Juno Articles

JUNO (2007) Direction: Jason Reitman Cast: Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Allison Janney, J. K. Simmons, Olivia Thirlby, Rainn Wilson Screenplay: Diablo Cody Oscar Movies Highly Recommended Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Juno Directed by Jason Reitman and written by Academy Award-winner Diablo Cody, Juno is what most teen movies are not: non-commercial, with an "agenda" between the pages of its screenplay. In [...]

Diablo Cody – best original screenplay winner, Juno Photo: Matt Petit / © A.M.P.A.S. Click on the photo to enlarge it.

According to Oscar savants, experts, and know-it-alls everywhere, one TV-ratings point was lost per unfunny repartee at the 2008 Oscarcast. If so, the one between Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway was both long and unfunny enough to lose the show about 2 million viewers. Blame it on the dark-themed films, the (relatively speaking) little-known nominees (in the US), the — until just a week ago [...]

2008 Spirit Awards Film Independent's 2008 Spirit Award nominations: November 27, 2007 2008 Spirit Award winners: February 23, 2008 ("*" denotes the winner in each category)   Ellen Page in Juno   BEST FEATURE (Award given to the Producer) The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Producers: Kathleen Kennedy, Jon Kilik I'm Not There, Producers: Christine Vachon, John Sloss, John Goldwyn, James D. Stern * Juno, [...]