The word 'quirky' has become the quick and easy way to describe films such as Little Miss Sunshine and Lars and the Real Girl that straddle the lines between indie and studio films and comedy and drama. While Juno fits into that same category, this distinctive dramedy is in a class all its own. Ellen Page (Hard Candy) stars as .. Read more
| Starring | Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman |
|---|---|
| Director | Jason Reitman |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
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Actress Ellen Page is adding producer to her resume - she's working on a new comedy series. The Juno star, 22, has signed a deal with U.S. cable network HBO to produce Stitch N' B**ch, about two girls who move from New York to Los Angeles to find fame as artists, although they have no idea what kind of artists they want to be. Page is working on the project with actors Alia Shawkat and Shawn Tillman. It is not known whether Page will also star in the series. Read more
Tom Charity reports on the latest from the Coens and Clooney at a star-studded Toronto International Film Festival "I like Cannes," director Jon Amiel teased, introducing opening night attraction Creation to a momentarily slighted Toronto audience. "Palm trees... the Riviera... I do like Cannes. And Venice. Berlin. But I LOVE Toronto!" It was nicely delivered, and of course the estimable British filmmaker had the audience eating out of the golden palm of his hand, especially after explaining... Read more
“Meet Your Ancestors” says the poster to Year One over portraits of a hammily ironic Jack Black and a typically bewildered Michael Cera. Black is bearded and even hairier than usual. With his shoulder length blond wig Cera rather like Garth in Wayne’s World and decidedly feminine. The joke is on us, genetically speaking. You wouldn’t take either for the sharpest stick in the forest. A couple of years back your truly suggested that Jack Black embodied the average... Read more
There’s nothing new about New in Town, unless you consider it a new low for Renée Zellweger. As in Leatherheads, she’s shooting for a golden oldie screwball romantic comedy vibe – and missing. She’s Lucy Hill, a corporate executive on the fast track to success in Florida, the Sunshine State. Her sexist colleagues pack her off to retool a Minnesota factory the corporation has taken over. That means lay-offs, union unpleasantness and at least a couple of long months in... Read more