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My interview with Up in the Air director Jason Reitman in October was one of the most meta interviews I've ever done. Before the interview started, Reitman took my photo with his iPhone. He told me only "I'm not sure if that's going to work, what I'm doing with that, but if it does, you'll be thrilled with the results." I'm still in suspense. In addition, my interview took place right after a Film School Rejects interview (check it out, Reitman name-checks Cinematical) in which Cole Abaius spent 10 minutes discussing the pie charts the Juno and Thank You for Smoking director had been posting to Twitter. Reitman kept track of which questions interviewers asked him most -- I caught him tallying things in a little notebook during our interview -- and posted the stats online frequently. Roger Ebert has also written about the pie charts. Cole and I had been reading Reitman's Twitter feed before our interviews, and not only knew about the pie chart but found out that he had just been enjoying lunch at the Salt Lick, one of the best known BBQ joints in Central Texas. So that may explain why Twitter, pie charts and barbecue keep creeping into the following Cinematical interview with Jason Reitman. I hope it's as fun to read as it was to be there in person. The above photo is from the red carpet the evening after the interview, when Up in the Air was the closing-night film for Austin Film Festival. Filed under: Comedy, Austin, Interviews, George ClooneyContinue reading Interview: Jason Reitman, 'Up in the Air' Permalink | Email this | Comments

For the past two years in a row, the National Board of Review (aka NBR) and the Academy Awards have each honored the same film as their top pick of the year. Will that streak now continue with Jason Reitman's Up in the Air? Paramount couldn't have picked a better release date for Up in the Air because 24 hours after the film was named best of the year by NBR, it will arrive in theaters in limited release. Aside from taking top honors, Reitman's film about a corporate downsizer who can't seem to connect with anything (or anyone) also won Best Adapted Screenplay (Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner) and Best Supporting Actress (Anna Kendrick). Other big winners include Clint Eastwood for Best Director (Invictus), Morgan Freeman for Best Actor (Invictus), Carey Mulligan for Best Actress (An Education) and Woody Harrelson for Best Supporting Actor (The Messenger). The Cove, which is a film we've been heavily championing all year long, won for Best Documentary, while Pixar's Up took home Best Animated Feature. The biggest and most talked-about surprise so far is that top awards contender Precious was nowhere to be found, and wasn't even listed among the year's top ten list, though as a fan of both films it was nice to see District 9 and Moon make the top ten independent films list (along with a special mention for Moon director Duncan Jones in NBR's Spotlight Award for Best Directorial Debut). Check out all the winners after the jump.Filed under: Awards, Newsstand, Oscar WatchContinue reading 'Up in the Air' Named Best Film of the Year by NBR Permalink | Email this | Comments

There are a few good reasons to hate on the Satellite Awards. First of all, we really don't need any more end of the year movie and television honors. Second of all, the Satellites seem to be little more than a knock-off of the Golden Globes, which are already pretty unnecessary. Third, they happen way too early, missing out on seeing and thereby qualifying perhaps the biggest film of the year (Avatar). But over the years I've come to appreciate the Satellites and their bestowing organization, the International Press Academy, for their constant surprises when it comes to nominating and awarding unlikely films and talent. Just look at some of last year's acting winners: Richard Jenkins; Rosemarie DeWitt; Ricky Gervais; Michael Shannon. Now check out this year's nominees, which continue to prove that IPA voters like to go at least slightly against the grain. Okay, so there are a lot of predictable titles in the lot, including Up in the Air and Nine, which leads with 11 nominations. Yet there are some films I don't expect to be recognized by the Golden Globes, let alone the Oscars, such as The Maid and The Stoning of Soraya M., both of which feature in the Best Actress (Drama) category.Filed under: Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Foreign Language, Music & Musicals, Awards, Quentin Tarantino, Johnny Depp, George Clooney, Oscar WatchContinue reading 'Nine', 'Up in the Air' Lead Satellite Award Nominations Permalink | Email this | Comments

Danny McBride sits down with Access to chat about his new film, "Up In The Air," and filming his first scene with George Clooney.

Blogger Kristopher Tapley, of the movie awards site In Contention, shares a humorous video spotlighting one of this year's Oscar hopefuls, Jason Reitman. The young filmmaker, who already received an Academy Award nomination for directing Juno, is a front-runner this year for helming Up in the Air, which opens in limited release next week and opens nationwide on Christmas. Before he was a success behind the camera, though, he was simply the son of Hollywood director Ivan Reitman. And like many filmmakers' kids, he was employed in minor roles in his father's films, including Ghostbusters II, Twins and Dave. The funniest of his cameos is in this make-out scene from Kindergarten Cop, mainly because it's his most embarrassing.Filed under: Classics, Family Films, Stars in RewindContinue reading Stars in Rewind: Jason Reitman's First Kiss Permalink | Email this | Comments

Access Hollywood series page at Hulu.comJason explains why it was such an easy decision to work again with director Jason Reitman on Up In the Air. And, what is the latest update on the Arrested Development movie?Author: hulu Tags: Up in the Air Access Hollywood Jason Reitman Access Vera Farmiga Hollywood Arrested Development George Clooney Jason Bateman Posted: 25 November 2009 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0

Access Hollywood series page at Hulu.comVera tells Access why her Up In The Air co-star, George Clooney, would impersonate Billy Bob Thornton's character from Sling Blade on the set of their new film.Author: hulu Tags: Up in the Air Access Hollywood Jason Reitman Access Vera Farmiga Hollywood George Clooney Posted: 25 November 2009 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0

Yahoo! has posted an incredibly cool video of George Clooney acting out his role as Mr. Fox in the freakin' adorable Fantastic Mr. Fox. The video shows cool side-by-side comparisons of Clooney acting out different scenes on a farm with costar Wallace Wolodarsky, who voices loopy sidekick Kylie, as well as just running around pretending to be Mr. Fox, down to rolling around on the ground and doing his super cool whistle. This behind-the-scenes peek at Mr. Fox also offers mini-interviews with director Wes Anderson, producer Allison Abbate, and Bill Murray (Badger) about working with Clooney on the film. The funniest part shows an argument between Mr. Fox and Badger, which involves growling and swiping, split-screened against the actors themselves doing the voices in an office. As Abbate notes, "There couldn't be a more perfect Mr. Fox, because he has the Cary Grant suave, debonair sparkle where he can talk his way out of any situation, which is so our Mr. Fox character. He's just got a great voice." Clooney's got a rather full docket this season, with The Men Who Stare at Goats coming out this week, Fantastic Mr. Fox coming out at the end of November, and Up in the Air out on Christmas day. Click through to see the video itself, then let us know which Clooney feature you're going to be lining up for at the theaters this season, by cuss!Filed under: Action, Animation, Comedy, Fox Searchlight, Family Films, George Clooney, Trailers and ClipsContinue reading A Peek at George Clooney Voicing 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' Permalink | Email this | Comments

George Clooney and hot new Italian girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis hit the red carpet in Rome. Clooney talks to the press about his personal life, or lack of interest in speaking about his personal life, and the movie UP IN THE AIR. Clooney plays a corporate hack that flies from city to city handing out pink slips.Author: tvguide Tags: Up In The Air Elisabetta Canalis Celebrity TV Guide News Hollywood Clooney Italian girlfriend George Clooney Celebs Posted: 22 October 2009 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0

TIFF just wrapped up this past weekend look for these three indie films that had strong showings at the fest: A Serious ManUp in the AirThe Road