firstshowing.net - 9/5/2009
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I've been waiting and waiting to see Jason Reitman's Up in the Air ever since it was first announced way back in May of 2008. And I just walked out of the first ever screening of the film tonight at the Telluride Film Festival. And I loved it. It's everything I wanted it to be, everything ...
slashfilm.com - 9/9/2009
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zz0a0a374e 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 ...
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Exclusive: Up in the Air Teaser Trailer
apple.com - 9/8/2009
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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 ...
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Movie Trailers - Up In the Air
blogs.indiewire.com - 9/5/2009
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Festivals Telluride Watch: Up in the Air Will
Fly Folks lined up for two hours on a...
rainy Telluride Saturday to get into Up in the Air. Hundreds were turned away. Writer-director Jason Reitman (and obsessive airline mile collector) played the crowd ...
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Telluride Watch: Up in the Air Will Fly - Thompson on ...
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'Up In The Air' Soars At Telluride
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... Alex Billington from FirstShowing also noted "a few issues in its third act" writing that the film "hits some rough spots as it progresses on, although they're mixed in so well with the humor and the more sentimental moments, that it's easy to look past them." He was particularly full of praise for Anna Kendrick who, as he writes, "goes toe-to-toe with Clooney in a big way, which was beyond impressive for an up-and-coming actress like her... her relationship with Bingham [Clooney's character] I think is the best part of the film." ...
Raves for Up in the Air
Awards Daily —
... A few blogger reviews have trickled in and so far there is much to celebrate. Alex Billington at First Showing says it’s everything he wanted it to be: ...
‘Up in the Air’ Receives Strong Early Buzz From Telluride
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... and film bloggers.
Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Report writes a fairly comprehensive review (as in, it reveals a ton about the film):
Boasting one of George Clooney’s strongest performances, the film seems like a surefire awards contender, and the buzz will attract a sizable audience. . . Laughs and heartbreak meld seamlessly in this brilliant character drama.”
The normally not-at-all-hyperbolic Alex Billington from FirstShowing gave the film an 8.5 out of 10:
Overall I’d say Jason ...
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Telluride Approaching
hollywood-elsewhere.com 9/2/2009 — HE is looking for a special Telluride friend or two or three. Last year's Telluride friend won't be attending so get in touch. For some reason I'm not feeling all that jacked about some of the films expected to play there. Jason Reitman's Up In The ...
Telluride Video Blog Reaction: Jason Reitman’s Up in the Air
slashfilm.com 9/6/2009 —
I just got out of the special sneak preview premiere screening of Jason Reitman ’s third feature film Up in the Air, at the 36th Telluride Film Festival. In short, I loved it and it beat my expectations, which is saying a lot. My written ...
Movie Review: Jason Reitman’s Up in the Air —
/Film
Jason Reitman ’s Up in the Air was one of the sneak preview premieres at this year’s Telluride Film Festival. You might recall that Reitman’s last film Juno also surprised at Telluride, and Reitman was again hoping to start the buzz in this small mountain town. So did ...
Blogging Live from Telluride: Part 1 - Mountains & Movies —
FirstShowing.net
After stepping out of Up in the Air and writing my review , I realized that I hadn't otherwise written about the Telluride Film Festival yet, which is shame because it's such a wonderful festival. It lasts for only 4 long days, but it takes place in a small, quaint mountain town, and I just ...
More Air Cheers —
Hollywood Elsewhere
First Showing's Alex Billington is the first Telluride visitor to post a full-on review of Jason Reitman's Up In The Air, which he's creamed over. "I've just walked out of the first-ever screening of the film at the Telluride Film Festival, and I loved it," he begins. "It's everything I wanted ...
Up in the Air at Telluride —
Awards Daily
Reports are trickling in that Up in the Air will kind of be the surprise screening at Telluride – kind of, because it’s not really a surprise. If it is very good it will Slumdog it all the way through Toronto and onward to the Oscar race. This is one that several bloggers have ...
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Hollywood Elsewhere
Agreed, Dave McNary -- Jason Reitman's Up in the Air isn't in the official Telluride Film Festival schedule, but it's definitely there and going to play sooner rather than later. The publicity team is roaming around Telluride, and a friend has asked them directly if Up In The Air is going to ...
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Strange Culture
Rumor has it that Jason Reitman's anticipated comedy Up In The Air will premier at the Telluride Film Festival, prior to it's run at the Toronto International Film Festival. As films get shuffled around (such as Shutter Island, moved to February 2010) this film has picked up increase buzz, and ...
Prepping for Telluride —
In Contention
Tomorrow morning I’m on a plane at 10:30 to the mountains of Colorado and the 36th annual Telluride Film Festival.
This will be my first trek to the fest, which has always been, by many accounts, the most coveted detour of the fall festival season. They keep it small. The vibe is ...
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Hollywood Elsewhere
In addition to the already-tipped Up In The Air, The Road, An Education and Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, I'm told that Marco Bellocchio's Vincere, Todd Solondz's Life During Wartime and Jacques Audiard's A Prophet will also play at the Telluride Film Festival, which kicks off two ...
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