That Ellen Page is one hip, spunky kid with pretty decent taste. Not only did she recommend the Moldy Peaches to director Jason Reitman who then made their and Kimya Dawson’s music integral to the film “Juno,” she’s got pretty good musical ear that might make the dorks over at Pitchfork want to date her something fierce.
Thanks to our buddy Arye, we were hipped to her ITunes playlist that is pretty great and much better than the actual Juno soundtrack itself (then again, she didn’t have to clear licensing for anything and just picked what was available in ITunes). The Canadian actress (from Nova Scotia) clearly has a thing for her Broken Social Scene compatriots (“Leslie Feist singing this Broken Social Scene Song…need I say more? Let’s just make out,” she writes).
That would figure. BSS scored “The Tracey Fragments,” the newest Bruce MacDonald film that Page stars in and just came out in Canada (we missed it over the holidays, some one send us a copy). The film is not yet available in the United States and premiered in Feb 2007 at the Berlin Film Festival.
The equally Canadian Michael Cera (he’s from Brampton, reprazent!), has decent taste too (though only a 6.9 on the PFM scale) aside from Dr. Dog (gross) and his proclivity for schmaltz (he has also favors Great White North faves like Neil Young, the Unicorns and the under appreciated Jim Guthrie, “Please help me make Guthrie rich,” he writes).
“Juno” screenwriter Diablo Cody, director Jason Reitman and actor Justin Bateman all have celebrity playlists up on Itunes, but we’ve begun to grow sleepy (ok, Cody likes classic rock, Reitman favors indie-stuff already on the Juno soundtrack and Bateman loves them Beastie Boys – “Who else could put the funk in the flute?,” he asks genuinely)
We’re almost inclined to write a response post to this one titled, “Breaking News: Actors Like Music Too!” Who Knew, right? AMIRITE?!? [ed. for those concerned readers: yes, we’re almost through blogging about this film, but it’s doing so damn well, it’s making a bit of a comeback on our site]
Oh and btw? “Juno” was number one at the Boxoffice on Monday. Will that hold until next weekend? Hard to say, but at least they have bragging rights for one day.
Ellen Page’s ITunes playlist:
Björk – “Possibly Maybe”
Broken Social Scene – “Anthems for a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl”
Cat Power – “Wild Is the Wind”
CocoRosie – “Honey or Tar”
Erik Satie – “Gymnopedies, No. 1”
Joanna Newsom – “En Gallop”
Kimya Dawson – “You Love Me”
Mary Gauthier – “Please”
Nouvelle Vague – “In a Manner of Speaking”
New Young Pony Club – “Ice Cream”
Patti Smith – “Break It Up”
Sleater-Kinney – “Entertain”
Susanna and The Magical Orchestra “Love Will Tear Us Apart”
Broken Social Scene – “Lover’s Spit”
Michael Cera’s ITunes playlist:
Dion Mcgregor – “Don’t Break the Mailman”
Cher & Sonny – “A Cowboy’s Work Is Never Done”
Brendan Benson – “Let Me Roll It”
Beulah – “Night Is the Day Turned Inside Out”
Neil Young – “Till the Morning Comes”
Microphones “I’m a Pearl Diver”
Dr. Dog “Ain’t It Strange
The Unicorns – “Ghost Mountain”
Jim Guthrie – “Toy Computer”
Dino, Desi and Billy- “Not the Lovin’ Kind”
Built To Spill – “Strange”
Louis Prima & Phil Harris – “I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)”
The Zombies “Care of Cell”
Daniel Johnston – “The Sun Shines Down On Me”
Weezer – “The Good Life”