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• Title: Doubt
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John Patrick Shanley adapts his own Broadway play about the principal (Meryl Streep) of a Brooklyn Catholic school who begins to suspect a priest (Philip Seymour Hoffman) of inappropriate behavior with one of the students (Joseph Foster).  Amy Adams, Viola Davis, Llyod Clay Brown, and Bridget Megan Clark also star.  Check out the official site.  We’ve seen it and we’ll have the review when the film opens in limited release in select cities on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

• Title: Gran Torino
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Clint Eastwood directs and stars as a grumpy old man who reluctantly connects with his neighbors when the young teen (Bee Vang) attempts to steal his 1972 Gran Torino.  Ahney Her, Christopher Carley, Brian Haley, Geraldine Hughes, Dreama Walker, and Brian Howe also star.  Check out the official site.  The film opens exclusively in New York and Los Angeles on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

• Title: The Day the Earth Stood Still
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And in the unnecessary remake category… Keanu Reeves stars as an alien who lands on Earth with an important warning for the world’s population.  The 1951 original is considered one of the best sci-fi flicks ever, but this one has Keanu!  Sigh!  Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates, John Cleese, Jaden Smith, and Aaron Douglas also star.  Check out the official site.  The remake hits theaters everywhere on Friday.

• Title: The Reader
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Based on the novel by Bernhard Schlink, Kate Winslet stars as a woman defending herslef in a war crime trial which reunites her with her former lover (Ralph Fiennes).  Jeanette Hain, Susanne Lothar, Alissa Wilms, and Florian Bartholomai also star.  Check out the official site.  The film opens exclusively in New York, Los Angeles, and San Fransisco on Wednesday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

• Title: Slumdog Millionaire
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Dev Patel stars as an uneducated kid from the streets of India who must defend his unexpected success on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire to authorities and reflect on the events of his life.  Saurabh Shukla, Anil Kapoor, Freida Pinot, Irfan Khan, Madhur Mittal, Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail also star.  Check out the official site.  Currently playing in limited release the film opens wide on Friday and we’ll have the review!