Crossword clues for up in the air
Wiktionary
a. (context idiomatic English) Not yet resolved, finished, answered, decided or certain. adv. (&lit: English) up in or into the sky or air.
WordNet
adj. very uncertain; "left everything up in the air"
not yet determined; "plans are still up in the air"
Wikipedia
Up in the Air is a 2001 novel by American author Walter Kirn. It was adapted into the 2009 feature film of the same name starring George Clooney.
Up in the Air is a 2009 American comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and co-written by Reitman and Sheldon Turner. It is a film adaptation of the 2001 novel of the same name, written by Walter Kirn. The story is centered on corporate " downsizer" Ryan Bingham ( George Clooney) and his travels. The film follows his isolated life and philosophies and the people he meets along the way. Filming was primarily in St. Louis, Missouri, which substituted for a number of other cities. Several scenes were filmed in Detroit, Omaha, Nebraska, Las Vegas, and Miami.
Reitman promoted Up in the Air with personal appearances at film festivals and other showings, starting with the Telluride Film Festival on September 5, 2009. The Los Angeles premiere was at the Mann Village Theater on Monday, November 30, 2009. Paramount scheduled a limited North American release on December 4, 2009, broadening the release on December 11, 2009, with a wide release on December 23, 2009.
The National Board of Review and the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association named Up in the Air the Best Picture of 2009. It received eight Broadcast Film Critics Association nominations and garnered a win for Adapted Screenplay, six Golden Globe nominations, earning a win for Best Screenplay, and three Screen Actors Guild nominations. It received six Academy Award nominations, but did not win in any category. Up in the Air also received recognition from numerous critics' associations.
Up in the Air may refer to:
- Up in the Air (1940 film), an American film directed by Howard Bretherton
- "Up in the Air", a 1992 episode of ChuckleVision
- Up in the Air, a 1995 album by The Silly Pillows; also the title track of that album
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Up in the Air (novel), a 2001 novel by Walter Kirn
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Up in the Air (2009 film), an adaptation of the novel, starring George Clooney
- Up in the Air: Music from the Motion Picture, a soundtrack album from film
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Up in the Air (2009 film), an adaptation of the novel, starring George Clooney
- "Up in the Air" (Eureka), a 2011 episode of Eureka
- "Up in the Air" (song), a 2013 song by Thirty Seconds to Mars
- "Up in the Air", a 1960 song by Johnny Preston
Up in the Air is a 1940 American film directed by Howard Bretherton. A none-too-popular (nor good) radio singer, Rita Wilson is murdered while singing on the air in a radio studio. Radio page boy, Frankie Ryan, and his janitor pal, Jeff, solve the mystery for the none-too-sharp police.
Up in the Air: Music from the Motion Picture is the official soundtrack to the 2009 comedy drama Up in the Air. The album was released on November 9, 2009. The CD version consists of fourteen tracks, while a blue translucent vinyl version was released consisting of 12 tracks. The vinyl version does not contain the tracks "Bust a Move" or "Milwaukee: To the Wedding with a Plus 1". The score to Up in the Air was composed by Rolfe Kent, who recorded his score with a 55-piece ensemble of the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the Sony Scoring Stage. Tony Blondal orchestrated.
"Up in the Air" is a song recorded by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars, featured on their fourth studio album, Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams (2013). Written by lead vocalist Jared Leto, who also produced the song with Steve Lillywhite, "Up in the Air" is as an introspective and passionate track reflecting upon human consciousness. It marked a departure from much of the band's previous work as it incorporates a more electronic-influenced sound as well as elements from new wave music.
"Up in the Air" was released on March 18, 2013, as the lead single from the album. It premiered on the same day from the International Space Station, after being launched aboard a spacecraft loaded with scientific experiments and other equipments. Critical reception to the song was mostly positive, with much of the praise going to its sonic variety and introspective lyrics. The track peaked at number three on the Alternative Songs in the United States and garnered significant commercial outcomes internationally, reaching the top fifteen of Finland, Lebanon, Portugal, and Russia.
The accompanying music video, directed by Leto, features conceptual imagery filled with references to different art forms. It received a largely positive response from critics, who lauded the video's symbolic nature and visuals. It was nominated for numerous accolades, including three awards at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, where it won Best Rock Video. Thirty Seconds to Mars performed "Up in the Air" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Conan, and included the song on the setlist of their Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams Tour and subsequent Carnivores Tour.
Usage examples of "up in the air".
He floated high up in the air and saw the car disappear through a vegetationless, rocky countryside.
A Pan Am flight bound for Belgrade blew up in the air over Austria.
The tail was held up in the air, away from the ground, and had a long ridged fin.
They point them up in the air, or down at the ground, so as to give the old earth-giant his least purchase upon them.
Captain Toy went up in the air and came down and lay like a big rag in the corridor.
And three miles up in the air the Black Octopus is cut into the cliffs of the Andes!
He fired the signal pistol straight up in the air, a little into the wind.
Astonishingly, he leapt up in the air, drew his knees up, then crashed down on his opponent, full in the stomach, landing with both boots and all his weight.
But she lost her balance and fell backward off the seat, her legs flying up in the air.
There was a wind rushing high up in the air, but as yet this had not come down any further than the treetops.