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Over the past few years, dance movies have been all the rage, coming from the U.S., England and even Canada, with Quebec's Sur le rythme starring Nico Archambault coming out last year. The most popular, though, is certainly Step Up, which launched Channing Tatum's now red-hot career back in 2006.

The fourth movie in the Step Up franchise, Step Up Revolution, directed by Scott Speer, hits theatres July 27, and follows leads Sean (Ryan Guzman), Emily (Kathryn McCormick) and their friends who stage flash mobs in an effort to show that dance has the power to change the world.

One of the flash mob dancers is played by Stephen "tWitch" Boss, who is known for dancing up a storm on TV's "So You Think You Can Dance."

We recently spoke with him in Montreal about what audiences can expect from the latest Step Up movie.

Academy Award-nominated actor Richard Jenkins (.The Visitor.) and Cameron Bright (.The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.) have joined the cast of Charles-Olivier Michaud.s latest drama One Square Mile. Written by scribes Josh Campbell and Jeff Van Wie, the film will be produced by Howard Burd and Micah Sparks of Phoenix Rising Motion Pictures, and Deborah Moore of Inner Primary Entertainment. Martin Harmon is executive producing for Phoenix Rising Motion Pictures. International sales are being handled by Lawrence Meyers, Bobby Meyers and Peter Rowley of Meyers Media Group. Principal photography is scheduled to begin in August with Seattle, Washington as a possible location.

One Square Mile is ahighly charged, emotional story of a disenfranchised teen (Bright) living on the wrong side of the tracks. Desperate for a way out, his life collides with an old reclusive track coach (Jenkins), angry at the world with no purpose in life. The two form a...

A Dangerous Method

Although I'm not a fan of biopic, I'm a little bit fascinated by how Sigmund Freud developed his own brand of psychology. Besides, any film directed by David Cronenberg, one of Canada's finest, is an event. Add to this the wonderful cast made of Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender and Keira Knightley. Date of release: December 23.

Monsieur Lazhar

This film won't be a box-office success in Quebec because it features a foreign actor (French comedian Fellag) and a character who's supposed to be an immigrant. Yes, many Quebeckers are that close-minded. However, once in  a while, it's a blessing to see that some Quebecker directors - in this case Philippe Falardeau - try to talk about immigration in films. Date of release: October 28.

Roméo Onze

Well, we've been hearing about this film during the summer and this might be the best film ever made by a Quebecker from ethnic minorities.

Director Charles-Olivier Michaud can say whatever he wants. The fact remains that like most Quebecker movie makers, Michaud is trying to make commercial films that are as fun as American films.

Although his film isn't revolutionary, it will please to its audience.

The very thin story follows Delphine Lamarre (Mylène St-Sauveur), a girl of twenty years old. She wants to be a professional dancer, but Delphine's parents (Marina Orsini and Paul Doucet) wants her to study medecine at the university. With the support of her grand-mother (France Castel), Delphine gives up her studies behind her parents' back.

In fact, a famous American choreographer drops by Montreal in search for dancers who are fit to be a part of a world tour. This is why Delphine wants to train hard. Besides, her partner is Marc Painchaud (Nico Archambault), an arrogant dancer who once was her best friend's boyfriend.

This film has...

The dance flick Sur le rythme, the soon-to-be brother in arms of the Canadian dance flick How She Move, will come out on August 12 in Quebec's theatres. Moreover, a full-length trailer has been released.

Delphine Lamarre (Mylène St-Sauveur) is twenty years old. She has to make a choice between living her dream as a profesional dancer or taking the path imposed by her parents, which means studying medecine. However, her encounter with Marc Painchaud (Nico Archambault) will give her hope. In fact, she'll take part in more and more auditions and she'll stand up before her parents.

Nico Archambault, the season 1 winner of So You Think You Can Dance Canada, will take part in the choreography of the dance scene.

This film was penned by Caroline Héroux (À vos marques, party!) and was entirely produced with private funds.

Moreover, Sur le rythme also stars Marina Orsini, Paul Doucet, France Castel,...

After How She Move, here comes another Canadian dance flick: Charles-Olivier Michaud's Sur le rythme. So far, only the teaser is available online.

Delphine Lamarre (Mylène St-Sauveur) is twenty years old. She has to make a choice between living her dream as a profesional dancer or taking the path imposed by her parents, which means studying medecine. However, her encounter with Marc Painchaud (Nico Archambault) will give her hope. In fact, she'll take part in more and more auditions and she'll stand up before her parents.

This film was penned by Caroline Héroux (À vos marques, party!) and was entirely produced with private funds.

Moreover, Sur le rythme also stars Marina Orsini, Paul Doucet, France Castel, Miles Faber and Lina Roessler.

Has there ever been a period more friendly towards dance-themed films than right now? Maybe for a brief period in the seventies or in the era of big musicals but what we're seeing now is something entirely different. And we've got two very different projects coming soon from Quebec.

Set in the disco clubs of 1976 Montreal, Daniel Roby's Funkytown is all glitz and glitter and sexual freedom. That is until things get dark and the guns come out. This is the dark, sultry side of things - a dance film for adults very clearly meant to be in the mold of Saturday Night Fever and it would appear that Roby and his cast have the chops to pull it off.

On the other side of the spectrum is Sur Le Rythme, a hip hop dance feature in the vein of the Step Up movies clearly aimed straight at the young teen audience.

Now that the production is over for Charles-Olivier Michaud's Sur le rythme, the film's first stills have been released on its Facebook page. Moreover, this Canadian dance flick will hit Quebec's theatres on April 17, 2010.

Delphine Lamarre (Mylène St-Sauveur) is twenty years old. She has to make a choice between living her dream as a profesional dancer or taking the path imposed by her parents, which means studying medecine. However, her encounter with Marc Painchaud (Nico Archambault) will give her hope. In fact, she'll take part in more and more auditions and she'll stand up before her parents.

This film was penned by Caroline Héroux (À vos marques, party!) and was entirely produced with private funds.

Moreover, Sur le rythme also stars Marina Orsini, France Castel, Miles Faber and Lina Roessler.