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Dear John - 6.4.4

On leave from military service, a man (Channing Tatum) meets a woman (Amanda Seyfried) and the two weeks they spend together seem to seal their love for one another... [1:42 - PG-13]

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Broken Embraces - 8.4.5

Drama that centers around a blind writer (Lluis Homar) as he uncovers his torrid past: His life is filled with flashbacks that relate a story of unscrupulous power, guilt, and love. Also with Penelope Cruz... [2:08 - R]

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To Save a Life - 6.5.4

After his childhood friend dies tragically, a high school senior (Randy Wayne) finds his once all-star life going in a different direction, and he turns to Christianity for guidance... [2:00 - PG-13]

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From Paris with Love - N/A

The studio did not provide us with an advance screening for this film and therefore we were not able to review it. We will have a review as soon as possible.

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When In Rome - 6.3.4

A New Yorker (Kristen Bell), who's ambitious and creative at her museum job, is a total failure at romance. While attending her younger sister's wedding in Rome, she steals five coins... [1:31 - PG-13]

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Edge of Darkness - 1.8.9

In this adaptation of a British television series, Mel Gibson stars as a Boston homicide detective whose daughter (Bojana Novakovic), a nuclear engineering intern, is murdered in connection... [1:55 - R]

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Legion - 2.8.7

Several people living and working in a remote dessert diner are overwhelmed when strange things begin to happen: a man (Paul Bettany), who's actually an archangel, arrives telling them... [1:44 - R]

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Tooth Fairy - 2.3.2

A professional hockey player nicknamed "The Tooth Fairy" (Dwayne Johnson) is summoned to a meeting with the Fairy Godmother (Julie Andrews) after telling a young girl that there is no... [1:41 - PG]

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Extraordinary Measures - 2.2.4

Based on a true story, this drama depicts the struggle of a couple (Brendan Fraser and Keri Russell) to encourage the development of a drug that would save their children from Pompe Disease... [1:45 - PG]

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Lovely Bones - 4.7.5

A 14-year-old girl is murdered by her neighbor, but her spirit continues to move amongst her family and friends unseen and unheard by most. She relates her own story, while trying to get... [2:15 - PG-13]

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The Book of Eli - 5.9.6

In a post-apocalyptic world, after a war has destroyed civilization and killed most of the human population, one man (Denzel Washington) walks alone through the desolate wasteland... [1:58 - R]

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The Spy Next Door - 2.5.3

When a former CIA spy (Jackie Chan) volunteers to baby sit his girlfriend's kids for the weekend, he finds himself out of his element and surrounded by three kids that do not like him... [1:32 - PG]

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Daybreakers - 5.10.6

A minority of humans living in the year 2019 is hunted by the majority, that now consists of vampires who want to harvest their blood. After many years of harvesting and a dwindling... [1:38 - R]

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Leap Year - 3.3.4

It's February 29th, and a woman (Amy Adams) flies to Ireland to propose to her boyfriend (Adam Scott), with whom she's lived for 4 years together. While he has never proposed... [1:40 - PG]

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Youth in Revolt - 8.5.8

Based on the eponymous novel: In order to win the girl of his dreams (Portia Doubleday) a wimpy teenager (Michael Cera) assumes the alter ego of Francois, a bad boy who breaks... [1:30 - R]

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The Messenger - 8.6.7

A man (Ben Foster) returns home from combat duty after sustaining injuries and has 20 months remaining on his tour. After recovering, he is assigned to the Casualty Notification Team... [1:45 - R]

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The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus - 6.5.5

Dr. Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) conducts a traveling show where he helps members of the audience indulge their imagination. Centuries earlier he made a deal with the Devil... [2:02 - PG-13]

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A Single Man - 6.4.4

Drama set in 1960s about a man (Colin Firth) who is notified that his lover of 16 years (Matthew Goode) has been killed in a car accident. The shock and the loneliness are more than he... [1:39 - R]

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Daybreakers - N/A

The studio did not provide us with an advance screening for this film and therefore we were not able to review it. We will have a review as soon as possible.

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Sherlock Holmes - 4.7.2

A reinterpretation of the Sherlock Holmes character as a brilliant swashbuckler, with Robert Downey Jr. in the title role and Jude Law as his friend Dr. Watson. The game is afoot when an executed... [2:08 - PG-13]

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It's Complicated - 7.2.4

After being divorced for ten years, a woman (Meryl Streep) has an affair with her now married (Alec Baldwin) former husband. This has repercussions for the budding romance with her... [1:58 - R]

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Nine - 6.3.3

A once brilliant director (Daniel Day-Lewis) is preparing for his newest film, which he hopes will re-ignite his career. Unable to sleep, write or think, he's doubting himself, while also having to juggle... [1:58 - PG-13]

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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel - 2.3.2

Alvin and the Chipmunks find themselves without Dave when he is injured and must recuperate in the hospital, and so end up staying with Dave's slacker cousin who couldn't be less interested... [1:28 - PG]

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Avatar - 4.7.4

Sci-fi epic set in the year 2154: Humanity has exhausted the Earth and are now mining planet Pandora, which has its own humanoid species, the peaceful Na'vi. A paraplegic war veteran... [2:41 - PG-13]

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