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Garfield's A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)

Garfield follows his owner, Jon, to England, where Garfield is mistaken for a look-alike, regal cat who has inherited a castle. Garfield savors the royal treatment afforded by his loyal "subjects," but his reign is in jeopardy. The nefarious Lord Dargis is determined to do away with Garfield, so he can turn the castle into a resort.

Genres: Comedy, Kids/Family and Animation

Release Date: June 16th, 2006 (wide)

Cast and Credits

Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Breckin Meyer, Lucy Davis, Billy Connolly, Ian Abercrombie
Directed by: Tim Hill (III)

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Loverboy (2006)

An unsound mother surrounds her only son with a magical world for two, filled with art, games and bottomless devotion. When the boy longs to attend a school with other children, outsiders threaten their world.

Genres: Drama, Romance and Adaptation

Running Time: 1 hr. 26 min.

Release Date: June 16th, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for sexuality.

Cast and Credits

Starring: Kyra Sedgwick, Matt Dillon, Oliver Platt, Marisa Tomei, Campbell Scott
Directed by: Kevin Bacon

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Only Human (2006)

Leni has come home to introduce her fiancée Rafi to her idiosyncratic Jewish family for the first time. Everything goes smoothly until the lovers belatedly reveal that Rafi is Palestinian. Amid the ensuing hysteria, Rafi escapes to the kitchen, ostensibly to help prepare the dinner. Unfortunately he drops the soup he was meant to defrost out of the 7th floor window, hitting a pedestrian below, and...

Genres: Art/Foreign, Comedy, Documentary and Romance

Running Time: 1 hr. 29 min.

Release Date: June 16th, 2006 (NY)

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Starring: Norma Aleandro, Guillermo Toledo, Maria Botto, Mariana Aguilera, Fernando Ramallo
Directed by: Teresa de Peligri, Dominic Harari, Teresa Pelegri

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Wordplay (2006)

An in-depth look at "The New York Times" crossword puzzle and its editor Will Shortz, and the wonderfully unique and loyal fan base he has built and nurtured during his 12-year tenure at the paper.

Genres: Documentary

Running Time: 90 min.

Release Date: June 16, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Cast and Credits

Starring: Will Shortz, Merl Reagle, Jon Stewart, Ken Burns, Indigo Girls (II)
Directed by: Patrick Creadon

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Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2006)

A ubiquitous influence even as he remains elusively elsewhere, Leonard Cohen is back. Woven through a riveting tribute is a career-spanning interview with the man himself. Sprinkled with his own artwork and personal photos, Cohen speaks of his stately writing process; "savage criticisms" exchanged with fellow Montreal poets; the scene at the Chelsea Hotel; tea and oranges with the real Suzanne; his...

Genres: Documentary and Musical/Performing Arts

Running Time: 1 hr. 38 min.

Release Date: June 21st, 2006 (NY)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sex-related material.

Cast and Credits

Starring: Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, Rufus Wainwright, Beth Orton, Jarvis Cocker (II)
Directed by: Lian Lunson

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Click (2006)

workaholic architect, who has been overlooking his family in favor of his career, comes across a universal remote that allows him to perform TiVo-like functions on his life, such as pausing events or fast-forwarding over them. When the remote begins creating its own memory and choosing what to fast-forward over, the man sees how much of his personal life has passed him by and realizes the importance...

Genres: Comedy, Kids/Family and Science Fiction/Fantasy

Release Date: June 23rd, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language, crude and sex related humor and some drug references.

Cast and Credits

Starring: Adam Sandler, Christopher Walken, Kate Beckinsale, David Hasselhoff, Sean Astin
Directed by: Frank Coraci

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Waist Deep (2006)

An ex-convict gets caught up in gang violence and turmoil after his car is hijacked with his son inside. He manages to outsmart the gang leaders with the help of a young woman.

Genres: Action/Adventure and Drama

Release Date: June 23rd, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Cast and Credits

Starring: Tyrese Gibson, Meagan Good, Larenz Tate, The Game
Directed by: Vondie Curtis Hall

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The Great New Wonderful (2006)

Five stories are woven together and told against the backdrop of an anxious and uncertain post-9/11 New York: An insolated man has a catastrophic experience at the office; a boutique pastry chef's goal, to take over her rival's business, results in an introspective revelation; a young couple with a difficult 10-year-old son must confront their strained marriage; two bodyguards of a diplomat, immigrants...

Genres: Drama

Running Time: 1 hr. 28 min.

Release Date: June 23rd, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for language and some sexuality.
Cast and Credits

Starring: Tony Shalhoub, Edie Falco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Olympia Dukakis, Tom McCarthy
Directed by: Danny Leiner

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The Hidden Blade (2006)

An honest, low-ranking samurai, Munezo Katagiri finds himself buffeted by the confusion of old and new in mid-19th century Japan. Facing outside pressure, the Shogunate is trying to open Japan to the West and some carefully selected Western ways, while maintaining its fragile political base. Munezo, and his colleague Samon Shimada try to maintain their footing, paying heed to the demanding moral code...

Genres: Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign and Drama

Running Time: 2 hrs. 12 min.

Release Date: June 23rd, 2006 (NY)

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Cast and Credits

Starring: Masatoshi Nagase, , Hidetaka Yoshioka, Min Tanaka, Tomoko Tabata
Directed by: Yoji Yamada

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The Road To Guantanamo (2006)

Part drama, part documentary--a recounting of the story of the Muslim men from Britain now known as the 'Tipton Three'. In 2001 they set off for a wedding in Pakistan, took a side trip to Afghanistan and were captured by the Northern Alliance, held at an American military camp and later shipped to Guantánamo. They remained imprisoned there for two years, until evidence emerged that they were still...

Genres: Art/Foreign and Drama

Running Time: 1 hr. 35 min.

Release Date: June 23rd, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for language and disturbing violent content.

Cast and Credits

Starring: Rizwan Ahmed, Ruhel Ahmed, Asif Iqbal, Shafiq Rasul, Farhad Harun
Directed by: Michael Winterbottom, Mat Whitecross

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Sean Boswell is an outsider who attempts to define himself as a hot-headed, underdog street racer. Although racing provides a temporary escape from an unhappy home and the superficial world around him, it has also made Sean unpopular with the local authorities. To avoid jail time, Sean is sent to live with his gruff, estranged father, a career military-man stationed in Tokyo. Now officially a gaijin...

Genres: Action/Adventure, Sequel and Sports

Release Date: June 16th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for reckless and illegal behavior involving teens, violence, language and sexual content.

Cast and Credits

Starring: Lucas Black, Shad 'Bow Wow' Gregory Moss, Nathalie Kelley (II), Nathalie Kelley, Sung Kang
Directed by: Justin Lin

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Say Uncle (2006)

A young artist goes on a desperate search to replace the relationship with his godson, who has moved to Japan with his family. He tries a baby-sitting business, works in a toy store and spends his free time playing with kids at nearby playgrounds until catching the attention of a neighborhood mom who determines that Johnson is a danger to the community.

Running Time: 1 hr. 30 min.

Release Date: June 23rd, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Cast and Credits

Starring: Peter Paige, Kathy Najimy, Anthony Clark, Gabrielle Union, Melanie Lynskey
Directed by: Peter Paige

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Superman Returns (2006)

Following a mysterious absence of several years, the Man of Steel, Superman, comes back to Earth--but things have changed. While an old enemy plots to render him powerless once and for all, Superman faces the heartbreaking realization that the woman he loves, Lois Lane, has moved on with her life. Or has she? Superman's bittersweet return challenges him to bridge the distance between them while finding...

Genres: Action/Adventure and Science Fiction/Fantasy

Release Date: June 28th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some intense action violence.

Cast and Credits

Starring: Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, James Marsden, Kevin Spacey, Frank Langella
Directed by: Bryan Singer

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Strangers with Candy (2006)

The story of Jerri Blank, a 46 year-old ex-junkie and ex-con who emerges from her long prison stay with a special goodbye prison riot with her cellmates and returns to high school in a bid to start her life over, only to confront the most dangerous gang of all--the cool kids. After a long bus ride, Jerri arrives at her childhood home to find that her father is now in a coma and has re-married and fathered...

Genres: Comedy and Adaptation

Running Time: 1 hr. 37 min.

Release Date: June 28th, 2006 (NY)

MPAA Rating: R for sexual content, language and some drug material.

Cast and Credits

Starring: Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker
Directed by: Paul Dinello

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The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

Based on the best-selling novel, 'The Devil Wears Prada' stars Meryl Streep as high-powered fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly. Anne Hathaway also stars as Miranda's new assistant, a small-town girl in her first job out of college, trying to navigate a world she's only glimpsed in print - while surviving her impossibly demanding new boss.

Genres: Comedy, Drama and Adaptation

Release Date: June 30th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sensuality.

Cast and Credits

Starring: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Tracie Thoms
Directed by: David Frankel