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Geri’s stalker fear
The former Spice Girl, who is currently living in a £2 million Primrose Hill mansion owned by close friend George Michael, insists she is being followed almost everywhere she goes by an obsessed fan pretending to be a paparazzi.

Breach - Trailer 1
When young Eric ONeill (Phillippe) is promoted out of his low-level surveillance job and into the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, his dream of becoming a full-fledged agent is on the verge of becoming reality. Even more impressive, ONeill is hand picked to work for renowned operative Robert Hanssen (Cooper).

47% Miami Vice
Miami Vice is beautifully shot but the lead characters lack the charisma of their TV series counterparts, and the underdeveloped story is well below the standards of Michael Mann’s better films.

Darshan, The Embrace
This documentary profiles the good deeds of Amma, one of India’s best known spiritual guides known as “Mahatmas.” [Not rated]

Lassie
This new British take on Lassie is set just before the outbreak of WWII. Samantha Morton and Peter O’Toole star (neither one as the dog, mind you). [Rated PG]

52% Inland Empire
With INLAND EMPIRE, David Lynch–creator of such mind-bending works as ERASERHEAD and LOST HIGHWAY–delivers his most avant-garde, abstract, and impenetrable vision yet.

49% Open Season
Open Season is a cliched palette of tired jokes and CG animal shenanigans that have been seen multiple times this cinematic year.

Critical Consensus: "Apocalypto" Is Bloody Good; "Blood Diamond" Needs Polish; "Unaccompanied" Is Minor; "Holiday" Is So-So
This week at the movies, we’ve got declining civilizations (”Apocalypto,” directed by Mel Gibson), conflict diamonds (”Blood Diamond,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou and Jennifer Connelly), airport horseplay (”Unaccompanied Minors,” starring Wilmer Valderrama), and seasonal love (”The Holiday,” starring Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, and Jack Black). What do…

Asian Trio Gets Ready for "Violent Land"
Bigtime Asian stars Jet Li, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro have signed to co-star in Peter Ho-Sun Chan’s “Ci Ma” (aka “This Violent Land”), a big-scale period epic that’ll probably have lots of great action scenes. From Variety: “China’s passion for period war epics shows no sign of abating…

Penguins Tip-Tap Past Bond

by Brandon Gray