Greg Mottola Reviews Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

In October, Juno/Up in the Air director Jason Reitman tweeted a mini-review of an early cut of Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, which he called "a game changer for Edgar and the genre" and "the first all encompassing film of the joystick g

National Board of Review Names Up in the Air Best Picture of 2009

The first big award every year that is often interpreted as a bellwether of Oscar gold is the National Board of Review's award for Best Film. The board named its entire award slate today, and Jason Reitman's Up in the Air took Best Film. That's not a

Ivan Reitman On Board For Ghostbusters 3

BloodyDisgusting has confirmed that Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II director Ivan Reitman is 100% attached to Ghostbusters 3. He hasn't decided yet if he wants to direct the project, but is definately on board to produce. This shouldn't come as much

Movie Music Update: Up in The Air Song Might Not Qualify For Oscar, Smith Wants Beverly Hills Cop Composer for Couple of Dicks, and James Horner’s Avatar Score Is EPIC

Over the past few days, the internet has been flooded with interesting tidbits about the movie soundtracks and scores for some major upcoming releases. After the jump, hear about what's going on with the title song for Up in the Air, who might score

Up in the Air Full Theatrical Trailer

I have not seen Jason Reitman's new film Up in the Air. I know it is getting raves left and right; it went over like gangbusters at Telluride (Peter's review) and Toronto. Each bit of footage we've been given has shaped my understanding of the film,

Interview: Diablo Cody and Jason Reitman on Jennifer’s Body

Last week I had the opportunity to interview screenwriter Diablo Cody and producer Jason Reitman about the new teen horror comedy Jennifer's Body. During the interview we talked about the 1980's horror influences of the film, the magic of old horror

TIFF Video Blog: My Two Favorites - A Serious Man and Up in the Air

Steve (from Collider) and I usually record our video blogs in separate locations through the magic of the internet, but since we’re both attending this year’s Toronto Film Festival, we've decided to record some video blogs talking about some of t

VOTD: Diablo Cody and Jason Reitman Talk About /Film Commenters

Earlier this week I sat down with screenwriter Diablo Cody and producer Jason Reitman to talk about the upcoming teen horror film Jennifer's Body. That interview will run later this week. But I wanted to first share a snippet from that interview, whe

Girls on Film: Women, TIFF, and the Future

There's an interesting phenomenon going on at the Toronto International Film Festival this year. Female filmmakers were a big part of the festival's opening weekend. (The fest might be 9 days long, but that first weekend is the time that packs the pu

Toronto in 60 Seconds: Friday, September 11, 2009

Key Screenings. And away we go! The Toronto International Film Festival got underway on Thursday, as official opener Creation landed with a painful thud. Reaction was more positive for Lars von Trier's Antichrist (except for the guy who vomited on fe

Trailer Park: Planning for Dynamite Frogs

Up in the Air Juno director Jason Reitman adapts Walter Kim's novel about a human resources administrator (George Clooney) who has just met the woman of his dreams. The trailer is a bit vague, showing a string of unexplained scenes as Clooney's chara

Up in The Air Gets Early Release

Paramount Pictures had originally planned to release Jason Reitman's new film Up in the Air on December 4th, but the overwhelming possitive buzz created by screenings at the Telluride Film Festival have resulted in a change of plans. The plan now is

First Clip From Jason Reitman’s Up in the Air

If you checked the Internet at all over the weekend, you saw that Jason Reitman's third film, his adaptation of Walter Kirn's novel Up in the Air, did exceptionally well as it debuted at Telluride. (Peter has thoughts on the movie via a video blog an

Exclusive: Up in the Air Teaser Trailer

The biggest hit of the Telluride Film Festival was the surprise premiere of Jason Reitman's adaptation of Up in the Air. For those of you who missed it, you can read my glowing review here. George Clooney stars as Ryan Bingham, "a corporate downsizin

The Road Pushed Back To Thanksgiving

Just recieved word from my local San Francisco reps that Dimension Films will be pushing back the release date of The Road, yet again, this time for a Thanksgiving release - November 25th 2009. This really doesn't make any sense at all, as the Thanks