Young Adult – Starring Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt and Patrick Wilson. Directed by Jason Reitman. Rated M. Originally published January 16, 2012. By Simon Miraudo. Young Adult arrives on DVD and Blu-ray May 16, 2012. Director Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody last collaborated on Juno, a film about a teenage girl who thought she was always the smartest person in the room, and who had to […]
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The top 10 George Clooney performances
May 11, 2012 
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The top 10 George Clooney performances. By Simon Miraudo. George Clooney scored a Best Actor Oscar nomination this year for his sterling work in Alexander Payne‘s The Descendants, in which he played a grieving husband who discovers his comatose wife was conducting an affair behind his back. The Academy Award went elsewhere – and to […]
Continue readingIt’s arrested development – Young Adult review
January 16, 2012 0 Comments
Young Adult – Starring Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt and Patrick Wilson. Directed by Jason Reitman. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Director Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody last collaborated on Juno, a film about a teenage girl who thought she was always the smartest person in the room, and who had to come to terms […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Young Adult
October 10, 2011 1 Comment
The first trailer for Young Adult has made its online debut and sees Charlize Theron channelling her inner teenager. Written by Diablo Cody (Juno) and directed by Jason Reitman (Juno, Thank You for Smoking, Up in the Air), it’s the first collaboration for the pair since teaming up to tell the story of that quirky […]
Continue readingJuno’s Reitman and Cody reunite for Young Adult
August 4, 2010 1 Comment
The creative team behind Juno are set to reteam for the film Young Adult, with Charlize Theron lined up to star. According to Deadline, director Jason Reitman will helm the flick penned by Oscar winning screenwriter Diablo Cody. Deadline also offer a plot synopsis for the film: “Theron plays a ghostwriter of young adult novels […]
Continue readingQuickflix Charts – The top rentals for May
May 31, 2010 0 Comments
Alright gang; here are the top 25 DVD rentals for the month of May, as Queued up by you. 1. Avatar 2. 20123. The Twilight Saga’s New Moon4. Julie and Julia5. The Ugly Truth6. Did You Hear About The Morgans?7. The Time Traveler’s Wife8. Where The Wild Things Are9. It’s Complicated10. Couples Retreat11. Cloudy With […]
Continue readingMoving is living – Up in the Air review
May 11, 2010 0 Comments
Up in the Air – Starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick. Directed by Jason Reitman. Rated M. Originally published January 6, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. George Clooney’s smile is pretty much the only thing a film needs to be an enjoyable experience. An entire trilogy of near-plotless heist movies were built entirely on […]
Continue readingThe Hurt Locker, Up in the Air win top WGA awards
February 22, 2010 0 Comments
source: wga.org The Writers Guild of America recognised the best screenplays in film and television this past weekend, with top prizes going to Oscar favourites The Hurt Locker and Up in the Air. Mark Boal won Best Original Screenplay for The Hurt Locker, beating the scripts for (500) Days of Summer, Avatar, The Hangover and […]
Continue reading82nd Academy Award nominations!
February 2, 2010 2 Comments
source: oscars.org The time for speculation is over! The nominees for the 82nd Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday morning in Los Angeles (Tuesday night in Australia) by Academy President Tom Sherak and 2008 Oscar nominee Anne Hathaway. So, who made the cut? Find out after the jump! Box office behemoth Avatar and Iraq war […]
Continue readingOscar wishlist! What would YOU like to see nominated?
January 28, 2010 4 Comments
The nominees for the 82nd Academy Awards will be announced in Los Angeles next Tuesday at 5:30AM (Tuesday night in Australia) by a very tired Anne Hathaway. No doubt there will be the requisite number of surprises and overwhelming disappointments that come with every Oscar nomination announcement. (Seriously, The Reader for Best Picture!) I considered […]
Continue readingAvatar, Hurt Locker, An Education lead BAFTA nominations!
January 21, 2010 2 Comments
source: bafta.org The British Academy of Film and Television Arts have announced the nominees for their 2010 awards ceremony. Avatar, An Education and The Hurt Locker lead the pack with 8 nominations each. They will compete for Best Film against Up in the Air and Precious. BEST FILM AVATARAN EDUCATIONTHE HURT LOCKERPRECIOUSUP IN THE AIR […]
Continue readingGolden Globe winners!
January 18, 2010 1 Comment
source: goldenglobes.org Today we will be live-blogging the results of the 67th Golden Globe Awards. Did Avatar win big? Did Mo’Nique or Christoph Waltz feign surprise at their victory? Did Michael Haneke take to the stage and lecture the audience on their participation in the fetishisation of violence? Read on to find out! BEST FILM […]
Continue readingMoving is living – Up in the Air review
January 15, 2010 1 Comment
Up in the Air – Starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick. Directed by Jason Reitman. Rated M. Originally published January 6, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. George Clooney’s smile is pretty much the only thing a film needs to be an enjoyable experience. An entire trilogy of near-plotless heist movies were built entirely on […]
Continue readingGolden Globe predictions!
January 13, 2010 1 Comment
source: goldenglobes.org The winners of the 67th Golden Globes will be announced in Los Angeles on Sunday the 17th January (Monday morning in Australia). It will be here that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will reveal their favourite films, filmmakers, actors and television programs of 2009. Of course, no one really respects the Golden Globes, […]
Continue readingMoving is living – Up in the Air review
January 5, 2010 0 Comments
Up in the Air – Starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick. Directed by Jason Reitman. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. George Clooney’s smile is pretty much the only thing a film needs to be an enjoyable experience. An entire trilogy of near-plotless heist movies were built entirely on the foundation of his cheeky […]
Continue readingHow are the Oscar favourites faring on the award circuit?
January 5, 2010 0 Comments
Over the past two months, the American film critic guilds have been going awards-crazy, bestowing accolade after accolade upon the best films of 2009. The sad fact is that it’s hard to care about every individual guild. I mean, do those of us in Australia really care who the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association named […]
Continue readingIs Avatar the leading Best Picture contender?
December 29, 2009 0 Comments
On the 28th of December, 5777 nomination ballots were sent out to all voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Actors, writers, directors, producers and many others involved in each aspect of the filmmaking industry will decide on the films most worthy of Oscar glory. The mailing of ballots is perhaps […]
Continue readingAmerican Film Institute name top 10 films of 2009
December 14, 2009 0 Comments
source: hitfix.com Can two animated films (Up, Coraline), two little seen indies (The Messenger, Sugar) and one balls-out comedy hit (The Hangover) become genuine Oscar contenders like Up In The Air, Precious or The Hurt Locker? The American Film Institute believes so! They each garner a mention in their top 10 films of 2009. The […]
Continue readingNational Board of Review names best films of 2009
December 7, 2009 0 Comments
source: nbrmp.com The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures last week handed out their awards for their favourite films of 2009. The winners are as follows: Best Film: Up in the Air Top 10 Films (not including winner): An Education, (500) Days of Summer, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Invictus, The Messenger, A Serious […]
Continue readingCome fly with Clooney – Up In The Air feature trailer debut!
October 6, 2009 1 Comment
source: traileraddict.com The feature length trailer for Jason Reitman‘s new film Up in the Air has debuted online. Last month we fell in love with the unique teaser trailer, but this new clip gives us a better idea of the film’s storyline. Up in the Air is based on the novel by Walter Kirn and […]
Continue readingUp in the Air trailer debut – Juno director flys with Clooney
September 14, 2009 1 Comment
source: traileraddict.com The spectacular new trailer for director Jason Reitman‘s latest film Up in the Air has arrived. Although we seem to be raving about a bunch of trailers at the moment, this is truly one of the most unique and special we’ve seen of late. The film stars George Clooney as Ryan Bingham, a […]
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