Up in the Air

Director: Jason Reitman
Writer: Jason Reitman
Cast: George Clooney, Jason Bateman, Anna Kendrick, Vera Farmiga
Theatrical Release Date: December 4, 2009
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Awards: 2010 Academy Awards Best Directing, 2010 Academy Awards Best Actor, 2010 Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress, 2010 Academy Awards Best Picture

Synopsis: A professional who specializes in "career transition counseling" (a euphemism for firing people) looks to accomplish his two main goals in life: to accumulate 1 million frequent flier miles, and to land a job at a mysterious management company called MythTech. [Synopsis courtesy of imdb]

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On DVD or Blu-Ray from Netflix.

Indiewire News

Box Office: "Up In The Air" Skyrockets In Debut Weekend

Jason Reitman's "Up In The Air" found stunning numbers in its first weekend of limited release, according to estimates provided by Rentrak earlier this afternoon. The Paramount release - which led the National Board of Review winners last week - grossed $1,100,000 from only 15 screens. That amount...
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Reitman's "Air" Heads To December

Variety is reporting that Paramount Pictures has decided to push the initial limited release of Jason Reitman's "Up In The Air" from November 13th to December 4th. The film will now roll out through December, going wide on Christmas Day. This marks almost the exact strategy Reitman's "Juno" took t...
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Reitman's "Up in the Air" Set for Woodstock

Jason Reitman "Up in the Air" starring George Clooney and Vera Farmiga will close teh 2009 Woodstock Film Festival, organizers announced Tuesday. The Oscar-nominated director of "Juno"'s latest is the story of Ryan Bingham (Clooney) a corporate downsizer and consummate modern business traveler who, ...
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criticWIRE This Week: "Up In The Air" Leads December's First Batch (UPDATED)

Jason Reitman's "Up In The Air," Jim Sheridan's "Brothers," Michael Hoffman's "The Last Station," Cheryl Hines' "Serious Moonlight," Kirk Jones' "Everybody's Fine" and Marie-Hélène Cousineau and Madeline Ivalu's "Before Tomorrow" mark December 2009's first five releases, an eclectic group that featu...
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