Juno DVDs, Smart People soundtracks and poster up for grabs

FanBolt is holding a few contests with prizes you might be interested in:

Smart People soundtrack
Smart People poster, signed by Ellen Page and Thomas Haden Church
Juno DVD

It looks like you'll have to join FanBolt in order to enter the contests, but it's free, so... there you go.

(Thanks sarcastic Emma)

How well do you know your Juno lingo?

Take Alloy's quiz to find out. I scored a "91.67%". To be fair, it's been like four or five months since I saw the movie.

(Thanks Sabrina)

Juno goes 1-for-4 at Oscars

As I had predicted, Diablo Cody (original screenplay) picked up the lone award Juno won at the Oscars.

I did fairly well with the rest of my predictions. Here are the ones I missed:
Best Picture (No Country won, I picked There Will Be Blood)
Best Supporting Actress (Tilda Swinton won, I picked Cate Blanchett)

Juno hits DVD and Blu-ray April 15th

Juno, which is still in the box office top 10, will be hitting store shelves on April 15th.

There will be two different DVD editions - a single-disc and a two-disc. The two-disc edition will have audio commentary by Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody, four making-of featurettes ("Way Beyond 'Our' Maturity Level: Juno - Leah - Bleeker", "Diablo Cody Is Totally Boss", "Jason Reitman For Shizz" and "Honest To Blog!"), eleven deleted scenes, three outtake reels ("Gag Reel", "Gag Takes", "Cast and Crew Jam") and screen tests.

The Blu-ray version will contain everything the two-disc DVD edition will, plus two TV specials - "Fox Movie Channel Presents: World Premiere - Juno" and "Fox Movie Channel Presents: Casting Session - Juno".

Those of you with HD-DVD players are screwed, but you should have known that two years ago.

Juno, the videogame

I know, WTF, right?

During the DICE summit yesterday, former Eidos president Keith Boesky mentioned a "casual" game based on Juno is in development. I wonder how one makes a videogame out of Juno. This will probably end up more hilarious than the movie.

Juno up for... a spiritual award, apparently

Religious website Beliefnet apparently has film awards, and Juno is up for "Best Spiritual Film" and Ellen for "Best Spiritual Performance". Quite honestly, I'm not sure what either had to do with religion or spirituality.

(Thanks Michael)

Rise of the hamburger phones

Apparently, sales of hamburger phones (one memorable prop from Juno) have increased over 700% on eBay since the release of Juno. Then again, I doubt hamburger phones were exactly selling before the movie had come out.

Juno falls out of box office top 5

It ended up #6, the lowest it has been since wide release. It did however break into the $100 million mark.

Oscar noms

Juno picks up four Oscar nominations:
Juno for Best Picture
Ellen Page for Best Actress
Diablo Cody for Best Screenplay (original)
Jason Reitman for Best Director

Ellen's biggest competition would be Marion Cotillard and Julie Christie, both of whom have already won Golden Globes for their performances. Working on Ellen's side is that people have actually seen Juno.

Diablo Cody has the best chance of walking away with an ugly tin statue spray-painted with gold. Juno will probably be beaten by either No Country (the popular vote) or There Will Be Blood (less popular, but perhaps more deserving than No Country?). As for Jason Reitman, I was surprised he was even nominated.

Winners will be announced on February 24th.

Thomas Haden Church predicts Oscar, Ellen not happy about it

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Thomas Haden Church ("Sideways") predicted "Juno" newcomer Ellen Page's current success.

And boy, is she POed!

"Last year while we were shooting, I told her that I predicted she'd win an Oscar by the time she's 25," he told reporters at last night's "Smart People" premiere. "And she got really mad at me."

The worst part? She's even better in "Smart People" than she is in "Juno," thanks in large part to the organic chemistry between her and Church.

So why isn't Ellen, who turns 21 next month, at Sundance? Is she still mad about that prediction?

"She's busy promoting "Juno" internationally and the Oscar nomination announcements are due out Wednesday morning," a film rep confided last night. "She's kinda busy."
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If you ever see Ellen on the street, don't like, compliment her.

Ellen confirmed for Whip It, and my eyes bleed

Looks like Ellen has indeed joined the cast of Whip It, Drew Barrymore's directorial debut.

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"I really admire how Drew constantly challenges herself as an artist," Page says. "She's proven herself as an actress and a producer, and I have no doubt she'll bring great vision and creativity to the director's chair. I can't wait to kick ass on wheels!"
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I love her sarcasm. It IS sarcasm, right?

Ellen also appeared on Oprah today. At least she isn't completely cancel-happy, right? Here's the complete transcript:

Oprah: Please welcome Ellen Page.
Oprah: Hello Ellen, tell me about the movie.
Ellen: Well, it's about...
Oprah: Please welcome JENNIFER GARNER!!
Jennifer: Omigod! Oprah!
Oprah: Omigod! Jennifer! How's Ben and Violet?
Jennifer: Omigod! They're great!

Okay, it didn't exactly go like that word-for-word, but it's pretty close. I also discovered I had developed bloodshot eyes after watching Oprah. Were my eyes trying to kill themselves, or was it just a coincidence?

Ellen cancels again, to appear on Oprah

Looks like Ellen, who was scheduled to appear on Live with Regis and Kelly again, canceled again and was replaced by a... chef? Just a week ago, she canceled an appearance on Ellen DeGeneres. One might accredit this to the WGA strike, I have my own theories.

If you must have your serving of Ellen Page on TV though, she'll be on Oprah tomorrow along with Jennifer Garner to discuss Juno. [Insert Oprah rant here]

Juno goes 0-for-3 at Golden Globes

Juno was wiped out at the supershortened Golden Globes (30 minutes long!), losing in all three categories. The winners in the movie's nominated categories were Sweeney Todd (best musical/comedy), Marion Cotillard (best actress, musical/comedy) and No Country (best screenplay).

Ellen up for Orange Rising Star Award

I say this only because "Orange Rising Star Award" sounds fun to have. It is the only Baftas award that can be voted on by the general public.

Ellen's oppositions includes Sienna Miller, Sam Riley, Shia LaBeouf and Tang Wei. Whichever one is British will probably win. I kid.

Juno places third in box office

In wide release, Juno placed third in the box office weekend, taking in $16.2 million, just short of second-place I Am Legend's $16.4 mil and barely ahead of fourth-place Alvin's $16 mil.

A blank of ten days

At least it wasn't ten years this time around. *mumble* *mumble*
Anyways, a rundown on all that's happened in the past week:

Juno cracked into the box office top 10 last weekend at #9, and this weekend at #5, and has now taken in an overall total of over $25 million. Of course, the movie's been advertised a lot more heavily over the past couple of weeks, and had the "benefit" of being tied-in with the whole Jamie Lynn Spears pregnancy shit. I've a million things to say about that, but I'd rather keep it to myself. Best of luck to you, Jamie Lynn.

With the late night shows coming back on, surely Fox would send Ellen out to make the rounds. The only appearance that seems to be confirmed so far is for the Late Show (David Letterman...zzz...) this Thursday, January 3rd. I can only assume that'll be followed by Conan, then Jay Leno and Ellen DeGeneres.

Lastly, I put a start on the gallery. A beta really. It's just something to fill space, don't expect it to be to the level of other fansites, because I'm just not a fansite person.

Ellen picks up SAG nomination

Ellen picked up a SAG nomination for Juno in the category of "Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role". That's another one down.

Juno picks up Satellite Awards, named to AFI's Top 10

Juno won three Satellite Awards, the movie itself for "Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical", Ellen for "Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical" and Diablo Cody for "Screenplay, Original", or basically the same categories it was nominated in for the Golden Globes. The film was also named to the American Film Institute's list of top ten films of the year.

Ellen on Ellen

During her talk show earlier today, Ellen DeGeneres (who by the way, is like my second favorite Ellen) mentioned that Ellen Page will be on the show in the next few weeks to promote Juno. I might've just hallucinated it though, I haven't slept in like 40 hours. Violet is flawed.

...can't help but feel this is a good time to bring up a certain movie regarding lesbian werewolves.

Juno, Ellen picks up Golden Globe noms

Juno itself is nominated for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, Ellen for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy and Diablo Cody for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture. For a full list of awards and nominees, click here.

...no one gets snubbed at awards quite like Laura Linney.