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Embarking on "Juno"-hate
Hollywood Elsewhere —
Embarking on "Juno"-hate Posted by Jeffrey Wells on January 28, 2008 at 04:17 PM "While you won't yet find a clear front-runner among Best Picture nominees, it's never too early for Oscar observers to pile on the movie they don't want to win," writes Vanity Fair Daily 's Stu Van Airsdale . " Crash and Little Miss Sunshine kept the bile churning in 2005 and 2006, respectively, and it appears now that Juno is bracing itself for this year's hater backlash . "My colleague Tim Long alluded to this phenomenon here the other day, confessing, 'I guess I sort of -- gulp -- ...
‘Juno’ Laid Low by Success
Carpetbagger —
... , that “little movie that could” is now the little movie that has. It’s is doing huge bank for Fox Searchlight. Just as a point of comparison, Paul Haggis’ “Crash,” a multiple Oscar-winner and epitome of Indiewood-crossover success, had a total domestic gross of $54.6 million. In seven weeks of release, “Juno” has now passed $100 million, with the Oscars still four weekends away. Cue lanterns and pitchforks, including Stu VanAirsdale writing in Vanity Fair’s Little Gold Men blog, in part because “Juno” now threatens “There Will Be Blood” and “No Country for Old Men,” this ...
Juno Haters Surface As Box Office Grows
mediabistro.com: FishBowlLA —
... , lacerates the Little Movie That Could and the screenwriter: Cody is no more an "ex-stripper" than Juno is a tiny indie with no friends or money but a big heart that wins over millions of ticketbuyers. Those standing shoulder to shoulder against the juggernaut of quirky 'n' twee are: Scott Van Arsdale : I don't want to see Juno within a thousand feet of the Kodak Theater ...
