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• Title: Wanted
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After the death of his father Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) is recruited by a league of assassins to follow in his footsteps.  Loosely based on the comic mini-series of the same name (check backThursday for our review of the graphic novel!), the film also stars Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie, Terrence Stamp, Common, and Kristen Hager.  Check out the official site.  We’ve seen it and we’ll have the review when the killing begins everywhere on Friday.

• Title: Finding Amanda
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Matthew Broderick stars as a former addict and compulsive gambler who travels to Las Vegas to put his niece (Brittany Snow), a drugged-out prostitute, into rehab in hopes of earning himself back into his wife’s (Maura Tierney) good graces.  So… it’s a family film?  Heh.  Check out the official site.

• Title: Get Smart
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In a new adaptation of the hit TV series Steve Carrell stars as bumbling CONTROL Agent Maxwell Smart who, with the help of Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway) and Agent 23 (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson), tries to stop the nefarious plans of the villainous organization known as KAOS.  Alan Arkin, Terrence Stamp, Bill Murray, Terry Crews, and David Koechner also star.  Check out the official site.  The film tries to save the day starting on Friday. 

• Title: Brick Lane
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Based on the novel by Monica Ali, a young woman from Bangladesh (Tannishtha Chatterjee) moves to London for an arranged, and loveless, marriage.  Satish Kaushik, Christopher Simpson, and Lalita Ahmed also star.  Check out the official site.  The film opens in limited release in select cities on Friday. 

• Title: Expired
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Samantha Morton and Jason Patric star as the unlikely pair of a sweet meter maid and an asshole of a parking officer who fall in love in Los Angeles.  Teri Garr, Sonia Iris Lozada, Illeana Douglas, Paul Palo, and Rachel Wttman also star.  Check out the official site.  The film opens in limited release in select cities on Friday.