Born On This Day – October 19, 1977
“I don’t want to make films that give you the answer. If there is a message to my films – and I hope there isn’t – it’s to be open-minded.” –Jason Reitman Continue reading Born On This Day – October 19, 1977
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MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN
Men, Women & Children is the latest movie from Jason Reitman, who garnered his fame with well-made, well-plotted, well-paced movies like Thank You For Smoking (2005), Juno (2007), and Up in the Air (2009). Following that impressive run, Reitman’s value dropped considerably with Young Adult (2011) and Labor Day (2013) – which was dumped into this year’s no-man’s land of January release — and now he besieges audiences with Men, Women & Children a movie that tries to set the problems of four suburban families against the backdrop of the cosmos. Set in current day Texas, Men, Women & Children … Continue reading MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN
Born On This Day – October 19
“I’ve always wanted to call the shots because I would rather fail than not have a chance to figure it out on my own. I’m a very lazy person by nature. I have to be really engaged, and then I go straight from lazy to obsessive. I couldn’t study chemistry, but I could memorize all the books for Dungeons and Dragons. It was ridiculous. The trick is to find what I like to do.” –Jon Favreau “Being the son of a filmmaker, you are aware of a career as a director. You don’t think of it as just movies, but … Continue reading Born On This Day – October 19
