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Casino Royale (2006)

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...

Genres: Action/Adventure, Thriller, Adaptation and Sequel

Release Date: November 17th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Distributors: Sony Pictures Classics

Cast and Credits

Starring: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Mads Mikkelsen, Eva Green, Jeffrey Wright
Directed by: Martin Campbell
Produced by: Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson

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The Departed (2006)

'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...

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, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Vera Farmiga
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Produced by: Roy Lee, Doug Davison, Gianni Nunnari

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Deck the Halls (2006)

Steve (Matthew Broderick), a suburban dad and Christmas enthusiast, leads a well-ordered, well-planned, and well-organized life. His new neighbor, Danny (Danny DeVito), is Steve's polar opposite: a big personality with big dreams, which have yet to materialize. But Danny's latest dream - to create the biggest holiday light display in the world, visible from outer space - is turning Steve's disciplined...

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

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Happy Feet (2006)

Set deep in Antarctica and into the land of Emperor Penguins, where each needs a heart song to attract a soul mate, a penguin is born who cannot sing. Our hero Mumble, son of Memphis and Norma Jean, is the worst singer in the world--however, as it happens, he is a brilliant tap dancer!

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
Produced by: Bruce Berman, Graham Burke, Zareh Nalbandian

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Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (2006)

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 17th, 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

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Bobby (2006)

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...

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

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For Your Consideration (2006)

Three actors shooting a small indie film have their lives turned upside-down when buzz starts that their respective performances are awards-worthy.

Genres: Comedy

Running Time: 1 hr. 26 min.

Release Date: November 17, 2006 (limited)

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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The Hoax (2006)

The writer Clifford Irving nearly pulled off one of the most audacious media scams in history, when his "autobiography" of Howard Hughes was published. Irving claimed the book was based on in-person interviews with the reclusive billionaire, which were in fact completely bogus.

Genres: Drama and Biopic

Release Date: November 3, 2006 (LA/NY)

MPAA Rating: R

Distributors: Miramax Films

Cast and Credits

Starring: Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Marcia Gay Harden, Julie Delpy, Hope Davis
Directed by: Lasse Hallstrom
Produced by: Gary Levinsohn, Joshua Maurer (II), Mark R. Gordon

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Hotel Rwanda (2004)

Synopsis
Don Cheadle stars in the true-life story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager who housed over a thousand Tutsis refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda.

Starring Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte more...
Director Terry George
Length 117 minutes
Genres Drama
Release date June 20, 2005

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She's the Man 2005

Viola Hastings had her own good reasons for disguising herself as her twin brother Sebastian and enrolling in his place at his new boarding school, Illyria Prep. She was counting on Sebastian being AWOL from school as he tried to break into the music scene in London. What she didn’t count on was falling in love with her hot roommate, Duke, who in turn only has eyes for the beautiful Olivia. Making matters worse, Olivia is starting to fall for Sebastian, who - for reasons Olivia couldn’t begin to guess - appears to be the sensitive type of guy she’d always dreamed of meeting. If things weren’t complicated enough, the real Sebastian has come back from London two days earlier than expected and arrives on campus having no clue that he’s been replaced… by his own twin sister.


Cast: Amanda Bynes, Jeffrey Ballard, Lynda Boyd, Alex Breckenridge, Sandra-Jessica Couturier, Amanda Crew, David Cross, Julie Hagerty, Robert Hoffmann, Katharine Horsman, Vinnie Jones, James ***k, Barbara Kottmeier, Michael Kozak, Jessica Lucas, Brandon Jay McLaren, Clifton MaCabe Murray, Duncan Pattillo, Emily Perkins, John Pyper-Ferguson, Laura Ramsey, David Richmond-Peck, Jonathan Sadowski, Tania Saulnier, James Snyder

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The Lake House 2006

Synopsis: An independent-minded doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside home begins exchanging letters with its newest resident, a frustrated architect, and discovers that, incredibly, they are living two years apart. As they begin to reveal more of themselves to one another through their continuing correspondence, they find themselves falling in love. Determined to bridge the distance between them and unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance, they tempt fate by arranging to meet. But by trying to join their two separate worlds, they could risk losing each other forever.

Cast: Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Christopher Plummer, Dylan Walsh, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Willeke van Ammelrooy

Rating: PG

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Poseidon 2006

When a rogue wave capsizes a luxury cruise ship in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, a small group of survivors find themselves unlikely allies in a battle for their lives. Preferring to test the odds alone, career gambler John Dylan ignores captain’s orders to wait below for possible rescue and sets out to find his own way to safety. What begins as a solo mission soon draws others as Dylan is followed by a desperate father searching for his daughter and her fiancé, a single mother and her wise-beyond-his-years son, an anxious stowaway and a despondent fellow passenger who boarded the ship not sure he wanted to live but now knows he doesn’t want to die. Determined to fight their way to the surface, the group sets off through the disorienting maze of twisted steel in the upside-down wreckage. As the unstable vessel rapidly fills with water each must draw on skills and strengths they didn’t even know they possessed, fighting against time for their own survival and for each other.

Cast: Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, Richard Dreyfuss, Jacinda Barrett, Emmy Rossum, Mike Vogel, Mía Maestro

Rating: 14A

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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

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

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Deja Vu (2006)

Everyone has experienced the unsettling mystery of déjà 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 déjà vu that unexpectedly guides ATF agent Doug Carlin through an investigation into a shattering...

Genres: Action/Adventure, 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

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The Fountain (2006)

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...

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

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