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• Title: Everybody Wants to be Italian
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After pinning for eight years for his ex (Marisa Petroro), Jake (Jay Jablonski) finally makes a new connection with the beautiful Marisa (Cerina Vincent), but to win her over he’ll have to pretend to be Italian.  John Kapelos, Richard Libertini, P.J. Marino, Tony Pecatelli, and Penny Marshall also star.  Check out the official site.  The film opens in limited release in select cities on Friday.

• Title: Ballet Shoes
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Emma Watson, Yasmin Paige, and Lucy Boynton star as orphans in London during the 1930’s who are adopted by a mostly absent eccentric explorer (Richard Griffiths) and find themselves raised in the theater where they learn to sing and dance.  Emilia Fox, Victoria Wood, Marc Warren, and Gemma Jones also star.  The film, adapted from the Noel Streatfeild novel and originally shot for BBC, is getting a small American theatrical run in select cities (check here to see if your city is on the list) beginning on Tuesday.  Check out the official site.

• Title: The House Bunny
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Anna Faris stars as a Playboy bunny who becomes a house mother for a sorority after getting thrown out of the mansion.  Emma Stone, Kat Dennings, Colin Hanks, Katharine McPhee, Beverly D’Angelo, Dana Goodman, Lauren Hill, Kiely Williams, Sarah Wright, and Rachel Specter also star.  Check out the official site and the MySpace page.  The film opens everywhere on Friday. 

• Title: The Rocker
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Rainn Wilson stars as a drummer booted out of the hair band Vesuvius, just before they hit it big, who gets a second chance at glory twenty-years later.  The film, loosely inspired on the life of Pete Best contains a cameo from The Beattles former drummer.  Emma Stone, Christina Applegate, Jane Lynch, Josh Gad, Will Arnett, and Teddy Geiger also star.  The movie powerslides into theaters on Wednesday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

• Title: I.O.U.S.A.
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This new documentary from Patrick Creadon takes a look at the fiscal insecurity and rising debt of the United States current buying on credit model.  The documentary earned a nomination at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.  Check out the official site.  The film opens on Friday.