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Among the titles that IONCINEMA.com will be covering at TIFF and therefore look forward to getting familiarized a little beforehand is Hector Babenco's The Past (O Pasado). A couple of years after Carandiru, I'm glad to see the Brazilian filmmaker (born in Argentina) back in form after a serious cancer-related illness that took him off the map for a couple of years.

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.

The midway point of our list presents established filmmakers changing up their "serves" sorta speak. Ang Lee goes subtitle country while Tony Kaye (American History X) delivers a documentary. We also have some legitimate shots at Oscar below - you decide which ones have the better chances.

But this one — it’s down in the cave, a scary place. It’s more like hell. This is how Ang Lee describes his upcoming release and TIFF/Venice premiere of Lust, Caution. You can read the rest of Lee's comments over at the New York Times - read article here. If you want to read a long synopsis read below or if you want to watch the trailer (you know the drill) click on the poster image.

Today's double pairings have very little in common - we have an Argentinean film that has had a delayed released, we have the only film sequel worth mentioning this year, we have a Clooney film from a newbie director and have a quirky comedy from a regular favorite filmmaker of ours.