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Keeping score with ‘Up in the Air’

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Jason Reitman is proving very forthcoming when it comes to sharing details of his progress on “Up in the Air” via Twitter. Earlier today, he divulged the film’s running time as 108 minutes — surely music to the ears of those of us weary of Hollywood’s increasingly bloated productions.

And speaking of music, he just posted this cute pic of composer Rolfe Kent barefoot at work. “The score is coming to life,” apparently. Apropos of nothing, really, but it’s a slowish day and I’m really starting to look forward to this film. Are you?

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12 responses to “Keeping score with ‘Up in the Air’”

  1. Troy Avatar
    Troy

    Mmmmmmm @ trailer for Gilliam’s new movie.

  2. Jonathan Spuij Avatar

    It’s building hype and we all are responsible for that.

  3. Bryan C. Avatar
    Bryan C.

    I’ve got to admit that it hasn’t really been on my radar until I heard about the very positive reactions from the test screenings. That’s actually gotten me pretty excited for it.

  4. New Kid Avatar
    New Kid

    It’s actually locked at 1:48 see paste of his twitter below:

    And we’re locked. 1 hour 48 min. http://twitpic.com/d12a76:34 AM Aug 7th from TwitterFon

  5. head_wizard Avatar
    head_wizard

    Between this and Kris’s link to the early test screenings this is sounding better and better. I wasn’t really looking foward to this despite liking Juno and Thank You for Smoking. Now its moved to one of my most anticipated films.

  6. Chase Kahn Avatar
    Chase Kahn

    So has no one seen the film with it’s score?

  7. Nicky Avatar
    Nicky

    I,for one, can’t wait for this one.

  8. Guest Avatar
    Guest

    Will this comment get through?

    It’s NOT what you posted, it’s per Reitman’s own tweet:

    And we’re locked. 1 hour 48 min. http://twitpic.com/d12a76:34 AM Aug 7th from TwitterFon

  9. Kristopher Tapley Avatar

    Um, like Guy said: 108 minutes.

  10. /3rtfu11 Avatar
    /3rtfu11

    There’s no end credits on a movie that’s been locked in editing.

  11. Guy Lodge Avatar

    @New Kid/Guest: I’ll break it down for you:

    1 hour = 60 minutes
    48 minutes = 48 minutes

    Ergo:
    1 hour 48 minutes = 60 minutes + 48 minutes = 108 minutes

    Does that clarify things for you?

  12. BurmaShave Avatar
    BurmaShave

    New Kid, in the words of Tom Waits, hang down your head. Truly pathetic.