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NEWS ABOUT: Ellen Page

Ellen Page stories: 9 news summaries

 The 10 Sexiest Tomboys 

Amelia Earhart was just the first of many

Oct 24, 09 7:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - In honor of Amelia’s celebration of the tough girl, James Brady Ryan of Nerve takes a look at the top 10 sexy tomboys onscreen and off:
  • Nancy McKeon as Jo Polniaczek, The Facts of Life: Her entrance (on a motorcycle) and eventual career choice (police officer) speak
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entertainment • soccer • celebrity • US women's soccer • Juno • Ellen Page • Amelia Earhart • Joan Jett • Battlestar Galactica • Keira Knightley • Roseanne (sitcom) • Whip It • Mia Hamm • Parminder Nagra • Bend It Like Beckham • Katee Sackhoff • Sara Gilbert • The Facts of Life

 Juno's Ellen Page 
 to Write Comedy 
 for HBO 

She'll team up with Alia Shawkat, Sean Tillman

Oct 8, 09 4:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ellen Page is expanding her horizons: the Juno and Whip It star will write and produce Stitch N’ Bitch, a new comedy for HBO. Page is collaborating with Arrested Development’s Alia Shawkat and Sean Tillman, also known as the musician Har Mar Superstar. The comedy centers on two hipster... More »

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HBO • Los Angeles • Brooklyn • comedy • Arrested Development • Ellen Page • Alia Shawkat • Sean Tillman

MOVIE REVIEW

 For What It Is, Whip It Works 

Barrymore is a revelation—as a director

Oct 2, 09 12:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Drew Barrymore's Whip It isn't a revelation, but fans of the aspirational sports comedy/drama probably won't do better this season, critics forecast:
  • The film is "hard to mock and easy to like." Though it won't "change the way you think about movies, roller derby or the
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entertainment • film • movie review • roller skates • Drew Barrymore • Ellen Page • Roller derby • coming of age • film criticism • Whip It

 From Juno to Jane Eyre  

Oscar nominee Page set to portray classic heroine in BBC adaptation

May 7, 08 5:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Indie film's newest sweetheart is set to play one of Britain's oldest, Variety reports. Ellen Page has signed up to tackle the title role in a new BBC Film adaptation of the Charlotte Bronte classic, Jane Eyre. The Canadian actress, who earned an Academy Award nomination for her performance in... More »

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Academy Awards • Juno • Ellen Page • Jane Eyre • BBC Films

movie revew

 People Not Smart Enough 

Critics say indie romantic comedy needs an IQ test

Apr 11, 08 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Critics like the big-name actors in family serio-comedy Smart People —especially Dennis Quaid, who stars as a cranky professor with much to learn about people—but think they might have been smarter to choose a different script. Screenwriter Mark Jude Poirier "is aiming for Scrabulous dialogue but his... More »

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independent film • film • movie review • Sarah Jessica Parker • Dennis Quaid • Ellen Page • movies • Thomas Haden Church

Juno Scores at Spirit Awards

Film picks up 3 awards, along with The Savages, I'm Not There

Feb 23, 08 10:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Little-indy-that-could Juno won big at today’s Independent Spirit Awards, netting best actress for its star Ellen Page, best first script for writer Diablo Cody, and best feature film, the Los Angeles Times reports. The awards show, which honors only films made for less than $20 million, has... More »

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independent film • Julian Schnabel • Santa Monica • Todd Haynes • Cate Blanchett • Heath Ledger • Philip Seymour Hoffman • Diablo Cody • Independent Spirit Awards • Ellen Page • Tamara Jenkins

Juno Barbs Prompt Protests

Adoptive parents hurt by 'iPod scene'

Feb 14, 08 4:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Angry viewers are lobbying to axe "hurtful" lines from the trailer of quirky adoption flick Juno before showing it at the Oscars, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The offending scene—televised at the Golden Globes—has the title character quipping the Chinese "give away babies like free... More »

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China • adoption • Oprah Winfrey • protests • Jennifer Garner • foreign adoptions • Diablo Cody • Juno • Golden Globes • Ellen Page • offensive • Jason Reitman • Oscars

Fool's Gold Shines at Box Office

Roscoe Jenkins takes second and Hannah Montana drops to third

Feb 10, 08 6:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Movie fans valued Fool’s Gold at $22 million this weekend and made the Matthew McConaughey-Kate Hudson pic tops at the box office, Variety reports. The Martin Lawrence vehicle Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins debuted in second with $17.1 million, and last week’s surprise flick, Hannah Montana, dropped from... More »

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film • box office • Kate Hudson • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • entertainment industry • Jessica Alba • Juno • Ellen Page • Matthew McConaughey • Martin Lawrence • movies

National Treasure Stays in Top Spot

Juno surprises,
taking close 3rd
to I Am Legend

Jan 6, 08 6:53 PM CST
(Newser) - National Treasure: Book of Secrets glowed in top spot for a third straight weekend as quirky Juno scored a startling third, almost neck-and-neck with mega-hit I Am Legend. Juno banked an estimated $16.2M and expanded to 1,952 theaters in its fifth week, a near-record run for a specialty... More »

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Hollywood • box office • Ellen Page • specialty films • movies

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