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First Clip From Jason Reitman's Up In The Air
Cinema Blend News —
Over the weekend the first audience in the world got a look at Jason Reitman's new film, as the Juno director screened his new film Up in the Air at the Telluride Film Festival. Reactions on the web ranged from Kris Tapley's ecstatic review to some ...
Two ‘Up in the Air’ tracks join the race for Best Original Song
In Contention —
... After “Juno” was released in 2007, with its use of pre-existing songs and a hit soundtrack, director Jason Reitman told the first ever audience of “Up in the Air” at this weekend’s fest that he began receiving tons of music from people. One night he was approached by a man who had recently lost his job and had written a song he thought might go well with the director’s latest film. ...
‘Up In The Air’ Schedules a New Date of Departure
We Are Movie Geeks —
... Oscar pundits had to say:
Anne Thompson of indieWIRE’s Thompson on Hollywood wrote:
The director, who debuted Juno here two years ago at the same theater, delivers a winner. Loosely based on Walter Kirn’s novel, Reitman’s updated movie, which he started working on six years ago, has become, with the economic downturn, far more timely. It’s a witty, charming and moving exploration of a world we all recognize.
In Contention’s Kristopher Tapley said: ...
WEEKLY WRAP: Festivals, festivals and festivals
In Contention —
... • After weeks of hype, “Up in the Air” landed in Telluride, and delivered. (And finally got a ...
TORONTO: ‘The Informant!,’ ‘Jennifer’s Body,’ ‘Up in the Air,’ ‘Hugh Hefner’
In Contention —
... If Venice and Telluride can tell us anything it is that Jason Reitman’s “Up in the Air” is winning critics over and should land George Clooney in the Oscar race once again for Best Actor. Kris certainly loved the film when he saw it, and frankly, so did I. ...
Oscar Update: 'Up In the Air,' 'The Road,' 'A Serious Man' and Robert Duvall?
RopeofSilicon.com —
... Kris Tapley at In Contention is perhaps one of the most head over heels bloggers in support of the film, and he (like others I have read) seems to have found a personal connection to the film turning in a lengthy four-star review, which concludes by saying, "Perhaps the film settled for me at the right time in my life, a crossroads of understanding the necessity to plunge into life, to grow up, to recognize the power of our relationships with people, etc. But as a friend reminded, everyone is at this crossroads, regardless of age." ...
TIFF Buzz: Toronto's 5 Most Talked About Movies
Cinema Blend News —
... 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. In Theaters? Limited release November 13, wide release November 25th. Star Power? George Clooney is the man. Directed by Juno helmer Jason Reitman. Vera Farmiga and Jason Bateman in the supporting cast. Critical Praise: It finds a universal rhythm and lives in that space, making for one of the most effective works of the year. In Contention A beautifully entertaining yet intelligent work from one of Hollywood's most ...
LONDON: ‘In the Air’ tonight
In Contention —
... Given the raft of glowing notices from Telluride and Toronto — not least Kris’s own elated take — my expectations for Jason Reitman’s third film couldn’t have been any higher as I settled into the press screening this morning. And as the lights came up 100 minutes later, they’d been satisfyingly met in one sense — and left frustratingly dangling in another. ...
OFF THE CARPET: Looking at the supporting ladies
In Contention —
... Paramount attempted to shift gears on Farmiga’s push because a number of critics have responded more to Farmiga and Clooney in tandem than they have Clooney as a stand-alone lead. (That’s considerably different than my take, one of the two supporting ladies offering a reflection of the lead character’s choices and thereby offering more insight into Clooney’s role.) Some have even drawn comparisons to classic on-screen pairs like Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell or Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. ...
Anna Kendrick: the year’s up-start
In Contention —
... Kendrick “is wonderful as a naive firecracker vulnerable to the typical stings of youth: love lost, ambitious dreams, professional inexperience,” I wrote in my review of ...
