"T his year's panel, led by French actor Isabelle Huppert and
including U.S. director James Gray and actor Robin Wright Penn (
there are no Canucks this year), seems more comprised of
politicians than film adjudicators. "The world `judge' to me is
so negative," said Wright Penn, the estranged wife of actor Sean
Penn, last year's jury president"
about UP: By tying thousands of balloon to his home, 78-year-old
Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see
the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however, he
learns he isn't alone on his journey, since Russell, a wilderness
explorer 70 years his junior, has inadvertently become a
stowaway on the trip
- Film festival lifts off with magical Up
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