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“Shit, I could write that,” said a woman at the Bridge on Monday, when told that Juno was about a teenage pregnancy. Thing is, dear reader, so could you. Not because you found yourself trying to buy a ticket for three to your junior prom, mind; but neither Juno nor this summer’s Knocked Up stray too far from the basic emotional territory set out in Nine Months, Father of the Bride Part II, and the other less-than-memorable pregnancy comedies of yesteryear. Juno starts out with a spiky, wiseass attitude—the eponymous heroine (Ellen Page) begins a call to the local pregnancy clinic with, “Hey, I’m looking for a hasty abortion”—before inevitably deciding to remind the audience of the miracle of life, which I am given to understand is pretty miraculous.

...Obsession: We love Hugh Grant, but clearly, we don't Hugh Grant. (Via Editor Jim, via Cinematical.)

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend.

• The Philadelphia branch of the Paul Green School of Rock has numerous music videos on YouTube.  Above is their rendition of Sweet Transvestite from Rocky Horror.
• Only Partially Insane creates a musical movie meme about the best get-up-and-dance moments.  (Why did no one tell Phillyist that Hugh Grant shook his thang in Love, Actually?  We might have bothered to have seen it if we knew...)
• Brad at Philly Future is pleased to see Y100 is coming back to the airwaves...by way of XPN.