Benjamin Crossley-Marra

Looking for a cinematic thrill that has a little more ingenuity then a remake of a 1980s cartoon or the 5th installment in a teenage-wizard mega-franchise? Well, this weekend North American’s will get a chance to check out Danny Boyle’s (28 Days Later, Trainspotting) sci-fi excursion Sunshine.

Michael Arias has been working in Hollywood for a while. He started out doing special effects for films such as The Abyss, later he would develop software that would help turn Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke into an international success

Unlike most film directors George Ratliff is unpretentious, down-to-earth and a really nice guy, although you might not get that impression by the films he’s directed. He helmed the intense documentary Hell House in 2001 and his first feature film, a psychological thriller, Joshua opens in limited release today.

Fans of MTV2’s cult TV show Wondershowzen should recognize young actor Jacob Kogan as the kid who bounced around ground zero harassing unsuspecting tourists with water cameras, asking them to tell jokes, then sarcastically berating them for their mediocre efforts. But Jacob isn’t that sardonic in real life, in fact, he’s quite good-natured and obviously intelligent.

According to the United Nations the Haitian slum of Cité Soleil is the most dangerous area on the earth. In fact, the Cité is so dangerous it’s rare to see a person over age of 40.