Diablo Cody

Film Review: Whip It

source: speakingsubjectively (WordPress)

Ellen Page continues to prove that she is quite the talented little actress. Some may argue that she is playing the same character she portrayed in the critical darling, Juno, and to an extent it is somewhat true. I have, in recent weeks, been quite critical of her Juno co-star, Michael Cera,...

Published Wed, Oct 14

Whip It (2009)

source: rippleeffects (WordPress)

Into its second week of screening, Whip It has not fared as well as expected at the box office.  But for screenwriter Shauna Cross, who has turned her own novel Derby Girl into screenplay, I trust this is just another blow she’s got all too used to, as a roller derby girl herself from Austin...

Published Sun, Oct 11

Whip It (part 2)

source: Screenwriting from Iowa

Ellen Page can skate. Really skate. Roller derby-style to boot. That alone makes Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut Whip It worth seeing. But wait, there’s more…. Most people know Page for her Juno role, but the 22-year-old Oscar nominated actress from Nova Scotia already has a decade old ca...

Published Sun, Oct 4

It's Time To Grow Up: Books To Read Before Seeing The Movies

source: littlemisscritical.com

With all of the Oscar buzz surrounding Up In The Air, reading the Walter Kim novel the film is based on is a must. George Clooney plays the lead character, Ryan Bingham, a guy who travels the country working as a career transition counselor. Simply put, he flies around the country firing peopl...

Published Sat, Oct 3

Movies: Cinematic Smorgasbord of Gervais, Zombies, Docs

source: Wired

Jennifer’s Body Synopsis: Megan Fox plays a cheerleader who becomes demon-possessed and begins feasting on lustful guys in her small town. Directed by Karyn Kusama (Girlfight), the dark horror-comedy co-stars Amanda Seyfried (Mama Mia!, TV’s Big Love). Script is by Oscar-winner Diab...

Published Thu, Oct 1

First look: Barrymore gets ready to roll for ‘Whip It’

source: Ellen Page Fan Site

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Put that woman on roller skates, and you've got hell on wheels. You've also got the new roller-derby comedy Whip It, starring Ellen Page as a rebellious teenager who signs up to play the brutal and sexy female sport against her mother's will, finding fri...

Published Sat, Jun 27

'Spielberg will call and she'll be afraid to answer the phone'

source: EducationGuardian.co.uk

 UK They supported me through the wildest time in my career," says Diablo Cody, who won an Oscar for Juno (starring Ellen Page, pictured below). "They helped me be excited for things when I was kind of shellshocked." They also looked out for her when she ...

Published Sat, Jun 13

TV Movies for the week of May 31

source: Pittsburgh Post Gazette

 PA 3:50 PM (CC) • Juno '07. Ellen Page. Unforeseen complications arise when a precocious teenager chooses an upscale couple to adopt her unborn baby. (PG-13) (1:45) HBO: Thu. 4:45 PM (CC) • Jurassic Park '93. Sam Neill. An entrepreneur invites scientists, ...

Published Sat, May 30