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Crank (2006)

Chev Chelios is about to begin his morning with an unexpected wake-up call. Groggy, practically unable to move and with a heart that's barely beating, he hears the voice of thug Ricky Verona, who reveals Chev has been poisoned in his sleep and only has an hour to live. As it turns out, Chev is a hit man who freelances for a major West Coast syndicate. A run of the mill job the night before instead...

Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy and Thriller

Release Date: September 1st, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: R for strong violence, pervasive language, sexuality, nudity and drug use.

Cast and Credits

Starring: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Efren Ramirez, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Jay Xcala
Directed by: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Produced by: Eric Reid (III), Michael Davis (III), Tom Rosenberg

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Crossover (2006)

Noah Cruise, a naturally talented basketball player, is determined to become a doctor using his basketball scholarship to UCLA pre-med, rather than succumbing to the lure of a former sports agent Vaughn, and his push for Noah to go for the NBA. Noah's best friend, Tech, the buddy that covered for him and did time for an assault charge, is also an outstanding basketball player, but has less lofty ambitions--he...

Genres: Drama and Sports

Release Date: September 1st, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content and some language.
Cast and Credits

Starring: Anthony Mackie, Shelli Boone, Wayne Brady, Alecia Jai Fears, Michael Kimbrew
Directed by: Preston A. Whitmore II

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The Wicker Man (2006)

In Neil LaBute's remake of the 1973 horror classic, Nicolas Cage stars as a sheriff investigating a young girl's disappearance from an isolated, mysterious island off the coast of Maine. As he digs deeper and uncovers evidence of disturbing pagan rituals, he realizes there's something very strange about the local community.

Genres: Suspense/Horror, Thriller and Remake

Running Time: 1 hr. 37 min.

Release Date: September 1st, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for disturbing images and violence, language and thematic issues.

Cast and Credits

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Leelee Sobieski, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Beahan, Christa Campbell
Directed by: Neil LaBute

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Clerks II (2006)

Ten years ago best friends Dante Hicks and Randal Graves were New Jersey mini-mall clerks still slacking off together in their early 20s. Now working in the fast-food universe, Dante and Randal have managed to maintain, and even hone, their in-your-face attitudes, agile skill with vulgarities and unbridled love of screwing the customers. But they're also faced with such shocking prospects as marriage,...

Genres: Comedy and Sequel

Running Time: 98 min.

Release Date: July 21st, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: R for pervasive sexual and crude content including abberant sexuality, strong language and some drug material.

Distributors: MGM Distribution Company, The Weinstein Company

Cast and Credits

Starring: Brian Christopher O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith
Produced by: Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Carla Gardini

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The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

In the dizzying world of New York fashion, where size zero is the new 2, six is the new 8, and a bad hair day can end a career, Runaway Magazine is the Holy Grail. Overseen with a finely manicured fist by Miranda Priestly--the most powerful woman in fashion--Runway is a fearsome gauntlet for anyone who wants to make it in the industry. To make Runway the fashion bible of New York and therefore the...

Genres: Comedy, Drama and Adaptation

Running Time: 106 min.

Release Date: June 30th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sensuality.

Distributors: 20th Century Fox

Cast and Credits

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

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I Like Killing Flies (2006)

Documents a tiny family-owned and run Greenwich Village establishment that has become a neighborhood institution. Shopsin's is the quintessential New York restaurant, inhabited by the equally prototypical New York chef, Kenny. The Falstaff of his domain, Kenny is a person who can definitely be called a "character." Irascible and intermittently brilliant, he started cooking to earn a few extra bucks...

Genres: Documentary

Running Time: 1 hr. 19 min.

Release Date: July 28, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for pervasive language.

Distributors: ThinkFilm

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Peaceful Warrior (2006)

Arrogant, talented Dan Millman seems to have the perfect college life and a shot at the Olympic qualifiers in men's gymnastics. Still, Dan wakes up almost nightly from terrifying nightmares and odd visions he can¿t explain or dismiss. One night, Dan goes for a run and comes upon a well-lit service station. Behind the counter, an old man seemingly moves without regard for space or time. Dan begs the...

Genres: Drama, Adaptation and Sports

Running Time: 120 min.

Release Date: June 2nd, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sensuality, sex references and accident scenes.

Distributors: Lionsgate

Cast and Credits

Starring: Scott Mechlowicz, Ashton Holmes, B J Britt, Amy Smart, Nick Nolte
Directed by: Victor Salva
Produced by: Ernst August Schnieder, Jim Seibel, Bill Johnson (II)

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Flannel Pajamas (2006)

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...

Genres: Drama and Romance

Running Time: 2 hrs. 4 min.

Release Date: September 1st, 2006 (NY)

Cast and Credits

Starring: Justin ***k, Julianne Nicholson, Rebecca Schull, Jamie Harold, Michelle Federer
Produced by: Simon Channing-Williams, Bryce Angell, Eric Scholl

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Lassie (2006)

Set in 1938, a loyal collie travels over 1,000 miles from northern Scotland to Yorkshire to return to her young friend. The dog, having been sold to a wealthy Duke because the boy's father was out of work, runs away and braves starvation and treacherous conditions to follow the pull of her heart toward the family who loves her.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Kids/Family and Adaptation

Running Time: 1 hr. 40 min.

Release Date: September 1st, 2006 (limited)

Cast and Credits

Starring: Samantha Morton, Peter Dinklage, Peter O'Toole, Jemma Redgrave, Kelly MacDonald
Directed by: Charles Sturridge

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Looking for Kitty (2006)

After hiring a down-and-out private investigator, an upstate New York, high school baseball coach ventures to Manhattan for the first time to track down his wife who ran away with a second rate rock star. Jack, the private investigator, and Abe, the coach, develop a close bond as they search for Abe's wife, while also confronting a series of unique and funny New York characters along the way. Their...

Running Time: 1 hr. 35 min.

Release Date: September 1st, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for language and some sexual references.
Cast and Credits

Starring: Edward Burns, David Krumholtz, Max Baker, Connie Britton, Kevin Kash
Produced by: Aaron Lubin, Margot Bridger

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Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2006)

A Japanese man travels to China with his dying son to learn the local opera of Yunnan Province.

Genres: Art/Foreign and Drama

Running Time: 1 hr. 48 min.

Release Date: September 1st, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Cast and Credits

Starring: Ken Takakura, Qiu Lin, Li Jiamin, Shinobu Terajima, Kiichi Nakai (II)
Directed by: Zhang Yimou

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Waist Deep (2006)

"I'll always come back for you," single father O2 tells his young son Junior. This parental promise is put to the test when O2 is suddenly plunged into a do-or-die situation; trying to go straight for Junior's sake, this recently paroled ex-con is forced to go back outside the law after his son is kidnapped in a carjacking. The resulting chase and shootout have left Junior in the hands of Meat, the...

Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller and Crime/Gangster

Running Time: 1 hr. 37 min.

Release Date: June 23rd, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and pervasive language.

Distributors: Rogue Pictures (Focus)

Cast and Credits

Starring: Tyrese Gibson, Meagan Good, Larenz Tate, The Game, H. Hunter Hall
Produced by: Ted Field, A Demetrius Brown, Russell Simmons

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Time to Leave (Le Temps Qui Reste) (2006)

A handsome, successful fashion photographer learns that he has a malignant brain tumor that will soon kill him. Hiding his diagnosis, he alienates his family and his young boyfriend, but during a short stay with his grandmother, his vulnerability is met with a big heart and sound advice. A chance encounter with a roadside cafe waitress results in an unusual bargain that provides a happy, playful dimension...

Running Time: 1 hr. 19 min.

Release Date: July 14th, 2006 (NY)

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Cast and Credits

Starring: Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, Jeanne Moreau, Melvil Poupaud, Daniel Duval, Marie Riviere (II)
Produced by: Olivier Delbosc, Marc Missonnier

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Three Times (2006)

Taiwanese master Hou Hsiao-hsien (FLOWERS OF SHANGHAI, MILLENNIUM MAMBO, CAFÉ LUMIERE) has delivered one of the most rapturously beautiful and romantic movies of the year. Three different time periods - 1966, 1911, 2005, three stories and the same actor and actress, Shu Qi and Chang Chen, play out the two lead roles, evoking a sentimental tale of three reincarnations of an unfinished love. Year 1966:...

Genres: Drama and Romance

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Distributors: IFC Films

Cast and Credits

Starring: Chen Chang, Shu Qi
Directed by: Hsiao-hsien Hou