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Slumdog Millionaire
It was a complete Academy Awards smash, winning almost all of its nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. Kim Voynar's review stated: "Boyle, stepping outside the UK to focus his lens on India, seems to have freed himself here to bring his brilliance as a director to its fullest fruition." Really, the praise and awards speak volumes, making the film a definite Buy it. Also, the film absolutely sparkles and shines on Blu-ray, with the vibrant colors of India popping and sizzling like you've never seen before. Seriously, put this one on your must-see list, like, yesterday. (For more, read our interview with Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle.)

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Marley & Me
A heart-warming Christmas feel-good flick -- Marley & Me tells the story of a couple who get a rambunctious dog who might be a handful, but who also becomes a beloved member of the family. It's full of puppy love and all the things you'd expect when following the life of a lovable canine. For the tear-jerker film fiends, this film will be a must, but for the rest, you might want to just Rent it. Also on Blu-ray.

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Seven Pounds
It was beginning to seem like Will Smith was untouchable -- the Hollywood actor whose name would always mean successful blockbuster. At the very least, one would've thought Seven Pounds would be successful, but instead it came and went with little fanfare, and some disappointment. Nick Shager said the film was "misguided mush from the moment go, a deliberately muddled bit of inspirational pap that masks its inherent silliness with structural obliqueness and, worse still, affords Smith scant opportunities to infuse his character with authentic humanity." Skip it. Also on Blu-ray.

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Also out: Ogre, Timecrimes, The Real Ghostbusters, Vol. 1

This week, there's also a bunch of AfterDark Horrorfest releases for you blood and gore fans out there: Autopsy, The Broken, The Butterfly Effect 3, Dying Breed, From Within, AfterDark Horrorfest Vol. 3, Perkins 14, Slaughter, Voices

WARNING: This post (and below gallery) will spoil the ending of Marley & Me.

Taking a page from the Forgetting Sarah Marshall playbook, it would appear there's a new obnoxious (let alone tacky) marketing campaign for Marley & Me spreading throughout Los Angeles. Granted, we have no direct proof the studio is behind this latest stunt, but speaking as someone who's lived with an assortment of viral campaigns over the past couple years, I will say this particular one smells real fishy.

So what happened? Well, some chick calling herself "Stephanie" emailed a number of different movie blogs with images of defaced Marley & Me posters and billboards in LA. How were they defaced, you ask? Well -- spoiler warning -- someone went around scribbling the words "The Dog Dies" across each advertisement. We've included the images in a gallery below for you to check out. (Lame Warning: She ends her email with "This is going to be worse than when they shot Bambi's mother.....")

Now, some might wonder why on earth a studio would choose this particular viral campaign -- one that ruined the ending of the film for all those who came across it. But is this particular info really ruining anything? Think about it -- most people going to see this already read the book, not to mention that whenever you have a film about a dog (with the exception of some kiddie flicks), most of the time they end the same way. Either way, they're getting publicity out of it (see this post and several others), folks will stop to pay more attention to these posters and, while it may sound weird, ruining the ending in this way might entice more people to see it; especially those who've lost a pet.

So is this a smart campaign or a stupid one? What do you think?

WARNING: The images in the gallery below will spoil the end of Marley & Me.

No, silly, they didn't get married. Or did they? Kinda sorta maybe -- see, above you will find a photo of Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston from the set of Marley & Me. In the film, the two play a couple who embark on a series of challenges after a naughty and neurotic dog joins their family. Marley & Me is based on a book, and I know all about that book right now because my wife is reading it -- and crying, and laughing -- and saying, "OMG, this is sooooo us!" The photos come here via JustJared, and you can click on the image above or head over here to see the rest of the set. Not much -- just a group of shots showing Wilson and Aniston all dressed up and stuck in the snow. Marley & Me is currently shooting in Philadelphia and is scheduled to hit theaters on Christmas Day.