Saturday night, locals got their first glimpse of “Up in the Air,” the Oscar-bound George Clooney comedy that filmed in St. Louis during the winter. Director Jason Reitman visited separate screenings for the crew at the Esquire and for dignitaries at…
As first reported here, St. Louis songwriter Kevin Renick submitted a tune to “Up in the Air” director Jason Reitman and miraculously had it accepted. The next miracle was that the unsolicited song was soon included in chatter about the Oscars. Was it…
Last month I reported here that Kevin Renick, a singer-songwriter from St. Louis, had a tune of his added to the soundtrack to the new comedy “Up in the Air.” It’s a feel-good story: The song is also titled “Up…
Remember late December 2002, when Leonardo diCaprio starred in both “Catch Me if You Can” and “Gangs of New York”? We might have another heartthrob headbutt this November, when George Clooney is set to have two highly touted movies in…
Although stars like George Clooney and Megan Fox get most of the ink and attention at the Toronto International Film Festival, my last four interviews here have been with directors–all of whom have been nominated for Academy Awards.
Michael Moore, an Oscar winner…
My first full day at the Toronto filmfest comprised four screenings, an interview with Ladue High grad Karyn Kusama about her movie “Jennifer’s Body,” a sidewalk rally for Steven Soderbergh’s “The Informant,” and a shouted hello to Ivan Reitman (the…
My trek to the 2009 Toronto International Film festival was delayed at the border because the mounties didn’t believe that the white powder in my knapsack was a flea remedy for my sled dogs. But when I showed them my…
Local musician and all-around good guy Kevin Renick tells me that one of his songs has been chosen for the soundtrack of the new George Clooney movie “Up in the Air.”
The movie, which had a sneak preview at last week’s Telluride Film…
“Up in the Air,” the George Clooney comedy that was filmed in St. Louis earlier this year, is inching toward release. Some preliminary screenings have already stoked the Oscar buzz, and the movie will be formally unveiled at the Toronto…
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On Jan. 24 and 25, producers will be recruiting extras for the new movie “Up In the Air,” starring George Clooney, to be filmed around St. Louis in March and April. It is expected that…
