Up in the Air Los Angeles Premiere with Reitman and Clooney
Posted: November 30th, 2009 | Author: John | Filed under: Uncategorized | 1 Comment »So, not that I’m obsessed with Reitman and his latest film, Up in the Air but…
We hung out with screaming fans at the “Up in the Air” premiere in Los Angeles tonight at Mann’s Village Theater in Westwood. I’ve been following this project since reading the script before the screening at the Telluride Film Festival this summer. My brother and I snapped these photos.
Nikon D90 HD video test – George Clooney at Up in the Air premiere from John Rhodes on Vimeo.
We sat at BJ’s and ate avocado dippers, talking about “Up in the Air” plot and cast as we watched them walk by. Our conversation went something like:
Why is Jason Reitman so pale?
Because he lives in an edit bay and watches movies all day.
Maybe he’s Irish. Or a vampire.
Holy crap is that Zach Galifinakis? He does Between Two Ferns.
And The Hangover.
Holy crap, that’s Cindy Crawford.
Holy crap, that is Cindy Crawford.
To be entirely honest, after talking about Cindy Crawford, we made a sign that said “Reitman Rocks” and held it up to the window. We know that Jason saw it, but he was busy trying to be polite and witty in front of all the important news cameras. But we know that our sign made his night.
Our waitress was good-humored about our attention out the window. She gloomily described the chaos of the “Twilight New Moon” premiere just over a week ago at the same theater. Anyway…
Prediction: “Up in the Air” will steadily climb to gross box office earnings of $50-70 million by next month (January) as reported by Box Office Mojo. That’s right, I’m estimating no less than 50 and no more that 70 million bucks. Will I be right? Hit up the comments. I’ll buy each commentator a beer or non-alcoholic beverage of choice if I’m wrong. If I’m right, I expect you honorably to return the favor.
[...] buzz has pegged Bridges as a lead contender for Best Actor, putting him shoulder-to-shoulder with George Clooney who has garnered similar speculation (photos from the LA premiere here) for his role as frequent flier Ryan Bingham in Jason Reitman’s Up in the Air (Paramount). [...]