Diablo Cody

"Zub Zub" outtake from "Juno" (video)

March 31, 2008 - Sometimes a scene gets cut from a movie because it's too long, drags the narrative off course, or for reasons of character development...

Diablo Cody and Amy Winehouse Agree to Morph; Agent Envisions "New Standard of Cool"

February 27, 2008 - (BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2008 In a deal that marks yet another consolidation of industry superpowers, award-show dominators Diablo Cody and Amy Winehouse have morphed into a single celebrity. The repu...

Juno? I say JU-YES!

February 26, 2008 - I've heard a lot of derisive talk in certain cultural circles of late concerning surprise Best Picture nominee Juno. Seems a lot of left-leaning types think the film strikes some sort of disturbingly pro-life, anti-feminist chord beneath it's ultra-hip veneer. Like maybe the movie...

An Open Letter to Diablo Cody

February 21, 2008 - Dear Academy Award-nominated screenwriter (and former Hot Topic employee) Diablo Cody, First off, congrats on the enormous success of Juno! Your film is well on its way to becoming the highest-grossing indie since My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Pretty soon your name will be whispered...

Diablo Cody explains:
violence in Kenya

February 13, 2008 - Not too long ago, we enlisted "Juno" screenwriter, Academy Award nominee, cr...

Diablo Cody explains:
Microsoft and Yahoo

February 4, 2008 - The tech world is abuzz with news of Microsoft's $44.6 billion takeover bid for Yahoo, in what would be Microsoft's largest acquisition ever. Such a deal could have far-reaching implications for Internet users worldwide, yet like most financial stories, the details are difficult to grasp. What...

Oscar Season Lifetime Achievement Awards

January 23, 2008 - With the Academy Awards coming up (or possibly not? Who knows!), I have been scanning the blogosphere trying to find crowd favorites and balancing them against previous academy decisions. Well, actually, I did a...