Diablo Cody is the shit
Some of the voice-over dialogue in the first ten or twelve minutes of Juno (Fox Searchlight, 12.14) is a little too clever, but this impression doesn't linger. An impression that has lingered and is gaining cred by the week is that the film's screenwriter Diablo Cody is a likely contender for Best Original Screenplay.
I've been telling myself this, at least, since seeing Juno at the Toronto Film Festival, but after looking at this 18-month-old video of Cody talking to David Letterman, I'm thinking it's all but locked. She's doing a bit here but it's great material -- brash and bawdy but curiously innocent and unaffected.
On top of which there's this shot of herself she posted last January. The lady reminds me in an odd way of mid '70s Patti Smith in that she's absolutely fearless about saying whatever's on her mind (and without precisely knowing what that might be). There's also a dose of Sarah Silverman in there along with a little dab of Tallulah Bankhead (although Cody doesn't sound like a drinker). In short, the stuff of instant legend.
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on September 21, 2007 at 4:45 PM
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Mike Ock
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That candid shot of Diablo's ass is courtesy of James Mangold.
Posted by Mike Ock
at September 21, 2007 5:47 PM
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sutter kane
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very funny, mike.
Posted by sutter kane
at September 21, 2007 5:59 PM
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breadlymoore
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Geeze, Jeff, the woman shows a little ass and now she's an Oscar contender?
Read her book. You'll see that Diablo Coby is nothing more than spilled glitter and alt weekly timing. And I think she's full of shit too.
She's a Chuck Klosterman with a heart-shaped thatch of pubes. If JUNO's great, it's not due to Cody's tiresome screenplay.
Posted by breadlymoore
at September 21, 2007 7:23 PM
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Ogami Itto
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She does appear to have a nice ass, though. There should be some kind of award for that or something.
Posted by Ogami Itto
at September 21, 2007 7:34 PM
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christian
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it's hard for me not to kinda fall in love with her.
Posted by christian
at September 21, 2007 8:11 PM
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malibugigolo
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Her movie, like her "blog" is honest, like bad poetry.
And many mistake vulgarity for honesty too; they are called teenagers.
Posted by malibugigolo
at September 21, 2007 8:33 PM
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jeffmcm
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I sure wish the Best Screenplay Oscar would go to whoever actually wrote the best screenplay instead of who has the best Cinderella story (see: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, the dude who wrote Little Miss Sunshine which would have been a bad movie if it hadn't been so well-directed and -acted, etc.)
But of course, these are the Oscars so it's to be expected.
Posted by jeffmcm
at September 22, 2007 2:11 AM
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JD
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You'd think Diablo Cody just arrived from space two weeks ago based on the type of coverage she's been getting. But she's had a fairly well-known blog, a bestselling book, and this Letterman appearance under her belt for a while now. In fact, I went to see Juno at TIFF because of these things. If nothing else, she's an amusing and talented self-promoter (basically, she's the female Kevin Smith). Of course, Juno wound up sucking and, as a result, won over those with the blandest sensibilities at TIFF. It will continue to thrive with people who like shallow faux hip movies like Garden State and Stranger Than Fiction but, like those movies, I can't see it winning over the Academy.
Over-written comedy dialogue and obvious characters with no nuance... not usually a recipe for Oscars. As much as many people around here hate Little Miss Sunshine, it's like an Ingmar Bergman film compared to Juno. And before you write off the Oscars entirely, jeffmcm, remember that the writing categories are the one place where they administer some level of justice. Recent winners include Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Lost in Translation, Talk to Her, and Almost Famous, all of which are infinitely more sophisticated than Juno.
Posted by JD
at September 22, 2007 7:26 AM
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Rothchild
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JD, everyone is going to disagree with you on this one when it comes out.
Posted by Rothchild
at September 22, 2007 2:38 PM
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Ford_Fletcher
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Breadly Moore's right. I couldn't stand that Letterman appearance. Suburbanite decides to spice up her life by being a dick tease without ever really-you know-getting to the icky stuff is just a great story.
Posted by Ford_Fletcher
at September 24, 2007 11:08 PM
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kimi98
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Breadly Moore's right. I couldn't stand that Letterman appearance. Suburbanite decides to spice up her life by being a dick tease without ever really-you know-getting to the icky stuff is just a great story.
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Posted by kimi98
at September 25, 2007 3:01 AM
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member
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fools. breadlymoore IS Diablo Cody. muah haha hahaha ha
Posted by member
at September 25, 2007 2:16 PM
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member
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also, Include my vote for feelgood ass of the year.
Posted by member
at September 25, 2007 2:18 PM
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diatom5
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I used to be a part-time dancer. I have met no girl who has FUN at this. They have enough trouble with the go-go aspect, let alone the "bed dancing" and "lap dance" aspect. Also, I have never met a dancer that has not had to have a drink before getting on stage, coke, or other such things. Plus, there is really no money in it anymore, so how is it a Dream Job?
Posted by diatom5
at March 6, 2008 10:41 AM
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diatom5
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I used to be a part-time dancer. I have met no girl who has FUN at this. They have enough trouble with the go-go aspect, let alone the "bed dancing" and "lap dance" aspect. Also, I have never met a dancer that has not had to have a drink before getting on stage, coke, or other such things. Plus, there is really no money in it anymore, so how is it a Dream Job?
Posted by diatom5
at March 6, 2008 10:42 AM