Juno

Interview: Diablo Cody Dishes Jennifer's Body

Marshall Fine | Posted 09.19.2009 | Entertainment


Marshall Fine

Winning the Academy Award for Juno, Cody allows, made it easier to get Jennifer's Body produced.

HuffPost Review: Paper Heart

Marshall Fine | Posted 09.05.2009 | Entertainment


Marshall Fine

Paper Heart actually feels like two movies. One is a flimsy documentary. The other, a mockumentary.

Paper Heart's Charlyne Yi Stares Love in the Face (Just Not with Michael Cera Per Se)

Jon Chattman | Posted 08.24.2009 | Entertainment


Jon Chattman

My love conversation with Charlyne Yi at the Just For Laughs Comedy Conference and Film Festival in Montreal earlier this week.

Women & Misogyny: The Ugly Truth

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 08.22.2009 | Entertainment


Melissa Silverstein

It's no shock that women can be as sexist and misogynistic as men. But it's much more depressing when women get kicked in the teeth by other women on a great big movie screen.

When Harry Met Sadness: (500) Days of Summer Reconsiders American Romantic Comedy

Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 08.21.2009 | Entertainment


Gregory Weinkauf

(500) Days of Summer is not the smartest, funniest or sleekest movie to which Fox didn't invite me this year -- but in its pretentious mope-rock way it is ambitious, thoughtful and fulfilling.

New Tunes On Monday: Little Walter, Prince, James Taylor, John Wesley Harding, Paul Carrack, and Matthew Barber

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.13.2009 | Entertainment

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Mike Ragogna

Blues harmonica player and singer Little Walter died over forty years ago, but his influences still can be heard in many blues-rock recordings that employ the instrument.

Hybrids and Hardcopies

Cliff Hunt | Posted 03.23.2009 | Green


Cliff Hunt

While the rock stars arrived at the Grammy's in their hybrid SUVs, their record companies delivered millions of non-biodegradable promotional CDs to radio stations and music reviewers.

Deluxe of the Draw: R.E.M., Warren Zevon, Peter, Paul and Mary, and Juno

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.25.2008 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

In case we didn't know the holiday season was fast approaching... a spate of CD box sets, hits compilations and expanded, Deluxe Editions of some of our favorite albums are usually tell-tale sign.

Juno Director Says: Don't Judge the Palins

Sharon Waxman | Posted 10.04.2008 | Entertainment


Sharon Waxman

What were the odds that commie-lefty-Obama-loving Hollywood would create the real-life template for the shenanigans playing out at the Republican Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota?

Mitch Reinholt of American Teen: How a Supporting Player Upstaged the Film's Stars

Michael Russnow | Posted 08.12.2008 | Entertainment


Michael Russnow

I'm not saying Mitch Reinholt will have the career of someone as talented as John Travolta -- nor do I know if he even wants to try -- but who knows?

Jamie Lynn Spears and the Warhol Effect

Tina Wells | Posted 07.30.2008 | Entertainment


Tina Wells

So how does Warholism work, exactly? Youth know they can have their 15 minutes of fame with the click of a mouse. All it takes is a little creativity, a video camera, and an Internet connection.

Cassian Elwes: Future of Independent Film "Somewhere Over The Rainbow"

Paige Donner | Posted 07.08.2008 | Entertainment


Paige Donner

Mark Gill, former head of Warner Independent, one of the recent casualties of independent film's radically changing landscape, explained: "The world is falling apart in independent cinema."

Ellen Page To Tackle "Jane Eyre"

Variety | Posted 05.15.2008 | Entertainment


Ellen Page is set to play one of English literature's most famous characters, the eponymous heroine of Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre." Alison Owen of...

Ellen Page Sings On 'Juno' Soundtrack Sequel

Reuters | Posted 04.08.2008 | Entertainment


Two months after the soundtrack to the pregnant-teen comedy "Juno" hit No. 1 on the U.S. album charts, a second volume is being prepared for digital-o...

Breaking: Daily Show Has Jewish Writers!

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Get your Vashti outfits ready! Purim is upon us and since this is a media column, and since the Jews, er, "participate in" the media, it becomes relev...

Salman Rushdie's Oscar Thoughts: I Loved "Juno"

The Observer | Meredith Bryan | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Salman Rushie came out to support pal Saffron Burrows at the New York premiere of "The Bank Job" and offered his thoughts on the Oscars to the New Yor...

The Juno Effect

Mona Ackerman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


Mona Ackerman

Q: I am so glad Juno didn't win the Oscar for best picture. I am also relieved that Ellen Page didn't win as best actress for playing the 16-year-...

Diablo Cody Pays the Price of Fame, Too

AP | ERIN CARLSON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


NEW YORK _ Being the most famous stripper-turned-screenwriter in the world isn't always as pleasant as it may sound. Diablo Cody, whose blog-to-riche...

Why Advertisers Love Oscar

Los Angeles Times | Meg James | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


This year, the advertisers are better known than the movies. After being threatened by the Hollywood writers strike, the 80th Annual Academy Awards t...

Top Oscar Contenders Flounder At Box Office

AP | CHRISTY LEMIRE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


One film has an oblique ending that's left some viewers dissatisfied and others floored by its profundity. The other features a slowly developing plot...

How Juno Saved Jamie Lynn Spears

Anastasia Kousakis | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Anastasia Kousakis

While I'm not the first to draw a dotted line from Juno to Jamie Lynn Spears, I feel compelled to write because, well, I disagree with the millions who think this movie is a gem.

Golden Globe Nominations: Who Is In, Who Was Ignored?

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


The British historical romance "Atonement" led the competition Thursday for the Golden Globes with seven nominations, among them best drama and acting...

Michael Cera "Juno" Exclusive: Costar And Screenwriter Dish

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Fox Searchlight's "Juno" debuts in select theaters Wednesday, and below is a Huffington Post video exclusive featuring star actress Ellen Page and scr...

Bob Dylan, Juno And Angelina Snag Independent Spirit Nods

AP | David Germain | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


The whimsical Bob Dylan narrative "I'm Not There," featuring Cate Blanchett, Richard Gere and four others playing incarnations of the enigmatic singer...