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Sleeping Dogs Lie
Bobcat Goldthwait wrote and directed this Sundance hit about a woman who is haunted about a secret sexual indiscretion. [Rated R]

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
This documentary examines the people who followed 1970s cult leader Jim Jones from Indiana to an eventual mass suicide in Guyana. [Not rated]

Fracture
Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling star in the dramatic thriller Fracture. When a meticulous structural engineer (Hopkins) is found innocent of the attempted murder of his wife (Embeth Davidtz), the young district attorney (Gosling) who is prosecuting him becomes a crusader for justice.

Condemned
An adrenaline-charged action thriller, “The Condemned” tells the story of Jack Conrad (Stone Cold Steve Austin), who is awaiting the death penalty in a corrupt Central American prison.

First Cast Member Claimed for "Saw 4" Duty
Since I’ve only seen maybe 1.6 hours of “The Gilmore Girls” in my lifetime, I have no idea who this guy is, but we’re being told that actor Scott Patterson has been cast in a central role in Darren Lynn Bousman’s third “Saw” movie, the appropriately titled “Saw 4.” …

Imus calls his suspension `appropriate’ (AP)

AP - Radio host Don Imus, suspended for two weeks for calling the Rutgers female basketball players “nappy-headed hos,” called the punishment appropriate Tuesday but stressed, “I am not a racist.”

Michael Biehn Hopin’, Wishin’ and Waitin’ for "Avatar"
James Cameron staple actor Michael Biehn (”Terminator,” “Aliens,” “The Abyss“) must be happy that the director is coming back to narrative filmmaking with “Avatar.” It’s likely to be a reunion between the actor and Oscar winner. “I’ve had a couple meetings with Jim on that role,” Biehn said. “Those…

Goyer to Tackle a "Green Arrow" Movie?
Lots of us were pretty disappointed when we heard that writer/director David Goyer was leaving the “Flash” project, but now he seems to have snagged an even juicier assignment: A DC Comics-inspired piece that will feature Green Arrow, a “Super Max” prison, and a whole bunch of comic book villains!…

Weekend Wrap-Up: 4/8/07
Despite a holiday weekend with some interesting openers, it was last weekend’s champs that rose to the front of the box office again. Openers included Ice Cube’s Are We Done Yet?, an appropriate title for the most unnecessary of sequels; Firehouse Dog, a kids’ movie from Fox; The Reaping, an insipid quasi-religious movie with Hillary Swank; and Grindhouse, the Tarantino/Rodriguez effort that everyone was keeping an eye on.

Survivor Recap
As usual, we start out at the losing Ravu camp and the discussion is about Lisi joining the tribe. Alex is worried about her little meltdown before she went to Exile.