About the Production “For me personally, what makes a film worth watching is when you go home and you’re still thinking about it,” says Docter. “You leave the theater and you’re still thinking about it not only the next day, but the next year. In order to have a film affect you that way, it…
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Up in the Air Production Notes (2009)
Take Off In his first two feature films, Jason Reitman established a distinctive talent for taking provocative anti-heroes – a tobacco lobbyist in Thank You for Smoking and a pregnant teenager in the Oscarwinning Juno – and telling deeply human, funny and appealing stories in which these tricky characters defy expectations. He continues in this…
Watchmen Movie Production Notes (2009)
Who Watches The Watchmen? New York, 1985-a world darkened by fear and paranoia. Where regular human beings who once donned masks to fight crime now hide from their identities. Where the ultimate weapon-an all-powerful superbeing-has tilted the global balance of power, pushing the world implacably closer to nuclear time midnight. Where desperate men conjure desperate…
Weather Girl Production Notes (2009)
The Inception “I got the idea for Weather Girl after dating a woman about five years older than me,” explains Blayne Weaver, writer/director of Weather Girl. “The difference in age was minimal but the difference in where our heads were was huge. Not that she was ready to settle down, but the pressures she felt…
Where the Wild Things Are Production Notes (2009)
Resplendent in his wolf costume, young Max soon becomes King of the Wild Things by proving his superior ferocity over the giant creatures who live there. But it’s an uneasy reign because the Wild Things are just that- wild-and there is always the possibility they might decide to eat him after all, with their great…
Whip It Movie Production Notes (2009)
Woman on Wheels: Bliss Cavendar The first challenge facing the WHIP IT team was finding an actress who could fill Bliss Cavendar’s Reidells. She needed to be smart, offbeat and authentic – but she also needed to be willing and able to whip around a track at fearless speeds. Right from the start, there was…