Tag: up in the air

List of 2010 Academy Award Nominees

Posted: February 2, 2010 at 10:19 am   /   Local, Movie News

Hey there, the Oscar Nominations are out and I thought I would post them here and share some thoughts on them.  Enjoy and let me know what you think. And if you want to see if you can pick the Oscars better than me, join my group and you can make your picks and change […]

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Golden Globe Predictions 2010 – Film

Posted: January 16, 2010 at 3:49 pm   /   Local, Movie News, Opinion

Here we are, a day before the second biggest award show of the movie season. Every year the Hollywood Foreign Press nominate people in the arts of film and television, and every year someone gets angry at the lack of nominations or the fact that the “wrong” person won. I like the Golden Globes because […]

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‘Avatar’ Rules Box Office For Third Weekend, Crosses $1 Billon Worldwide!

Posted: January 4, 2010 at 1:38 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Three weeks in and Avatar is officially the 4th largest worldwide grossing movie of all time. Pretty impressive right? Even more impressive is the fact that in probably less than a week will move into the number 2 spot currently occupied by Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. After this weekend Avatar is […]

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The Best 10 Films of 2009

Posted: December 20, 2009 at 6:03 am   /   Local, Movie News

UP IN THE AIR Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) is a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles and just after he’s met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams. UP IN THE AIR is a film that is […]

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Up in the Air – Movie Review

Posted: December 11, 2009 at 9:56 pm   /   Local, Tom O'Keefe Movie Reviews

Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) fires people.  It’s his job.  He’s not a CEO nor does he work in Human Resources.  He is a hired gun brought in to facilitate a business’ bloodletting.  He handles the dirty work “the suits” don’t have the stomach for.  As such, he exists in a world of perpetual travel.  Constantly […]

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Up in the Air

Posted: December 11, 2009 at 3:01 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

Like all of Jason Reitman’s films thus far, “Up In The Air” deals with complex characters and intriguing situations that are beyond the average scope of films seen today. Over the past four years, Reitman has brought to the silver screen main characters like a big tobacco lobbyist, a pregnant teenager, and now a man […]

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“Up In The Air” Director Jason Reitman In Town for St. Louis Premiere at SLIFF 09

Posted: November 17, 2009 at 1:13 am   /   Featured, Local

On Saturday I had the privilege of interviewing Jason Reitman (“Thank You For Smoking,” “Juno”), who was in town for the St. Louis premiere of his latest film – “Up In The Air.” Reitman was in attendance for the film, which was viewed by a sold out theater of 450 at the Tivoli on the […]

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New ‘The Men Who Stare at Goats’ Trailer

Posted: October 26, 2009 at 11:22 am   /   Local, Movie News

The more I see of this film, the more I want to see it. I can’t really decide which Clooney film I am more excited for this fall, Up in the Air or The Men Who Stare At Goats. My friend just clued me into the BBC documentary about the people this is based around. […]

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New HD Trailer For “UP IN THE AIR” Released

Posted: October 2, 2009 at 11:48 pm   /   Local, Movie News

 

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Preview of “Up in the Air” Starring George Clooney, Filmed in St. Louis

Posted: September 10, 2009 at 6:15 am   /   Local, Movie News

George Clooney’s latest movie, “Up in the Air,” was filmed in over 50 locations around the St. Louis Area. Clooney plays Ryan Bingham, an expert in downsizing for corporations that lives life on the road. Just as he approaches 10 million frequent flyer miles, his travel plans are compromised by the introduction of teleconference! The […]

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