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Jason Reitman Announces Cast of Princess Bride Reading

For the last few months, Jason Reitman, director of _Young Adult_, _Up in the Air_ and _Juno_ has been casting and hosting live cast readings of classic films with new casts at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. His first two were _The Breakfast Club_, with a cast that included Aaron Paul, Jennifer Garner and James Van Der Beek, and _The Apartment_, starring Steve Carell and Natalie Portman. Reitman has just announced the cast for his third reading, _The Princess Bride_.  read more

Jim Carrey Joining Steve Carell in Dueling Magician Film

While Steve Carell and Jim Carrey fought for an anchor position in Bruce Almighty, they’ll be coming head to head once again in Burt Wonderstone.  read more

Can The Hurt Locker Unseat Up in the Air as the Oscar Frontrunner?

It’s been a shaky year for film, or at least a shaky year for the kinds of movies that traditionally vie for awards consideration in general and the Oscars in particular. Thus a muddled, shapeless version of the normal buzz cycle has emerged, with few clear contenders running ahead of the rest....  read more

Up in the Air

Release Date: Dec. 4 (limited), Dec. 25 (wide) Director: Jason Reitman Writers: Sheldon Turner, Reitman (novel by Walter Kim) Starring: George Clooney, Jason Bateman, Anna Kendrick, Vera Farmiga Cinematographer: Eric Steelberg Studio/Run Time: Paramount Pictures, 109 mins. Despite some fine acting, young director’s third film is uneven and formulaic Jason Reitman has only made three feature films, but his work is already falling into familiar patterns. His first two films, Thank You for Smoking and Juno, were slickly produced, but the surface niceties were bolstered by sharp satire in the former and heartfelt emotion in the latter. His third,...  read more

Watch the Trailer for Jason Reitman's Up in the Air

The trailer for Up in the Air takes a risk, and, eh, it pulls it off pretty well. The third feature by Jason Reitman (Juno) comes from the novel by Walter Kirn about a corporate consultant who obsessively collects frequent-flier miles. Instead of trying to tackle that decidedly noncommercial premise, the trailer splices together gorgeous images, a voice-over of vaguely existential musings and fun-looking scenes with George Clooney. ...  read more

Vera Farmiga, George Clooney confirmed for Up in the Air

A couple months back we mentioned that Jason Reitman was working on getting George Clooney on board (rimshot!) for his forthcoming dramedy, Up in the Air. Now, per Variety, comes news that The Departed's Vera Farmiga will star opposite Clooney in the film. ...  read more

Jason Reitman courts George Clooney for Up in the Air

With Juno, Jason Reitman struck the kind of lightning-rod success that can’t be bought. He took on the film after finding modest success with Thank You for Smoking, his debut, and by the time its run was over, he had become the man behind the word-of-mouth smash of 2007 and a surprise Oscar nominee....  read more

Jason and Ivan Reitman unite "Just for Laughs"

The Reitman clan will be having a bit of a family reunion come July 17. Directors Ivan and Jason Reitman, father and son, are scheduled to appear at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal this summer. Set to interview each other, both men will surely have plenty to tell regarding the films they have worked on over the years. Ivan is best known for movies such as Stripes and Ghostbusters, while his son has most recently taken the spotlight by ushering a supreme cast of characters through a little film called Juno. Scheduled to take place July 10-20,...  read more

Jim Carrey, Jason Reitman shoot for smiles with Pierre

Jason Reitman will direct the next Jim Carrey comedy, Pierre, Pierre. Edwin Cannistraci and Frederick Seton penned the politically incorrect misadventure (racism, sexism, and Europeans—oh my). This is the first time the pair has had a script in development. According to Variety, Fox Atomic won the bidding war for $1 million. In the film, Carrey plays a French nihilist who rediscovers a love for his home country while transporting the stolen "Mona Lisa." /Film reports that the script is part Bruno, part Borat in nature. Todd Black and Jason Blumenthal of Escape Artists will produce alongside Reitman’s Hard C...  read more

Paste Vision #3 - Sundance 2008

embedVideo("http://www.pastemagazine.com/pastevision/2008/02/pastevision4_022108.flv"); JavaScript must be enabled to see this content. This episode of the podcast features a performance and interview with Ingrid Michaelson, in addition to an interview with Jason Reitman, the director of Juno. Additional Sundance Content: Sundance 2008: Towelhead interview Sundance 2008: Sugar interview Sundance 2008: In Prison My Whole Life interview Sundance 2008: Colin Firth, Guitar Hero Sundance 2008: Tim Finn interview Sundance 2008: Sondre Lerche interview Sundance 2008: Paddy Casey Quick Hit Sundance 2008: Jesca Hoop Quick Hit ...  read more