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Juno | December 14th 2007

 

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Juno is a black comedy film expected to be released in December 2007. Ellen Page stars as Juno MacGuff, a whip-smart teen confronting an unplanned pregnancy by her classmate Bleeker (Michael Cera). With the help of her best friend Leah , Juno finds her unborn child a “perfect” set of parents: an affluent suburban couple, Mark and Vanessa (Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner), longing to adopt. Luckily, Juno has the total support of her parents (JK Simmons and Allison Janney) as she faces some tough decisions, flirts with adulthood and ultimately figures out where she belongs.

 

Juno opened to rave reviews at the Telluride Film Festival (with a standing ovation at the end) and is being called one of the top movies of the Toronto International Film Festival, where it was awarded the first runner-up award.

 

I personally cannot wait to see this film as it looks like it will finally break Jennifer Garner into a film career she deserves. With this and The Kingdom on the way, she may finally do it. Not only that, both her and Ellen Page are receiving buzz for their performances. Jen is actually being predicted to win the Best supporting Actress at the Oscars by Entertainment Weekly. Oosh.

 

 

'Entertainment Weekly' has done it's own predictions after the Toronto film festival...

 

BEST PICTURE: Michael Clayton

With amazing performances by George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, and Tom Wilkinson; a tightly-coiled script by writer-director Tony Gilroy; and a humdinger of an ending, this isn't just the movie of the festival, in my opinion. It's the movie of the year.

 

BEST DIRECTOR: Joe Wright, Atonement

Before Pride & Prejudice, no one had really heard of this young Brit. But after his masterful work on Atonement, including a mind-blowing 5-minute tracking shot, no one will forget him.

 

BEST ACTOR: Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah

As the father of a missing soldier, the tough guy shows a hidden softer side — and delivers the performance of his career.

 

BEST ACTRESS: Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Yes, we've seen her play this character before. But Blanchett is a screaming, scheming force of nature in this sequel, which she simply owns.

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild

The veteran actor doesn't show up in Sean Penn's film until the 2-hour mark, but thanks to his gutsy, heartbreaking performance, his sequence is by far the most moving.

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Jennifer Garner, Juno

The star of Alias and The Kingdom does no butt-kicking in this sweet comedy. Instead, as a young wife desperately hoping to adopt, she's funny, a bit tough, and unbelievably touching.

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Steve Knight, Eastern Promises

A past Oscar nominee for Dirty Pretty Things, Knight fashions a vivid story of gangsters, midwives, and second chances in seedy London...and lays the groundwork for a career-high performance by Viggo Mortensen.

 

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY, Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men

As they did with Fargo, the brilliant brothers use violence (and dashes of humor) to make us think about the way we, as individuals and a nation, live — and fight. -EW.

 

I think even if Jen doesn't get anything out of it, the fact she is finally in a good film, that is getting buzz, should be enough to launch her.

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The film has been met by amazing reviews in the US, with Ellen Page a favourite at the oscars...
I've been really wanting to see this. I'm probably gonna go see it next week.
isnt Ellen Page the person who played Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat in X Men 3?
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I saw this a week or so ago. It's a very lovely film, and the best I've seen in 2008 (even though it was released in 2007). Just a great film with some amazing acting by Ellen Page.

FUCKING AMAZING MOVIE!

 

It is very hard for a movie to just pull me into a storyline so closely...I felt like I knew each character personally. It was hillarious, but it was also very touching, the girl that plays Juno was great, but Jennifer Garner actually makes the movie for me, I have never realized what a great actress she is, she is the reason why the movie made me cry. :lol:

 

GAWD I am such a pansy

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FUCKING AMAZING MOVIE!

 

It is very hard for a movie to just pull me into a storyline so closely...I felt like I knew each character personally. It was hillarious, but it was also very touching, the girl that plays Juno was great, but Jennifer Garner actually makes the movie for me, I have never realized what a great actress she is, she is the reason why the movie made me cry. :lol:

 

GAWD I am such a pansy

 

No way, a friend of mine who is married started crying when we talked about the film long after he'd seen it. It really touches a nerve, I think. But it's genuine, not manipulative.

isnt Ellen Page the person who played Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat in X Men 3?

 

yeah - but also from Hard Candy.

 

i'm guessing this film will be more in the vibe of Little Miss Sunshine and the Slums of Beverley Hills than Superbad

 

 

I really want to see this! :o

 

I think it looks amazing and judging my reviews it looks like it is.

I saw this for the second time on Friday night :lol:

I absolutely loved it :wub:

 

The acting was top notch all around. Its just very very real imo. Truly amazing.

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Seriously one of my fave films ever! :wub:

 

Really amazing and the acting in it is superb, especially the girl who plays Juno. It nearly made me cry as well :( Everyone should go see it. you will not be disappointed ^_^

I saw it t'other day and nearly jismed even though some LARGE f***FACES STOLE OUR BOOKED SEATS ¬_¬.

 

I wish Michael Cera had more dialogue though, he's amazing. And it was so weird to see MICHAELGODBLUTH as a partial sex offender ahahaha. And Brenda was amazing when she cussed the ultra-sound woman ahaha, quality film <3.

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