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Ellen PageEvery now and then, we get caught up in one of these cool stories that turns us into the proverbial string in a game of telephone. There was the time we used your comments to help The Rock choose his Shazam! role, or that time we talked Zac Efron into give his fans a special wink. Now, we seem caught up in a love sandwich between "Juno" sweetie Ellen Page and punk rock pioneer Patti Smith.

You might remember the recent article we ran that had the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer thanking Page for a shout-out in the hit movie. Needless to say, when we told Page about the message from one of her idols recently, she was beside herself. Read more...

Patti SmithThose who've seen "Juno" know that the iconic movie teen is wise beyond her years. Now, one source of that wisdom is eager to return the love.

"I was honored by that," grinned legendary punk rocker Patti Smith at Sundance Monday, discussing a shout-out to her in the hit film. “It makes me really happy; I get really excited when I walk on stage and see teenagers and people in their twenties."

These days, Smith is enjoying her recent induction into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, and is performing packed concerts in Park City to promote a documentary entitled "Patti Smith: Dream of Life." And thanks to that now-famous scene when Jason Bateman asks Ellen Page what she considers the greatest music of all time (resulting in quick shots of punk pioneers, including Smith), the 61-year-old is once again being discovered by a new generation. Read more...