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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