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United 93 (2006)

A drama that tells the story of the passengers and crew, their families on the ground and the flight controllers who watched in dawning horror as United Airlines Flight 93 became the fourth hijacked plane on the day of the worst terrorist attacks on American soil: September 11, 2001. 'United 93' recreates the doomed trip in actual time, from takeoff to hijacking to the realization by those onboard...

Genres: Drama, Thriller and Crime/Gangster

Running Time: 1 hr. 51 min.

Release Date: April 28th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: R for some intense sequences of terror and violence.
Cast and Credits

Starring: Daniel Sauli, Lewis Alsamari, JJ Johnson, Gary Commock, Polly Adams (II)
Directed by: Paul Greengrass

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Brick (2006)

High school student Brendan Frye prefers to stay an outsider, until the day that his ex-girlfriend, Emily, reaches out to him unexpectedly and then vanishes. Brendan's feelings for her still run deep and he becomes consumed with finding his troubled inamorata. To find her, Brendan enlists the aid of his only true peer, The Brain, while keeping the assistant vice principal only occasionally informed...

Genres: Drama, Suspense/Horror, Thriller, Crime/Gangster and Teen

Running Time: 110 min.

Release Date: March 31st, 2006 (limited)

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

Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lukas Haas, Nora Zehetner, Emilie De Ravin, Noah Fleiss
Directed by: Rian Johnson

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Cavite (2006)

In the town of Cavite, Philippines, people will do just about anything to survive. This is the harsh reality for many Filipinos living in a poverty stricken nation. Adam, an American citizen visiting his home country for his father's funeral, soon realizes this when he arrives at the Philippines Airport and receives a phone call from an anonymous caller letting him know that his mother and sister have...

Running Time: 1 hr. 20 min.

Release Date: May 26th, 2006 (NY/LA)

MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Cast and Credits

Starring: Ian Gamazon, Dominique Gonzalez, Jeffrey Lagda
Produced by: Quynn Ton

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اين روزها شبكههاي پنجگانهي تلويزيون، شروع به پخش سريالهاي جديدي كردهاند كه تعدادي از بازيگران آن ديگر در زندگي نقشي ندارند و هر يك به نوبهي خود آخرين يادگار حرفهي خود را بر تصوير نقشآفريني كرده و به ديار باقي شتافتهاند.

به گزارش خبرنگار سرويس تلويزيون ايسنا، روزگار ميگذرد و به تدريج هنرمنداني از كاروان هنري كشور جدا ميشوند و چيزي كه از آنها به يادگارباقي ميماند، نقشآفريني تكرارناپذير آنان در جعبهي جادويي يا بر پردهي نقرهيي است.


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ـ «نرگس»

شخصيت اصلي اين سريال را زنده ياد « پوپك گلدره» ايفا ميكند؛ بازيگري كه براي نخستين بار به طور جدي با بازي در نقش دخترك شيرين زبان گيلكي، «دريا»، خود را به مخاطبان ميليوني تلويزيون مطرح كرد.

نزديك به سه ماه از درگذشت پوپك گلدره ميگذرد، در سريال «نرگس» با توجه به خصوصيات چهره و نيز شخصيت مهرباني كه دارد، نقش دختري غمخوار وخواهري دلسوز را بازي ميكند تا بار ديگر عالم تصوير را بر توانايي خويش در اجراي نقشهايش به گواهي وا دارد.

ـ رضا سعيدي پررنگتر از هميشه

«نسيم وصل»؛ در اين مجموعه روان شاد رضا سعيدي كه يكي از آخرين كارهاي خود را در تلويزيون ارائه ميدهد، نقش سركارگري با بيست و نه سال سابقه را ايفا ميكند كه در كارخانهي توليد محصولات بهداشتي با بحران تعطيلي دست و پنجه نرم ميكند.

زنده ياد رضا سعيدي، با صداي تاثيرگذارش كه از فن بيان تئاتراش نشات گرفته، سبب دگرگوني حال وهواي اين مجموعه شده است.

«راز ققنوس» يكي ديگر از كارهاي پاياني شادروان رضا سعيدي در عرصهي تلويزيون است كه از شبكهي تهران پخش ميشود.

با مقايسهي نقش سعيدي در دو سريال، «نسيم وصل» كه شخصيتي مثبت دارد و «راز ققنوس» كه شخصيتي منفي است، ميتوان بيش از پيش به انعطافپذيري اين هنرمند فقيد در بازيگري تامل كرد.

مرحوم رضا سعيدي، سريال تلويزيوني « بوي گلهاي وحشي» به كارگرداني حسينعلي ليالستاني از شبكه 2 سيما آماده پخش دارد.

ـ وداع پاياني سال در «بوي گلهاي وحشي»

«سروش خليلي» از پيشكسوتان عرصهي تلويزيون، تئاتر و سينما بود كه در آخرين روز سال يكهزار و سيصد هشتاد چهار هجري خورشيدي از ميان ما كوچ كرد و مجموعه « بوي گلهاي وحشي» را دوباره داغ دار كرد.

اين هنرمند كه در مجموعههايي چون هزاردستان، اميركبير و امام علي هنرنمايي كرده است، چندي ديگر براي آخرين بار با «بوي گلهاي وحشي» حسينعلي ليالستاني در تلويزيون ظاهر خواهد شد.

ـ نوذري در «كولهپشتي»

فرزاد حسني، در اجراي نخستين قسمت از سري جديد برنامهي كولهپشتي، ضمن اشاره به توانمنديهاي زنده ياد منوچهر نوذري در عرصهي تلويزيون، از اين هنرمند فقيد ياد ميكرد.

صداي مرحوم منوچهر نوذري از بنيانگذاران تلويزيون كه آذر ماه سال گذشته جامعهي هنري راديو، تلويزيون، سينما و تئاتر را به سوگ نشاند، همچنان در دوبلهي شماري از فيلمهاي خارجي پخش شده از تلويزيون شنيده مي شود. او براي آخرين بار با فيلم « چندي ميگيري گريه كني؟» شاهد احمدلو، مخاطبان را به تماشاي هنرنمايي بيبديل خويش فرا ميخواند.

ـ پدر « آرايشگاه زيبا» در سكوت

به واقع، شايد يكي از بازيگراني كه بي سر و صدا به عرصهي هنر پا گذاشت و در خلوت نيز از آن خارج شد، زنده ياد حسين كسبيان بود.

به گزارش ايسنا، وي كه با سريال تلويزيوني آرايشگاه زيبا، خوش درخشيد و تواناييهاي خود را بيش از پيش اثبات كرد، پس از سالها فعاليت هنري، در نيمهي ارديبهشت ماه سال جاري چشم از جهان فروبست و اهل هنر را داغدار كرد.

ـ خداحافظي در نوك برج

زندهياد غلامرضا طباطبايي ديگر بازيگر عرصه تلويزيون، سينما و تئاتر بود كه عالم هنر فقدان وي را در برج دي سال گذشته، به سوگ نشست.

به گزارش خبرنگار ايسنا، طباطبايي بازيگر مجموعههاي تلويزيون، از جمله ولايت عشق و وزير مختار، با فيلم نوك برج كيومرث پوراحمد جامعهي هنر را بدرود گفت.

اگر چه هنرمندان اين چنين، از جامعهي هنري كشور رخت بربستند، آثار جاودانهاي كه از خود بر جاي گذاردهاند، يادشان را تا ابد در خاطرهها زنده و فروزان نگاه ميدارد.

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The Celestine Prophecy (2006)

The spiritual adventure following John Woodson as he tracks down an ancient Peruvian manuscript containing Nine Insights which hold prophecy of the modern emergence into the New Age of spiritualty.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation

Running Time: 1 hr. 40 min.

Release Date: April 21st, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: PG for some violence.
Cast and Credits

Starring: Sarah Wayne Callies, Matthew Settle, Thomas Kretschmann, Hector Elizondo, Jurgen Prochnow
Directed by: Armand Mastroianni

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Clean (2006)

After several years of living together, Lee Hauser and Emily Wang are all washed up. Mythical rock star of the 80s, Lee no longer has a recording contract. They travel from one small town to another playing small gigs, living on broken dreams. A carefree life of easy money and fame has gone to ruin. A child left with Lee’s parents. And drugs. When Lee is found dead of an overdose in a motel room...

Genres: Art/Foreign and Drama

Running Time: 1 hr. 50 min.

Release Date: April 28th, 2006 (NY)

MPAA Rating: R for drug content, language and brief nudity.
Cast and Credits

Starring: Maggie Cheung, Beatrice Dalle, Nick Nolte, Jeanne Balibar, James Johnston (II)
Produced by: Edouard Weil,

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Coastlines (2006)

Sonny Mann, an ex-con returning home from prison, creates a new dynamic for both friends and enemies with his arrival. The local power broker, Fred Vance, wants Sonny back into his shady world. Sonny only wants money due, as long as his suppressed desire for Ann, now married to his best friend and local sheriff Dave Lockhart, puts at risk life's delicate balance of family and community. Passion and...

Genres: Drama, Romance, Thriller and Crime/Gangster

Running Time: 1 hr. 50 min.

Release Date: May 31st, 2006 (NY)

MPAA Rating: R for some sexuality and brief language.

Cast and Credits

Starring: Timothy Olyphant, Sarah Wynter, Josh Brolin, Scott Wilson, Angela Bettis
Directed by: Victor Nunez

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Typhoon (2006)

A vessel is attacked by pirates 220 km northeast of Ji Long Port, Taiwan. The National Intelligence Service dispatches a secret agent after obtaining information that the vessel was carrying nuclear missile guidance kits stolen by a man named Sin. Sin has lived his entire life with one goal--to destroy the Korean peninsula. With the missile guidance kits in his possession, he attempts to execute his...

Genres: Action/Adventure and Art/Foreign

Running Time: 105 min.

Release Date: June 2nd, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and brief language.
Cast and Credits

Starring: Jang Dong-gun, Lee Jung-jea, , ,
Directed by: Kwak Kyung-taek

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Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2006)

Alexander Hacke, member of the German avant garde band Einsturzende Neubauten, sets out to capture the musical diversity of Istanbul.

Genres: Art/Foreign, Documentary and Musical/Performing Arts

Running Time: 1 hr. 32 min.

Release Date: June 9th, 2006 (NY)

MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Cast and Credits

Starring: Alexander Hacke, Baba Zula, Erkin Koray, Mercan Dede, Selim Sesler

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Tsotsi (2006)

A drama tracing six days in the lonely, violent life of Tsotsi (meaning "thug"), a ruthless, young gang leader. Bolstered by his small crew of social rejects--a failed teacher, a dim-witted heavy, and a cold-blooded assassin--Tsotsi refuses to think further ahead than the raids of the coming night. But when an impromptu car jacking results in the accidental kidnapping of an infant, Tsotsi comes to...

Genres: Art/Foreign, Drama, Thriller, Crime/Gangster and Adaptation

Running Time: 1 hr. 34 min.

Release Date: February 24, 2006 Limited

MPAA Rating: R for language and some strong violent content.
Cast and Credits

Starring: Presley Chweneyagae, Mothusi Magano, Kenneth Nkosi, Zenzo Ngqobe, Terry Pheto
Directed by: Gavin Hood

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CSA: The Confederate States of America (2005)

What if the South had won the Civil War? 'CSA' ventures a glimpse at such a world. It simulates the experience of watching the grand history of the Confederate nation as it fights to preserve its antebellum way of life. After triumphing at Gettysburg, the South sends Lincoln packing to Canada and gets cozy in the White House. The long-term result is slavery of all non-Aryans, an all-out conquest and...

Genres: Comedy

Running Time: 1 hr. 31 min.

Release Date: October 7, 2005 Limited

MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Cast and Credits

Starring: Evamarii Johnson, Rupert Pate, Larry Peterson, Charles Frank, Fernando Arenas
Directed by: Kevin Willmott

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The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2006)

One evening, Mr. Lazarescu, an ailing retired engineer who lives alone--and is too fond of booze--feels a bit dizzy. He finally ends up being driven away in an ambulance, which is the start of a tragicomic odyssey. Each doctor who examines him arrives at an entirely different diagnosis, and his emergency treatment is incessantly postponed. The physicians are deaf to the entreaties of the patient and...

Genres: Art/Foreign, Comedy and Drama

Running Time: 2 hrs. 33 min.

Release Date: April 26, 2006 Limited

MPAA Rating: R for language and brief nudity.
Cast and Credits

Starring: Ion Fiscuteanu, Luminita Gheorghiu, Mihai Bratila, Doru Ana, Dana Dogaru
Produced by: Al Munteanu

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The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2006)

Portrait of a manic-depressive genius singer, songwriter and artist, Daniel Johnston. As a reclusive teenager, Johnston began showing signs of unusual artistic ability. He created intuitive Super 8 films and expressive comic book-style drawings in the basement of his family's home. In the eyes of his fundamentalist Christian family, however, he simply wasn't contributing to society in a useful or productive...

Running Time: 1 hr. 49 min.

Release Date: March 31st, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements, drug content, and language including a sexual reference.
Cast and Credits

Starring: Daniel Johnston, Mabel Johnston, Bill Johnston, Kathy McCarty, Jeff Tartakov
Produced by: Ted Hope, Henry S. Rosenthal

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District B13 (2006)

Paris, 2013. Damien is a member of an elite police squadron, a special unit highly trained in martial arts and the precise physical skills necessary to navigate the treacherous urban landscape of Paris' future. He is now tasked with the most vital and dangerous mission of his career: a weapon of mass destruction has been concealed by the most powerful gang of the suburbs of District B13, a walled off...

Genres: Action/Adventure and Art/Foreign

Running Time: 85 min.

Release Date: June 2nd, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for strong violence, some drug content and language.
Cast and Credits

Starring: David Belle, Cyril Raffaelli, Tony D'Amario, Dany Verissimo, Francois Chattot
Directed by: Pierre Morel

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Brothers of the Head (2006)

The odyssey of conjoined twins Tom and Barry Howe who were plucked from obscurity by a 1970s music promoter and groomed into a boy band. Grappling with impossible love, artistic rivalry, and a dark inner life, the twins embrace their freakishness and spit it back in the form of searing Punk Rock.

Genres: Art/Foreign and Adaptation

Running Time: 1 hr. 30 min.

Release Date: July 28th, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for language, drug use and sexuality.
Cast and Credits

Starring: Luke Treadaway, Harry Treadaway, Bryan Dick, Sean Harris, Jane Horrocks
Directed by: Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe