Tag: Juno
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Before ‘Juno,’ Elliot Page Was a Teenage Vigilante in This Revenge Thriller
Elliot Page, who has just released his memoir titled Pageboy, is mostly known for his quirky and subtly off-beat performances such as in Juno and Whip It, and of course, as Kitty Pryde in the X-Men films. However, 2005’s Hard Candy showcases a darker and more visceral side to the actor in one of his…
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Elliot Page on Juno, Hollywood’s dark side and coming out twice
When the feelgood movie made him an Oscar-nominated star, the strain of hiding who he was almost forced him to quit acting. He explains how opening up about being gay, then trans, saved his lifeElliot Page’s memoir is called Pageboy. At its heart is the story of his transitioning from an Oscar-nominated actress, best known…
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Jennifer Garner Turned Unlikeability into High Art in ‘Juno’
2007 was an incredible time for Elliot Page. The up-and-coming Canadian actor had a string of massive hits that garnered huge critical and awards attention, warming up with the deliciously twisted Hard Candy in 2005 and knocking it out of the park with Juno. It was the big movie of the year that everybody was…
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The Controversial ’70s TV Hit That Inspired Little Miss Sunshine
When “Little Miss Sunshine” arrived on the scene in 2006, nabbing both Academy Awards and the hearts of American audiences, it captured an era of mid-aughts indie filmmaking that was defined by quirky comedic dysfunction. From “Garden State” and “Napoleon Dynamite” before it, to “Juno” and “500 Days of Summer” after, the road trip movie…
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Diablo Cody: It ‘Horrifies Me’ That ‘Juno’ Is Viewed as Anti-Choice Amid Roe v. Wade Overturn
Oscar winner Diablo Cody is reflecting on the legacy of teen pregnancy dramedy “Juno.”The 2007 breakout film won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and landed nominations for picture and acting for lead star Elliot Page. Yet later discourse centered the film as anti-choice for women’s reproductive rights, after Juno (Page) balks at an…
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Elliot Page Blasts Texas Officials’ ‘Inhumane’ Claims That Trans Health Care Is Child Abuse
When Texas governor Greg Abbott issued a memo directing state agencies to classify youth gender transition procedures as child abuse and investigate them accordingly, the backlash from Hollywood was swift. Trans actors and activists quickly took to social media to condemn the decision, and now one of Hollywood’s most prominent trans figures, Elliot Page, has…