Jay Baruchel

Dimension Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to heist comedy "The Black Marks" from Darius Films. Pic, written by "A Beginner's Guide to Endings" scribe Jonathan Sobol, stars Kurt Russell, Matt Dillon and Jay Baruchel. Story centers around a...

During her 17 seasons as a writer on "Saturday Night Live," Paula Pell has seen the pattern play out time and time again. "People will say, 'I want to write a movie this summer,' but by the end of the season, you're just wiped out," says Pell, who also...

THE FILMS: While we patiently wait for a proper sequel to DreamWorks’ excellent and completely unexpected smash hit HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, the dragon-loving gang from Berk have come back to give us a little holiday treat in the form of two new...

There were, at one time, going to be two brawling hockey movies more or less in production at the same time. One was going to be a Kevin Smith version of the Warren Zevon tune “Hit Somebody,” which came to nothing. “Goon” is...

Orlando’s Global Peace Film Festival is in its eighth year. So it’s fitting that this annual showcase of films about activism and activists, working for peace, a greener planet and the like should expand to eight venues. Between Tuesday and...

Magnet Releasing, not one of the bigger studios, has nabbed the rights to “Goon,” one of the two competing hockey comedies in the “Slapshot” vein that were due to come out this fall. Seann William Scott stars in it, with Jay...

As we race toward the Global Peace Film Festival, see things early in prep for interviews and plow through recent BluRays that have crossed my desk, it's been a “What do you HAVE to watch NEXT?” weekend in our house. That's the way my wife has...

Strange things happen in a Montreal neighborhood, circa 1995, in this 2010 melodrama. A serial killer has apartment building residents on edge, especially once the tenants start suspecting one another of having very active roles in the murders. Jay...

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May 6 The Beaver A once-successful toy executive and family man suffering from depression begins communicating through a beaver hand puppet. With Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster and Anton Yelchin. Written by Kyle Killen. Directed by Foster. Summit...

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The title has a big link to the Disney studio's history, given the same-named segment of "Fantasia" that starred Mickey Mouse, but Disney's live-action take on the theme has plentiful differences. Reteamed with "National Treasure" producer Jerry...