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Fast Food Nation (2006)

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,...

Genres: Drama, Thriller, Adaptation and Politics/Religion

Running Time: 1 hr. 46 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 Talancon, Greg Kinnear, Bobby Cannavale
Directed by: Richard Linklater
Produced by: Jeff Skoll, Edward Saxon, Chris Salvaterra (II)

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For Your Consideration (2006)

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...

Genres: Comedy

Running Time: 1 hr. 26 min.

Release Date: November 17th, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual references and brief language.

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

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Stranger Than Fiction (2006)

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...

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance and Science Fiction/Fantasy

Running Time: 1 hr. 53 min.

Release Date: November 10th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some disturbing images, sexuality, brief language and nudity.

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

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A Good Year (2006)

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...

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

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Harsh Times (2006)

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...

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
Directed by: David Ayer
Produced by: Christian Bale, Andrea Sperling, David Ayer

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The Return (2006)

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 a 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...

Genres: Suspense/Horror and Thriller

Running Time: 1 hr. 25 min.

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

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Saw III (2006)

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,...

Genres: Suspense/Horror and Sequel

Running Time: 107 min.

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

U.S. Box Office: $59,382,706

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, Stacey Testro

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Absolute Wilson (2006)

A chronicles of the epic life, times and creative genius of Robert Wilson, intimately revealing one of the most controversial, rule-breaking and downright mysterious artists of our era. The story explores the transformative power of creativity itself through the inspirational tale of a boy, the son of the mayor of Waco, who grew up as a troubled and learning-disabled outsider in a segregated, fundamentalist...

Genres: Art/Foreign, Documentary and Biopic

Running Time: 1 hr. 50 min.

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Distributors: New Yorker Films

Cast and Credits

Starring: Robert Wilson (III), David Byrne, Susan Sontag, Tom Waits, Suzanne Wilson
Directed by: Katharina Otto
Produced by: Katharina Otto, Penny CM Stankiewicz

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The Bridge (2006)

A provocative, unflinching documentary about the suicides at San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge; a film about the human spirit in crisis, and the tenuous connections between life and death-- between the dead and those left behind.

Genres: Documentary

Running Time: 1 hr. 33 min.

MPAA Rating: R for disturbing content involving suicide, and for some language.

Distributors: IFC Films, First Stripe Productions, Easy There Tiger

U.S. Box Office: $94,498

Cast and Credits

Starring: Kevin Hines (II), Patrick Hines (III), Rachel Marker, Tara Harrell, Carolyn Presley
Directed by: Eric Steel
Produced by: Alison Palmer, Evan Shapiro, Eric Steel

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The Cave of the Yellow Dog (2006)

The oldest daughter of a Mongolian nomad family finds a small dog one day while out in the fields. When she brings him home, her father is afraid he could bring bad luck and demands that she immediately get rid of him. Despite her father's orders, she keeps the puppy and tries to hide him from her skeptical father. When the family uproots to move to another camp, the father leaves the puppy behind,...

Running Time: 1 hr. 33 min.

Release Date: November 10th, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Distributors: Tartan Films (US)

Cast and Credits

Starring: Urjindorj Batchuluun, Buyandulam Daramdadi Batchuluun, Nansal Batchuluun, Nansalmaa Batchuluun, Batbayar Batchuluun
Directed by: Byambasuren Davaa
Produced by: Stephan Schesch

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Christmas at Maxwell's (2006)

Andrew, Suzie and their two children decide to spend Christmas at their summer home, the Maxwell House. Surrounded by memories and the love of friends, the Austins pray for a holiday miracle when Suzie's cancer takes a turn for the worse.

Genres: Drama, Kids/Family, Romance and Holiday

Running Time: 1 hr. 34 min.

Release Date: December 1st, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: PG for thematic issues and momentary mild language.

Distributors: Laufer Films
Cast and Credits

Starring: Andrew May (II), Jack Hourigan, Andrew May, Helen Welch, Lauren Dowden
Directed by: Bill Laufer, William C. Laufer
Produced by: Bill Laufer, Tiffany Laufer, William C. Laufer

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Cocaine Cowboys (2006)

In the 1980s, ruthless Colombian cocaine barons invaded Miami with a brand of violence unseen in this country since Prohibition-era Chicago--and it put the city on the map. "Cocaine Cowboys" is the true story of how Miami became the drug, murder and cash capital of the United States, told by the people who made it all happen.

Genres: Documentary

Running Time: 1 hr. 56 min.

Release Date: October 27th, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for pervasive drug content, gruesome violent images, and language.

Distributors: Magnolia Pictures

U.S. Box Office: $84,134

Cast and Credits

Directed by: Billy Corben
Produced by: Daniela Manas, Bruno Del Granado, Alfred Spellman

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Color of the Cross (2006)

Presents the idea that Jesus Christ was black, while looking at the pain and suffering that Jesus, his Disciples and his family endured during the last 48 hours of his life. It also injects the possibility that race was a factor in his crucifixion.

Genres: Drama and Politics/Religion

Running Time: 1 hr. 28 min.

Release Date: October 27th, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Distributors: Warning Films/Nu-Lite Entertainment, Rocky Mountain Pictures

Cast and Credits

Starring: Jean Claude LaMarre, Debbi Morgan, Ananda Lewis, Johann Jean, Jesse Holland
Directed by: Jean Claude LaMarre
Produced by: Lila Aviv, Paul Noel, Eddy Lahens

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Come Early Morning (2006)

Lucy is a 30-something woman who keeps waking up with a stiff hangover and a guy she doesn't even want to look at. If coming to grips with why she keeps repeating this pattern isn't enough, Lucy also begins to realize that she needs to get in touch with her familial past and, more importantly, with the person she has become.

Genres: Drama and Romance

Running Time: 1 hr. 37 min.

Release Date: November 10th, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for language and some sexual situations.

Distributors: Roadside Attractions

Cast and Credits

Starring: Ashley Judd, Laura Prepon, Tim Blake Nelson, Diane Ladd, Jeffrey Donovan
Directed by: Joey Lauren Adams
Produced by: Michel Litvak, Gary Walters, Dan Grodnik

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Conversations With God (2006)

The true story of Neale Walsch who, at the lowest point in his life, asks God some very hard questions. The answers he gets from God/within himself become the foundation of an internationally acclaimed book series that has sold over 7 million copies and been translated into 34 languages. The film chronicles the dramatic journey of a down and out man who inadvertently becomes a spiritual messenger and...

Genres: Drama, Adaptation, Biopic and Politics/Religion

Running Time: 1 hr. 51 min.

Release Date: October 27, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements, some language and a brief accident.

Distributors: Samuel Goldwyn Films

Cast and Credits

Starring: Henry Czerny, Ingrid Boulting, Bruce Page, Vilma Silva
Directed by: Stephen Simon
Produced by: Gay Hendricks, Stephen Simon