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Spotlight on: Chernobyl Diaries

L-R: Devin Kelley, Jonathan Sadowski and Nathan Phillips in 'Chernobyl Diaries'.

The creator of the 'Paranormal Activity' movies returns with this "backwoods" horror movie in which American tourists encounter inhabitants of the presumably abandoned Ukrainian city of Chernobyl. It opens nationwide on Friday, May 25.

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New This Week: Chernobyl Diaries, Woman in Black, The River

Tuesday May 22, 2012
Chernobyl Diaries
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This week, Chernobyl Diaries hits theaters, while home video releases are led by The Woman in Black, Season 1 of The River and Mutant Girls Squad.

Suspiria Remake Finds Star, Supporting Cast

Monday May 21, 2012
Orphan
Isabelle Fuhrman in Orphan.
© Warner Bros.

After years of sputtering along in the very early stages of development, the remake of Dario Argento's 1977 Italian classic Suspiria is moving ahead at a fast and furious pace. With filming set to begin in September, the David Gordon Green-directed movie has found its star, Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan), who will play Suzy, an American college student attending a prestigious European university who discovers that the school hides a deadly secret. (It's not clear yet if the remake will retain the original ballet theme.) Read More...

TV Movie Highlight of the Week: Super 8

Sunday May 20, 2012
Super 8
© Paramount

This week, the hit J.J. Abrams monster movie Super 8 makes its TV debut, airing on Sunday, May 20, at 8:00 PM ET/PT on Epix.

Smile for the Camera: 388 Arletta Avenue Movie Review

Friday May 18, 2012
388 Arletta Avenue
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I know, I know: another week, another "found footage" horror movie. Well, 388 Arletta Avenue has something a little different to offer: the entire film is from the point of view of a stalker's camera, making for an eerie, invasive experience. Read about it in my review of 388 Arletta Avenue.

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