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Jason Reitman is UP IN THE AIR

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Jason Reitman is UP IN THE AIR

Jason Reitman was in a puckish mood when I talked to him in October of 2009.  UP IN THE AIR had not yet opened, so the critical acclaim and multiple awards hadn’t begun. During a conversation that ranged from the current economic climate, to the putative difficulty of making George Clooney look anything but ravishing, Reitman… Read More »

Tagged With: airline travel, airports, Anna Kendrick, book to film, corporate culture, Danny McBride, dark humor, downsizing, economy, George Clooney, hatchet man, Jason Bateman, Jason Reitman, Melanie Lynskey, Sam Eliot, social commentary, Vera Farmiga, Walter Kirn

Jason Reitman Is A YOUNG ADULT

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

When I spoke with Jason Reitman on December 2, 2011, he had just finished the “get to know us” tour for YOUNG ADULT. It was his way of sneaking the film under the radar directly to audiences in seven lucky cities. The film breaks many rules, including the biggest one, the main character doesn’t change.… Read More »

Tagged With: author, Chalize Theron, high school reunion, high school romance, Jason Reitman, narrative, Patton Oswalt, young adult

Oswalt Patton and YOUNG ADULT

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Oswalt Patton and YOUNG ADULT

Patton Oswalt was robbed. When I spoke to him on November 15, 2011, I was positive that he had a lock on a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his work in YOUNG ADULT. Certainly, no one that was subsequently nominated in that category gave a better performance. As Matt, the nerd hopelessly in love with… Read More »

Tagged With: Charlize Theron, cinema, disability, drama, film, Jason Reitman, Jason Statham, movie, Patton Oswalt, RATATOUILLE, Richard III, THE SEARCHERS, vagina dentata

Jason Reitman Wants to THANK YOU FOR SMOKING

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Jason Reitman Wants to THANK  YOU FOR SMOKING

Jason Reitman is smart, puckish, and thoroughly delighted with his first feature film, THANK YOU FOR SMOKING.  He should be. The adaptation of Christopher Buckley’s skewering of politics and political correctness is a perfect reflection of its writer/director. There is something to offend just about everyone in THANK YOU FOR SMOKING, even foodies, and that’s… Read More »

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