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A few big titles are coming out this Tuesday, March 18, on DVD. If you missed them in the theater, here’s your chance to catch them on the small screen.

I Am Legend Releases This Week

I Am Legend

The biggest name coming out on DVD this week has got to be “I Am Legend”. It stars Will Smith as Robert Neville, a military scientist who appears to be the last man on earth. A cure for cancer that mutated into a deadly biochemical disease has killed everyone, and as the sole survivor, Neville makes it his mission to find a cure and reverse the effects of the disease on the zombies who live with Neville in New York City. Based on the book of the same name, “I Am Legend” received overall good reviews. Scott Fondas of “Village Voice” says,

In what has been a pretty remarkable career up to now, it’s this performance that fully affirms Smith as one of the great leading men of his generation.

Atonement

Oscar-nominated “Atonement” also releases this Tuesday, starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy. When Briony Tallis accuses Robbie Turner (James McAvoy) of a crime he didn’t commit, his life and the life of his lover, Cecilia Tallis (Keira Knightley), all of their lives are turned upside down. It’s a story of a love torn apart and family betrayal. The critics loved it, with Derek Elley of “Variety” saying,

Rarely has a book sprung so vividly to life, but also worked so enthrallingly in pure movie terms, as with Atonement, Brit helmer Joe Wright’s smart, dazzlingly upholstered adaptation of Ian McEwan’s celebrated 2001 novel.

Other new movies releasing on DVD this week include “Enchanted”, and “Love in the Time of Cholera”. Some old classics coming out are “Bull Durham (20th Anniversary Edition)” and “Eight Men Out (20th Anniversary Edition)”.

See the trailers for “I Am Legend”, “Atonement” and “Enchanted” below.

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Paramount pictures is in talks to remake the 1968 movie Rosemary’s Baby that starred Mia Farrow and won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Ruth Gordon.

Rosemary’s Baby Remake

Roman Polanski wrote and directed the original and he has been contacted by Paramount about the remake. Rumor has it, the production company is just seeking Polanski’s approval, not creative input. Polanksi was also nominated for an Oscar in the ‘Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium’ category as the film was taken from the 1967 best-selling horror novel by Ira Levin.

“We certainly come to [the project] with trepidation because of how important [the original] film is, but we’re going to see if there’s a great way to tell that story.”

Paramount has joined forces with Michael Bay’s production company Platinum Dunes, but no word on whether Bay will direct the project since he is currently set to direct ‘Transformers 2′ in summer 2009. The film itself is still in “the pitching” stages. Any suggestions on who should play Rosemary Woodhouse?

You can see the rare trailer for the original Rosemary’s Baby film below.

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Meet Emma Cleasby, the English actress starring in “Doomsday” which comes out tomorrow. See her biography, photos and video here.

Emma Cleasby

Director Neil Marshall’s latest effort, “Doomsday”, comes out tomorrow, March 14, 2008. Sounding a bit like “I Am Legend”, the storyline follows the resurgence of a deadly virus in a major city. An elite group of specialists is sent into the city to find the cure by any means necessary. Emma Cleasby plays Katherine Sinclair the sci-fi thriller.

As a biography, Emma Cleasby grew up in Cumbria, England. She graduated with a degree in drama from the University of Hull. Her skills include singing Mezza-soprano, contemporary dance, Satori Jutsu Karate-Do, and horseback-riding. In 1999, Cleasby moved to London to pursue acting full time.

Although she’s had mostly theater roles, she has had a few television roles and two movie roles, one as Megan, a werewolf in “Dog Soldiers” and the other as Katherine Sinclair in “Doomsday”, which opens tomorrow.

Not much else is known about Emma, but I’m sure we’ll hear more as her movie career continues to grow.

See more photos of Emma Cleasby below.

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