VIDEO INTERVIEW : Jason Reitman's 'Men, Women & Children'

Photo Credit: Paramount Pictures

– By Beau Behan, Film Critic & Entertainment Reporter

• Men, Women & Children (2014), R, 119 min, Comedy, Drama,
• Expanding (USA), Oct 17, 2014
• Stars: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Garner, Rosemarie Dewitt, Ansel Elgort, Kaitlyn Dever
• Director: Jason Reitman
• Writers: Chad Kultgen, Jason Reitman

We sat down with the Academy Award nominated director Jason Reitman as his new movie, Men, Women, & Children, opened the 37th Mill Valley Film Festival. We talked about his movies and his style as a filmmaker.

Men, Women & Children examines the effects of the digital age and internet in our lives. Smartphones, tablets, and computers have increasingly become our lifeline in this day and age. Our daily conversations now include acronyms, like IDK for “I Don’t Know,” and LOL for “Laughing Out Loud.”

Like Reitman’s most notable films—Up In The Air, Thank You For Smoking and Juno— Men, Women & Children exhibits unusual relationships.

Watch the video as he talks about the meaning of the acronym “RL”; the different themes of Men, Women & Children; Adam Sandler’s complicated role in the movie; Ansel Elgort’s stardom; and his inspirations as a filmmaker.

Go see this new Reitman’s film. It is excellent!

Men, Women & Children is real, honest, and raw. In short, it is RL!