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It’s being referred to as the B-movie with A-listers. New Line Cinema's feature, Shoot 'Em Up, begins with a baby being delivered amidst a bloody shoot-out in a warehouse and doesn’t let up before dozens more are tortured and killed, a visit is paid to a lactating prostitute and a carrot is shoved through the back of a man’s skull. It’s the kind of well-choreographed, blood-splattered action that usually finds a home as a direct-to-video release or at festivals dedicated to the genre. Only this time, thanks to a cast that includes Clive Owen (Children of Men), Paul Giamatti (Sideways) and Monica Bellucci (Irréversible), Shoot ‘Em Up will be blasting into North-American theaters shortly. I had the pleasure of catching its Canadian premiere at the 31st edition of the Montreal World Film Festival.

Stalled film projects are not only frustrating for those directly involved (studios, producers, novelists) – it can make movie audiences pant like they once did when it was pre gift unwrapping on Christmas morning or the last day of school before summer vacation.

DEATH AT A FUNERAL is Frank Oz’s latest film in a string of comic gems that include WHAT ABOUT BOB, IN & OUT and BOWFINGER. This British farce about a funeral for the patriarch of a dysfunctional family is filled with hilarious modern twists; the midget gay lover of the deceased, played by Peter Dinklage, attempts blackmail, a son-in-law-to-be of the deceased accidentally takes hallucinogenic drugs and general chaos ensues.

The jury composed of Walter Carvalho, Saverio Costanzo, Irène Jacob, Jia Zhang-ke, Romuald Karmakar and Bruno Todeschini gave out a bunch of leopards on the weekend. Masahiro Kobayashi...

The long awaited trailer (and one sheet) for Sidney Kimmel Entertainment/MGM’s Lars And The Real Girl has finally arrived...