Movies-and-More: April 2009

Here's the run-down of April release dates for films, books, DVDs and music, as well as my box office predictions.
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In Theaters April 3rd
Adventureland
Alien Trespass
C Me Dance
Fast and Furious
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Predictions: 1. Adventureland ($35 million), 2. Monsters and Aliens ($32 m), 3. Fast and Furious ($31 m), 4. The Haunting In Connecticut ($9 m), 5. Knowing ($7 m)
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In Theaters April 10th
Dragonball Evolution
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Observe and Report
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Predictions: 1. Hannah Montana: The Movie ($36 m), 2. Observe and Report ($29 m), 3. Adventureland ($18 m), 4. Monsters and Aliens ($16 m), 5. Fast and Furious ($15 m)
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In Theaters April 17th
17 Again
Crank: High Voltage
State of Play
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Predictions: 1. 17 Again ($28 m), 2. Hannah Montana: The Movie ($19 m), 3. Observe and Report ($18 m), 4. Crank: High Voltage ($10 m), 5. State of Play ($9 m)
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In Theaters April 24th
Fighting
The Informers
Obsessed
The Soloist
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Predictions: 1. The Soloist ($23 m), 2. 17 Again ($15 m), 3. Obsessed ($14 m), 4. Observe and Report ($11 m), 5. Hannah Montana: The Movie ($8 m)
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Your Other Entertainment Needs:
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April 7th
On DVD: Alias: Season Five, Bedtime Stories (4/1), Ben Ten Alien Force: Season One: Volume Three, Beverly Hills 90210: Season Seven, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Doubt, Dynasty: Season Four: Volume One, The Tale of Despereaux, Yes Man
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On CD: Arcade Fire, Ciara, Billy Ray Cyrus, Fat Joe, Ben Folds, Lady Sovereign, Lil Wayne, Rascal Flatts, James Taylor, Vienna Teng, The Tragically Hip, Cassandra Wilson, Niel Young
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In Bookstores:
Cecelia Ahern's Thanks For the Memories
Jim Butcher's Turn Coat
Carol Higgins Clark's Cursed
Mary Higgins Clark's Just Take My Heart
Paulo Coelho's The Winner Stands Alone
Arthur Phillips' Song Is You
L.J. Smith's Night World (Volume 3): Huntress, Black Dawn, Witchlight
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April 14th
On DVD: Knots Landing: Season Two, The Reader, The Spirit, Skins: Volume Two, Splinter, Wings: Final Season
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On CD: Deathcab For Cutie, Fastball, Ida Maria, Metric, Silversun Pickups, Bernie Williams
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In Bookstores:
Kristin Chenoweth's A Little Bit Wicked
Ted Dekker's Boneman's Daughters
Bobby Flay's Burgers, Fries and Shakes
Kathy Lee Gifford's Just When I Thought I'd Dropped My Last Egg
Lisa Lillien's Hungry Girl: 200 Under 200
Tamora Pierce's Bloodhound
Luanne Rice's The Geometry of Sisters
Tori Spelling's Mommywood
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April 21st
On DVD: Caprica, Dallas: Season Eleven, Frost/Nixon, Hawaii Five-O: Season Six, Life of Ryan: Complete Series, Notorious, Rhoda: Season One, The Wrestler
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On CD: 17 Again OST, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Depeche Mode, Jars of Clay, Pet Shop Boys, The Soloist OST
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In Bookstores:
David Baldacci's First Family
Iris Johansen's Deadlock
Melissa Marr's Fragile Eternity
Amanda Quick's The Perfect Poison
Tom Robbins' B Is For Beer
Ellen Schreiber's Dance With a Vampire
Alexander McCall Smith's Tea Time For the Traditionally Built
Stuart Woods' Loitering With Intent
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April 28th
On DVD: Bride Wars, Hotel For Dogs, Marvel X-Men 1, Marvel X-Men 2, Mission: Impossible: Season Six, Star Trek: The Original Series: Season One (Blu-Ray), The Uninvited, The Waltons: Season Nine
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On CD: Bob Dylan, Melody Gardot, Ben Lee
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In Bookstores:
Kelley Armstrong's The Awakening
Dale Brown's Rogue Forces
Denis Johnson's Nobody Move
Madeleine L'Engle's Camilla
Debbie Macomber's Summer On Blossom Street
James Patterson's The 8th Confession
Nora Roberts' Vision In White
Selene Roberts' A-Rod
Darryl Strawberry's Straw: Finding My Way
J.R. Ward's Lover Avenged

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