film hits high with an eight out of ten possible review points. ...

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS FRIGHTFUL
Published 3/26/2008 by Tim at Antagony & Ecstasy
... America. This may well be the finest cast, all in all, that Green has ever worked with: the known quantities such as Rockwell and Katt continue to be amazingly versatile indie actors; Sedaris is just as good in her first non-comedic role as she ever has been; even the notoriously unexciting Beckinsale rises to the occasion with a good director coaching her through a good script. The three young people in the film - Angarano, Thirlby (light-years from her odiously snarky character in Juno ) and Connor Paolo, playing Arthur's antisocial friend - add a desperately needed grace ...

my top 100!
Published 4/3/2008 by Nayana Anthony at The Center Seat
... Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring IMDB The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers IMDB Moulin Rouge! IMDB The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe IMDB Love Actually IMDB Schindler's List IMDB The Passion of the Christ IMDB Juno IMDB Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi IMDB Star Wars: Episode ...

From A Dark Theater On A Sunny Spring Day...
Published 4/11/2008 by Dan at film babble blog
... - a fact the poster calls attention to with it's lime green and “from the producers of” plug. Then there's Ellen Page whose character is conservative with a 8X10 of Reagan on her bedroom wall and citing career steps from Dick Cheney but this character trait is just a disposable detail - it never comes up in any conflict or specified way. Her lines just come off like recycled JUNO : “I Appreciate the tip, Dr. Phil” and “suddenly I'm in an Afterschool Special”. It's her schtick and Haden Church's dubious deliveries in the first half that has SMART PEOPLE play like quirk by ...

Pork Swords
Published 4/15/2008 by JA at my new plaid pants
... In related news, Juno is on DVD today. .

SMART PEOPLE AIN'T GOT NO REASON TO LIVE
Published 4/17/2008 by Tim at Antagony & Ecstasy
... and Juno . The look and the smart-ass comic tone are essentially indistinguishable from most of what comes out of Sundance. This doesn't all add up to "bad", and I'm not trying to argue that Smart People is "bad": it isn't good. There's an important shade of difference there. What keeps the movie from being completely unwatchable is that it's mostly entertaining if you're not instantly turned off by its self-consciously priggish leads (there is comedy, and some of it is genuinely funny, not just hip 'n' ironic), and that it has some really fine acting going on. The weak ...

Are Tina Fey And Amy Poehler The New Turner And Hooch?
Published 4/22/2008 at Videogum
... my fill of pregnancy comedies in the past 12 months, the non-pregnancy "buddy" aspect is important. Has there ever been a mainstream contemporary buddy comedy starring two women? I guess there was Thelma and Louise. Was that funny? Did you think that was funny? Oh my God, I bet you did. I bet you love Thelma and Louise. You probably want to marry it. ...

Screenwriting News & Links! 4/28/08
Published 4/28/2008 by Mystery Man at Mystery Man on Film
... of this expansively entertaining special effects extravaganza." Also, Anne Thompson: "[I]f Iron Man delivers on the prognostications, the first summer blockbuster of 2008 will see several participants emerge with new cachet." (Thanks to GreenCine.) Diablo Cody Recommends Self-Publishing to Aspiring Writers “The Oscar winning screenwriter of Juno, Diablo Cody, began her writing career on ...

Cannes: 0 - Oscars: 1
Published 5/20/2008 by Anil Usumezbas (noreply@blogger.com) at The Long Take
... tells an equally merciless story in a smaller scale and with more emphasis on emotions. It's Nicolae Ceauşescu's 1980s Romania, where we have a young, pregnant woman who has neither money nor legal permission to have an abortion. She also does not have the incomprehensibly enthusiastic family, the weirdly appropriate adopting couple and the inexplicably easy pregnancy period that Juno had; so everything turns into a real drama. ...

My Favorite Films of 2007
Published 6/25/2008 by striderdemme at Cinexcellence
... the Butterfly until recently. 10 Top Ten Films of 2007 [image] The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford A beautiful film about celebrity status, idolizing, and the West. Great performances from Casey Affleck and Brad Pitt in the title roles. A film that deserved a satchel full of Oscars. [image] No Country for Old Men The latest from Ethan and Joel Coen; easily one of their more serious films. Plenty of food for thought. [image] Juno A fun and engaging Indy film with a great cast ensemble. Not to mention it’s insanely ...

HEY, REMEMBER THE '90S?
Published 7/25/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Tim) at Antagony & Ecstasy
... and the drugged-out misery of Luke. I wonder if Levine planned it this way, and I like to imagine the set: "Josh, be more dour. MORE DOUR, dammit! I don't want to see your facial muscles move! And Sir Ben, act more drunk! Waggle your head around so your silly wig bounces about!" That's how I'd have directed them, anyway.) The acting is pretty much decent, in fact, throughout the cast: Thirlby is always engaging, when the script fits her (she played the super-annoying best friend in Juno , but also the tremendously appealing teen love interest in ...

Teen Choice Awards Winners
Published 8/5/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (M.) at Music, Gossip, & More
The full list of winners is as follows: Choice Movie Action Adventure: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Choice Movie Drama: Step Up 2: The Streets Choice Movie Chick Flick: 27 Dresses Choice Movie Bromantic Comedy: What Happens in Vegas Choice Movie Comedy: Juno Choice Movie Horror/Thriller: I Am Legend Choice Summer Movie Action Adventure: Hancock Choice Summer Movie Comedy: Get Smart Choice Movie Actor Drama: Channing ...

Trailer Park: I've Got the Music in Me
Published 8/16/2008 by Matt Bradshaw at Cinematical
... has become the go-to guy for filmmakers looking to cast a romantically befuddled teen, and I have to say he's pretty darn good at it. Whether he's mooning over the best friend that he's recently impregnated (Juno) or harboring a forbidden affection for his cousin ( ...

Ping Pong Playa
Published 9/4/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (YNOT TONY) at YNOT at the Movies
Oscar winner Jessica Yu takes a break from making documentaries. Her first non-documentary feature "Ping Pong Playa" (USA 2007, 96 min.) is a delightful entertaining comedy about an Asian ping pong family with a son who is, to quote Jessica Yu, "smart, profane, buffoonish, and ...

LA diary: Shooting scripts, styling and schadenfreude
Published 9/9/2008 by Lisa Marks at Film: Film blog | guardian.co.uk
... you, writers are not cool. Surely everyone else in class was having a hard time? Turns out, not. It became clear that I hadn't made as much progress as the others, and most of them have jobs (apart from the actors). The chances of me having a completed first draft in 10 days is slim to none and now I have the added pressure of trying not to beat myself up about it. The trouble with a first draft is that it rarely hits the page the way it sounds, and looks, in your head. I heard that Juno 's shooting script was a first draft but I don't believe it. First drafts are always ...

Jennifer Garner is baby bumpin’
Published 30 days ago by --girl at Celebutopia
... Jennifer Garner, last seen longing desperately for a child in the indie smash “Juno,” was spotted out and about in Brentwood, Calif. Wednesday, sporting her adorable baby bump. ...

BURN AFTER READING - The Film Babble Blog Review
Published 29 days ago by boopbloop7@gmail.com (Dan) at film babble blog
... series, JUNO) and you've got as rich and tasty an cinematic ensemble soufflé that could be served today. Coming off the ginormous success of ...

"Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist" Review
Published 2 days ago by Jane Boursaw at Film Gecko
... I understand that Nick and Norah are not suppose to have anything in common other than their taste in music, but the filmmakers may have taken that too literally. The lack of chemistry between these two actors ate away at the film. Michael Cera owns that sensitive guy character as we saw in Juno, ...

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