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Moviefones' 50 Best Movies of 2009 , Adevntureland and Up in the Air is on the list.
31. 'Adventureland'Coming of age dramedies are a dime a dozen these days, so it's always a treat to find one that manages to be fresh, funny -- and not entirely clichéd. 'Superbad' director Greg Mottola scores again with this nostalgic trip to the titular park in the summer of '87 starring a lovable Jesse Eisenberg and an uncharacteristically charismatic Kristen Stewart. Plus, the film confirms what most of us have long suspected: Amusement park games are all rigged!
1. 'Up in the Air'
With three feature films now under his belt – 'Thank You for Smoking,' 'Juno' and now this instant classic -- is there any doubt that 32-year-old Jason Reitman is one of Hollywood's best directors? George Clooney somehow makes a corporate downsizer (topical!) lovable and magnetic in a superb lead turn (his best yet), while Anna Kendrick and Vera Farmiga kill as the distinctly powerful women who change his life. 'Air' is a near-perfect film that is at times bitingly funny, at other times heartrendingly sad -- sort of like life, come to think of it. -- KP
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Traveling with the Stars: Anna Kendrick
By Kelly Carter, special for USA TODAY
Anna Kendrick, 24, just won a Golden Globe Awards supporting-actress nomination for Up in the Air, in which she appears with George Clooney. She also is in The Twilight Saga: New Moon, playing Bella's friend Jessica. She shares her travel highlights and tips with Kelly Carter for USA TODAY.
Q: Did you learn anything about traveling while making Up in the Air?
A: I'm getting better about going through security. I'm trying to be better about wearing slip-on shoes and not forgetting to take my laptop out of my suitcase. Traveling makes me a little nervous, because the actual act of being in an airport means you're completely at the mercy of other people.
Q: What's the sexiest place you've ever visited?
A: I thought Omaha, Neb., was pretty sexy. I swear to God. Conor Oberst (of Mystic Valley Band fame) came out of there, and where we were staying was near all these record shops and used T-shirt shops. They all had this kind of rock 'n' roll vibe. It was like every person walking down the street was going to be the next big thing. I've got a real thing for kind of rebellious, music-looking guys.
Q: Where have you been recently, and what did you like about it?
A: I went to London to do some press. They don't have a lot of foods that I'm used to having available at all times, but I did enjoy sticky toffee pudding, shepherd's pie and black pudding for the first time. Even though (the British) don't have a reputation for having the best food in the world, I definitely went on quite a binge.
Q: What's the first thing you do when you walk into a hotel room after checking in?
A: Check the bed. The most important thing in a hotel room to me is the bed and the shower. As long as you've got good pressure and a good bed, it doesn't really matter what else they've got. I've been in hotel rooms where there's, like, a chandelier in the shower. It really doesn't matter if the water pressure is not good. I'll get in the bed almost immediately and check it out to see if I'm going to have a good night's sleep.
Q: What's the most surprising/unexpected place you're ever visited?
A: Goshen, Ind. I shot a really, really, really small independent film there. There was a pretty strong Amish community, to the point where the Walmart had stables for horses. That was definitely interesting navigating roads with horses and buggies. There was one bar that we could go to at the end of the night. It was a really small community and it felt like that movie State and Main, where we completely took over the town. By the end, everybody knew who we were because we were one of the people working on the movie. Everybody else knew each other. It was like, "If you're an outsider you must be one of those movie people." I did see a little Amish boy playing with a Game Boy, but I didn't tattle on him.
Q: What's your favorite vacation spot?
A: Honestly, I can't remember the last time I was on vacation. But I really like Edinburgh. I went there when I was a teenager. I went during the Fringe festival and I've wanted to go back ever since. It was nice to be in a place where it felt like there was some history. I'm from Maine, and even Maine isn't that old. And certainly California is like the fetus of the world. It was nice to be in a place where it felt like things had really happened here and there was a real sense of history.
Q: Can you offer an insider tip or recommendation for your favorite vacation place?
A: It's not a vacation spot. But it was (in) a place I shot another movie. There's (an Irish pub) in Baltimore called Ryan's Daughter. Honestly, I can't even remember if the food was any good, but it was one of those places where we consistently had an amazing time and it felt like it had something to do with the environment and atmosphere.
By Kelly Carter, special for USA TODAY
Anna Kendrick, 24, just won a Golden Globe Awards supporting-actress nomination for Up in the Air, in which she appears with George Clooney. She also is in The Twilight Saga: New Moon, playing Bella's friend Jessica. She shares her travel highlights and tips with Kelly Carter for USA TODAY.
Q: Did you learn anything about traveling while making Up in the Air?
A: I'm getting better about going through security. I'm trying to be better about wearing slip-on shoes and not forgetting to take my laptop out of my suitcase. Traveling makes me a little nervous, because the actual act of being in an airport means you're completely at the mercy of other people.
Q: What's the sexiest place you've ever visited?
A: I thought Omaha, Neb., was pretty sexy. I swear to God. Conor Oberst (of Mystic Valley Band fame) came out of there, and where we were staying was near all these record shops and used T-shirt shops. They all had this kind of rock 'n' roll vibe. It was like every person walking down the street was going to be the next big thing. I've got a real thing for kind of rebellious, music-looking guys.
Q: Where have you been recently, and what did you like about it?
A: I went to London to do some press. They don't have a lot of foods that I'm used to having available at all times, but I did enjoy sticky toffee pudding, shepherd's pie and black pudding for the first time. Even though (the British) don't have a reputation for having the best food in the world, I definitely went on quite a binge.
Q: What's the first thing you do when you walk into a hotel room after checking in?
A: Check the bed. The most important thing in a hotel room to me is the bed and the shower. As long as you've got good pressure and a good bed, it doesn't really matter what else they've got. I've been in hotel rooms where there's, like, a chandelier in the shower. It really doesn't matter if the water pressure is not good. I'll get in the bed almost immediately and check it out to see if I'm going to have a good night's sleep.
Q: What's the most surprising/unexpected place you're ever visited?
A: Goshen, Ind. I shot a really, really, really small independent film there. There was a pretty strong Amish community, to the point where the Walmart had stables for horses. That was definitely interesting navigating roads with horses and buggies. There was one bar that we could go to at the end of the night. It was a really small community and it felt like that movie State and Main, where we completely took over the town. By the end, everybody knew who we were because we were one of the people working on the movie. Everybody else knew each other. It was like, "If you're an outsider you must be one of those movie people." I did see a little Amish boy playing with a Game Boy, but I didn't tattle on him.
Q: What's your favorite vacation spot?
A: Honestly, I can't remember the last time I was on vacation. But I really like Edinburgh. I went there when I was a teenager. I went during the Fringe festival and I've wanted to go back ever since. It was nice to be in a place where it felt like there was some history. I'm from Maine, and even Maine isn't that old. And certainly California is like the fetus of the world. It was nice to be in a place where it felt like things had really happened here and there was a real sense of history.
Q: Can you offer an insider tip or recommendation for your favorite vacation place?
A: It's not a vacation spot. But it was (in) a place I shot another movie. There's (an Irish pub) in Baltimore called Ryan's Daughter. Honestly, I can't even remember if the food was any good, but it was one of those places where we consistently had an amazing time and it felt like it had something to do with the environment and atmosphere.
Q. In the new movie "Up in the Air," you play a frequent flier opposite George Clooney. As a child actor, you shuttled often between Portland, Maine, and New York for auditions.
A. It started out with my parents driving me down for auditions and stuff. After a while, they both worked and couldn't always drive, so when I was 12 they started sending me on Greyhound buses with my brother, who was 14.
Q. That was timely - your big break was in the show "High Society" in 1998, when you were 12. How did you land that role?
A. When I went to New York to audition for that, they asked me to stay overnight. And of course, we were planning on getting the Greyhound bus back that evening. So my parents had to fax a credit card to a hotel. They told us, they were adamant, "Stay in the hotel and only go out for your audition." But my brother and I, being precocious little 12- and 14-year-olds, thinking it was the coolest thing in the world to be alone in New York City, we went to Bleecker and MacDougal and had breakfast. We thought we were the coolest kids in the world.
Q. Did you live alone in the city during your six-month stint?
A. My dad was a teacher at the time, and it was easier for him to leave and come to New York with me. So we got an apartment in Yonkers and drove in every day - we couldn't find an apartment we could afford in the city, because we were being supported by the minimum wage for Actors' Equity. As a 12-year-old, you'll take whatever's given to you, basically.
Q. What's your favorite area now?
A. I'd say it's probably SoHo or Greenwich Village, because though I never lived there, those were the places that felt like I disappeared into New York. I used to go there with my brother. There was so much of New York that belonged to the rest of the world, but certain places - like SoHo - felt like they still belonged to New York and we were lucky to be a part of it.
Q. As a cast member in "New Moon," you're surrounded by young actors transitioning to adult careers. Are you glad you started out in New York rather than L.A.?
A. Absolutely. Thank God I started on stage and not in film. On a film set, you're sort of coddled, but when you're on stage, even as a 12-year-old, you're expected to be a professional and deliver every night. It was hard work, and sometimes it was really lonely, but I wouldn't trade it for anything.
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Kellan Lutz, Anna Kendrick and Edi Gathegi at the 2nd Annual Golden Globes Party Saluting Young Hollywood held at Nobu Los Angeles on December 8th in West Hollywood, California.
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Anna Kendrick went curly last night to make an appearance on The Late Show in NYC. She's switching gears after New Moon, instead joining Dave to chat about her new film with George Clooney, Up in the Air. Dave himself managed to steal headlines by making slightly inappropriate jokes about all the Tiger Woods drama, but Anna managed to stay on task despite her nerves to talk about her project with George. She shared a few anecdotes about the joys and perks of flying with George Clooney.
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Anna Kendrick recently did an interview with AskMen.com She mentions Robert Pattinson among other things.
AskMen.com : In Up in the Air, you play the new girl at the office who's in way over her head. When you came on the set, did you feel like the new girl who's in way over her head amidst veterans like George Clooney and Vera Farmiga?
Anna Kendrick : I think I absolutely connected to the idea that Natalie is trying to sit at the grown-up table and constantly trying to prove that she’s good enough to kind of outperform expectations about her age and gender. That was an easy thing to relate to on this film. I’ve worked with phenomenally talented people, but predominantly young actors. I felt like I was trying to sit at the grown-up table and [was] trying to keep up. That pressure was definitely there. AM : Was it a learning experience?
AK : The scene that I have with George and Vera [Farmiga], where we’re talking about the expectations that we have for our lives -- it was so amazing to get to watch them work. I felt like I was watching Cirque du Soleil. AM : Apparently Reitman wrote this character thinking of you.
AK : I wish he told me that because I thought he absolutely despised me. AM : Why did you think that?
AK : He told me that he was trying to stay very reserved and very professional. He thought giving away that he had me in mind would be putting too much pressure on me. It would be like: “Hey, I wrote this for you, so don’t screw it up”. So he was trying to just stay very professional, but it came across as a little cold. So I thought, I’ve done nothing to impress him; he hates me. So when I got offered the job, I was thinking this makes no sense. I’m not this famous person where the studio would want me. The director clearly hates me. Then I had lunch with him, and he told me all of this. That definitely made me a lot more comfortable. We still debate about whether he should or shouldn’t have maintained the professionalism or let me know that he was rooting for me. I don’t think he should have told me that he wrote it for me, but maybe not making me feel like I was unwelcome would have been nice. AM : Did the character remind you of your character from Rocket Science?
AK : It did in that those are both two roles that are so rare. [The characters] are so smart and so strong and they just happen to be young women. I get really excited every time there’s a female character who is really strong because a lot of females in film are really soft. When he told me that he wrote it after seeing Rocket Science, I tried to maintain my best very cool, calm, collected, “oh of course you did” face. But inside I was throwing a party. AM : Would you say that it’s rare to find a female character in her 20s who isn't looking for love?
AK : I’m the first one to say that. This role is unbelievable because it could be any gender and almost any age. Obviously, it’s affected by the fact that she’s a young woman but it has nothing to do with romance or sex. She’s just this smart, well-rounded character with so many dimensions and so many of her own problems. And she just happens to be female. It’s so rare. I’m so grateful to Jason for having written a role like that for a young woman. AM : Did you develop a crush on George Clooney on set?
AK : We have more of a father-daughter relationship in the film. And I think George is really smart and he cares about the movie. So we almost cultivated that relationship in real life too. George, at one point, set an age limit on boys I was allowed to date. We got along really and he’s unbelievably sweet. So it wouldn’t even occur to me to have a crush on him. AM : What was the age limit?
AK : It was something really random. But, you know what, age [doesn't] matter to me and he’s not actually my dad, so he can’t tell me what to do. AM : What's it like being in the Twilight series?
AK : It’s a phenomenon that cannot be accounted for. It’s really exciting. The thing about my involvement is that I get to have my cake and eat it too. I get to be a part of the [Twilight] franchise and go on the ride when I feel like it. And I still have my real life. I can walk around and people don’t speculate about my private life. AM : Have you gotten more attention from the Twilight-ers since you got cast?
AK : Yeah. The other great thing is that people just seem to be fine with me. Some people love Rob [Pattinson] and Kristen [Stewart] and some people say a lot of cruel things. And people tend to leave me alone. If they want to say something they tend to say something nice. Its an insane franchise to be a part of, but I got it the easiest out of everyone. AM : Since the first part of Twilight has the atmosphere changed in terms of fans and paparazzi?
AK : Thank God that people exist who know how to take care of that stuff. Otherwise, we’d just be mobbed everyday. They’ve set up a veritable fortress around every location that I’ve shot at with good reason. We live in our little blacked-out bubble. AM : How do you compare the attention that circles Twilight star Robert Pattinson and George Clooney?
AK : From what I’ve seen they get different sides of it. Rob gets a lot of screaming and a lot of prying and a lot of really, really intense praise, which doesn’t necessarily feel good when it’s coming from this hysterical place. Then I see people come to George and because he’s so established, some people try [to] trick him into saying something. And it’s interesting to watch him sidestep that stuff so gracefully and never lose his cool. I don’t know how he does that. AM : Is there more hysteria around Clooney or Pattinson?
AK : Rob Pattinson. I’ve never seen anything like it. Yesterday, people were asking me [at the Up in the Air premiere with Clooney], “Could you believe how crazy this premiere is?” and I was like, you ain’t seen nothing. AM : Like stampedes and stuff?
AK : Comic Con was pretty intense. We were in smaller theaters, and there were no barriers. I was just thinking, they’re feet away, and he’s standing right next to me. This kid is going to lose an eye right next to me. There were four security guards around him but all it takes is one and your eye is gone. AM : Do you understand why people are so into him?
AK : He’s attractive, charming and funny, but do I get why people do that? No. AM : Do you think it's more because they see him as his character, Edward?
AK : Yes. Absolutely. I understand that. Reading the books, Edward [Cullen] is like nothing you’ve ever read, and I understand why girls go crazy. But I don’t understand why there’s no disconnect when they see a real human being and start convulsing. AM : Are you addicted to mass media devices like Blackberry, Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook?
AK : I just got on Twitter because there was some MTV film blog that quoted me on something really innocuous that I supposedly said on Twitter before I was even on Twitter. So then I had to get on Twitter to say: “This is me. I’m on Twitter. If there’s somebody else saying that they’re me on Twitter, they’re not.” Because of the Twilight, thing I had 10,000 followers in 24 hours, which was terrifying. So now I’m terrified of everything I say on Twitter. I try [to] keep it really benign and work-related. I have to think: “Is this something I wish to say to 50,000 people?” AM : How did you convince people that you are the real you on Twitter?
AK : Oh -- easy. I’m a genius. I just took a picture of myself holding a sign that’s my URL. That’s thriller logic, that’s what that is.
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AskMen.com : In Up in the Air, you play the new girl at the office who's in way over her head. When you came on the set, did you feel like the new girl who's in way over her head amidst veterans like George Clooney and Vera Farmiga?
Anna Kendrick : I think I absolutely connected to the idea that Natalie is trying to sit at the grown-up table and constantly trying to prove that she’s good enough to kind of outperform expectations about her age and gender. That was an easy thing to relate to on this film. I’ve worked with phenomenally talented people, but predominantly young actors. I felt like I was trying to sit at the grown-up table and [was] trying to keep up. That pressure was definitely there. AM : Was it a learning experience?
AK : The scene that I have with George and Vera [Farmiga], where we’re talking about the expectations that we have for our lives -- it was so amazing to get to watch them work. I felt like I was watching Cirque du Soleil. AM : Apparently Reitman wrote this character thinking of you.
AK : I wish he told me that because I thought he absolutely despised me. AM : Why did you think that?
AK : He told me that he was trying to stay very reserved and very professional. He thought giving away that he had me in mind would be putting too much pressure on me. It would be like: “Hey, I wrote this for you, so don’t screw it up”. So he was trying to just stay very professional, but it came across as a little cold. So I thought, I’ve done nothing to impress him; he hates me. So when I got offered the job, I was thinking this makes no sense. I’m not this famous person where the studio would want me. The director clearly hates me. Then I had lunch with him, and he told me all of this. That definitely made me a lot more comfortable. We still debate about whether he should or shouldn’t have maintained the professionalism or let me know that he was rooting for me. I don’t think he should have told me that he wrote it for me, but maybe not making me feel like I was unwelcome would have been nice. AM : Did the character remind you of your character from Rocket Science?
AK : It did in that those are both two roles that are so rare. [The characters] are so smart and so strong and they just happen to be young women. I get really excited every time there’s a female character who is really strong because a lot of females in film are really soft. When he told me that he wrote it after seeing Rocket Science, I tried to maintain my best very cool, calm, collected, “oh of course you did” face. But inside I was throwing a party. AM : Would you say that it’s rare to find a female character in her 20s who isn't looking for love?
AK : I’m the first one to say that. This role is unbelievable because it could be any gender and almost any age. Obviously, it’s affected by the fact that she’s a young woman but it has nothing to do with romance or sex. She’s just this smart, well-rounded character with so many dimensions and so many of her own problems. And she just happens to be female. It’s so rare. I’m so grateful to Jason for having written a role like that for a young woman. AM : Did you develop a crush on George Clooney on set?
AK : We have more of a father-daughter relationship in the film. And I think George is really smart and he cares about the movie. So we almost cultivated that relationship in real life too. George, at one point, set an age limit on boys I was allowed to date. We got along really and he’s unbelievably sweet. So it wouldn’t even occur to me to have a crush on him. AM : What was the age limit?
AK : It was something really random. But, you know what, age [doesn't] matter to me and he’s not actually my dad, so he can’t tell me what to do. AM : What's it like being in the Twilight series?
AK : It’s a phenomenon that cannot be accounted for. It’s really exciting. The thing about my involvement is that I get to have my cake and eat it too. I get to be a part of the [Twilight] franchise and go on the ride when I feel like it. And I still have my real life. I can walk around and people don’t speculate about my private life. AM : Have you gotten more attention from the Twilight-ers since you got cast?
AK : Yeah. The other great thing is that people just seem to be fine with me. Some people love Rob [Pattinson] and Kristen [Stewart] and some people say a lot of cruel things. And people tend to leave me alone. If they want to say something they tend to say something nice. Its an insane franchise to be a part of, but I got it the easiest out of everyone. AM : Since the first part of Twilight has the atmosphere changed in terms of fans and paparazzi?
AK : Thank God that people exist who know how to take care of that stuff. Otherwise, we’d just be mobbed everyday. They’ve set up a veritable fortress around every location that I’ve shot at with good reason. We live in our little blacked-out bubble. AM : How do you compare the attention that circles Twilight star Robert Pattinson and George Clooney?
AK : From what I’ve seen they get different sides of it. Rob gets a lot of screaming and a lot of prying and a lot of really, really intense praise, which doesn’t necessarily feel good when it’s coming from this hysterical place. Then I see people come to George and because he’s so established, some people try [to] trick him into saying something. And it’s interesting to watch him sidestep that stuff so gracefully and never lose his cool. I don’t know how he does that. AM : Is there more hysteria around Clooney or Pattinson?
AK : Rob Pattinson. I’ve never seen anything like it. Yesterday, people were asking me [at the Up in the Air premiere with Clooney], “Could you believe how crazy this premiere is?” and I was like, you ain’t seen nothing. AM : Like stampedes and stuff?
AK : Comic Con was pretty intense. We were in smaller theaters, and there were no barriers. I was just thinking, they’re feet away, and he’s standing right next to me. This kid is going to lose an eye right next to me. There were four security guards around him but all it takes is one and your eye is gone. AM : Do you understand why people are so into him?
AK : He’s attractive, charming and funny, but do I get why people do that? No. AM : Do you think it's more because they see him as his character, Edward?
AK : Yes. Absolutely. I understand that. Reading the books, Edward [Cullen] is like nothing you’ve ever read, and I understand why girls go crazy. But I don’t understand why there’s no disconnect when they see a real human being and start convulsing. AM : Are you addicted to mass media devices like Blackberry, Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook?
AK : I just got on Twitter because there was some MTV film blog that quoted me on something really innocuous that I supposedly said on Twitter before I was even on Twitter. So then I had to get on Twitter to say: “This is me. I’m on Twitter. If there’s somebody else saying that they’re me on Twitter, they’re not.” Because of the Twilight, thing I had 10,000 followers in 24 hours, which was terrifying. So now I’m terrified of everything I say on Twitter. I try [to] keep it really benign and work-related. I have to think: “Is this something I wish to say to 50,000 people?” AM : How did you convince people that you are the real you on Twitter?
AK : Oh -- easy. I’m a genius. I just took a picture of myself holding a sign that’s my URL. That’s thriller logic, that’s what that is.
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