The director of Juno and Up in the Air tells Catherine Shoard why his latest film, Young Adult, about an alcoholic, embittered ghostwriter, is far darker than his previous movies
Jason Reitman knows he needs to work on his drinking problem. Specifically: develop one. It's a long road ahead. He was an abstemious teen, an undebauched student. At 34, he's yet to try a gin and tonic – "two things I haven't been able to get my mouth around" – but thinks he maybe should. "I'm a total cliche – the compensating for growing up a rich kid in Beverly Hills, the compensating for being the son of a famous director [Ghostbusters' Ivan]. The one break is I don't have an alcohol or drug addiction. Then I would be the complete picture. And I think it's beautiful that we're all cliches, I really do."
He's been making progress. "Three years ago, I started drinking, and I...
Jason Reitman knows he needs to work on his drinking problem. Specifically: develop one. It's a long road ahead. He was an abstemious teen, an undebauched student. At 34, he's yet to try a gin and tonic – "two things I haven't been able to get my mouth around" – but thinks he maybe should. "I'm a total cliche – the compensating for growing up a rich kid in Beverly Hills, the compensating for being the son of a famous director [Ghostbusters' Ivan]. The one break is I don't have an alcohol or drug addiction. Then I would be the complete picture. And I think it's beautiful that we're all cliches, I really do."
He's been making progress. "Three years ago, I started drinking, and I...
- 1/20/2012
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
Why Watch? Good old Jason Reitman has another movie coming out this week, and it just so happens that I stumbled upon one of his early short films – one I fell in love with years ago and only recently realized the name behind it. This dry, hilarious movie delivers the standard (often wordless) negotiation that happens whenever two people get back to the bedroom after a great first date. It just delivers it in a bizarre, strangely sensible way. Go grab a Notary, and don’t even think about Article 20. What does it cost? Just 5 minutes of your time. Check out Consent for yourself: Consent (2004) Trust us. You have time for more short films.
- 12/6/2011
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Jason Reitman is seeking to end his marriage to his Michele Lee, it has been reported. The Oscar-nominated Juno filmmaker petitioned an La Superior Court this week to divorce Lee after more than seven years together, according to legal documents obtained by E! News. The couple wed in 2004 and are the parents to one daughter, Josie. Reitman collaborated with Lee, a writer, on the screenplay for Consent, a comic short film about a first date that devolves into a legal dispute. Lee was a vocal supporter of her husband's films during their marriage, (more)...
- 6/22/2011
- by By Justin Harp
- Digital Spy
Jason Reitman, the man who directed Academy Awards-winning film "Juno", is reportedly filing for divorce from his wife of seven-year, Michele Lee. According to TMZ, the 33-year-old director filed the divorce papers at L.A. County Superior Court last week. Yet, there is no official statement made by any of the parties involved.
The Canadian director tied the knot with his writer wife, with whom he co-wrote short comedy film "Consent" in 2004. Two years after the pair got married, they welcomed their only daughter named Josie.
Jason is the son of famed Hollywood director Ivan Reitman, who directed "Ghostbusters", "Stripes" and "Kindergarten Cop". Jason himself has been nominated for best director at Academy Awards through his works, "Juno" and "Up in the Air."...
The Canadian director tied the knot with his writer wife, with whom he co-wrote short comedy film "Consent" in 2004. Two years after the pair got married, they welcomed their only daughter named Josie.
Jason is the son of famed Hollywood director Ivan Reitman, who directed "Ghostbusters", "Stripes" and "Kindergarten Cop". Jason himself has been nominated for best director at Academy Awards through his works, "Juno" and "Up in the Air."...
- 6/22/2011
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
So not everybody is walking down the aisle. Unfortunately, for some couples, like Jason Reitman and Michelle Lee, parting ways seems like the better option. E! News confirms that the Juno and Up in the Air director has filed the divorce papers at L.A. County Superior Court last week. (View the documents.) Reitman, son of Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman, and writer Lee got married back in 2004 and have one daughter together, Josie. The duo also cowrote the 2004 comedic short Consent.
- 7/1/2010
- E! Online
Beth Grant, Los AngelesThis is my last visit with you, and I wish I could give you every last piece of my experience, my joy, my successes, my ups and downs, so that you will have an easier time of it. I want you to know that if I can do it, you can do it. But these last few thoughts will have to do."Slow and steady wins the race" is my motto. I thought I was a sprinter; turns out I'm a long-distance runner. I just keep showing up, doing what's in front of me, what is indicated. It really is all good. We can have a life, we can breathe; we are artists, not machines. Last year, when my mother was dying, I was overcome with guilt about all the things I hadn't done for her, all the times I "set my boundaries" in a mean way,...
- 12/2/2009
- backstage.com
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