Here are a few of the kinds of movies that I wish Hollywood made more often (like, you know, two or three times a year): a drama that connects to an audience because it taps, in a bold and immediate way, into the fears and anxieties of our time; …
Read Original Story: Up in the Air – Entertainment Weekly
NEW YORK – "Up in the Air" has undergone the rarest of flights: It was delayed for a long time and its course was altered, yet it has arrived right on time. "Up in the Air" might be the timeliest movie of the year. Hard times and the frightening …
Read Original Story: Delayed 'Up in the Air' arrives right on time – msnbc.com
George Clooney’s latest movie, "Up in the Air," opens Friday in a dozen cities before a nationwide release on Christmas Day. George Clooney stars as road warrior Ryan Bingham, who schools a newbie (Anna Kendrick) on the art of packing (Dale Robinette. …
Read Original Story: Movie Quest: George Clooney is "Up in the Air" – Budget Travel
Reitman is the man behind "Up in the Air," a film about a professional downsizer. But he’s also had to do some firing in real life, including, in one case, giving the axe to a 7-year-old. By Jen Chaney It’s the day before Thanksgiving and in a few …
Read Original Story: Reitman finds heat in the line of firings – Washington Post
Let us now praise George Clooney. A month ago he starred in the very funny "The Men Who Stare at Goats"; a week after that, the arguably funnier "Fantastic Mr. Fox"; and now — for his third release in a span of 29 days — "Up in the Air," a romantic …
Read Original Story: 'Up in the Air': Let George do it – Los Angeles Times
Near the end of a national tour in support of his latest film, "Up in the Air," starring George Clooney as a tireless road warrior, the director was suffering serious jet lag and interview burnout. "I feel like an actor who’s been doing …
Read Original Story: 'Up in the Air' director centers on lonely characters – Baylor University The Lariat Online
George Clooney (left), who stars as Ryan Bingham, on the set of the dramatic comedy Up in the Air with director/co-writer/producer Jason Reitman (right). Jason Reitman embraces contradiction, whether it’s in his movies or in his life. …
Read Original Story: Reitman flies high with Up in the Air – The Gazette (Montreal)
by pastapadre Up in the Air was first screened back in September at the Telluride. The buzz coming out of the there propelled it on a path similar to that of last year’s Best Picture winner Slumdog Millionaire which had also debuted at the film…
Read Original Story: Review: Up in the Air – Pasta Padre (blog)
Oscar nominated directorJason Reitman is definitely a step ahead of most filmmakers in his generation. He’s a talented visionary who knows how to mix comedy and drama in a unique and non-contrived way. His latest feature, Up in the Air stars George …
Read Original Story: Jason Reitman On Adapting Up in the Air – ScreenCrave.com
On rare occasions, putting a novel through the Hollywood wringer does the story a real service. The rather whiny tone of Walter Kirn’s "Up in the Air" vanishes in Jason Reitman’s extreme makeover of this travelogue comedy about a guy …
Read Original Story: 'Up in the Air' flies straight and true – msnbc.com
