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If you Tweeted #indiefilmcliche, #killurself.
Fri, Nov 13 2009 2:27 PM

I work at home, so I love Twitter: it's a great way to break up the monotony of one room, one laptop and eight hours. If you're a user, you know that on the right-hand side of the page there's a list of "Trending Topics" -- frequently used phrases, frequently marked with a hash-tag -- that changes depending on how often they're used... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Jason Reitman, Zeitgeist, Twitter, Juno, Garden State, Paranormal Activity, indies, Little Miss Sunshine

How to be good.
Mon, Sep 28 2009 3:45 PM

This past Friday, 60-odd representatives of indie film gathered at MoMA for a state of the nation meeting about what's going on in the world of indie film, whether there is a true crisis and how it can be fixed. Unlike earlier provocations like Mark Gill's "The Sky Is Falling" speech from last summer, the Indie Film Summit was a private gathering... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Biz, Jason Reitman, Mark Gill, The Wire, MoMA, Juno, People's Choice Awards, Cahiers du Cinema

Spike Jonze, Jason Reitman and the fearsome third.
Thu, Sep 3 2009 12:45 AM

There's two good profiles published in the last few days about polar opposite Great White Hopes of Hollywood film. The New York Times profiles Spike Jonze in anticipation of his adaptation of Maurice Sendak's "Where The Wild Things Are"; Anthony Breznican tackles Jason Reitman for USA Today in advance of "Up In The Air"'s premiere... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Wes Anderson, David Lynch, Up in the Air, Jason Reitman, Spike Jonze, Where the Wild Things Are, Coming attractions, P.T. Anderson, Alexander Payne

"Up In The Air" could be this decade's "Fight Club."
Wed, Aug 26 2009 10:10 AM

Stills from "Up in the Air," the new film from Jason "Juno" Reitman, have been gathered over at the Playlist, and while I'm not usually into the tea-leaf reading that occurs when an anticipated upcoming movie releases things like this, I'll take any excuse to write about an adaptation I've been anticipating for almost a decade... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: David Fincher, Up in the Air, Jason Reitman, Coming attractions, Fight Club, Walter Kirn, AirWorld, Juno

In the works: Opposite George Clooney.
Mon, Nov 24 2008 1:39 PM

Who's starring opposite George Clooney in Jason Reitman's new film "Up in the Air," about a man in pursuit of his millionth frequent flier mile? Variety says Vera Farmiga will play "will play a businesswoman who develops a romantic relationship with Clooney's character through meetings in airports and hotels around the country."... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: In the works, Martyrs, Twilight, Vera Farmiga, George Clooney, New Moon, Serge Gainsbourg (vie heroique), Vengeance, Sylvie Testud, Up in the Air, Details, Johnny Hallyday, Anna Kendrick, Johnnie To, Eric Elmosnino, China Miéville, Jason Reitman, Pascal Laugier