Hollywood Movies (2007) -- Julai 2007

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The Guardian (2006)

Synopsis
After losing his crew in a fatal crash, legendary Rescue Swimmer, Ben Randall, is sent to teach at "A" School, an elite training program for Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers. Wrestling with the loss of his crew members, he throws himself into teaching, turning the program upside down with his unorthodox training methods. While there, he encounters a young, cocky swim champ, Jake Fischer, who is driven to be the best. During training, Randall helps mold Jake's character, combining his raw talent with the heart and dedication required of a Rescue Swimmer. Upon graduation, Jake follows Randall to Kodiak, Alaska, where they face the inherent dangers of the Bering Sea. In his initial solo rescue, Jake learns firsthand from Randall, the true meaning of heroism and sacrifice, echoing the Swimmer's motto--"So Others May Live!"

Genres : Action/Adventure and Drama
Release Date : September 29th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG-13 for intense sequences of action/peril, brief strong language and some sensuality.
Distributors : Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits
Starring : Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher, Neal McDonough, Melissa Sagemiller, Clancy Brown
Directed by : Andrew Davis
Produced by : Armyan Bernstein, Charlie Lyons, Zanne Devine

Open Season (2006)

Synopsis
A 900-pound domesticated grizzly bear named and a scrawny, one-horned mule deer named end up stranded together in the woods during hunting season and it's up to the duo to rally all the other forest animals and turn the tables on the hunters.

Genres : Comedy, Kids/Family and Animation
Release Date : September 29th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG for some rude humor, mild action and brief lanuage.
Distributors : Sony Pictures Releasing

Cast and Credits
Starring : Paul Westerberg, Gary Sinise, Jon Favreau, Patrick Warburton, Ashton Kutcher
Directed by : Jill Culton, Roger Allers, Anthony F. Stacchi
Produced by : John Carls, Steve Moore (IV), Christopher Jenkins

School for Scoundrels (2006)

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Roger is a beleaguered New York City meter maid who is plagued by anxiety and low self-esteem. In order to overcome his feelings of inadequacy, Roger enrolls in a top-secret confidence-building class taught by the suavely underhanded Dr. P. Aided by his assistant, Lesher, Dr. P uses unorthodox, often dangerous methods, but he guarantees results: Employ his techniques and you will unleash your inner lion.Surrounded by a band of misfit classmates-- Walsh, who's dying to move out of mother's basement; Diego, a punching bag for his hen-pecker of a wife; and Eli, a shy guy just looking for female companionship--Roger's confidence grows and he makes his way to the head of the class, even finding the courage to ask out his longtime crush, Amanda. But Roger quickly discovers that star students have a way of catapulting Dr. P's competitive side into high gear. Soon enough, the teacher sets out to infiltrate and destroy Roger's personal and professional life. Nothing is off limits for Dr. P, not even the object of Roger's affection. In order to show Amanda Dr. P's true colors, Roger must rally his new friends and find a way to beat the master at his own game.

Genres : Comedy and Remake
Release Date : September 29th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG-13 for language, crude and sexual content, and some violence.
Distributors : MGM Distribution Company

Cast and Credits
Starring : Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder, Jacinda Barrett, Matt Walsh, Horatio Sanz
Directed by : Todd Phillips
Produced by : Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein, Hal E. Chester

Broken Sky (2006)

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Synopsis
Two Mexican men--passionate lovers--whose relationship is challenged when each encounters a new man.

Genres : Art/Foreign, Drama and Romance
Running Time : 2 hrs. 20 min.
MPAA Rating : Not Rated
Distributors : Strand Releasing

Cast and Credits
Starring : Miguel Angel Hoppe Canto, Fernando Arroyo, Alejandro Rojo, Klaudia Aragon, Clarisa Rendon
Directed by : Julian Hernandez
Produced by : Roberto Fiesco

Facing the Giants (2006)

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Synopsis
A high school football coach (played by actor/director Alex Kendrick) uses some unorthodox methods to motivate his team in FACING THE GIANTS. A devoted Christian, the coach turns to God for inspiration, with amazing results.

Release Date : September 29th, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : PG for some thematic elements.
Distributors : Samuel Goldwyn Films

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)

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Synopsis
Dito is a successful writer living in Los Angeles, who is summoned home to Astoria after a 15-year absence when his father becomes seriously ill. Memories of his youth come flooding back as he revisits the old neighborhood, attempts to rebuild a relationship with his father and encounters his 'saints'--Dito's few childhood friends who aren⿿t in prison or dead. As Dito finds himself whisked back into the youthful events that shaped him, an unforgettable cast of characters unfolds to the sweltering heat of summer 1986. These include Laurie, Dito's childhood sweetheart; Mike O'Shea, a transplanted Scot with an Irish name who dreams of becoming a punk rock musician; Giuseppe, a reckless, destructive and possibly insane member of Dito's street posse; and the unforgettable Antonio, Dito's cocky and volatile best friend grappling with an abusive father.

Genres : Drama, Crime/Gangster and Adaptation
Running Time : 1 hr. 38 min.
Release Date : September 29th, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : R for pervasive language, some violence, sexuality, and drug use.
Distributors : First Look Pictures

Cast and Credits
Starring : Robert Downey Jr., Shia LaBeouf, Chazz Palminteri, Dianne Wiest, Rosario Dawson
Produced by :  Sting, Bobby Sager, Peter Sahagen

Sleeping Dogs Lie (2006)

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Synopsis
An impulsive sexual encounter from her past haunts Amy, an otherwise seemingly normal young woman who is adored by her parents and golden-boy fianc?. Her future looks bright until her fianc? suggests they tell each other their darkest secrets--things they have never told anyone. When Amy finally relents and reveals her secret, all hell breaks loose.

Genres : Drama
Running Time : 1 hr. 29 min.
Release Date : October 20th, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : R
Distributors : Roadside Attractions, Samuel Goldwyn Films

Cast and Credits
Starring : Melinda Page Hamilton, Bryce Johnson, Colby French, Goeff Pierson, Jack Plotnick
Produced by : Marty Pasetta Jr


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Facing the Giants (2006)

Synopsis
In his six years of coaching, Grant Taylor has never had a winning season. Even the hope of a new season is squelched when the best player on his Shiloh Eagles decides to transfer schools. After losing their first three games of the season, the coach discovers a group of fathers are plotting to have him fired. Combined with pressures at home, Coach Taylor has lost hope in his battle against fear and failure. However, an unexpected challenge finds a purpose bigger than just victories. Daring to trust God to do the impossible, Coach Taylor and the Eagles discover how faith plays out on the field--and off. With God, all things are possible.

Genres : Drama, Kids/Family, Politics/Religion and Sports
Release Date :         September 29th, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : PG for some thematic elements.
Distributors : Destination Films, Samuel Goldwyn Films

Cast and Credits
Starring : Alex Kendrick, Shannen Fields, Tracy Goode, Bailey Cave, Jason McLeod
Directed by : Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick
Produced by : Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)

Synopsis
Dito is a successful writer living in Los Angeles, who is summoned home to Astoria after a 15-year absence when his father becomes seriously ill. Memories of his youth come flooding back as he revisits the old neighborhood, attempts to rebuild a relationship with his father and encounters his 'saints'--Dito's few childhood friends who aren't in prison or dead. As Dito finds himself whisked back into the youthful events that shaped him, an unforgettable cast of characters unfolds to the sweltering heat of summer 1986. These include Laurie, Dito's childhood sweetheart; Mike O'Shea, a transplanted Scot with an Irish name who dreams of becoming a punk rock musician; Giuseppe, a reckless, destructive and possibly insane member of Dito's street posse; and the unforgettable Antonio, Dito's cocky and volatile best friend grappling with an abusive father.

Genres : Drama, Crime/Gangster and Adaptation
Running Time : 1 hr. 38 min.
Release Date : September 29th, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : R for pervasive language, some violence, sexuality, and drug use.
Distributors : First Look Pictures

Cast and Credits
Starring : Robert Downey Jr., Shia LaBeouf, Chazz Palminteri, Dianne Wiest, Rosario Dawson
Directed by : Dito Montiel
Produced by : Sting, Bobby Sager, Peter Sahagen

The Queen (2006)

Synopsis
A revealing, witty portrait of the British royal family in crisis immediately following the death of Princess Diana. The setting for this fictional account of real events is no less than the private chambers of the Royal Family and the British government in the wake of the sudden death of Princess Diana in August of 1997. In the immediate aftermath of the Princess's passing, the tightly contained, tradition-bound world of the Queen of England clashes with the slick modernity of the country's brand new, image-conscious Prime Minister, Tony Blair. The result is an intimate, yet thematically epic, battle between private and public, responsibility and emotion, custom and action - as a grieving nation waits to see what its leaders will do.

Genres : Art/Foreign and Drama
Running Time : 1 hr. 43 min.
Release Date : September 30th, 2006 (NY)
MPAA Rating : PG-13 for brief strong language.
Distributors : Miramax Films

Cast and Credits
Starring : Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell, Sylvia Syms, Helen McCrory
Directed by : Stephen Frears
Produced by : Francois Ivernel, Cameron McCracken, Scott Rudin

Shortbus (2006)

Synopsis
An urban dramedy that follows a varied group of seven people, among them a dominatrix and a sex therapist, as they navigate between the paths of sex and love in modern day New York City.

Genres : Comedy and Drama
Running Time : 1 hr. 42 min.
Release Date : October 4th, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating :Not Rated
Distributors : ThinkFilm

Cast and Credits
Starring : Sook Yin Lee, Lindsay Beamish, Raphael Barker, Jay Brannan, Justin Bond
Directed by : John Cameron Mitchell
Produced by : Wouter Barendrecht, Michael J. Werner (II), Alexis Fish

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The Departed (2006)

Synopsis
'The Departed' is set in South Boston, where the state police force is waging war on organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Costello (Jack Nicholson). While Billy is quickly gaining Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate, is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit. Each man becomes deeply consumed by his double life, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations he has penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the gangsters and the police that there's a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly in danger of being caught and exposed to the enemy -- and each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save himself.

Genres : Action/Adventure, Drama, Crime/Gangster and Remake
Release Date : October 6th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : R for strong brutal violence, pervasive language, some strong sexual content and drug material.
Distributors : Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits
Starring : Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg
Directed by : Martin Scorsese
Produced by : Roy Lee, Doug Davison, Gianni Nunnari

Employee of the Month (2006)

Synopsis
For customers of Super Club, the largest high-volume, bulk-discount retailer in the country, membership has its privileges. For workers at the cavernous store, the most coveted honor is the "Employee of the Month" award, and having one's photo immortalized on the wall of fame in the staff lounge. Enter Zack Bradley and Vince Downey, two ultra competitive Super Club workers whose ten years of employment have resulted in drastically different career paths. While Vince--with the aid of his trusty sidekick Jorge--has advanced to become head cashier and winner of 17 consecutive "E of M" awards, Zack is the ultimate slacker whose scruffy appearance and laid back attitude has made him popular with his colleagues, but kept him stuck in the lowly ranks of the store's box boys. The duo's longtime rivalry comes to a bitter head when Amy--a beautiful new cashier with a reputation of only dating "Employee of the Month" winners--transfers to the store, immediately becoming the object of both Zack and Vince's affection and often comical gamesmanship. While Vince instantly impresses Amy with his crowd pleasing, flamboyant style behind his checkstand register, Zack's feeble attempts to charm his beautiful new co-worker quickly backfire against him. With the race to win Amy's affections slipping away, Zack determines his only chance rests in winning the store's next "Employee of the Month" award.

Genres : Comedy
Running Time : 1 hr. 43 min.
Release Date : October 6th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, and language.
Distributors : Lionsgate

Cast and Credits
Starring : Dane Cook, Jessica Simpson, Dax Shepard, Efren Ramirez, Harland Williams
Directed by : Greg Coolidge
Produced by : Michael Paseornek, John Sacchi, Michael Burns

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)

Synopsis
It's 1969. The conflict in Viet Nam has exploded to immeasurable proportions, and 18-year-old Dean Hill's number is up. Dean's brother Eric, who has already seen his share of combat, plans to take Dean to enlist in his beloved Marine Corps in hopes of keeping an eye on him rather than letting him take his chances at the local induction center. But Dean plans to confront Eric about dodging the draft after the boys and their respective girlfriends, Bailey and Chrissie, head across Texas for a final fling of serious fun. Soon after their journey begins, the foursome are spooked by a menacing pair of bikers, Holden and his girlfriend, Alex. When Alex chases the group's jeep, propelling them into a serious accident, Chrissie is thrown from the vehicle. As Alex attempts to rob the injured trio, Sherriff Hoyt arrives and turns the tables on their would-be assassin. While Chrissie hides in the nearby brush, she watches as the sheriff kills Alex in and then taunts her friends before ordering them into the back of the patrol car. Unbeknownst to Chrissie, Hoyt is headed to the Hewitt family home where Thomas, who is being groomed to become the terrifying monster known as Leatherface, and the rest of the Hewitt clan await. Chrissie attempts to convince Holden to help her, but he is on a one man rampage to avenge his girlfriend's death. As Chrissie witnesses the horrors inflicted by the Hewitt family upon the people she loves, she realizes she is their only hope of survival.

Genres : Suspense/Horror, Thriller, Remake and Sequel
Running Time : 84 min.
Release Date : October 6th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : R for strong horror violence/gore, language and some sexual content.
Distributors : New Line Cinema

Cast and Credits
Starring : Jordana Brewster, Taylor Handley, Andrew Bryniarski, R. Lee Ermey, Heather Kafka
Directed by : Jonathan Liebesman
Produced by : Michael Fleiss, Michael Bay, Andrew Form

49 Up (2006)

Synopsis
In this seventh installment in his "Up" series, filmmaker revisits the subjects whom he has been tracking throughout their lives so as to compare the different lives that individuals lead. Every seven years his subjects are checked in on and chronicled. In this latest chapter, more life-changing decisions are revealed, more shocking announcements made, and more of the original group take part than ever before, speaking out on a variety of subjects including love, marriage, career, class and prejudice.

Genres : Art/Foreign, Documentary, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Biopic
Running Time : 2 hrs. 15 min.
Release Date : October 6th, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : Not Rated
Distributors : First Run Features

Cast and Credits
Directed by : Michael Apted
Produced by : Michael Apted, Claire Lewis, Karen Stockton

Little Children (2006)

Synopsis
In a suburban town full of perfect parents devoted to rearing their children for Harvard futures, a stay-at-home mom has an affair with an ex-jock stay-at-home dad who rebels against his wife's wishes that he become a big-bucks lawyer.

Genres : Comedy, Drama and Adaptation
Running Time : 2 hrs. 17 min.
Release Date : October 6th, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : Not Rated
Distributors : New Line Cinema

Cast and Credits
Starring : Kate Winslet, Jennifer Connelly, Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley, Gregg Edelman
Directed by : Todd Field
Produced by : Kent Alterman, Toby Emmerich, Patrick Palmer

Love's Abiding Joy (2006)

Synopsis
Based on the novel by Janette Oke, grandparents Clark and Marty are reunited with their daughter and her family. Their hope and faith are tested, however, by an unforeseen tragedy.

Genres : Drama and Adaptation
Release Date : October 6th, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : PG for mild thematic elements.
Distributors : Fox Faith Movies

Cast and Credits
Starring : Erin Cottrell, Logan Bartholomew
Directed by : Michael Landon Jr.

So Much So Fast (2006)

Synopsis
At 29, Stephen Heywood discovers he has the paralyzing neural disorder ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Filmed over 5 years, the documentary chronicles one family's ferocious response to an orphan disease: the kind of disease drug companies ignore because there's not enough profit in curing it. In reaction, and with no medical background, Stephen's brother Jamie creates a guerilla-science research group and in two years builds it from three people in a basement to a multi-million dollar ALS mouse facility, the largest anywhere. Finding a drug in time becomes Jamie's all-consuming obsession.

Genres : Documentary
Running Time : 1 hr. 27 min.
Release Date : October 11th, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : Not Rated
Distributors : Balcony Releasing, West City Films, Inc.

Cast and Credits
Starring : Stephen Heywood
Directed by : Steven Ascher, Jeanne Jordan (II)
Produced by : Steven Ascher, Jeanne Jordan (II)

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Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006)

Synopsis
Alex Rider is a normal teenager who lives with his uncle, a boring bank manager, or so it seems until his uncle, Ian Rider, disappears under mysterious circumstances. Alex soon learns that his uncle was a spy for Britain's secret intelligence service MI6. Uncle Ian had actually prepared Alex for a career in espionage by encouraging his hobbies, and with Alex's skills in languages, scuba diving, mountaineering and martial arts, he has all the attributes of a perfect spy. Recruited by Mr. Blunt and Mrs. Jones, and armed with special gadgets, he embarks on his first mission. Billionaire Darrius Sayle is donating a free Stormbreaker mega-computer to every school in Britain. But is there more to his generosity than meets the eye? Going undercover, he infiltrates Sayle's compound. He meets the tycoon's sinister sidekicks, vixen publicist Nadia Vole and the disfigured mute Mr. Grin, and tests out the impressive and secretive Stormbreaker computer. While exploring a restricted area, Alex begins to figure out the mysterious Stormbreakers--he knows he's onto something big. Suddenly, Sayle and his evil henchmen capture Alex. Using his cunning and his MI6 gadgets, Alex manages to escape. He hitches a ride to London to stop Sayle from activating the Stormbreakers and releasing their secret weapon throughout Britain. But time is running out. With the help of his housekeeper Jack Starbright and his friend Sabina Pleasure, Alex takes Sayle head-on in a dangerous race against time to stop the evil plan. Within days he's gone from schoolboy to super spy, but will his first assignment be his last?

Genres : Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign, Thriller and Adaptation
Running Time : 87 min.
Release Date : October 13th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG for sequences of action violence and some peril.
Distributors : The Weinstein Company

Cast and Credits
Starring : Alex Pettyfer, Ewan McGregor, Robbie Coltrane, Mickey Rourke, Bill Nighy
Directed by : Geoffrey Sax
Produced by : Hilary Dugdale, Nigel Green (II), Andreas Schmid

The Grudge 2 (2006)

Synopsis
In Tokyo, a young woman is exposed to the same mysterious curse that afflicted her sister. The supernatural force, which fills a person with rage before spreading to its next victim, brings together a group of previously unrelated people who attempt to unlock its secret to save their lives.

Genres : Suspense/Horror and Sequel
Release Date : October 13th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG-13 for mature thematic material, disturbing images/terror/violence, and some sensuality.
Distributors : Sony Pictures Releasing

Cast and Credits
Starring : Sarah Michelle Gellar, Amber Tamblyn, Arielle Kebbel, Teresa Palmer, Jennifer Beals
Directed by : Takashi Shimizu
Produced by : Doug Davison, Roy Lee, Joe Drake

Man of the Year (2006)

Synopsis
Acerbic performer Tom Dobbs has made his career out of skewering politicians and speaking the mind of the exasperated nation on his talk show. He cracked scathing jokes at a fractured system night after night--until he came up with a really funny idea: why not run for president himself? After a flip comment, Dobbs ignites a grassroots movement that puts him on the ballot. Hot on the campaign trail, he debates elected drones and says exactly what frustrated voters have often thought. Nov. 2nd later, the muckraker wins--only to learn that a computer voting error gave him the victory. With time ticking on the inaugural clock, Dobbs has a big decision to make: should he go back behind the mike or stay in the Oval Office?

Genres : Comedy
MPAA Rating : PG-13
Distributors : Universal Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits
Starring : Robin Williams, Laura Linney, Christopher Walken, Jeff Goldblum, Lewis Black
Directed by : Barry Levinson
Produced by : Guy McElwaine, David Coatsworth, Robert N. Fried

The Marine (2006)

Synopsis
John Triton is a heroic Marine who returns home after being discharged--against his will--from the Iraq War. Stateside, he finds himself back in action, when his wife is kidnapped by a murderous gang led by a merciless criminal named Rome. With everything on the line, the Marine will stop at nothing to carry out his toughest and most important mission.

Genres : Action/Adventure and Drama
Release Date : October 13th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action, sensuality and language.
Distributors : 20th Century Fox Distribution

Cast and Credits
Starring : John Cena, Kelly Carlson, Drew Powell, Kelly Carlson, Robert Patrick
Directed by : John Bonito
Produced by : Vince McMahon, Matt Carroll (III), Joel Simon

Deliver Us From Evil (2006)

Synopsis
Moving from one parish to another in Northern California during the 1970s, Father Oliver O'Grady quickly won each congregation's trust and respect. Unbeknownst to them, O'Grady was a dangerously active pedophile that Church hierarchy, aware of his predilection, had harbored for over 30 years, allowing him to abuse countless children.

Genres : Documentary
Running Time : 1 hr. 41 min.
Release Date : October 13th, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : Not Rated

Cast and Credits
Starring : Monsignor Cain, Oliver O'Grady, Cardinal Roger Mahoney, Nancy Sloan, Marie Jyono
Directed by: Amy Berg
Produced by:         Amy Berg, Ray Baldwin, Michael Brown (XI)

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Driving Lessons (2006)

Synopsis
Shy and downtrodden Ben dreads yet another dreary school holiday coming around. Seventeen years of living in an absurdly conservative and traditional household with his highly-strung and overbearing mother and quiet, mild mannered vicar father have taken its toll on young Ben. While the other kids are out having fun, Ben spends these precious few weeks attending bible classes, having driving lessons with his mother and helping out at a local old people's home. However, Ben's world is turned upside down when he's employed by an eccentric retired actress Evie. Vulgar, dignified and childish all at once, she certainly is not the kind of person Ben expected when searching through the job listings in the stuffy parish magazine, "Hello Jesus". Evie enters Ben's life with a cataclysmic force, whisking him away on a series of adventures from camping, to performing Shakespeare in the garden, to attending the Edinburgh festival--where he finally meets a girl much nearer his own age. Evie's unconventional and often downright bizarre behavior challenges Ben's beliefs, and forces him to confront the very idea of who he wants to be. Then, when it seems that his new-found freedom is about to be taken away, Ben has to suddenly choose; should he continue to conform, or break out and live his life as his own man?

Genres : Art/Foreign, Comedy and Drama
Running Time : 1 hr. 38 min.
Release Date : October 13th, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : PG-13 for language, sexual content and some thematic material.
Distributors : Sony Pictures Classics

Cast and Credits
Starring : Rupert Grint, Julie Walters, Laura Linney, Nicholas Farrell, Oliver Milburn
Directed by : Jeremy Brock
Produced by : Robert Jones (VIII), Edward R. Pressman, Alessandro Camon
       
Infamous (2006)

Synopsis
What starts out as the irreverent journey of the openly gay writer Truman Capote to the middle-class world of 1950's Kansas, where he goes--with his childhood friend Harper Lee--to research the murder of the Clutter family, turns to something altogether darker when Capote forms an intense and complex relationship with one of the murderers. In doing so, he produced his greatest work, "In Cold Blood," but at a devastating personal cost.

Genres : Drama, Adaptation and Biopic
Running Time : 1 hr. 58 min.
Release Date : October 13th, 2006 (NY/LA)
MPAA Rating : Not Rated
Distributors : Warner Independent Pictures

Cast and Credits
Starring : Toby Jones, Sandra Bullock, Daniel Craig, Peter Bogdanovich, Jeff Daniels
Directed by : Doug McGrath, Dogulas McGrath
Produced by : John Wells, Christine Vachon, Jocelyn Hayes

One Night With the King (2006)

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Synopsis
An epic adventure that follows a young Jewish orphan who rises from peasant to Queen of Persia only to face the annihilation of her people.

Genres : Drama, Romance and Adaptation
Running Time : 2 hrs. 2 min.
Distributors : Gener8Xion Entertainment

Cast and Credits
Starring : Tiffany Dupont, Omar Sharif, John Rhys-Davies, Luke Goss, Peter O'Toole
Directed by : Michael O. Sajbel
Produced by : Matthew Crouch, Stephan Blinn, Richard J. Cook

Sweet Land (2006)

Synopsis
When Lars Torvik's grandmother Inge dies in 2004, he is faced with a decision--sell the family farm on which she lived since 1920, or cling to the legacy of the land. Seeking advice, he turns to the memory of Inge and the stories that she had passed on to him. Inge arrives in Minnesota in 1920 to marry a young Norwegian farmer named Olaf but her German heritage and lack of official immigration papers makes her an object of suspicion in the small town, and she and Olaf are forbidden to marry. Alone and adrift, Inge goes to live with the family of Olaf's friend and neighbor Frandsen and his wife Brownie, where she learns the English language, American ways, and a hard-won independence.Inge and Olaf slowly come to know each other, and against the backdrop of endless farmland and cathedral skies they fall in love, a man and woman united by the elemental forces of nature. Still unable to marry, they live together openly, despite the scorn of the neighbors and the disapproval of the local minister. But when his friend Frandsen's farm is threatened by foreclosure, Olaf takes a stand, and the community unites around the young couple, finally accepting Inge as one of their own.

Genres : Drama
Release Date : October 13th, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : PG for brief partial nudity and mild language.
Distributors : SenArt Films

Cast and Credits
Starring : Alan Cumming, Ned Beatty, Lois Smith, Tim Guinee, Elizabeth Reaser
Directed by : Ali Selim
Produced by : Lillian Lasalle, Terry Moore (II), Ed Driscoll

Tideland (2006)

Synopsis
Jeliza-Rose is a young girl in a very unusual situation--both of her parents are junkies and she is usually left to her own devices for entertainment. When her mother dies, her father, a rock 'n roll musician well past his prime, takes her to a remote farm in the country. She escapes the vast loneliness of her new home by retreating into a world that exists only in her mind. Here, fireflies have names, bog-men awaken at dusk, and squirrels talk. And the heads of her four dolls--ystique, Baby Blonde, Glitter Gal, and Sateen Lips--long since separated from their bodies, keep her company.

Genres : Art/Foreign, Drama, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation
Running Time : 2 hrs. 2 min.
Release Date : October 13th, 2006 (NY)
MPAA Rating : Not Rated
Distributors : ThinkFilm

Cast and Credits
Starring : Brendan Fletcher, Jodelle Ferland, Jennifer Tilly, Janet McTeer, Jeff Bridges
Directed by : Terry Gilliam
Produced by : Peter Watson (III), Paul Brett, Jeremy Thomas

Zerophilia (2006)

Synopsis
Luke, an inexperienced young college student, has a random first sexual encounter while camping. This triggers his rare genetic condition, Zerophilia, which will soon force him to confront his deepest insecurities about his masculinity and sexuality. As Luke's gender options increase by one, insecurities about his masculinity increase by one million. For some, the lines separating friendship and love, admiration and attraction, occasionally blur. For Luke, they disappear. Join Luke as he journeys into the extraordinary world of Zerophilia, where people change gender at will--and occasionally against it.

Genres : Comedy and Science Fiction/Fantasy
Running Time : 1 hr. 30 min.

Cast and Credits
Starring : Taylor Handley, Gina Bellman (II), Alison Folland, Marieh Delfino, Kyle Schmid
Directed by : Martin Curland (II)
Produced by : Jay Whitney Brown, Gregory J. Lanesey, Matt Radecki (II)

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Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

Synopsis
February 1945. Even as victory in Europe was finally within reach, the war in the Pacific raged on. One of the most crucial and bloodiest battles of the war was the struggle for the island of Iwo Jima, which culminated with what would become one of the most iconic images in history: five Marines and a Navy corpsman raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi. The inspiring photo capturing that moment became a symbol of victory to a nation that had grown weary of war and made instant heroes of the six American soldiers at the base of the flag, some of whom would die soon after, never knowing that they had been immortalized. But the surviving flag raisers had no interest in being held up as symbols and did not consider themselves heroes; they wanted only to stay on the front with their brothers in arms who were fighting and dying without fanfare or glory. 'Flags of Our Fathers' is based on the bestselling book by James Bradley with Ron Powers, which chronicled the battle of Iwo Jima and the fates of the flag raisers and some of their brothers in Easy Company.

Genres : Drama and War
Release Date : October 20th, 2006 (wide)
Distributors : DreamWorks SKG

Cast and Credits
Starring : Ryan Phillippe, Adam Beach, Jesse Bradford, Jamie Bell, Ben Walker (III)
Directed by : Clint Eastwood
Produced by : Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg, Robert Lorenz

Flicka (2006)

Synopsis
16-year-old Katy McLaughlin dreams of fulfilling her family legacy by working on her father? ranch in modern-day Wyoming. But Katy? father wants more for her, insisting that Katy go to college. Katy finds a wild mustang, which she names Flicka, and sets out to make her a riding horse. But Flicka and Katy are more alike than she could have imagined. Like Katy, Flicka has a disdain for authority and is not about to give up her freedom without a fight

Genres : Drama, Kids/Family and Remake
Release Date : October 20th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG for some mild language.
Distributors : 20th Century Fox Distribution

Cast and Credits
Starring : Alison Lohman, Tim McGraw, Ryan Kwanten, Maria Bello, Danny Pino
Directed by : Michael Mayer
Produced by : Gil Netter, Kevin Halloran

Marie Antoinette (2006)

Synopsis
When betrothed to King Louis XVI, the na?e and beautiful, Austrian-born Marie Antoinette enters the opulent French court, which is steeped in conspiracy and scandal. Without guidance, adrift in a dangerous world, the young girl rebels against the isolated atmosphere of Versailles and becomes France's most misunderstood monarch. Stripped of her riches and finery, imprisoned, and ultimately beheaded by her own subjects, the Queen of France became a toxic symbol for the wanton extravagance of the 18th century monarchy that incited to the French Revolution.

Genres : Drama, Adaptation and Biopic
Running Time : 2 hrs. 3 min.
Release Date : October 20th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG-13 for sexual content, partial nudity and innuendo.
Distributors : Sony Pictures Releasing

Cast and Credits
Starring : Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Asia Argento, Rip Torn, Molly Shannon
Directed by : Sofia Coppola
Produced by : Fred Roos, Francis Ford Coppola, Paul Rassam

The Prestige (2006)

Synopsis
In 1878 two young stage magicians clash in a darkened saloon during the course of a fraudulent s?nce. From this moment on, their lives become webs of deceit and exposure, secrets and revelations, as they feud to outwit and destroy one another. Their rivalry takes them both to the peak of their careers, but with terrible consequences.

Genres : Drama, Thriller and Adaptation
Release Date : October 20th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG-13 for violence and disturbing images.
Distributors : Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits
Starring : Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, David Bowie, Scarlett Johansson
Directed by : Christopher Nolan
Produced by : William Tyrer, Chris J. Ball, Valerie Dean

Dixie Chicks: Shup Up and Sing (2006)

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Synopsis
On stage at a 2003 London concert, Natalie Maines, lead singer of Texan trio the Dixie Chicks, spoke these 15 words to a small audience at the start of their sold-out international tour: "Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas." The comment was delivered on the eve of the American invasion of Iraq, and drew cheers from the decidedly anti-war and anti-Bush British crowd. It was an off-the-cuff remark typical of the lead singer's temperament. Natalie, and fellow Dixie Chicks Martie Maguire and Emily Robison, thought little of it. But history and this film demonstrate that at this heightened moment of political polarization in the United States, many people did care, and empowered this simple, yet loaded remark to carry serious and longstanding ramifications. The documentary shows the band from their peak of popularity as the national-anthem-singing darlings of country music and top-selling female recording artists of all time, through the now infamous anti-Bush comment, and on through the days, months and years of mayhem. The film also follows the lives and careers of the musicians through the writing and recording of their first album since "the incident"--and three years of political attack, making music, birthing babies, bonding, death threats, and laughter.

Running Time : 1 hr. 39 min.
Release Date : October 20th, 2006 (limited)
Distributors : The Weinstein Company

Cast and Credits
Starring : Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire, Emily Robison, Simon Renshaw
Directed by : Barbara Kopple, Cecilia Peck
Produced by : Barbara Kopple, Cecilia Peck, Claude Davies

20 Centimetres (2006)

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Synopsis
A narcoleptic transvestite who yearns to become a transsexual. During her sleep fits, she dreams she's the center of song-and-dance numbers.

Genres : Art/Foreign, Comedy, Drama and Musical/Performing Arts
Running Time : 1 hr. 53 min.
Release Date : October 20th, 2006 (NY)
MPAA Rating : Not Rated
Distributors : TLA Releasing

Cast and Credits
Starring : Monica Cervera (II), Pablo Puyol, Miguel O'Dogherty, Concha Galan, Lola Duenas
Directed by : Ramon Salazar
Produced by : Carlos Batres, Jose Maria Calleja, Iker Monfort

Running With Scissors (2006)

Synopsis
In 1971, the neatness-obsessed but sharply observant 6-year-old Augusten finds himself trapped between his troubled parents: his mother Deirdre, an unpublished--not to mention unstable--confessional poet with delusions of being hugely famous; and his father Norman, an alcoholic math professor who long ago gave up trying to solve the riddle of his wife's problems or his son's precocious behavior. When the Burroughs' marriage goes to pieces, Deirdre signs up for therapy with the eccentric Dr. Finch, a highly unconventional shrink who takes the family under his wing. From the beginning, Augusten is suspicious of Dr. Finch's peculiarities, but when Dr. Finch fails to save the Burroughs' marriage, Augusten's life takes an even more wrenching turn. While Deirdre is packed off to a motel to continue her Valium-aided therapy, Augusten is sent to live in the Finch family home--a kind of Brady-Bunch-gone-bad world where for some dog kibble is a snack, sedatives are consumed like candy and grand prophecies emerge from the bathroom. Soon Augusten unwittingly becomes part of the family comprised of: the shell-shocked Mrs. Finch, "Bible-dipping" daughter Hope, disco-rebel daughter Natalie and Neil Bookman, the disturbed, 35-year-old, "adopted" son who lives in a shed at the back of the house; along the way Augusten descends into a kind of surreal childhood hell. Yet, he also finds optimism among the horror, hilarity in the insanity and even love amid the dilapidated ruins as he never loses his spirit or his resilience.

Genres : Drama and Adaptation
Release Date : October 11th, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : R for strong language and elements of sexuality, violence and substance abuse.
Distributors : TriStar Pictures

Cast and Credits
Starring : Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Evan Rachel Wood, Joseph Cross
Directed by : Ryan Murphy
Produced by : Steve Samuels, Brad Grey, Ryan Murphy

Sleeping Dogs Lie (2006)

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Synopsis
An impulsive sexual encounter from her past haunts Amy, an otherwise seemingly normal young woman who is adored by her parents and golden-boy fianc?. Her future looks bright until her fianc? suggests they tell each other their darkest secrets--things they have never told anyone. When Amy finally relents and reveals her secret, all hell breaks loose.

Genres : Drama
Running Time : 1 hr. 29 min.
Release Date : October 20th, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : Not Rated
Distributors : Roadside Attractions, Samuel Goldwyn Films

Cast and Credits
Starring : Melinda Page Hamilton, Bryce Johnson, Geoff Pierson, Colby French, Jack Plotnick
Directed by : Bobcat Goldthwait
Produced by : Marty Pasetta Jr, Sarah de Sa Rego

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Saw III (2006)

Synopsis
Jigsaw has disappeared; and with his new apprentice Amanda--the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police--he has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detectives scramble to locate him, Dr. Lynn Denlon is unaware that she is about to become the latest pawn on his vicious chessboard. One night, after finishing a shift at her hospital, Lynn is kidnapped and taken to an abandoned warehouse where she meets Jigsaw, bedridden and on the verge of death. She is told that she must keep the madman alive for as long as it takes another one of his victims, Jeff, to complete a game of his own. Racing against the ticking clock of Jigsaw's own heartbeat, Lynn and Jeff struggle to make it through each of their vicious tests, unaware that he has a much bigger plan for both of them.

Genres : Suspense/Horror and Sequel
Release Date : October 27th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : R for strong grisly violence and gore, sequences of terror and torture, nudity and language.
Distributors : Lionsgate

Cast and Credits
Starring : Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Bahar Soomekh, Angus MacFadyen, Dina Meyer
Directed by : Darren Lynn Bousman
Produced by : Leigh Whannell, James Wan, Daniel J. Heffner

Babel (2006)

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Synopsis
In the remote sands of the Moroccan desert, a rifle shot rings out--detonating a chain of events that will link an American tourist couple? frantic struggle to survive, two Moroccan boys involved in an accidental crime, a nanny illegally crossing into Mexico with two American children and a Japanese teen rebel whose father is sought by the police in Tokyo. Separated by clashing cultures and sprawling distances, each of these four disparate groups of people are nevertheless hurtling towards a shared destiny of isolation and grief. In the course of just a few days, they will each face the dizzying sensation of becoming profoundly lost--lost in the desert, lost to the world, lost to themselves--as they are pushed to the farthest edges of confusion and fear as well as to the very depths of connection and love.

Genres : Drama
Running Time : 2 hrs. 22 min.
Release Date : November 17th, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : R for violence, some graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use.
Distributors : Paramount Vantage

Cast and Credits
Starring : Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael Garcia Bernal, Elle Fanning, Koji Yakusho
Directed by : Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Produced by : Steve Golin, Jon Kilik, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Catch a Fire (2006)

Synopsis
In South Africa, Patrick Chamusso is a charming and loving husband to his wife Precious, and a caring father to his two young daughters. He works as a foreman at the centrally located Secunda oil refinery, which is a symbol of South Africa's self-sufficiency at a time when the world was protesting the country's oppressive apartheid system. In his spare time, Patrick coaches a local boys' soccer team. Carefully toeing the hard line imposed on blacks by apartheid, Patrick is completely apolitical. Nic Vos is a Colonel in the country's Police Security Branch. The shrewd and charismatic Vos strives to maintain order in volatile situations, which have become more and more frequent as the outlawed activist organization African National Congress (ANC) rallies blacks against apartheid. Vos is also concerned for the safety of his wife and two daughters. He and his family live a world away from the Chamusso family--until the innocent Patrick comes under suspicion and is arrested (in June 1980) for sabotage of the Secunda oil refinery. His alibi is compromised, and Patrick is desperate to shield Precious from a past indiscretion and keep his job. But he is ill-prepared to withstand brutal interrogations by Vos' men. As Vos further insinuates himself into the lives of the Chamussos, to Patrick's shock and shame, Precious herself is jailed and tortured. Although he and Precious are soon released from custody, Patrick is stunned into action and completely reorients his sense of self and purpose. He leaves his family to join up with the ANC. Becoming a rebel fighter and political operative, Patrick is radicalized on behalf of his people and his country. He ultimately envisions a formidable and dangerous follow-up strike against the Secunda refinery, risking his own life and future. Change must and will come, for Patrick and his family, and for South Africa itself.

Genres : Drama, Thriller, Politics/Religion and War
Running Time : 1 hr. 42 min.
Release Date : October 27th, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : PG-13
Distributors : Focus Features, Universal Pictures International

Cast and Credits
Starring : Tim Robbins, Derek Luke, Bonnie Henna, Mncedisi Shabangu, Terry Pheto
Directed by : Phillip Noyce
Produced by : Sydney Pollack, Debra Hayward, Liza Chasin

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November 2006

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)

Synopsis
Borat Sagdiyev, Kazakhstan's sixth most famous man and a leading journalist from the State run TV network, travels from his home in Kazakhstan to the U.S. to make a documentary. On his cross-country road-trip, Borat meets real people in real situations with hysterical consequences.

Genres : Comedy and Adaptation
Running Time : 1 hr. 22 min.
Release Date : November 3rd, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : R for pervasive strong crude and sexual content including graphic nudity, and language.
Distributors : 20th Century Fox Distribution

Starring : Sacha Baron Cohen, Kenneth Davitian, Luenell , Pamela Anderson, Pat Haggerty
Directed by : Larry Charles
Produced by : Monica Levinson, Dan Mazer (II), Jay Roach

Flushed Away (2006)

Synopsis
Beneath the streets of London, Roddy St. James is a pampered pet mouse who thinks he? got it made. But when a sewer rat named Sid--the definition of ?ow life?--comes spewing out of the sink and decides it? his turn to enjoy the lap of luxury, Roddy schemes to rid himself of the pest by luring him into the loo for a dip in the ?hirlpool.? Roddy? plan backfires when he inadvertently winds up being the one flushed away into the bustling world down below. Underground, Roddy discovers a vast metropolis, where he meets Rita, a street-wise rat who is on a mission of her own. If Roddy is going to get home, he and Rita will need to escape the clutches of the villainous Toad, who royally despises all rodents and has dispatched two hapless henchrats, Spike and Whitey, as well as his cousin--that dreaded mercenary, Le Frog--to see that Roddy and Rita are iced, literally.

Genres : Comedy and Animation
Release Date : November 3, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG for crude humor and some language.
Distributors : DreamWorks SKG

Cast and Credits
Starring : Ian McKellen, Bill Nighy, Shane Richie, Jean Reno, Andy Serkis
Directed by : Sam Fell, David Bowers (III)
Produced by : Peter Lord, Cecil Kramer, David Sproxton

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)

Synopsis
It's Christmas time once again and Scott Calvin juggles a full house of family and the mischievous Jack Frost, who is trying to take over the "big guy's" holiday. At the risk of giving away the secret location of the North Pole, Scott invites his in-laws to share in the holiday festivities, and upcoming birth of baby Claus with expectant wife, Carol. Along for the adventure are Scott's extended family, son Charlie, ex-wife Laura Miller, her husband, Neil Miller and their daughter, Lucy who, together with head elf Curtis, foil Jack Frost's crafty scheme to control the North Pole.

Genres : Comedy, Kids/Family, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Holiday and Sequel
Release Date : November 3rd, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : G for General Audiences.
Distributors : Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits
Starring : Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Eric Lloyd
Directed by : Michael Lembeck
Produced by : William W. Wilson III, Brian Reilly, Jeffrey Silver

Volver (2006)

Synopsis
Set in Spain, a generational story of three women--a good mother who is desperately in love with a man who is far from being a saint, a young mother carrying a hard life upon her shoulders and an illegal hairdresser whose shop is the meeting point for all the neighborhood gossips.

Genres : Art/Foreign, Comedy and Drama
Running Time : 111 min.
Release Date : November 3rd, 2006 (NY/LA)
MPAA Rating : R for sexual content and language.
Distributors : Sony Pictures Classics

Cast and Credits
Starring : Penelope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Due?s, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo
Directed by : Pedro Almodovar
Produced by : Agustin Almodovar, Esther Garcia, Esther Garc?

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A Good Year (2006)

Synopsis
London-based investment expert Max Skinner (Russell Crowe) travels to Provence to tend a small vineyard he inherited from his late uncle. When he gets suspended from his job under suspicion of fraud, he settles in to life at the chateau, remembering the time he spent there as a child. Then a determined young California girl (Abbie Cornish) arrives claiming to be the illegitimate daughter of the deceased uncle and rightful owner of the vineyard.

Genres : Comedy, Drama, Romance and Adaptation
Running Time : 1 hr. 58 min.
Release Date : November 10th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG-13 for language and some sexual content.
Distributors : 20th Century Fox Distribution

Cast and Credits
Starring : Russell Crowe, Albert Finney, Marion Cotillard, Didier Bourdon, Abbie Cornish
Directed by : Ridley Scott
Produced by : Lisa Ellzey, Julie Payne (II), Branko Lustig

Harsh Times (2006)

Synopsis
Jim Davis (Christian Bale) is an ex-Army Ranger recently discharged from the military, yet still haunted by nightmares of his former occupation. While seeking a position with the LAPD that will allow him to marry his Mexican girlfriend and bring her to the United States, Jim kills time chilling with his best friend, Mike (Freddy Rodriguez). Mike is feeling the heat from his longtime girlfriend, Sylvia (Eva Longoria): either get a job or get out. But the love of a beautiful woman can't compare to the bonds of friendship, and Jim and Mike are soon cruising the streets of South Central, slipping back into a deceitful life of drugs, violence and petty crime, just like when they were kids.

Genres : Action/Adventure and Drama
Running Time : 2 hrs.
Release Date : November 10th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : R for strong violence, language and drug use.
Distributors : MGM Distribution Company

Cast and Credits
Starring : Christian Bale, Freddy Rodriguez, Eva Longoria, Tammy Trull, Adriana Millan (II)
Directed by : David Ayer
Produced by : Christian Bale, Andrea Sperling, David Ayer

The Return (2006)

Synopsis
Joanna Mills is a tough young Midwesterner determined to learn the truth behind the increasingly terrifying supernatural visions that have been haunting her. She has made a successful career for herself, as sales representative for a trucking company; but her private life has been difficult. Estranged from her father, stalked by an obsessed ex-boyfriend, and with few friends in her life, Joanna fears that she is losing control. She sees and feels the brutal murder of a young woman she's never met, at the hands of a heartless killer--a man who appears to be making Joanna his next target. Determined to fight back, Joanna is guided by her nightmares to the murdered woman's hometown. Once there, she will discover that some secrets can't be buried; some spirits never die; and that the murder she is trying to solve may be her own.

Genres : Suspense/Horror and Thriller
Release Date : November 10th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG-13 for violence, terror and disturbing images.
Distributors : Rogue Pictures (Focus)

Cast and Credits
Starring : Sarah Michelle Gellar, Kate Beahan, Peter O'Brien, Adam Scott, Sam Shepard
Directed by : Asif Kapadia
Produced by : Marc Evans (IV), Trevor Macy (II), Aaron Ryder

Stranger Than Fiction (2006)

Synopsis
One morning, a seemingly average and generally solitary IRS agent named Harold Crick begins to hear a female voice narrating his every action, thought and feeling in alarmingly precise detail. Harold⿿s carefully controlled life is turned upside down by this narration only he can hear, and when the voice declares that Harold Crick is facing imminent death, he realizes he must find out who is writing his story and persuade her to change the ending. The voice in Harold⿿s head turns out to be the once celebrated, but now nearly forgotten, novelist Karen ⿿Kay⿿ Eiffel, who is struggling to find an ending for what might be her best book. Her only remaining challenge is to figure out a way to kill her main character, but little does she know that Harold Crick is alive and well and inexplicably aware of her words and her plans for him. To make matters worse, Kay⿿s publisher has dispatched a hard-nosed ⿿assistant,⿿ Penny Escher, to force Kay to finish her novel and finish off Harold Crick. Desperate to take control of his destiny and avoid an untimely demise, Harold seeks help from a literary theorist named Jules Hilbert, who suggests that Harold might be able to change his fate by turning his story froma tragedy into a comedy. Professor Hilbert suggests that Harold try to follow one of comedy⿿s most elemental formulas: a love story between two people who hate each other. His suggestion leads Harold to initiate an unlikely romance with a free-spirited baker named Ana Pascal. As Harold experiences true love and true life for the first time, he becomes convinced that he has escaped his fate, as his story seems to be taking on all the trappings of a comedy in which he will not, and cannot, die. But Harold is unaware that in a Karen Eiffel tragedy, the lead characters always die at exactly the moment when they have the most to live for.

Genres : Comedy, Drama, Romance and Science Fiction/Fantasy
Running Time : 1 hr. 53 min.
Release Date : November 10, 2006 Nationwide
MPAA Rating : Not Rated
Distributors : Mandate Pictures, Sony Pictures International, Sony Pictures Releasing

Cast and Credits
Starring : Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Queen Latifah, Emma Thompson, Dustin Hoffman
Directed by : Marc Forster
Produced by : Nathan Kahane, Joe Drake, Eric Kopeloff

Copying Beethoven (2006)

Synopsis
An aspiring composer of humble means, 23-year-old Anna Holtz is seeking inspiration and career advancement in the world's music capital, Vienna. A student at the music conservatory, she is recommended for a position at a venerated publisher, and, in a fortuitous turn of events, orchestrates an opportunity to work beside the greatest, most mercurial artist alive - Ludwig van Beethoven. When the skeptical Beethoven issues an impromptu challenge, Anna demonstrates her competence and musical insight. The maestro accepts Anna as his copyist, beginning a remarkable relationship that will transform both of their lives.

Genres : Art/Foreign, Drama and Romance
Running Time : 1 hr. 44 min.
Release Date : November 10th, 2006 (limited)
Distributors : MGM Distribution Company

Cast and Credits
Starring : Diane Kruger, Ed Harris, Joe Anderson (III), Matthew Goode, Phyllida Law
Directed by : Agnieszka Holland
Produced by : Ernst Goldschmidt, Marina Grasic, Andreas Schmid

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)


Synopsis
A biopic about the life of photographer Diane Arbus, considered one of the most mysterious, enigmatic, and frighteningly bold artists of the 20th century. Most known for her obsession with 'freak' subject-matter, her haunting work emerged from a deeply private place. Arbus' death was as mysteriously tragic as was the aura surrounding some of her most piercing portraits.

Genres : Drama, Adaptation and Biopic
Running Time : 2 hrs.
Release Date : November 10th, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : R for graphic nudity, some sexuality and language.
Distributors : Picturehouse

Cast and Credits
Starring : Nicole Kidman, Robert Downey Jr., Ty Burrell, Jane Alexander, Harris Yulin
Directed by : Steven Shainberg
Produced by : Edward R. Pressman, Alessandro Camon, Michael Roban

Flannel Pajamas (2006)

Synopsis
Stuart Sawyer and Nicole Reilly meet through mutual friends on a blind date and experience a magical evening in a local diner on a rainy night in April. It may never get better than this, a feeling they each sense, but a feeling not daunting enough to prevent either their stunning courtship or, later, a reversal of fortunes. Though sexually compatible, their disparate family backgrounds and the religious chasm between them inform their selfishness, their naivet?, and their destiny.

Genres : Drama and Romance
Running Time : 2 hrs. 4 min.
Release Date : November 15th, 2006 (NY)
MPAA Rating : Not Rated
Distributors : Gigantic Pictures

Cast and Credits
Starring : Justin Kirk, Julianne Nicholson, Rebecca Schull, Jamie Harold, Michelle Federer
Directed by : Jeff Lipsky
Produced by : Simon Channing-Williams, Bryce Angell, Eric Scholl

Casino Royale (2006)

Synopsis
James Bond's first 007 mission takes him to Madagascar, where he is to spy on a terrorist Mollaka. Not everything goes as planned and Bond decides to investigate, independently of the M16 agency, in order to track down the rest of the terrorist cell. Following a lead to the Bahamas, he encounters Dimitrios and his girlfriend, Solange. He learns that Dimitrios is involved with Le Chiffre, banker to the world's terrorist organizations. Secret Service intelligence reveals that Le Chiffre is planning to raise money in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro at Le Casino Royale. M16 assigns 007 to play against him, knowing that if Le Chiffre loses, it will destroy his organization. 'M' places Bond under the watchful eye of the beguiling Vesper Lynd. At first skeptical of what value Vesper can provide, Bond's interest in her deepens as they brave danger together--and even torture at the hands of Le Chiffre. In Montenegro, Bond allies himself with Matthis, M16's local field agent, and Felix Leiter, who is representing the interests of the CIA. The marathon game proceeds with dirty tricks and violence, raising the stakes beyond blood money and reaching a terrifying climax.

Genres : Action/Adventure, Thriller, Adaptation and Sequel
Release Date : November 17th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action, a scene of torture, sexual content and nudity.
Distributors : Sony Pictures Releasing

Cast and Credits
Starring : Judi Dench, Daniel Craig, Mads Mikkelsen, Eva Green, Jeffrey Wright
Directed by : Martin Campbell
Produced by : Anthony Waye, Callum McDougall, Barbara Broccoli

Happy Feet (2006)

Synopsis
In the great nation of Emperor Penguins, deep in Antarctica, you?e nobody unless you can sing--which is unfortunate for Mumble, who is the worst singer in the world. He is born dancing to his own tune--tap dancing. Though Mumble? mom, Norma Jean, thinks this little habit is cute, his dad, Memphis, says it ?ust ain? penguin.? Besides, they both know that, without a Heartsong, Mumble may never find true love. As fate would have it, his one friend, Gloria, happens to be the best singer around. Mumble and Gloria have a connection from the moment they hatch, but she struggles with his strange ?ippity- hoppity? ways. Mumble is just too different--especially for Noah the Elder, the stern leader of Emperor Land, who ultimately casts him out of the community. Away from home for the first time, Mumble meets a posse of decidedly un-Emperor-like penguins--the Adelie Amigos. Led by Ramon, the Adelies instantly embrace Mumble? cool dance moves and invite him to party with them. In Adelie Land, Mumble seeks the counsel of Lovelace the Guru, a crazy-feathered Rockhopper penguin who will answer any of life? questions for the price of a pebble. Together with Lovelace and the Amigos, Mumble sets out across vast landscapes and, after some epic encounters, proves that by being true to yourself, you can make all the difference in the world.

Genres : Action/Adventure, Kids/Family and Animation
Release Date : November 17th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : G
Distributors : Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits
Starring : Savion Glover, Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman
Directed by : George Miller, Judy Morris (II), Warren Coleman
Produced by : Bruce Berman, Graham Burke, Zareh Nalbandian

Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (2006)

Synopsis
Jack Black (JB) and Kyle Gass (KG) have formed a band the likes of which has never been seen, and they called themselves Tenacious D. This film is not just a list of things that Jables and Rage Kage have done in the past, but it's also a chronicling of their rise to power.

Genres : Comedy and Musical/Performing Arts
Release Date : November 22nd, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : Not Rated
Distributors : New Line Cinema

Cast and Credits
Starring : Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Amy Poehler, Tim Robbins, Ronnie James Dio
Directed by : Liam Lynch
Produced by : Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Ben Stiller

Bobby (2006)

Synopsis
A re-telling of the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel in 1968. The film follows 22 individuals who are all at the hotel for different purposes but share the common thread of anticipating Kennedy's arrival at the primary election night party, which would change their lives forever. This historic night is set against the backdrop of the cultural issues gripping the country at the time, including racism, sexual inequality and class differences.

Genres : Drama and Politics/Religion
Running Time : 2 hrs.
Release Date : November 17th, 2006 (NY/LA); November 23rd, 2006 (wide)
Distributors : MGM Distribution Company, The Weinstein Company

Cast and Credits
Starring : Anthony Hopkins, Demi Moore, Sharon Stone, Lindsay Lohan, Elijah Wood
Directed by : Emilio Estevez
Produced by : Gary Walters, Dan Grodnik, Anthony Hopkins

Candy (2006)

Synopsis
Heath Ledger stars as Dan, a charming but reckless young poet who has fallen in love with Candy (Cornish), a beautiful young art student from a comfortable middle-class family who is attracted to the bohemian lifestyle that Dan has long since embraced. In order to get closer to Dan, Candy, whose previous drug use has been casually experimental, starts shooting up. Their passionate relationship then alternates between bursts of ecstatic oblivion and bouts of despair and self-destruction. Hooked as much on heroin as one another, their story becomes a love triangle -- a boy, a girl, and a drug.

Genres : Art/Foreign, Drama and Adaptation
Running Time : 1 hr. 48 min.
Release Date : November 17, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : R
Distributors : ThinkFilm

Cast and Credits
Starring : Heath Ledger, Geoffrey Rush, Abbie Cornish, Garry McDonald, Tom Budge (II)
Directed by : Neil Armfield
Produced by : Richard Payten, Andrew Mackie, Angus Finney

Fast Food Nation (2006)

Synopsis
A fictionalized thriller inspired by Eric Schlosser's bestselling nonfiction expose of junk food companies. The story of fast food is the story of postwar America. Though created by a handful of mavericks, the fast food industry has triggered the homogenization of our society. Fast food has hastened the malling of our landscape, widened the chasm between rich and poor, fueled an epidemic of obesity, and propelled the juggernaut of American cultural imperialism abroad. Schlosser's myth-shattering survey stretches from the California subdivisions where the business was born to the industrial corridor along the New Jersey Turnpike where many of fast food's flavors are concocted. Along the way, he unearths a trove of fascinating, unsettling truths--from the unholy alliance between fast food and Hollywood to the seismic changes the industry has wrought in food production, popular culture, and even real estate.

Genres : Drama, Thriller, Adaptation and Politics/Religion
Running Time : 1 hr. 54 min.
Release Date : November 17th, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : R for disturbing images, strong sexuality, language and drug content.
Distributors : Fox Searchlight Pictures

Cast and Credits
Starring : Catalina Sandino Moreno, Wilmer Valderrama, Ana Claudia Talanc?, Greg Kinnear, Bobby Cannavale
Directed by : Richard Linklater
Produced by : Jeff Skoll, Edward Saxon, Chris Salvaterra (II)

For Your Consideration (2006)

Synopsis
Debut feature director Jay Berman steers cast and crew through a typically tumultuous independent film "Home for Purim," an intimate period drama about a Jewish family's turbulent reunion on the occasion of the dying matriarch's favorite holiday. When Internet-generated rumors begin circulating that three of the film's stars--faded luminary Marilyn Hack, journeyman actor and former hot dog pitchman Victor Allan Miller, and ing?ue Callie Webb--may be perpetrating Award-worthy performances, a rumble of excitement rattles the cast. Once "Hollywood Now" anchors Chuck Porter and Cindy Martin pick up the buzz, Award fever infects the entire production. Unit publicist Corey Taft, talent agent Morley Orfkin, and producer Whitney Taylor Brown all smell the sudden potential for a sleeper hit. As does Sunfish Classics President Martin Gibb, who suggests some last-minute changes that he feels will broaden the film's appeal. Meanwhile, "Purim's" screenwriters, Lane Iverson and Philip Koontz, grow steadily more horrified as they watch the first film adaptation of their work diverge from their original story. As the hopeful "Purim" team careens toward the end of production and the upcoming Award season, tenuous relationships and brittle dreams play out in unexpected ways.

Genres : Comedy
Running Time : 1 hr. 26 min.
Release Date : November 17th, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : PG-13
Distributors : Warner Independent Pictures

Cast and Credits
Starring : Ricky Gervais, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Harry Shearer, Eugene Levy
Directed by : Christopher Guest
Produced by : Karen Murphy

The History Boys (2006)

Synopsis
Centers on an unruly class of bright, funny teenage boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a college degree. Bounced between their maverick English teacher, a young and shrewd professor hired to up their test scores, a grossly out-numbered history teacher, and a headmaster obsessed with results, the boys attempt to sift through it all to pass the daunting university admissions process. Their journey becomes as much about how education works, as it is about where education leads.

Genres : Art/Foreign, Comedy, Drama, Adaptation and Teen
Running Time : 1 hr. 49 min.
Release Date : November 21st, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : R for language and sexual content.
Distributors : Fox Searchlight Pictures

Cast and Credits
Starring : Richard Griffiths, Clive Merrison, Frances De La Tour, Stephen Campbell Moore, Dominic Cooper
Directed by : Nicholas Hytner
Produced by : Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Charles Moore

Deck the Halls (2006)

Synopsis
Steve (Matthew Broderick), a suburban dad and Christmas enthusiast, leads a well-ordered, well-planned, and well-organized life. His new neighbor, Buddy (Danny DeVito), is Steve's polar opposite: a big personality with big dreams, which have yet to materialize. But Buddy's latest dream - to create the biggest holiday light display in the world, visible from outer space - is turning Steve's disciplined world into a chaotic nightmare. As Buddy's home explodes with festive lights of incredible design, increasing complexity, and exponentially-growing wattage, Steve becomes a man on a mission. At any cost, he will thwart Buddy - or top him.

Genres : Comedy and Holiday
Release Date : November 22nd, 2006 (wide)
Distributors : 20th Century Fox Distribution

Cast and Credits
Starring : Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Chenoweth, Kristin Davis, Alia Shawkat
Directed by : John P. Whitesell
Produced by : Michael Costigan, Jeremiah Samuels

Deja Vu (2006)

Synopsis
Everyone has experienced the unsettling mystery of d?? vu--that flash of memory when you meet someone new you feel you've known all your life or recognize a place even though you've never been there before. But what if the feelings were actually warnings sent from the past or clues to the future? It is d?? vu that unexpectedly guides ATF agent Doug Carlin through an investigation into a shattering crime. Called in to recover evidence after a bomb sets off a cataclysmic explosion on a New Orleans Ferry, Carlin is about to discover that what most people believe "is only in their heads" is actually something far more powerful--and will lead him on a mind-bending race to save hundreds of innocent people.

Genres : Action/Adventure, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Thriller
Release Date : November 22nd, 2006 (wide)
Distributors : Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits
Starring : Denzel Washington, Val Kilmer, Paula Patton, Bruce Greenwood, Adam Goldberg
Directed by : Tony Scott
Produced by : Mike Stenson, Chad Oman, Terry Rossio

The Fountain (2006)

Synopsis
Three parallel stories--about love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of existence--as told through the odyssey taken on by one man in his thousand-year struggle to save the woman he loves. His epic journey begins in 16th-century Spain, where, as conquistador Tomas Creo, he commences his search for the 'Tree of Life', the legendary entity believed to grant eternal life to those who drink of its sap. As modern-day scientist Tommy Creo, he desperately struggles to find a cure for the cancer that is killing his beloved wife Isabel. Traveling through deep space as a 26th-century astronaut, Tom begins to grasp the mysteries of life that have consumed him for more than a century.

Genres : Drama and Science Fiction/Fantasy
Running Time : 1 hr. 36 min.
Release Date : November 22nd, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : R for for some violence.
Distributors : Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution, 20th Century Fox International

Cast and Credits
Starring : Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Ellen Burstyn, Sean Gullette, Sean Patrick Thomas
Directed by : Darren Aronofsky
Produced by : Nick Wechsler, Darren Aronofsky, Eric Watson

Let's Go To Prison (2006)

Synopsis
Felon John Ly#ski has figured out the best way to get revenge on the now-dead judge who sent him to jail: watch the official's obnoxious son, Nelson Biederman IV, survive the clink. John strikes gold when Nelson is wrongly convicted of a crime and sent to the pen he used to call home. He gleefully gets sent back to become Nelson's cellmate and to ensure that his new buddy gets the "full treatment." Let the games begin. Lesson #1: the joint's a scary place, so you better make friends fast. Right away, Nelson offends the wrong cons and is sold--by John--to Barry for prison snuggling. But just as revenge starts tasting sweet, Nelson becomes Big Man in the Big House and turns the tables on John--changing the rules of his insane game.

Genres : Comedy
Release Date : November 22nd, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : R for language, sexual content, some violence and drug material.
Distributors : Universal Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits
Starring : Dax Shepard, Will Arnett, David Koechner, Chi McBride
Directed by : Bob Odenkirk
Produced by: Debra Grieco Bergman, Marcy Carsey, Caryn Mandabach

Opal Dream (2006)

Synopsis
Eight-year-old Kellyanne has an idealistic father, Rex, who is one of the many local denizens feverishly mining the landscape for opals; meanwhile, her mother Annie and her 11-year-old brother, Ashmol, are the more 'grounded' members of the family. Much as she loves her parents and big brother, it is Pobby and Dingan who are Kellyanne's most constant companions. As dear friends and loyal playmates, Pobby and Dingan are indispensable. They are also invisible--but when they are suddenly not to be found by Kellyanne, the worried girl falls ill. As Ashmol takes it upon himself to rally the Williamson family and the community around his sister and her missing friends, everyone discovers what Kellyanne has long known; that you don? necessarily have to see in order to believe.

Genres : Art/Foreign and Drama
Running Time : 1 hr. 25 min.
Release Date : November 22nd, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : PG for mild thematic elements, language and some violence.
Distributors : Focus Features

Cast and Credits
Starring : Sapphire Boyce, Vince Colosimo, Jacqueline McKenzie, Christian Byers, Robert Menzies
Directed by : Peter Cattaneo
Produced by : Angus Finney, Robert Jones, David M. Thompson

reference : Yahoo! Movie.com

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December 2006

National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (2006)

Synopsis
Taj heads to England's Oxford University to further his studies while also showing the uptight student body how to have a good time.

Genres : Comedy and Sequel
Release Date : December 1st, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : R for pervasive crude sexual content, some nudity and language.
Distributors : MGM Distribution Company

Cast and Credits
Starring : Kal Penn, Shobu Kapoor, Dan Percival, Holly Davidson, Anthony Cozens
Directed by : Mort Nathan
Produced by : Philippe Martinez, Alan Latham, Elie Samaha

The Nativity Story (2006)

Synopsis
The two-year period of Mary and Joseph's life, which culminates in their leaving Nazareth and journeying 100 miles to Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus.

Genres : Drama and Politics/Religion
Release Date : December 1st, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG for some violent content.
Distributors : New Line Cinema

Cast and Credits
Starring : Keisha Castle-Hughes, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Oscar Isaac, Ciaran Hinds, Shaun Toub
Directed by : Catherine Hardwicke
Produced by : Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey

Turistas (2006)

Synopsis
After a bus accident maroons a diverse group of young adventure travelers in a remote Brazilian beach town, they slowly discover that the white sand beaches and lush jungles are concealing a darker, unsettling secret.

Genres : Thriller
Release Date : December 1st, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : R for strong graphic violence and disturbing content, sexuality, nudity, drug use and language.
Distributors : Fox Atomic

Cast and Credits
Starring : Josh Duhamel, Melissa George, Olivia Wilde, Beau Garrett, Desmond Askew
Directed by : John Stockwell
Produced by : Todd Wagner, Mark Cuban, Scott Lastaiti

10 Items Or Less (2006)

Synopsis
A Hollywood icon finds himself riding around Los Angeles in a beat up Gremlin with a young female check out clerk from Carson. He's a long way from Brentwood but what looks like just another celebrity scandal reveals an unexpected friendship that will leave a lifelong impression.Once the center of Hollywood, an aging actor finds that his fear of failure has made his career dry up, and he's now forced to consider a role in a small independent movie. While researching for the role, he stumbles into Scarlet, a spitfire check out clerk at a Latino community market. Soon abandoned by his driver, the world famous actor must rely on Scarlet to lead him back to his side of the tracks. This trek through Los Angeles features richly unexpected situations, chance encounters, and personal revelation that neither character could ever have anticipated.

Genres : Drama
Running Time : 1 hr. 22 min.
Release Date : December 1st, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : R for language.

Cast and Credits
Starring : Morgan Freeman, Paz Vega, Anne Dudek, Jonah Hill, Alexandra Berardi
Directed by : Brad Silberling
Produced by : Morgan Freeman, Brad Silberling, Lori McCreary

3 Needles (2006)

Synopsis
A drama that visits rural China, a plantation in South Africa, and Montreal's porn industry, to tell three separate yet universal stories, rooted to struggles with the HIV pandemic. In China, Ping is a pregnant young woman running a black market blood collection scam that creates a mini epidemic in a rural village. In Montreal, Denys is a porn actor hiding his positive HIV status in order to continue working and supporting his mother--who herself goes to extreme lengths to provide for the family's future. And, in Africa, Sister Clara is a young novice nun, driven to convert the rapidly dying Africans to Catholicism before it's too late; she makes a desperate bargain with a corrupt plantation owner to help prevent the spread of HIV in the region, bringing two nuns, who are of her same order, to accompany her on the journey.

Genres : Drama
Release Date : December 1st, 2006 (limited)
Distributors : ThinkFilm

Cast and Credits
Starring : Lucy Liu, Shawn Ashmore, Stockard Channing, Chloe Sevigny, Olympia Dukakis
Directed by : Thom Fitzgerald
Produced by : Thom Fitzgerald, Bryan Hofbauer

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Apocalypto (2006)

Synopsis
Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life.

Genres : Action/Adventure
Release Date : December 8th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : R for sequences of graphic violence and disturbing images.
Distributors : Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Eagle Pictures (Italy)

Cast and Credits
Starring : Dalia Hernandez, Mayra Serbulo, Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Trujillo, Rudy Youngblood
Directed by : Mel Gibson
Produced by : Ned Dowd, Vicki Christianson, Mel Gibson

Blood Diamond (2006)

Synopsis
Set against the backdrop of civil war and chaos in 1990's Sierra Leone, Danny Archer, a South African mercenary, and Solomon Vandy, a Mende fisherman are joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond that can transform their lives. While in prison for smuggling, Archer learns that Solomon--who was taken from his family and forced to work in the diamond fields--has found and hidden the extraordinary rough stone. With the help of Maddy Bowen, an American journalist whose idealism is tempered by a deepening connection with Archer, the two men embark on a trek through rebel territory, a journey that could save Solomon's family and give Archer the second chance he thought he would never have.

Genres : Drama, Romance, Thriller and Crime/Gangster
Release Date : December 8th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : R for strong violence and language.
Distributors : Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures International

Cast and Credits
Starring : Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly, James Purefoy, Arnold Vosloo
Directed by : Edward Zwick
Produced by : Len Amato, Benjamin Waisbren, Gillian Gorfil

Breaking and Entering (2006)

Synopsis
A young Muslim thief breaks into the office of a yuppie architect in London, afterwards the architect re-evaluates his life. A series of related events intersects the lives of the two men with a variety of other people in the seedy inner-city area of Kings Cross.

Genres : Art/Foreign and Drama
Running Time : 2 hrs.
Release Date : December 8th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : R for sexuality and language.
Distributors : MGM Distribution Company, The Weinstein Company , Buena Vista International

Cast and Credits
Starring : Jude Law, Vera Farmiga, Juliette Binoche, Martin Freeman, Ray Winstone
Directed by : Anthony Minghella
Produced by : Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Colin Vaines

DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)

Synopsis
Four voluptuous girls, each with unique fighting styles, are invited to partake in the "Dead or Alive" world fighting tournament on an exotic island.

Genres : Action/Adventure and Adaptation
Release Date : TBA
MPAA Rating : PG-13 for pervasive martial arts and action violence, some sexuality and nudity.
Distributors : MGM Distribution Company

Cast and Credits
Starring : Natassia Malthe, Jaime Pressly, Devon Aoki, Brian J. White, Holly Valance
Directed by : Corey Yuen
Produced by : Andreas Schmid, Robert Kulzer, Daniel Kletzky

The Holiday (2006)

Synopsis
An American woman with 'man troubles' crosses paths with a British woman from a small English village with a similar dilemma.

Genres : Comedy and Romance
Release Date : December 8th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG-13 for sexual content and some strong language.
Distributors : Sony Pictures Releasing

Cast and Credits
Starring : Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black, Eli Wallach
Directed by : Nancy Meyers
Produced by : Suzanne Farwell, Nancy Meyers, Bruce Block

Unaccompanied Minors (2006)

Synopsis
It's Christmas Eve and five kids have just been snowed in at the airport--and there isn't a parent in sight. The comedy follows awkward Spencer, rich-girl Grace, tomboy Donna, geeky Charlie and bashful Beef, as they try to outwit a disgruntled airport official and reunite with their families. Using "borrowed" golf-carts, a canoe on a snow hill and the help of a reluctant flight attendant, these kids are about to prove the holidays aren't about where you are, but who you're with, sharing the moments.

Genres : Comedy, Kids/Family and Adaptation
Release Date : December 8th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG for mild rude humor and language.
Distributors : Warner Brothers Pictures

Cast and Credits
Starring : Wilmer Valderrama, Dyllan Christopher, Gina Mantegna, Quinn Shephard, Tyler J. Williams
Directed by : Paul Feig
Produced by : Ira Glass (II), Julie snyder, Michael Lambert (III)

Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)

Synopsis
Ten-year-old Arthur has a lot on his plate: a real estate developer is about to snap up his grandma's home--and there's no way Arthur's going to hang around for his parents or grandparents to sort out the problem. Maybe the solution lies in his grandpa's treasure, which is hidden somewhere on the "other side" in the land of the Minimoys. The creatures that inhabit this world are just a tenth of an inch tall and live in perfect harmony with their environment. Arthur ventures into this world of the Minimoys, where he meets Princess Selenia and her brother Betameche. Together they set off to look for the treasure that will save his grandma.

Genres : Art/Foreign, Kids/Family, Animation and Adaptation
Release Date : December 15th, 2006 (wide)
Distributors : The Weinstein Company

Cast and Credits
Starring : Freddie Highmore, Mia Farrow, Calvin 'Snoop Dogg' Broadus, David Bowie, Penny Balfour
Directed by : Luc Besson
Produced by : Luc Besson, Emmanuel Prevost

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Eragon (2006)

Synopsis
A boy named Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest. At first, he thinks it's a lucky discovery, something that will bring meat to his poor family for the winter. Instead, it brings a dragon hatchling, and Eragon is soon thrust into a world of magic and power through which he and the dragon must navigate.

Genres : Drama, Kids/Family, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation
Release Date : December 15th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : Not Rated
Distributors : 20th Century Fox Distribution

Cast and Credits
Starring : Edward Speleers, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Djimon Hounsou, Sienna Guillory
Directed by : Stefan Fangmeier
Produced by : John Davis, Wyck Godfrey, Gil Netter

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

Synopsis
Chris Gardner is a bright and talented, but marginally employed salesman. Struggling to make ends meet, Gardner finds himself and his five-year-old son evicted from their San Francisco apartment with nowhere to go. When Gardner lands an internship at a prestigious stock brokerage firm, he and his son endure many hardships, including living in shelters, in pursuit of his dream of a better life for the two of them.

Genres : Drama and Biopic
Release Date : December 15th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG-13 for some language.
Distributors : Sony Pictures Releasing

Cast and Credits
Starring : Will Smith, Thandie Newton, Jaden Smith, Dan Castellaneta, Zuhair Haddad
Directed by : Gabriele Muccino
Produced by : David Alper (II), Mark Clayman (II), Louis D'Esposito

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Dreamgirls (2006)

Synopsis
Effie White, Deena Jones, and Lorrell Robinson - three friends from Chicago - are a promising singing trio called The Dreamettes. Accompanied by their songwriter C.C. White (Effie's brother), they travel to New York to compete in a talent show at the Apollo Theatre. Although the girls lose this first bid for fame, their talent attracts an ambitious manager by the name of Curtis Taylor, Jr., who uses unscrupulous tactics to move the girls from backup singers of superstar James "Thunder" Early to superstars of their own. Curtis reshapes the group to "crossover" from R & B to the lucrative pop music scene. Lead singer Effie gets replaced by the more attractive Deena and is eventually dropped from the trio. The group evolves into a more sophisticated group, The Dreams, with a lighter sound and chic look. They successfully attract a "whiter" audience and The Dreams rise to international stardom. The money, fame, and adulation, however, doesn't bring them happiness.

Genres : Drama, Musical/Performing Arts and Adaptation
Release Date : December 15th, 2006 (limited); December 25th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG-13 for language, some sexuality and drug content.
Distributors : Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks SKG

Cast and Credits
Starring : Beyonce Knowles, Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Jennifer Hudson
Directed by : Bill Condon
Produced by : Patricia Whitcher , Patricia Whitcher (II), Laurence Mark

The Good German (2006)

Synopsis
About an American reporter who's sent to cover the final Allied summit meeting of World War II. The reporter is secretly there to search for a lost love and ends up getting tangled up in a murder mystery when a body washes ashore.

Genres : Drama, Romance and Thriller
Release Date : December 15th, 2006 (limited); December 22nd, 2006 (expands)
MPAA Rating : R for language, violence and some sexual content.
Distributors : Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits

Starring : George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Tobey Maguire, Robin Weigert, Dave Power
Directed by : Steven Soderbergh
Produced by : Benjamin Waisbren, Frederic W. Brost, Ben Cosgrove

Home of the Brave (2006)

Synopsis
Three soldiers who return home after a lengthy tour in Iraq find that re-entering "normal" life after the continued trauma of battle is not an easy task.

Genres : Drama and War
Release Date : December 15, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : R
Distributors : MGM Distribution Company

Cast and Credits
Starring : Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Biel, Christina Ricci, 50 Cent, Brian Presley
Directed by : Irwin Winkler
Produced by : Randall Emmett, Irwin Winkler, Rob Cowan

Inland Empire (2006)

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Synopsis
A woman gets mixed up in a mystery landing her in trouble in the Inland Empire near Los Angeles.

Genres : Drama and Thriller
Running Time : 2 hrs. 48 min.
Release Date : December 15th, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : R for language, some violence and sexuality/nudity.

Cast and Credits
Starring : Laura Dern, Justin Theroux, Harry Dean Stanton, Jeremy Irons, Terryn Westbrook
Directed by : David Lynch
Produced by : Merik Zydowicz, David Lynch, Mary Sweeney

Venus (2006)

Synopsis
Maurice and Ian are a pair of veteran actors who never quite hit the big time. Now in their ?olden years,? they continue to work, though the jobs are far from glamorous. But their comfortable routine and witty banter over breakfast in a favorite caf? is disrupted by the arrival of Ian? grand-niece, Jessie. Jessie quickly tries her great-uncle? patience; but Maurice is absolutely taken with the young woman and proceeds to show her the cultural sights of London. As Maurice tries to give Jessie the benefit of his experience, he is surprised to discover how very little he actually knows about himself now that his life is drawing to a close. Jessie, who had arrived with an enormous chip on her shoulders, slowly learns from Maurice the value of respect--for herself as well as others.

Genres : Art/Foreign and Drama
Running Time : 1 hr. 35 min.
Release Date : December 15th, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : R for language, some sexual content and brief nudity.
Distributors : Miramax Films

Cast and Credits
Starring : Peter O'Toole, Leslie Phillips, Jodie Whittaker, Vanessa Redgrave, Richard Griffiths
Directed by : Roger Michell
Produced by : Scott Rudin, Tessa Ross, Miles Kettley

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Charlotte's Web (2006)

Synopsis
Fern is one of only two living beings who sees that Wilbur is a special animal as she raises him, the runt of the litter, into a terrific and radiant pig. As Wilbur moves into a new barn, he begins a second profound friendship with the most unlikely of creatures--a spider named Charlotte--and their bond inspires the animals around them to come together as a family. When the word gets out that Wilbur? days are numbered, it seems that only a miracle will save his life. A determined Charlotte--who sees miracles in the ordinary--spins words into her web in an effort to convince the farmer that Wilbur is ?ome pig? and worth saving.

Genres : Drama, Kids/Family and Adaptation
Release Date : December 20th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : Not Rated
Distributors : Paramount Pictures

Cast and Credits
Starring : Dakota Fanning, Julia Roberts, Oprah Winfrey, John Cleese, Steve Buscemi
Directed by : Gary Winick
Produced by : Paul Neesan, Edgar Bronfman Sr, Julia Pistor

The Painted Veil (2006)

Synopsis
A love story set in the 1920s about a young English couple--a conservative doctor and a restless society girl--who marry hastily, relocate to Hong Kong. There they betray each other easily, and find an unexpected chance at redemption and happiness while on a deadly journey into the heart of ancient China.

Genres : Drama, Romance and Adaptation
Release Date : December 20th, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : Not Rated
Distributors : Warner Independent Pictures

Cast and Credits

Starring : Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber, Sally Hawkins, Toby Jones
Directed by : John Curran
Produced by : Mark R. Gordon, Bob Yari, Robert F. Katz

The Good Shepherd (2006)



Synopsis
Edward Wilson understands the value of secrecy--discretion and commitment to honor have been embedded in him since childhood. As an eager, optimistic student at Yale, he is recruited to join the secret society Skull and Bones, a brotherhood and breeding ground for future world leaders. Wilson's acute mind, spotless reputation and sincere belief in American values render him a prime candidate for a career in intelligence, and he is soon recruited to work for the OSS (the precursor to the CIA) during WWII. As one of the covert founders of the CIA, working in the heart of an organization where duplicity is required and nothing is taken at face value, Edward's idealism is steadily eroded by a growing suspicious nature, reflective of a world settling into the long paranoia of the Cold War. As his methods are adopted as standard operating procedure, Wilson develops into one of the Agency's veteran operatives, all the while combating his KGB counterpart. However, his steely dedication to his country comes at an ever-increasing price. Not even his wife Clover or his beloved son can divert Wilson from a path that will force him to sacrifice everything in pursuit of this job.

Genres : Drama, Romance and Thriller
Release Date : December 22nd, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : R for some violence, sexuality and language.
Distributors : Universal Pictures

Cast and Credits
Starring : Matt Damon, Robert De Niro, Angelina Jolie, John Turturro, Patrick Wilson
Directed by : Robert De Niro
Produced by : Francis Ford Coppola, Chris Brigham, Guy McElwaine
       
Night At the Museum (2006)

Synopsis
Good-hearted dreamer Larry Daley, despite being perpetually down on his luck, thinks he's destined for something big. But even he could never have imagined how big, when he accepts what appears to be a menial job as a graveyard-shift security guard at a museum of natural history. During Larry's watch, extraordinary things begin to occur: Mayans, Roman Gladiators, and cowboys emerge from their diorama to wage epic battles; in his quest for fire, a Neanderthal burns down his own display; Attila the Hun pillages his neighboring exhibits, and a T-Rex reminds everyone why he's history's fiercest predator. Amidst the chaos, the only person Larry can turn to for advice is a wax figure of President Teddy Roosevelt , who helps our hero harness the bedlam, stop a nefarious plot, and save the museum.

Genres : Comedy, Kids/Family, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation
Release Date : December 22, 2006
MPAA Rating : PG for mild action, language and brief rude humor.
Distributors : 20th Century Fox Distribution, 20th Century Fox International

Cast and Credits
Starring : Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Kim Raver, Mickey Rooney, Dick Van Dyke
Directed by : Shawn Levy
Produced by : Chris Columbus, Stephen Sommers, Bob Ducsay

Rocky Balboa (2006)

Synopsis
Former heavyweight champion Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) steps out of retirement and back into the ring, pitting himself against a new rival decades after his initial glory. When a computer simulated boxing match declares Rocky Balboa the victor over current champion Mason "The Line" Dixon, the legendary fighter's passion and spirit are reignited. But when his desire to fight in small, regional competitions is trumped by promoters calling for a rematch of the cyber-fight, Balboa must weigh the mental and physical risks of a high profile exhibition match against his need to be in the ring.

Genres : Action/Adventure, Drama, Sequel and Sports
Release Date : December 22nd, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG for boxing violence and some language.
Distributors : MGM Distribution Company

Cast and Credits
Starring : Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young, Milo Ventimiglia, Antonio Tarver, Geraldine Hughes
Directed by : Sylvester Stallone
Produced by : Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff, Sylvester Stallone

We Are Marshall (2006)

Synopsis
A true story, based on devastating events, set in Huntington, West Virginia, about a small town steeped in the rich tradition of college football. For decades, players, coaches, fans and families have come together to cheer on Marshall University's "Thundering Herd." For this team and this community, Marshall football is more than just a sport, it's a way of life. But on a fateful night in 1970, while traveling back to Huntington after a game in North Carolina, 75 members of Marshall's football team and coaching staff were killed in a plane crash. As those left behind struggled to cope with the devastating loss of their loved ones, the grieving families found hope and strength in the leadership of Jack Lengyel, a young coach who was determined to rebuild Marshall's football program and in the process helped to heal a community.

Genres : Drama and Sports
Release Date : December 22nd, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG for emotional thematic material, a crash scene, and mild language.
Distributors : Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits
Starring : Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, David Strathairn, Ian McShane, Anthony Mackie
Directed by : Joseph McGinty Nichol
Produced by : Brent O'Connor, Thomas Tull, Jeanne Allgood

Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

Synopsis
A period high drama that concerns the volatile balance of power between the King and the Queen and his three sons, which entails betrayal, deceit and passion--pitting the King against Queen and father against sons.

Genres : Art/Foreign, Drama, Romance and Adaptation
Release Date : December 22nd, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : R for violence.
Distributors : Sony Pictures Classics

Cast and Credits
Starring : Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li, Liu Ye, Chen Jin, Jay Chou
Directed by : Zhang Yimou
Produced by : Bill Kong, Zhang Weiping, Zhang Yimou

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Black Christmas (2006)

Synopsis
"Black Christmas" is a remake of the 1974 slasher classic about a psycho terrorizing a sorority house during the holiday season.

Genres : Suspense/Horror and Remake
Release Date : December 25th, 2006 (wide)
Distributors : 2929 Entertainment, MGM Distribution Company

Cast and Credits
Starring : Michelle Trachtenberg, Oliver Hudson, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Katie Cassidy, Lacey Chabert
Directed by : Glen Morgan
Produced by : Bob Clark, Todd Wagner, Mark Cuban

Children of Men (2006)



Synopsis
A futuristic society faces extinction when no children are born and the human race has lost the ability to reproduce. England has descended into chaos, until an iron-handed warden is brought in to institute martial law. The warden's ability to keep order is threatened when a woman finds that she is pregnant with what would be the first child born in 27 years.

Genres : Drama, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller and Adaptation
Running Time : 1 hr. 54 min.
Release Date : December 25th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : R for strong violence, language, some drug use and brief nudity.
Distributors : Universal Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits
Starring : Julianne Moore, Clive Owen, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Charlie Hunnam
Directed by : Alfonso Cuaron
Produced by : Thomas Bliss, Armyan Bernstein, Hilary Shor

Notes on a Scandal (2006)

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Synopsis
When Sheba Hart joins St. George's as the new art teacher, Barbara Covett senses a kindred spirit. But Barbara is not the only one drawn to her. Sheba begins an illicit affair and Barbara becomes the keeper of her secret.

Genres : Comedy and Adaptation
Release Date : December 22nd, 2006 (NY/LA)
MPAA Rating : R for language and some aberrant sexual content.
Distributors : Fox Searchlight Pictures

Cast and Credits
Starring : Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Bill Nighy
Directed by : Richard Eyre
Produced by :  Redmond Morris, Scott Rudin, Robert Fox

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)

Synopsis
Based on the bestselling novel by Patrick S?kind, "Perfume" is a story of murder and obsession set in 18th-century France. Jean-Baptiste Grenouille has a unique talent for discerning the scents and smells that swirl around him, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. Strangely lacking any scent of his own, he becomes obsessed with capturing the irresistible but elusive aroma of young womanhood. As Grenouille's obsession turns deadly, twelve young girls are found murdered. Panic breaks out as people rush to protect their daughters, while an unrepentant and unrelenting Grenouille still lacks the final ingredient to complete his quest.

Genres : Art/Foreign, Thriller and Adaptation
Running Time : 2 hrs. 25 min.
Release Date : December 27th, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : R for aberrant behavior involving nudity, violence, sexuality, and disturbing images.
Distributors : DreamWorks SKG

Cast and Credits
Starring : Ben Whishaw, Dustin Hoffman, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Corinna Harfouch
Directed by : Tom Tykwer
Produced by : Martin Moszkowicz, Andreas Schmid, Andreas Grosch

Factory Girl (2006)

Synopsis
The year is 1965, and Edie Sedgwick is living every young girl's dream. Rich, ambitious and breathtakingly beautiful, Edie's life changes forever when she meets Andy Warhol, New York's most famous artist, and the man who will transform this trust fund baby into the Big Apple's most dazzling Superstar. At the center of this exciting and decadent new world is The Factory, Warhol's downtown loft, a place where musicians, artists, actors and all types of misfits gather to create art and movies during the day, and to throw fabulous parties at night. It is here that Edie takes her place at Andy'ss side as the Factory's most alluring and irresistible Superstar. Edie has the world at her feet. Every woman wants to be her. Every man wants to be with her. But unable to find the love she craves from Andy and The Factory Edie turns to the "voice of a generation" singer-songwriter Danny Quinn, a captivating and talented musician who represents everything that Andy is not - where Andy is all cool surfaces, Danny burns with the fire of his convictions. Danny pushes Edie to free herself from Andy, who has been using her in his movies but never paying her. Edie quickly falls for Danny, but every affair has its price.

Genres : Drama and Biopic
Release Date : December 29th, 2006 (limited)
Distributors : The Weinstein Company , MGM Distribution Company

Cast and Credits
Starring : Guy Pearce (II), Sienna Miller, Hayden Christensen, Jimmy Fallon, Meredith Ostrom
Directed by : George Hickenlooper
Produced by : J. Malcolm Petal, Kimberly C. Anderson, Simon Monjack
       
Fast Track (2006)

Synopsis
A 30 year-old underachiever takes a job when his pregnant wife quits her high-pressure, big salary job.

Genres : Comedy
Release Date : December 29th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG-13 for sexual content, brief language and a drug reference.
Distributors : The Weinstein Company

Cast and Credits
Starring : Zach Braff, Amanda Peet, Jason Bateman
Directed by : Jesse Peretz
Produced by : Mark Cuban, Todd Wagner, Ted Hope

Miss Potter (2006)

Synopsis
Biography of children's author Beatrix Potter, including how she overcame a domineering mother and the chauvinism of Victorian England to become a best-selling author.

Genres : Drama and Biopic
Release Date : December 29th, 2006 (limited)
Distributors : MGM Distribution Company

Cast and Credits
Starring : Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson, Perdita Weeks, Bill Patterson
Directed by : Chris Noonan
Produced by : Renee Zellweger, Mike Medavoy, David M. Kirschner

Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

Synopsis
Set in 1940s Spain against the postwar repression of Franco's Spain, a fairy tale that centers on Ofelia, a lonely and dreamy child living with her mother and adoptive father, who is a military officer tasked with 'ridding the area' of rebels. In her loneliness, Ofelia creates a world filled with fantastical creatures and secret destinies. With Fascism at its height, Ofelia must come to terms with her world through a fable of her own creation.

Genres : Art/Foreign, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Thriller
Running Time : 2 hrs.
Release Date : December 29th, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : R for graphic violence and some language.
Distributors : Picturehouse

Cast and Credits
Starring : Maribel Verdu, Ivana Baquero, Sergi Lopez (II), Ariadna Gil, Alex Angulo
Directed by : Guillermo del Toro
Produced by : Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuaron, Bertha Navarro (II)



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January 2007

Code Name: The Cleaner (2007)

Synopsis
An amnesiac janitor, who is duped into thinking he is an undercover agent, is subconsciously carrying a secret that can link the FBI with an arms scandal.

Genres : Action/Adventure, Comedy and Drama
Release Date : January 5th, 2007 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG-13 for sexual content, crude humor and some violence.
Distributors : New Line Cinema

Cast and Credits
Starring : Cedric The Entertainer, Lucy Liu, Nicollette Sheridan, Callum Keith Rennie, DeRay Davis
Directed by : Les Mayfield
Produced by : Lucy Liu, A.J. Dix, Anthony Rhulen

Freedom Writers (2007)

Synopsis
A dedicated California teacher finds a way to unify her disadvantaged, racially divided students, and to improve their grasp of academics, partly by having them keep journals about their violent, troubled lives.

Genres : Drama, Adaptation, Biopic and Teen
Release Date : January 12th, 2007 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG-13 for violent content, some thematic material and language.
Distributors : Paramount Pictures

Cast and Credits
Starring : Hilary Swank, Imelda Staunton, Scott Glenn, Mario , Robert Wisdom
Directed by : Richard La Gravenese
Produced by : Hilary Swank, Tracey Durning, Danny DeVito

Happily N'Ever After (2007)

Synopsis
When the wizard in charge of Fairy Tale World goes on holiday Cinderella's wicked stepmother takes over the world, which is home to characters such as Little Red Riding Hood, The Seven Dwarves and Rapunzel.

Genres : Comedy, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Animation
Release Date : January 5th, 2007 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG for some mild action and rude humor.
Distributors : Lionsgate

Cast and Credits
Starring : Sigourney Weaver, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr, Patrick Warburton, Andy Dick
Directed by : Paul Bolger
Produced by : Rainer Soehnlein, Ralph Kamp, Louise Goodsill


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Thr3e (2007)

Synopsis
A police profiler and an insurance agent help a shy graduate student when the latter is targeted by a bomber who uses riddles to terrify his victims.

Genres : Thriller and Adaptation
Release Date : January 5th, 2007 (limited)
Distributors : 20th Century Fox Distribution

Cast and Credits
Starring : Marc Blucas, Justine Waddell, Laura Jordan, Bill Moseley, Max Ryan
Directed by : Robby Henson
Produced by : Wojtek Frychowski, Joe Goodman, Bobby Neutz

Alpha Dog (2007)

Synopsis
Based on the life of Jesse James Hollywood, the youngest man to ever be on the F.B.I.'s most wanted list.

Genres : Drama and Crime/Gangster
Running Time : 1 hr. 57 min.
Release Date : January 12th, 2007
MPAA Rating : R for pervasive drug use and language, strong violence, sexuality and nudity.
Distributors : Universal Pictures Distribution, Universal Pictures

Cast and Credits
Starring : Amanda Seyfried, Justin Timberlake, Bruce Willis, Sharon Stone, Emile Hirsch
Directed by : Nick Cassavetes
Produced by : Steven Markoff, Robert Geringer, Avram Kaplan

Pathfinder (2007)

Synopsis
A thousand years in the past, a young Norse boy is left behind after his clan shipwrecks on the Eastern shores. Despite his lineage, the boy is raised by the very Indians his kinsmen set out to destroy. Now, as the Vikings return to stage another barbaric raid on his village, the 25 year-old Norse warrior wages a personal war to stop the Vikings⿿ trail of death and destruction. Forging his own path, his destiny is revealed and his identity re-claimed.

Genres : Action/Adventure and Remake
Release Date : January 12th, 2007 (wide)
MPAA Rating : R for strong brutal violence throughout.
Distributors : 20th Century Fox Distribution

Cast and Credits
Starring : Ken Watanabe, Karl Urban, Moon Bloodgood, Russell Means, Clancy Brown
Directed by : Marcus Nispel
Produced by : Rick Alvarez, John Jacobsen, Lee Nelson

Stomp the Yard (2007)

Synopsis
DJ, a troubled youth from Los Angeles attending the historically black Truth University in Atlanta, Georgia. When adapting to his new environment proves difficult, DJ finds solace in joining a struggling fraternity where he begins implementing his street-style dance moves in an attempt to help the step team win the coveted National Step Show Championship. Before long DJ becomes the competing fraternity's main rival, while trying to pursue his new love interest, deal with his own troubled past and learn the true meanings of brotherhood and Fraternity along the way.

Genres : Drama, Musical/Performing Arts and Teen
Release Date : January 12th, 2007 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG-13 for a scene of violence, some sexual material and language.
Distributors : Sony Pictures Releasing

Cast and Credits
Starring : Columbus Short, Brian J. White, Ne-Yo , Courtney B. Vance, Meagan Good
Directed by : Sylvain White
Produced by : Rob Hardy, William Packer

Nomad (2007)

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Synopsis
Set in 18th-century Kazakhstan, a boy feels destined to one day unite the three warring tribes of the region.

Genres : Drama
Release Date : January 12th, 2007
Distributors : The Weinstein Company

Tears of the Black Tiger (2007)

Synopsis
The tale of the ill-fated love affair between the bandit Black Tiger and the well-born lady Rumpoey. They have known each other since childhood, but her father has engaged her to marry Police Captain Kumjorn--who is charged with destroying the gang of which Black Tiger is a member. At one point Black Tiger very sportingly saves Kumjorn's life. As the wedding day approaches, will Kumjorn be man enough to return the favor?

Genres : Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign, Drama, Romance and Western
Running Time : 1 hr. 50 min.
Release Date : January 12, 2007 (limited)

Cast and Credits
Starring : Chartchai Ngamsan, Stella Malucchi, Suppakorn Kitsuwan, Arawat Ruangvuth, Sombatl Medhanee
Directed by : Wisit Sasanatieng, Wisit Sasantieng
Produced by : Pracha Maleenont, Brian L. Marcar, Adirek Watleela

The Hitcher (2007)

Synopsis
A young man driving across country becomes prey for a cunning serial killer, who blames all his murders on the young man.

Genres : Suspense/Horror, Thriller and Remake
Release Date : January 19th, 2007 (wide)
MPAA Rating : R for strong bloody violence, terror and language.
Distributors : Rogue Pictures (Focus)

Cast and Credits
Starring : Sean Bean, Sophia Bush, Kyle Davis, Neal McDonough, Zachary Knighton
Directed by : Dave Meyers
Produced by : Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller

The Italian (2007)

Synopsis
It's a pretty tall order to ask a six-year-old to suddenly take on responsibility for his own life. The questions facing Vanya are really tough: does he want to live a comfortable life as an adopted child of a loving family in Italy? After all, for an abandoned Russian child like Vanya it really doesn't sound like a bad option. Serene life under the Mediterranean sun is awaiting him. But the boy longs to find his own mother, so he decides to set off in search of her. But before he can begin, Vanya must learn to read the file that holds the information he needs to find her. He embarks on his quest--and encounters a mysterious and dangerous world. The world of children is a universe with its own laws; a realm in which sometimes one's heart speaks louder than one's intellect.

Genres : Art/Foreign, Drama and Kids/Family
Running Time : 1 hr. 39 min.
Release Date : January 19th, 2007 (limited)
Distributors : Sony Pictures Classics

Cast and Credits
Starring : Yuri Itskov, Maria Kuznetsova (II), Darya Lesnikova, Denis Moiseenko, Nikolai Reutov
Directed by : Andrey Kravchuk
Produced by : Andrey Zertsalov       

Blood and Chocolate (2007)

Synopsis
A teen werewolf, grieving for her father and bored with her pack mates, falls for a human.

Genres : Drama, Romance, Suspense/Horror and Adaptation
Release Date : January 26th, 2007 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG-13 for violence/terror, some sexuality and substance abuse.
Distributors : MGM Distribution Company

Cast and Credits
Starring : Olivier Martinez, Agnes Bruckner, Hugh Dancy, Katja Riemann, Bryan Dick
Directed by : Katja Von Garnier
Produced by : Ehren Kruger, Tom Rosenberg, Daniel Bobker

Catch and Release (2007)

Synopsis
A woman must deal with the untimely death of her husband and the revelation of secrets he kept from her.

Genres : Comedy, Drama and Romance
Release Date : January 26th, 2007 (wide)
MPAA Rating : Not Rated
Distributors : Sony Pictures Releasing

Cast and Credits
Starring : Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Juliette Lewis, Kevin Smith (XV), Fiona Shaw
Directed by : Susannah Grant
Produced by : Casey Grant, Jenno Topping, Joshua Siegel

Dead Silence (2007)

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Synopsis
A man is called home by his dying father, but tongueless corpses begin piling up all around the young man, who enlists a female friend from his high school days to figure out who's doing the gruesome killings.

Genres : Thriller
Release Date : January 26th, 2007
Distributors : Universal Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits
Starring : Leigh Whannell, Amber Valletta, Ryan Kwanten, Donnie Wahlberg, Christina Cox
Directed by : James Wan
Produced by : Oren Koules, Gregg Hoffman, Mark Burg

Epic Movie (2007)

Synopsis
In the spirit of "Scary Movie" and "Date Movie, a parody that spoofs recent mega-blockbusters. The comedy centers itself around four orphans who visit a chocolate factory and are transported to the wonderful land of Gnarnia, after stumbling upon an enchanted wardrobe. There they battle pirates, encounter earnest wizards and attempt to defeat Gnarnia's dastardly White Bitch.

Release Date : January 26th, 2007 (wide)
Distributors : 20th Century Fox Distribution

Cast and Credits
Starring : Kal Penn, Adam Campbell, Jennifer Coolidge, Jayma Mays, Faune Chambers
Directed by : Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer

The Invisible (2007)

Synopsis
Nick, is a high school senior with a bright future until, in a tragic case of mistaken identity, he is brutally attacked by a troubled girl, Annie, and his body is left for dead. Now in limbo, not quite dead but invisible to the living, his spirit can only watch as his mother and the police search frantically for him, unaware that he is only hours away from truly perishing.

Genres : Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller and Remake
Release Date : January 26th, 2007 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG-13 for violence, criminality, sensuality and language - all involving teens.
Distributors : Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits
Starring : Justin Chatwin, Margarita Levieva, Marcia Gay Harden, Christopher Marquette, Michelle Harrison
Directed by : David S. Goyer
Produced by : Peter Possne, William Beasley, Neal Edelstein

Smokin' Aces (2007)

Synopsis
Mob boss Primo Sparazza has taken out a hefty contract on Buddy "Aces" Israel--a sleazy magician who has agreed to turn state's evidence against the Vegas mob. The FBI, sensing a chance to use this small-time con to bring down big-target Sparazza, places Aces into protective custody-under the supervision of two agents dispatched to Aces' Lake Tahoe hideout. When word of the price on Aces' head spreads into the community of ex-cons and cons-to-be, it entices bounty hunters, thugs-for-hire, deadly vixens and double-crossing mobsters to join in the hunt. With all eyes on Tahoe, this rogues' gallery collides in a comic race to hit the jackpot and rub out Aces.

Genres : Action/Adventure and Comedy
Release Date : January 26th, 2007 (wide)
MPAA Rating : R for strong bloody violence, pervasive language, some nudity and drug use.
Distributors : Universal Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits
Starring : Ben Affleck, Jeremy Piven, Ryan Reynolds, Andy Garcia, Alicia Keys
Directed by : Joe Carnahan
Produced by : Liza Chasin, Robert Graf (II), Tim Bevan



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Opening February 2007

Because I Said So (2007)

Synopsis
A well-intentioned but over-zealous mother goes on a mission to find Mister Right for her youngest and unmarried daughter.

Genres : Comedy
Release Date : February 2nd, 2007 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG-13 for sexual content including dialogue, some mature thematic material and partial nudity.
Distributors : Universal Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits
Starring : Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Gabriel Macht, Tom Everett Scott, Lauren Graham
Directed by : Michael Lehmann
Produced by : Norm Waitt, Scott Niemeyer, Paul Brooks

The Messengers (2007)

Synopsis
A family moves into a run-down sunflower farm. As the farm begins to revive after years of disrepair, the family begins to notice uncomfortable and alarming changes in their father's behavior.

Genres : Science Fiction/Fantasy and Suspense/Horror
Release Date : February 2nd, 2007 (wide)
MPAA Rating : PG-13 for mature thematic material, disturbing violence and terror.
Distributors : Sony Pictures Releasing

Cast and Credits
Starring : Kristen Stewart, Dylan McDermott, Penelope Ann Miller, John Corbett
Directed by : Oxide Pang, Danny Pang
Produced by : Joe Drake, Nathan Kahane, William Sherak

Factory Girl (2006)

Synopsis
The year is 1965, and Edie Sedgwick is living every young girl's dream. Rich, ambitious and breathtakingly beautiful, Edie's life changes forever when she meets Andy Warhol, New York's most famous artist, and the man who will transform this trust fund baby into the Big Apple's most dazzling Superstar. At the center of this exciting and decadent new world is The Factory, Warhol's downtown loft, a place where musicians, artists, actors and all types of misfits gather to create art and movies during the day, and to throw fabulous parties at night. It is here that Edie takes her place at Andy'ss side as the Factory's most alluring and irresistible Superstar. Edie has the world at her feet. Every woman wants to be her. Every man wants to be with her. But unable to find the love she craves from Andy and The Factory Edie turns to the "voice of a generation" singer-songwriter Danny Quinn, a captivating and talented musician who represents everything that Andy is not - where Andy is all cool surfaces, Danny burns with the fire of his convictions. Danny pushes Edie to free herself from Andy, who has been using her in his movies but never paying her. Edie quickly falls for Danny, but every affair has its price.

Genres : Drama and Biopic
Running Time : 1 hr. 27 min.
Release Date : December 29th, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating : R for pervasive drug use, strong sexual content, nudity and language.
Distributors : The Weinstein Company , MGM Distribution Company

Cast and Credits
Starring : Guy Pearce, Sienna Miller, Hayden Christensen, Jimmy Fallon, Meredith Ostrom
Directed by : George Hickenlooper
Produced by : Simon Monjack, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein

Hannibal Rising (2007)

Synopsis
In Eastern Europe at the end of World War II, a young Hannibal watches as his parents violently die, leaving his young sister in his care. Alone and without any means of support, he is forced to live in a Soviet orphanage. He flees to Paris to find his uncle has died but his Japanese widow, Lady Murasaki (Gong Li) welcomes him. Even her kindness and love cannot soothe the nightmares and sorrows that plague him. Showing a cunning aptitude for science he is accepted into medical school, which serves to hone his skills and provide the tools to exact justice on the war criminals that haunt him day and night. This quest will ignite an insatiable lust within a serial killer who was not born, but made.

Genres : Suspense/Horror, Thriller, Adaptation and Sequel
Running Time : 117 min.
Release Date : February 9th, 2007 (wide)
MPAA Rating : R for strong grisly violent content and some language/sexual references.
Distributors : MGM Distribution Company

Cast and Credits
Starring : Gaspard Ulliel, Gong Li, Rhys Ifans, Ivan Marevich, Dominic West
Directed by : Peter Webber
Produced by : Tarak Ben Ammar, Dino de Laurentiis, Martha de Laurentiis

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Norbit (2007)

Synopsis
Norbit has never had it easy. As a baby, he was abandoned on the steps of a Chinese restaurant/orphanage and raised by Mr. Wong. Things get worse when he's forced into marriage by the mean, junk food-chugging queen, Rasputia. Just when Norbit's hanging by his last thread, his childhood sweetheart, Kate, moves back to town.

Genres : Comedy
Release Date : February 9th, 2007 (wide)
MPAA Rating : R
Distributors : DreamWorks SKG

Cast and Credits
Starring : Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Cuba Gooding Jr, Eddie Griffin, Terry Crews
Directed by : Brian Robbins
Produced by : Michael Tollin, Brian Robbins, David Householter

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Breaking and Entering (2006)

Synopsis
A young Muslim thief breaks into the office of a yuppie architect in London, afterwards the architect re-evaluates his life. A series of related events intersects the lives of the two men with a variety of other people in the seedy inner-city area of Kings Cross.

Genres : Art/Foreign and Drama
Running Time : 2 hrs.
Release Date : December 15th, 2006 (LA); February 9th, 2007 (limited)
MPAA Rating : R for sexuality and language.
Distributors : The Weinstein Company

Cast and Credits
Starring : Jude Law, Vera Farmiga, Juliette Binoche, Martin Freeman, Ray Winstone
Directed by : Anthony Minghella
Produced by : Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Colin Vaines