So, some good news this morning; Juno, one of several films that could be this year's "Little Miss Sunshine" (not to mention the third film about unexpected pregnancy) took the top prize at the 2nd Annual Rome Film Festival! Ever since I saw the trailer (link to it below) I've been dying to see this movie which looks filled with dry wit and humor. It stars the very appealing Ellen Page (Hard Candy, X-Men 3) as the title character along with Superbad's Michael Cera, Allison Janney, Jennifer Garner, Rainn Wilson, and Jason Bateman. What's really cool though, is that many are beginning to predict Ms. Page for a possible Best Lead Actress Academy Award Nomination, and possibly the win (serious "Oscar Bait" films have been flopping left and right the past few weeks). Now, even though most of the "prestige" films weren't in competition at Rome, it's still cool that this little movie written by a former stripper (no...that's not a joke) managed to beat out the latest Francis Ford Coppola film (which got so so and negative reviews). Gotta love those underdogs....
Juno Trailer
Here's the actual article: U.S. Film 'Juno' Wins Top Award at Rome Festival ROME - Juno, the story of an American teenager dealing with an unplanned pregnancy, won the best film award at the Rome film festival on Saturday. The film is directed by 30-year-old Canadian-born Jason Reitman, best known for his 2005 satirical comedy Thank You For Smoking, which won a string of awards and was nominated for two Golden Globes. Critics praised the performance by actress Ellen Page as Juno MacGuff, the quick-witted young woman plunged into adulthood who tries to find a suitable set of parents to adopt her unborn child. "The film hit the members of the jury with emotion," organizers said. The festival's jury, chaired this year by Bosnian director Danis Tanovic, is made up of 50 moviegoers.
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