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...DIABLO CODY Movie: Juno Once worked as: A stripper; a blogger Unlikely heroine: A punk-loving, pregnant teen...
...burgeoning belly through the school cafeteria, something very nice about the way her father (J.K. Simmons) and step-mother (Allison Janney) support her without losing their tartness (or their reality) in the process, something authentically sweet about the way her relationship with Paulie keeps believably developing. The screenwriter, Diablo Cody, knows the limits of this story and, better still, the limits of our patience for its sentimental possibilities, and Jason Reitman, the director, is also a cool operator. He's much more a wry observer than an over-eager manipulator of our emotions. One example: almost every time Juno...
...with a plucky, distinctive view on life (she finds prospective adoptive parents in a supermarket circular) and an idiosyncratic vocabulary to go with it (she refers to her fetus as a "sea monkey"). The movie was written, in one of those only-in-Hollywood scenarios, by the equally idiosyncratic Diablo Cody after a talent manager stumbled across her blog and got her a deal. Garner and Jason Bateman play the potential parents, but it's Juno's dad (J.K. Simmons) and stepmom (Allison Janney) who steal the show. This is not the first movie this year in which people...
...Devilishly Good Green Lane Products' Diablo Sandwich Maker gives the classic after-school snack a heavenly spin, producing kid-size, round toasted sandwiches or pastries (fruit turnovers, anyone?) in a jiffy. The heat-guard handle - though not what one would expect from the Devil himself - is safe for kids, who will get a kick out of the device's signature design feature - a pair of horns. iwantoneofthose.com Get a grip Avoid a stovetop traffic jam even if all burners are firing by snapping off the detachable handles of Woll's new cookware line.The handles make it easier and safer...
...supporting cast, keeping the vehicle from bogging down amid Ricky Bobby's immature tirades and boyish antics.For those who loved Ferrell's arrogant newsman in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, also directed by McKay, here Ferrell again struts about, proclaiming in a later scene that his nickname "El Diablo" means "fighting chicken," much as he explained in Anchorman that San Diego actually means "a whale's vagina...