NEW YORK – The publicity for a Hollywood movie is a machine to behold, especially from the inside. It's a view rarely offered, but Jason Reitman, the director of "Juno" and "Thank You for Smoking," has done just that. Reitman has spent much of October and November promoting his new film, "Up in the Air," all the while documenting the process. He has taken photographs
In his first two feature films, Oscar-nominated director Jason Reitman established himself as an original, smart and funny storyteller known for his pitch-perfect commentaries on society. Reitman has a distinctive talent for taking provocative anti-heroes – a tobacco lobbyist in “Thank You for Smoking” and a pregnant teenager in the Oscar-winning “Juno” – and telling...
NEW YORK – The publicity for a Hollywood movie is a machine to behold, especially from the inside. It's a view rarely offered, but Jason Reitman, the director of "Juno" and "Thank You for Smoking," has done just that. Reitman has spent much of October and November promoting his new film, "Up in the Air," all the while documenting the process. He has taken photographs
Up in the Air is a comedy-drama directed by Jason Reitman ( Thank You for Smoking and Juno .) It is an adaptation of the 2001 novel of the same name, written by Walter Kirn. According to Reitman, “The movie is about the examination of a philosophy -- what if you decided to live hub to hub, with nothing, with nobody'” Well, what if the “you” was George Clooney? In that case,...
An extended TV Spot for Jason Reitman’s “Up In The Air” movie starring George Clooney has been released. Jason Reitman (”Thank You for Smoking,” “Juno”) Oscar nominated director also wrote the script based on Walter Kirn’s novel of the same name. Ryan Bingham (George Clooney), a corporate hatchet man who loves his life on the road but [...]
I've been reading Walter Kirn's sardonic, satiric and entertaining novel Up in the Air which Jason Reitman has turned into a film that hits theaters in December. Having seen the film, I was curious about how much of the finished...
Walter Kirn gives mediabistro.com members the inside story on expanding an essay he wrote for The Atlantic in Lost in the Meritocracy , a memoir of his "undereducation of an overachiever," in the latest installment of the "Hey, How'd You...?" series. "After I wrote the essay, I had a sizable response in the letters of personal outpourings," he recalls. "Everyone,...
After publishing a mag essay about education, this writer developed his personal story into a full-length tome, preserving the facts while building a captivating narrative. Hey, How'd You Turn Your Personal Essay Into A Memoir, Walter Kirn? RELATED: Take a Memoir Writing Course to Learn How to Tell and Sell your Story New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media .
Paramount Pictures has revealed the new trailer for Jason Reitman’s “Up In The Air” movie starring George Clooney. Oscar nominated director Jason Reitman (”Thank You for Smoking,” “Juno”) also wrote the script based on Walter Kirn’s novel of the same name. Ryan Bingham (George Clooney), a corporate hatchet man who loves his life on the road but [...]
Film News: Reitman-directed pic is due out December 4 -- Paramount Pictures has set Dec. 4 as the limited launch date for George Clooney starrer "Up in the Air," the Jason Reitman-directed adaptation of the Walter Kirn novel.
Total Film has listed their 100 reasons to embrace movies in 2010 and I thought I'd share my film highlights (click the title for trailer where possible) I did have some pictures but for some reason they are being a pain in the arse to upload at the mo It's Complicated Director : Nancy Meyers Screenwriter : Nancy Meyers Starring : Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, John Krasinski, Steve Martin, Lake Bell,...
TELLURIDE, Colo. (Hollywood Reporter) –Cynicism and sentiment have melded magically in movies by some of the best American directors, from Preston Sturges and Billy Wilder to Alexander Payne. Jason Reitman mined the same territory in "Thank You for Smoking" and his smash hit, "Juno," and it's pleasing to report that he's taken another rewarding journey down this prickly path
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NEW YORK – The publicity for a Hollywood movie is a machine to behold, especially from the inside. It's a view rarely offered, but Jason Reitman, the director of "Juno" and "Thank You for Smoking," has done just that. Reitman has spent much of October and November promoting his new film, "Up in the Air," all the while documenting the process. He has taken photographs of the journalists who interviewed...
NEW YORK – The publicity for a Hollywood movie is a machine to behold, especially from the inside. It's a view rarely offered, but Jason Reitman, the director of "Juno" and "Thank You for Smoking," has done just that. Reitman has spent much of October and November promoting his new film, "Up in the Air," all the while documenting the process. He has taken photographs of the journalists who interviewed...
TELLURIDE, Colo. (Hollywood Reporter) –Cynicism and sentiment have melded magically in movies by some of the best American directors, from Preston Sturges and Billy Wilder to Alexander Payne. Jason Reitman mined the same territory in "Thank You for Smoking" and his smash hit, "Juno," and it's pleasing to report that he's taken another rewarding journey down this prickly path in his eagerly awaited...