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Jason Bentley's Metropolis

Guest DJ: Jason Reitman

Jason Bentley
Jason Bentley
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Web Exclusive: Director Jason Reitman sits down with Jason Bentley to discuss a handful of songs that have inspired him throughout his life and contributed to his creative process.
Web Exclusive: Director Jason Reitman sits down with Jason Bentley to discuss a handful of songs that have inspired him throughout his life and contributed to his creative process.
Feb 26, 2008

Web Exclusive: Director Jason Reitman sits down with Jason Bentley to discuss a handful of songs that have inspired him throughout his life and contributed to his creative process for

Juno and the critically-acclaimed film

Thank You For Smoking. His passion, enthusiasm and knowledge of a variety of music made for some interesting choices. Find out why music is his drug of choice, his soundtrack to crafting a lead character in a dark satire, the lengths he will go to track down a song that gets his attention, and how lo-fi music is the new punk.

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