 In the immortal words of my Twitter account post-screening: “Evil Dead HOLY SHIT…I mean HOLY MOTHER FUCKING SHIT that was a fantastic movie.” Apologies to those who are offended by such language, but you are probably not the target audience this sadistically gory horror flick is going for anyway. Instead this blood soaked film is catering to those who like their gore gross and their films shocking. Evil Dead takes many of its cues from the original film but Fede Alvarez creates something entirely his own. In short, it’s easily the bloodiest studio film I’ve ever seen and a flat out riot to watch.
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Categories: Blog, Festivals, Film Reviews Tags: Diablo Cody, Elizabeth Blackmore, Evil Dead, Fede Alvarez, film reviews, Jane Levy, Jessica Lucas, Lou Taylor Pucci, Sam Raimi, Shiloh Fernandez, SXSW, sxsw festival
Every year at these shindigs every celebrity is judged not only on their performance but how they choose to dress. Now, I’m not above judging those who can afford to look good so here is a list of the stars I’ve chosen as the Worst Dressed at The Critics’ Choice Awards!
Elizabeth Olsen failed to impress in this Yellow Emillio Pucci dress.
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Categories: Article Tags: Chloe Moretz, Christopher Plummer, Diablo Cody, Elizabeth Olsen, elle fanning, Evan Rachel Wood, Fashion, jeremy irvine, Jessica Chastain, Kirsten Dunst, Maya Rudolph, Tilda Swinton, Worst Dressed
 Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody, collaborators on the Oscar-winning 2007 comedy Juno, have re-teamed on Young Adult, a dark comedic tour de force for Charlize Theron and a film which looks and presents better than it may actually truly be. Still, fans of Cody’s whipsmart dialogue and those who like their comedy a bit more crispy and tough, will find a lot to enjoy here.
 Theron plays Mavis Gary, a ghostwriter of teen literature (a/k/a Young Adult books), who happens upon a strange Email arriving in her inbox. To her surprise, Mavis has received an invitation to attend a party celebrating the newborn baby of her high school boyfriend, Buddy (Patrick Wilson) and the birthday of his wife, Beth (Elizabeth Reaser). She stews on it for awhile and as she routinely avoids and ignores her editor’s deadlines for a book she has barely started, Mavis grabs her puppy and returns to the hometown Buddy never left behind – Mercury, Minnesota.
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Greetings, readers! It’s that time again…
What the hell? We’ve barely recovered from Thanksgiving and it’s already New Year’s Eve?! Oh wait; it’s just a barely-veiled rehash of that cloying, paper-thin romantic comedy pretending to be some kind of “mosaic” of love. Phew! Anyway, it’s looking like a Razzie contender based on the overwhelming critical consensus. Despite that, will this film be the box office success that its predecessor was? Though it has far more competition than Valentine’s Day’s opening weekend, online buzz suggests that audiences will repeat their habit of seeing movies almost destined to bore them to death, which will be enough for a $20-25 million haul. Read more on Weekend Openings (December 9-11)…
Categories: Weekend Openings Tags: Charlize Theron, Diablo Cody, Ezra Miller, Gary Oldman, golden globe hopeful, Jason Reitman, Madonna, New Year's Eve, Oscar hopefuls, The Sitter, Tilda Swinton, tinker tailor soldier spy, W.E., We Need To Talk About Kevin, Weekend Openings, Young Adult
 Jason Reitman declares without a doubt that he’s among the most talented filmmakers working today and Diablo Cody proves she’s far from a one trick pony with the delightfully awkward black comedy ‘Young Adult’. This is a smaller film than Reitman has done before (though still in keeping with his interest in character dramedies and endings without complete closure), and a somewhat more straightforward one than Cody has previously done, but they both pull it off with aplomb. I really loved this movie, as it’s seductively simple, but packed with lots to stew over after it ends. The casting of Charlize Theron and Patton Oswalt are inspired choices, as both do nomination caliber work here. The thing about this flick is that it constantly breaks the rules of what makes a “safe” movie for Hollywood to digest, while still being in that vein of the type of character study they dig on. It’s smart, snappy, and raw in all the best ways, a credit to both Reitman and Cody’s work. This is Reitman having all the confidence in the world in his actors and the script, and boy does it ever pay off. Every scene feels just right for the movie, while being slightly different than what you’d expect it to be. I wonder if this might go slightly to the left of what Oscar voters (and perhaps audiences) are used to, causing it to not quite be embraced as much as his previous works, but there’s such talent on display here that I can’t imagine the Academy completely ignoring it.
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Oscar nominated filmmaker Jason Reitman directs Oscar winner Charlize Theron in “Young Adult”, written by Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody. Reitman and Cody collaborated on the memorable comedy “Juno” and are generating Oscar buzz with this project. Check it out after the jump!
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Categories: Trailer Tags: Best Actress, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, best picture, Best Supporting Actor, Diablo Cody, Jason Reitman, Oscar hopeful, Patton Oswalt, trailer, Young Adult
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