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Diablo Cody will continue her streak of cannibalism and strong female characters by producing the adaptation of Breathers: A Zombies Lament. The paperback for Breathers, written by S.G. Browne, will be released March 3.

New York Times critic A.O. Scott said it best: "It might be Kate Hudson, or maybe Mandy Moore, or possibly Rachel Weisz, Lindsay Lohan or a Jennifer (Lopez? Aniston? Garner?) But if it's February, you can be pretty sure that some pretty, plucky actress will be traipsing around some glamorous and photogenic American city (or its Canadian double) in search of the dimple-chinned fellow who embodies her one true love." Sure enough, he's right: Hudson can currently be seen in Bride Wars, and Aniston in He's Just Not That Into You (which opens today). That's not even mentioning Renée Zellweger in New in Town, or Last Chance Harvey, or next week's Confessions of a Shopaholic.

It seems that the first lady of France isn't content to only cover the American and British poetic tradition. With Yeats and Dickinson out of the way, Carla Bruni has turned her eye to something a little more culturally relevant, namely the Moldy Peaches' Juno theme song "Anyone Else But You."

Among friends and family, my tendency to cry during movies at completely unexpected moments is well-noted. My tear ducts have remained steadfastly dry during many films widely noted for their weep-worthiness: As the Titanic sank and Rose lost Jack to the abyss of the North Atlantic, I was preoccupied with the special effects-- and yeah, I guess The Notebook (see above) was pretty sad, but what really broke my heart was that all of Rachel McAdams' dresses would never be my own.

In support of her playfully-titled forthcoming album, Kimya Dawson has lined up some summer tour dates. Dawson, known for her matter-of-fact lyrics and penchant for rhyming (as showcased on the Juno soundtrack), plans to release a children’s CD called Alphabutt on September 9.

A few years ago, everyone was talking about Google taking over the world. They seem to have settled for most of our streets and outer space, but don’t panic. iTunes is filling any void in the plight for world domination, taking over everything that isn't nailed down and marked with a big, colorful "G". And they might have a shot at it, thanks to a pregnant teenage Minnesotan and an mailbox full of red Tic-Tacs.

According to Variety, Fox treaded new waters by offering Juno as downloadable-to-own on iTunes yesterday, the same day it came out to rent at, say, a neighborhood video shop. It is the first film Fox will be selling via the download megastore.

A spokesperson from Paramount said they were experimenting with offering new releases for download-to-own on iTunes as well.

This new openness to selling movies on iTunes could all be thanks to Steve Jobs’ position on the board at Disney, which undoubtedly helped iTunes procure every 11-year-old’s obsession, High School Musical. Disney sells their catalog on iTunes for $9.99 a pop, and their new releases can be downloaded for keeps for $14.99.

Juno will not be available to rent on iTunes until May 14, setting up an interesting situation where can you digitally own the movie before you can digitally rent it.

Related links:
Feature: Diablo Cody, Jason Reitman and the Birth of Juno
News: Rhino to Release Juno B-sides Exclusively on iTunes
News: Juno premieres at Toronto, reunites Arrested Development cast

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Rhino Records will be releasing Juno B-Sides: Almost Adopted Songs on April 8, exclusively on iTunes.

The digital collection consists of 15 songs that were intended for the film, but ultimately ended up on the cutting room floor. Juno B-Sides will feature two new songs by Kimya Dawson (one-half of the Moldy Peaches, one-tenth of Antsy Pants), who appears on eight of the original soundtrack’s 18 tracks. The collection also includes music by Belle & Sebastian, Yo La Tengo, Buddy Holly, The Bristols and Astrud Gilberto.

Director Jason Reitman’s reasoning for releasing a second collection of tunes inspired by his Diablo Cody-penned flick was simple. In the liner notes, he said it was a tragedy when a song that defines a film is cut in the editing process. "The following tracks at one point or another were a part of Juno's essential elements, as intimately bonded to the movie as Juno's striped shirt and Paulie's TicTacs,” he writes. “Some were attached to scenes that got cut. Some seemed perfect at the beginning, but didn't quite match the film as it evolved."

The Juno motion picture soundtrack, curated by Reitman and star Ellen Page, hit the number one spot on the Billboard 200 album chart earlier this year. The release of Juno B-Sides comes only a week before the film’s release on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on April 15.

Juno B-Sides will be available exclusively on iTunes for a month after its release. Beginning on May 13, the collection will be available from all digital providers.

Juno B-Sides tracklist:

1. "20th Century Fox Fanfare" ­ Kimya Dawson/Matea Messina
2. "Me and You" ­ Barry Louis Polisar
3. "My Wandering Days Are Over" ­ Belle & Sebastian
4. "Juno Final Kite All" ­ Mateo Messina
5. "Viva La Persistence" ­ Kimya Dawson
6. "Little Baby" ­ The Bristols
7. "I'm Into Something Good" ­ Jr. James & The Late Guitar
8. "Meet The McGuffs" ­ Mateo Messina
9. "Once I Loved" ­ Astrud Gilberto
10. "All I Want Is You" ­ Kimya Dawson
11. "Learning The Game" ­ Buddy Holly
12. "Meet The Lorings" ­ Mateo Messina
13. "Besame Mucho" ­ Trio Los Panchos
14. "You Can Have It All" ­ Yo La Tengo
15. "Zub Zub" ­ Ellen Page

Related links:
Juno at FoxSearchlight.com
Paste: Moldy Peaches to re-release Juno hit as single
Paste: Diablo Cody, Jason Reitman and the birth of Juno

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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.

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It's no industry secret that indie-teen-pregnancy flick Juno and its quirky, Kimya Dawson-led soundtrack have been opening hearts and wallets across America. The Oscar-nominated film surpassed the $125 million mark last weekend, making it the "biggest specialty hit in six years" and by far the highest-grossing runner in this year's Best Picture race, according to Variety.

But Juno's accompanying album—the first #1 hit record in the history of its label, Rhino—apparently sounds less sweet and more cloying when played in the Chicago area. Or, even more specifically, in the vicinity of two of the city's nationally-known music critics, the Chicago Sun-Times' notoriously outspoken Jim DeRogatis (who "hated, hated, hated"—see, he's gently mocking his Juno-loving colleague Roger Ebert there—both the movie and its music) and his Sound Opinions radio show co-host, the Chicago Tribune's Greg Kot. On his own blog, Kot refrained from passing judgment on the film but averred that he feels that "the charm of [Juno's] music...wears thin quickly" and that they should've stacked the album with more Belle & Sebastian.

Paste magazine's editor-in-chief, Josh Jackson, happens to adore both the film and its sonic offspring. On yesterday's episode of the WNYC program Soundcheck, Jackson went talking-head-to-talking-head with Kot, defending the album's charm: "For a lot of the teens who fell in love with the movie and have now fallen in love with the soundtrack, this doesn't sound like anything else that they've probably been listening to...it's a fun little record." Listen to the entire dialogue (and check out the ensuing comments) here.

Related links:
Paste feature: Baby on Board
Slate: Hating Juno—How the backlash started
YouTube: Jason Reitman interviewed by a gaggle of teenagers

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Fresh off the presses, it's the second edition of the new Paste video podcast!
This episode features an interview with Ellen Page and Diablo Cody about their new movie, Juno, and "I'm on a Roll", a track from Over the Rhine's new album, Trumpet Child.



Extra content:
-Audio from the full interview with Ellen and Diablo:


-Full audio from the Over the Rhine interview (coming soon)

-Full video of "I'm on a Roll" performed by Over the Rhine




Related Links
-Juno on the Paste Magazine Culture Club
-Paste: Feature Article on Juno
-Paste: Ellen Page on helping create the Juno soundtrack

Early last week, the Oscar nominees were announced. Which film deserves the Best Picture award? [1639 votes total] Atonement (87): 5% Juno (607): 37% Michael Clayton (29): 2% No Country for Old Men (537): 33% There Will Be Blood (287): 18% None of them! (Other) (92): 6% Full Results Comments

Juno star Ellen Page is slated to appear in Whip It!, Drew Barrymore’s upcoming directorial debut, Variety reported recently. Likely to begin filming this summer, it will feature Page as a small-town Texan "alterna-teen" named Bliss who finds herself (and actual bliss, natch!) when she trades one brutal world for another and ditches beauty pageants for roller derby.

Admittedly, this writer was initially flummoxed by this announcement. When she thinks of Drew Barrymore, she thinks of Charlie’s Angels, mascara and Jimmy Fallon’s wedding (because this writer was flipping through People magazine last night and read that Barrymore attended said nuptials, along with her boyfriend, the Mac. Please don't judge this writer). And when this writer thinks of Page, she thinks of… well, things significantly more awesome than Charlie’s Angels, mascara and Jimmy Fallon’s wedding.

But as it turns out, the two have much more in common than this writer first thought. For starters, they’ve both portrayed pregnant, high-school teenagers—Page in Juno and Barrymore in Riding In Cars With Boys. They also almost have the same birthday—Page’s is February 21st (she’ll be 21 this year) and Barrymore’s is February 22nd (she’ll be 33).

And finally, the strangest (and definitely most convoluted) coincidence of all: Juno was penned by Diablo Cody, whose autobiography is titled Candy Girl, while Whip It! is based on the novel Derby Girl by Shauna Cross, who also wrote WI!'s screenplay. According to Variety, Cross herself is a roller derby league member (roller derbier? derbster? rollie?) who battles under the assumed name Maggie Mayhem. And, as you might have guessed, ‘Diablo Cody’ is also an alias—her given name is Brook Busey-Hunt.

So, now that these completely meaningless, admittedly stretched connections have been thoroughly parsed, this writer has revised her stance: Whip It! might actually end up fairly awesome. But, just like whether or not Page’s Oscar buzz will pan out, we’ll have to wait and see.

Related links:
Variety: Ellen Page to 'Whip It!' for Barrymore
Paste: Baby On Board: Diablo Cody, Jason Reitman and the birth of Juno
Paste: My Date With Drew

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This week on the podcast, we catch up with Diablo Cody and Ellen Page, the writer and star of Juno; hear new music from one of our December/January Four to Watch, Ingrid Michaelson; and have a track by Travis from Waxploitation's new Causes album.

For the full Juno interview, where Ellen talks about her dream directors, living on a farm and more click below.