Personally, I've never read Sweet Valley High (SURPRISE!), but I assume that it is full of garbage neologisms and self-indulgent teen-speak. And if not, it is now. Something something hamburger phone.... CONTINUE READING DIABLO CODY'S MIND TO ADAPT SWEET VALLEY HIGH»
Posted on September 23, 2009 in Behind The Scenes
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Tags: Diablo Cody | Movie Adaptations | Sweet Valley High | Teenagers
Let's be honest, there is nothing funny or clever about this, just as there will be nothing funny or clever about the movie for which this is a limp viral marketing ploy. Parodies of PSA's are tired in general,... CONTINUE READING MEGAN FOX WOULD LIKE AMERICA'S TEENAGERS TO KNOW THAT JENNIFER'S BODY IS GOING TO BE TERRIBLE»
Posted on August 13, 2009 in PSAs, Viral Marketing
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Tags: Diablo Cody | Jennifer's Body | Megan Fox
Yesterday, Fangoria (Fangoria still exists? Nice. A round of applause for Fangoria, everybody!) released a new picture of Megan Fox looking like a demon from the upcoming movie from Diablo Cody's mind, Jennifer's Body. OK! She looks much creepier than... CONTINUE READING ARE YOU THERE, INTERNET? IT'S ME, STUPID MEGAN FOX PHOTOSHOP JOKE»
Posted on July 9, 2009 in Behind The Scenes
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Tags: Diablo Cody | Horror Survival | Jennifer's Body | Megan Fox
Admittedly, the title of this post would probably just squeak out a passing grade at Readable Blog Post Titles That Make Sense School. Or maybe not! FAIL. Sorry. But, so, Jennifer's Body red band trailer, you guys: I'm pretty sure... CONTINUE READING THE JENNIFER'S BODY RED BAND TRAILER'S TITLE CARD WRITER HAS GOT TO BE KIDDING ME»
Posted on July 6, 2009 in Trailer
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Tags: Diablo Cody | Jennifer's Body | Megan Fox
Vulture reports that in the wake of its recent second-season renewal (why not Kath And Kim??), the United States Of Tara will soon show Tara's fourth fake personality (for a total of five personalities.) Vulture's Mark Graham ventures some zany... CONTINUE READING THE UNITED STATES OF TARA IS DEBUTING A NEW FAKE PERSONALITY. WHAT SHOULD IT BE?»
Posted on February 18, 2009 in Casting Calls, Hate-Watching
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Tags: Diablo Cody | John Corbett | Kath And Kim | The United States Of Tara | Toni Collette
I have a sort of fantasy about this show, where I keep sticking with it even after everyone has stopped watching, recapping, or talking about it, and it suddenly gets AMAZING and I'm like "Slow and steady wins the recap... CONTINUE READING THE UNITED STATES OF TARA: "WELL, SMELL ME"»
Posted on February 9, 2009 in Prime Time Soap Operas
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Tags: Diablo Cody | Jon Corbett | The United States Of Tara | Toni Collette
This was the central conflict of this week's episode of The United States Of Tara: Tara thinks her husband Max is more attracted to her alters than he is to her. This is treated with the appropriate ridicule by Max's... CONTINUE READING THE UNITED STATES OF TARA: EAT, PAINT, FUCK»
Posted on February 2, 2009 in Prime Time Soap Operas
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Tags: Diablo Cody | John Corbett | Nate Corddry | Patton Oswalt | The United States Of Tara | Toni Collette | Yo La Tengo
Showtime's inexplicably green-lighted new half-hour series, The United States Of Tara, premiered on TV last night after several weeks of online availability and massive hype. By the time the first show aired, everyone I know had seen it online and... CONTINUE READING THE UNITED STATES OF TARA SHOULD BE TAKEN OUT TO THE CANCELLED-SHED»
Posted on January 19, 2009 in New TV Shows
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Tags: Diablo Cody | John Corbett | Steven Spielberg | The United States Of Tara | Toni Collette
The thin girl with pink streaks dyed in her hair picked at the dried skin on her fingernails, as she did during every critique. Her eyes jumped nervously from face to face as she tried to gauge people's reactions to... CONTINUE READING YOU CAN MAKE IT UP: DIABLO CODY LEADS A CREATIVE WRITING CRITIQUE»
Posted on December 11, 2008 in You Can Make It Up
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Tags: Diablo Cody | School
This month marks the one year anniversary of Diablo Cody's Academy Award-winning film, Juno starring Ellen Page as a sardonic high schooler who gets pregnant by Michael Cera and decides to carry the child to term and give it up... CONTINUE READING THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE JUNO BACKLASH»
Posted on December 8, 2008 in Backlashes, Everyone's A Critic
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Tags: Depeche Mode | Diablo Cody | Ellen Page | Jason Bateman | Jason Reitman | Jennifer Garner | Juno | Michael Cera
Here are three more of those "famous directors made ads for John McCain" spoofs. Diablo Cody/Jason Reitman, David Lynch, and M. Night Shyamalan this time. You know, I want change and everything, but this is getting exhausting. If I post... CONTINUE READING TO QUOTE BARACK OBAMA, "ENOUGH!"»
Posted on October 29, 2008 in Parodies, Politics
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Tags: David Lynch | Diablo Cody | Election 2008 | John McCain | M. Night Shyamalan
There's a promo type-thing for the Steven Spielberg-thought-up, Diablo Cody-written, Toni Collette-starring Showtime show The United States Of Tara, about a suburban mom with multiple personalities. And also an odd close-up of Diablo's tattoos: Cool. That looks like a funny... CONTINUE READING DIABLO CODY'S NEW SCI-FI SHOWTIME SHOW, THE UNITED STATES OF TARA»
Posted on October 16, 2008 in New TV Shows
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Tags: Coachella | Diablo Cody | Steven Spielberg | The United States Of Tara | Toni Collette
Well, Diablo Cody finally tells all her haters out there to quit it, hating on her, and also don't. And if you wrestle with Diablo Cody you're going to get wet with blogs.... CONTINUE READING THE BEST DEFENSE IS A GOOD BLOGFENSE»
Posted on September 18, 2008 in Behind The Scenes
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Tags: Blogs | Diablo Cody | Juno
What we know: the one on the left came out first: Left, the poster for Alan Ball's HBO series TrueBlood, premiering September 7. Right, the poster for the Diablo Cody-written 2009 film billed as a dark teen vampire comedy, Jennifer's... CONTINUE READING OOPS, THESE VAMPIRE LADY POSTERS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME»
Posted on July 24, 2008 in Movie Marketing, Movie Posters
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Tags: Alan Ball | Diablo Cody | Jennifer's Body | TrueBlood
Pretty much the only thing that deserved immediate attention at last night's MTV Movie Awards (besides Verne Troyer's apparent coke fit) was the dreamy Johnny Depp, whose acceptance of two awards, Best Comedic Performance and Best Villain, earned him... CONTINUE READING DIABLO CODY AND TILA TEQUILA HAVE THE SAME TASTE IN MEN: JOHNNY DEPP»
Posted on June 2, 2008 in Awards
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Tags: Diablo Cody | Johnny Depp | MTV Movie Awards | Tila Tequila
I still haven't actually seen Juno. I feel like I should, but at this point it's like waiting until you're in college to start smoking. What's the point? No one's going to think I'm cool for hating it (because people... CONTINUE READING NOW THAT IS A JUNO I'D LIKE TO SEE»
Posted on May 13, 2008 in Movie Posters
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Tags: Diablo Cody | Juno | Xenophobia
Speaking of wasting the internet, Diablo Cody started a twitter (via Defamer). So what's she up to right this second? "These pants are cool. I look like a fucking train conductor. Let it be said: I RULE." We can all... CONTINUE READING THE DIABLO CODY BACKLASH WOULD OFFICIALLY BE OVER IF IT WEREN'T FOR DIABLO CODY»
Posted on April 29, 2008 in Backlashes
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Tags: Burn The Internet To The Ground | Diablo Cody | Juno
Comingsoon.net has an exclusive set of deleted scenes from Juno's upcoming DVD release. It features writer Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman commenting on the scenes, and it's not bad, but I bet if a huge buzz grew around it... CONTINUE READING NEW JUNO DELETED SCENES NEITHER TRANSCENDENT NOR ABOMINABLE»
Posted on April 8, 2008
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Tags: Diablo Cody | Ellen Page | Jason Reitman | Juno
That hamburger phone just never stops ringing! Sure to add fuel to the "blogger backlash," Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo "my diamond shoes are too tight!" Cody has sold a memoir (her second) to Gotham Books: "Cody, who flashed tattoos and a... CONTINUE READING DIABLO CODY HAS ALREADY SOLD A MEMOIR ABOUT LAST SUNDAY NIGHT»
Posted on February 28, 2008 in Backlashes
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Tags: Diablo Cody
Like everyone who doesn't outright hate her, I have mixed feelings about the young lady who calls herself Diablo Cody. On the one hand, she's an odd story: a woman who has become famous ostensibly for being a smart writer,... CONTINUE READING HATE DIABLO CODY? THIS CLIP IS FOR YOU!»
Posted on February 22, 2008 in Backlashes
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Tags: Diablo Cody | Jackie Clarke | Juno | Steven Spielberg
Carrie Prejean turned the video camera off, put on some clothes, and stepped out of her house. It was a beautiful day outside. The air smelled like apples, and the late morning light hit the world in just such a...
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If you are a sassy and sarcastic young man in an American sitcom who represents the sitcom writer's desire that a nerdy Jewish teenager can somehow be the desirable romantic hero in this world, then eventually you will get a...
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I shouldn't even be here right now. I SHOULD BE GETTING INTO MY COSTUME! If I don't hurry, my facepaint won't be dry before I get to the MOONVIE theater, and everyone will be like "hahah, you look like you're...
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The Challenge: I had to go on a 3.5 hour bus tour of totally random TV and film locations in New York City. Alone, and wearing a specific ridiculous tshirt. And I had to find someone to take my picture...
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Uh. OK. Well, first let's address what this movie did well, like the disappointed parents we are (or at least that I am), recognizing that the negative feedback won't be useful or constructive if it isn't preceded by something positive....
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