Diablo Cody

An indie brings Nick Offerman back to the Chicago area

2013-03-07 12:08:00

Whenever I find myself in a bleak mood, a quick glance at the Ron Swanson Pyramid of Greatness usually does the trick. A near-perfect melding of minds between the "Parks and Recreation" writing staff and actor Nick Offerman, this visual guide on how to...

Green Day's 'American Idiot' Comes To The Bushnell

2013-02-24 00:00:00

Tom Kitt remembers seeing punk-pop group Green Day for the first time. He was a student at New York's Columbia University in the '90s and saw them in concert on MTV. "I just knew they were special," he says over a lunch interview in Manhattan recently....

Diablo Cody sells a comedy pilot to ABC

2012-11-05 16:32:39

The reluctant author

2012-07-27 14:11:00

Marc Maron is nothing if not perceptive about his own tics, as his Twitter feed will attest. “My Jewish stomach doesn't like Korean food,” he posted recently, and then asked: “Racist?” Both profoundly insecure and deeply ambitious,...

Julianne Hough has more 'Time' with Cody: Actress attached to star in romantic dramedy

2012-08-07 21:55:09

Having wrapped the lead role in Diablo Cody's untitled directorial debut, Julianne Hough is now attached to star in the Cody-scripted romantic dramedy "Time and a Half," which Ol Parker is directing for Groundswell Prods. and Mad Chance Prods. Hough...

Craig Gillespie catching 'Flamingo Thief': Helmer in talks for Will Ferell comedy

2012-07-02 21:45:09

Craig Gillespie, no stranger to unorthodox comedic fare having helmed "Lars and the Real Girl," is in negotiations to direct Red Hour Films' "Flamingo Thief," to which Will Ferrell is attached to star. Michael LeSieur ("You, Me and Dupree") adapted the...

Q&A: Julianne Hough of 'Rock of Ages'

2012-06-12 22:40:00

Sure, it’s wonderful that Julianne Hough is starring in a big-budget Hollywood musical. And while the inquiring minds sitting around her want to know all about that, they are equally, if not more curious about the status of her relationship with...

20th WGA Award nod for Woody Allen

2012-01-06 00:00:00

Palm Springs International Film Festival tries to cover it all

2012-01-05 00:00:00

Award-winning 'Artist' arrives in Aberdeen At Capitol Cinema

2012-02-02 01:05:18

Editor's note: �The Artist,� the recipient of 10 Oscar nominations, opens Friday at the Capitol Theatre, 415 S. Main St. Showings are at 7:30 each night. Admission is $8. The film is rated PG-13 and runs 100 minutes. The odds are good that it will run two...

'Young Adult'

2012-02-10 10:32:04

In this reteaming of "Juno" talents, director Jason Reitman and writer Diablo Cody, Charlize Theron is front and center as a newly divorced novelist back on the prowl in her hometown. However, it's comedian and former "King of Queens" co-star Patton...

Young Adult

2011-12-16 00:59:00

I’m going to start off by saying that Diablo Cody is the most overrated screenwriter in Hollywood. I thought Juno was good, but a flawed film. The main flaw being that – no teenage girl acts that way; especially during all the things happening...

R.I.P. Roger Ebert. It was a privilege to interact with you. Thank you for the support, the criticism, and the true love for the movies.

2013-04-04 15:40:00

All hell breaks loose at an isolated cabin when a young girl (Jane Levy) and friends find a Book of the Dead. Screaming and bloodshed ensue.

2012-12-27 15:18:00

Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore can thank Diablo Cody for featuring the band in such a prominent role in her Academy Award-winning film, "Juno." Moore turns 51 today.

2012-07-09 13:07:00