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The novel by Richard Matheson is once again adapted for the screen.  The previous attempts include the straight-to-DVD I Am Omega, Vincent Price in 1964’s The Last Man on Earth, and the best known – Charlton Heston in The Omega Man.  The latest stars Will Smith as the only survivor of a biological attack living in New York and fighting hordes of undead zombie vampire things.  Check out the official site.  The film hits theaters everywhere on Friday and we’ll have the review!  Larger trailer, along with trailers for all three of the earlier adaptations, available in the Full Diagnosis.

I Am Legend
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This new film tells the story of the Rape of Nanking, the 1937 massacre and occupation of Nanjing, the Chinese capital, by the Japanese army.  Hugo Armstrong, Rosalind Chao, Stephen Dorff, John Getz, Mariel Hemingway, Michelle Krusiec, Sonny Saito and Robet Wu read and recount events of the massacre.  Check out the official site.  The film, presented in English, Japanese and Mandarin with subtitles, opens in limited release in select cities on Wednesday and we’ll have the review!  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

Nanking
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Narrated by Queen Latifah, the film tells the story of a young girl (Khail Bryant) who asks a department store Santa Claus (Morris Chestnut) for a new husband for her mother (Gabrielle Union).  Yeah, because Gabrielle Union would have such a hard time finding a guy!  The film tries to melt even the Grinchiest of hearts when it hits theaters on Wednesday.  Check out the official site.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

The Perfect Holiday
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When a professor (Tim Roth) discovers what might be the secret to immortaility he becomes a target of the Nazis in this new film from Franics Ford Coppola set during WWII.  Alexandra Mari Lara, Bruno Ganz, and Andre Hennicke also star.  Check out the official stie.  The film opens exclusively in New York and Los Angeles on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

Youth Without Youth
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Once upon a time there was a beloved cartoon on Saturday mornings.  Director Tim Hill (the guy who gave us Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties and Max Keeble’s Big Movie) gives us a new live action/CGI version staring Jason Lee, David Cross, Cameron Richardson and Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, and Jesse McCartney as the voices of the chipmunks.  Check out the official site.  The film steps out of the tube and onto the screen on Friday.  Larger trailer, plus a scene from the 1983 film, available in the Full Diagnosis.

Alvin and the Chipmunks
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