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Articles tagged "jason reitman" Film DVD ReviewJunoby Jarrett Berman[14.Apr.08] :. Teens have their precious catchphrases and secret languages, but they're nervous, fumbling creatures. They don’t come equipped with Chaucer-like witticisms, or razor-sharp retorts.  News‘Juno’ grows and growsby Robert W. Butler [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][17.Jan.08] :. For a low-budget movie with no major names in its cast, “Juno” has become a force to be reckoned with. Last weekend the indie comedy about a pregnant teen took third place at the box... NewsOh, baby! 2007 gave birth to a brood of pregnancy comediesby Chris Vognar [The Dallas Morning News (MCT)][20.Dec.07] :. In “Juno,” the new, life-affirming teen pregnancy comedy, our spunky 16-year-old heroine is aghast to learn she’s been knocked up. “I was thinking I’d just nip it in the... NewsDiablo Cody, from stripper to The Screenwriterby Colin Covert [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][10.Dec.07] :. Diablo Cody’s Cinderella moment had arrived. Her film “Juno” was less than four hours from its Hollywood premiere. As the Centerpiece Gala presentation of the annual American Film... Film ReviewJunoby Daynah Burnett[5.Dec.07] :. A movie about a 16-year-old girl's unplanned pregnancy, Juno manages to avoid any significant emotional depths, despite its plainly complex subject.  Film FeatureIt Felt Fluid and Rhythmic: An Interview with Diablo Cody and Ellen Pageby Tricia Olszewski[5.Dec.07] :. The story in Juno is unpredictable and touching. But Cody's dialogue is exceptional, a flurry of hip, witty words that snap and dissipate before you can accuse them of being too stylized. Thank You for Smoking (2005)by Tiffany White[14.Dec.06] :. Naylor doesn't need a "human" face; we love him the minute he offers us a light. Thank You for Smoking (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[17.Mar.06] :. The ironies of Thank You for Smoking are not subtle. |
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