FANTASIA 2009 teases us!

This year's Fantasia International Film Festival is almost upon us, 21 days of genre cinema in the great city of Montreal. The full line up will be announced on July 3rd, but until then they've given us a taste. Here's what caught my eye:

DREAD



CRYPTIC



CANARY



YATTERMAN



THE CHILDREN



WHITE LIGHTNIN'



DEAD SNOW



LOVE EXPOSURE



THIRST



TRICK 'R' TREAT




I hope to take in a weeks worth of films this year, reviews to found here and at Quiet Earth. Check out all the films announced so far right here.

Kids need hugs, not drugs

Here's something I'd really like to see. Screened at the EIFF yesterday was the latest colaberation between Shane Meadows and Paddy Considine, an improvised faux-rockumentary called LE DONK & SCOR-ZAY-ZEE, which was shot in just 5 days, for 30,000 pounds, without any script to speak of. The film follows Le Donk's quest to find fame through his one client, rapper Scor-zay-aee, by getting him an gig opening for the Arctic Monkeys.

Eternal Sunshine of Being Paul Giamatti?

Watch the trailer for COLD SOULS and it's easy to see where the knee jerk Charlie Kaufman comparison comes from. Paul Giamatti plays an actor named Paul Giamatti, struggling with his upcoming performance in an off-Broadway production of "Uncle Vanya", he decides after reading an article in The New Yorker about soul removal to undergo the procedure. Hijinks ensue? I'm intrigued to see where this all goes.

8-Bit Schlock!

Remember those classic NES movie games, like Gremlins 2 or Dirty Harry? Me neither. But someone clearly does, so Something Awful's Photoshop Phriday is running with the idea of some not-so-blockbustery games that could have been, check out the 8-bit schlock!