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incontention.com - 9/7/2009
Is Jason Reitman the new Billy Wilder?
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That USA Today profile on Jason Reitman, penned by IC friend Anthony Breznican, was still simmering in my mind recently when an acquaintance mentioned an intriguing comparison Breznican made on his Facebook page . “To me, this guy is the next Billy Wilder,” Breznican wrote of ...
apple.com - 9/8/2009
Movie Trailers - Up In the Air
— apple.com — 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 ... (more) Movie Trailers - Up In the Air

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theupintheairmovie.com - 9/5/2009
George Clooney in Up in the Air | Official Movie Site
— theupintheairmovie.com — "Up in the Air" - Official Movie Site"UP IN THE AIR" Paramount Pictures Presents In Association with Cold Spring Pictures A Montecito Picture Company Production In Association with Rickshaw Productions In Association with Hard C A Jason Reitman ... (more) George Clooney in Up in the Air | Official Movie Site

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Up in the Air -- Film Review
hollywoodreporter.com - 9/7/2009
Up in the Air -- Film Review
— hollywoodreporter.com — Telluride Film Festival TELLURIDE, Colo. -- Cynicism and sentiment have melded magically in movies by some of the best American directors, from Preston Sturges and Billy Wilder to Alexander Payne. Jason Reitman mined the same territory in "Thank You ... (more) Up in the Air -- Film Review

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More on Reitman/Wilder
In Contention — ... Friday I posted a piece asking whether Jason Reitman might be on track to becoming the new Billy Wilder (an idea first put forth by ...

UP IN THE AIR and JENNIFER’S BODY. TIFF 2009 Day Two.
SpoutBlog — ... Whether you think Jason Retiman is the new Billy Wilder or the hackiest hack in Hacksville, it’s inarguable that he is an extraordinarily transparent filmmaker. Up in the Air, which he directed  and scripted (from a novel by Walter Kirn), has no double or hidden meanings, and precious little is left unsaid through dialog or via voiceover. Like Juno and Thank You For Smoking, it doesn’t require the viewer to do work or ask questions, and barring a single scene in which Alex and Natalie have a loaded conversation about romantic ideals as Ryan silently ...

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