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Producer Ivan Reitman and director Jason Reitman arrive at the premiere of Paramount Pictures' "Up In The Air" held at Mann Village Theatre on November 30, 2009 in Westwood, California.

George Clooney stars in Jason Reitman's latest film, "Up in the Air." Writer/director Jason Reitman sat alone in a nondescript conference room at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine waiting for his next interview.

Johanna Schneller Published on Friday, Dec. 04, 2009 2:29PM EST Last updated on Friday, Dec.

JASON REITMAN'S "Up in the Air" had me thinking that I haven't seen a young filmmaker with such astute command of Hollywood craft since Steven Spielberg.

Jason Reitman seems to have a recipe for cinematic success. The young director already has an impressive resume, including the critically acclaimed Juno, which won an Academy Award for Best Screenplay, along with a nomination for Best Director.

Ivan Reitman, the famed 64-year-old director and producer, often falls into the category of "Really? He's Canadian?" Hollywood is, of course, chock-full of high-profile northerners often mistaken for American by virtue of the magnitude of their fame, including Jim Carrey, Mike Myers, and Saturday Night Live creator and film producer Lorne Michaels.

It was a lame pun on the producer/director's comedy hit Ghostbusters , and also incorrect.

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"Meatballs" still has a lot of beef. Thirty years after the Canadian summer-camp film starring Bill Murray stormed the box office, teens still seem charmed by its motley crew of misfits.

A stage-trained Canadian actor, the curly-haired Matt Craven was tapped by Ivan Reitman to support Bill Murray in the low-brow summer camp comedy "Meatballs" . That same year, he was featured in the.... A stage-trained Canadian actor, the curly-haired Matt Craven was tapped by Ivan Reitman to support Bill Murray in the low-brow summer camp comedy ...

Although he received less personal publicity than his box-office powerhouse contemporaries George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, Reitman had a comparable impact on filmmaking trends of the late 1970s and 80s.

Elmer Bernstein is one of the most respected names in Hollywood film music making.

Five prospective Canadian comedy film projects will get a boost from established veterans Eugene Levy, Ivan Reitman and others this fall as part of the Telefilm Canada Features Comedy Lab.

Ivan Reitman is joining a team of comedy veterans who will nurture budding filmmakers through the Telefilm Canada Features Comedy Lab.

Some things are better left dead. But in the case of 1984's Ghostbusters, there are increasing signs of a lucrative afterlife.

Promising a stupid good time and delivering it, this big-budget comedy from producer-director Ivan Reitman has action that could take Indiana Jones for a ride.

Were you ready for the summer? Were you ready for the good times? Were you ready for the short shorts and William Katt-like - fros? This week, in honor of camp season, the Pop Culture Club watched Bill Murray's first hit, Meatballs , which is now -- bye bye, youth! -- 30 years old.

The classic Ghostbusters, now out on Blu-Ray, revives hopes for a third installment in the film series.

Sony Pictures The director of Year One , Harold Ramis, talks to The Daily Beast's Kim Masters about Bill Murray, Michael Cera, Judd Apatow, Will Ferrell, and the much-anticipated Ghostbusters sequel.

A remake of 1979 film Meatballs is said to be in the early stages of development at Paramount studios.