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In Communist controlled Romania a young woman (Anamaria Marinca) attempts to get an abortion in this new Romanian film set in 1987.  Laura Vasiliu, Vlad Ivanov, Alexandru Potocean, and Ion Sapdaru also star.  Check out the official site.  The film, presented in Romanian with English subtitles, opens in limited release in select cities on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile)
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A troubled teen (Rutina Wesley) finds solace in her love of dance.  Well that’s original!  Wait… how about this movie, or this one, or this one, or this one, or, well, you get the idea.  Tre Armstrong and Brennan Gademans also star.  The film dances its way into theaters everywhere on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

How She Move
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Screenwriter Tony Gilroy (The Bourne Supremacy, Proof of Life, Armageddon, The Cutting Edge) directs his first film centering around a lawyer (George Clooney) who risks his career on a sabotaged class action suit.  Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson, and Sydney Pollack also star.  Check out the official site.  The film is being re-released in select cities on Friday; read the review!  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

Michael Clayton
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In the same vein as the Scary Movie franchise, Not Another Teen Movie, and Epic Movie, comes this new parody based off 300 (read that review), and several other recent films, starring Sean Maguire, Kevin Sorbo, Greg Ellis, Carmen Electra, and Nicole Parker.  Check out the official site.  The film crashes into theaters everywhere on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

Meet the Spartans
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It seems Lionsgate and Nu Image/Millenium Films have indeed aquired the rights to Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian and plan to make and distribute a new film to be shot in Bulgaria and tentatively scheduled for release in 2009.  The third film of the franchise has been in development hell for decades, including a proposed “King Conan” film with Schwarzenegger.  No word yet on who will be filling out Arnold’s loincloth in the new film, but the studio has said publically to expect a more faithful adaptation of Howard’s original character.  You’ll know more when we do!  For you Conan fans, I’ve thrown in some Cimmerian love in the Full Diagnosis.

Conan 3
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