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13 (Tzameti) (2006)

Twenty-two-year-old Sebastien leads an impoverished life with his immigrant family constantly struggling to support them. While repairing the roof of a neighbor’s house, he overhears a conversation about an expected package which promises to make the household rich. Sensing the opportunity of a lifetime, Sebastien intercepts the package which contains a series of specific instructions. Following...

Genres: Art/Foreign, Drama and Thriller

Running Time: 1 hr. 33 min.

Release Date: July 28th, 2006 (NY)

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Distributors: Palm Pictures
Cast and Credits

Starring: George Babluani, Aurelien Recoing, Philippe Passon, Pascal Bongard (II), Fred Ulysse
Directed by: Gela Babluani
Produced by: Gela Babluani

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Employee of the Month (2006)

For customers of Super Club, the largest high-volume, bulk-discount retailer in the country, membership has its privileges. For workers at the cavernous store, the most coveted honor is the "Employee of the Month" award, and having one's photo immortalized on the wall of fame in the staff lounge. Enter Zack Bradley and Vince Downey, two ultra competitive Super Club workers whose ten years of employment...

Genres: Comedy

Running Time: 1 hr. 43 min.

Release Date: October 6th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, and language.

Distributors: Lionsgate

Cast and Credits

Starring: Dane Cook, Jessica Simpson, Dax Shepard, Efren Ramirez, Harland Williams
Directed by: Greg Coolidge
Produced by: Michael Paseornek, John Sacchi, Michael Burns

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)

It's 1969. The conflict in Viet Nam has exploded to immeasurable proportions, and 18-year-old Dean Hill's number is up. Dean's brother Eric, who has already seen his share of combat, plans to take Dean to enlist in his beloved Marine Corps in hopes of keeping an eye on him rather than letting him take his chances at the local induction center. But Dean plans to confront Eric about dodging the draft...

Genres: Suspense/Horror, Thriller, Remake and Sequel

Running Time: 84 min.

Release Date: October 6th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: R for strong horror violence/gore, language and some sexual content.

Distributors: New Line Cinema

Cast and Credits

Starring: Jordana Brewster, Taylor Handley, Andrew Bryniarski, R. Lee Ermey, Heather Kafka
Directed by: Jonathan Liebesman, Ken Bates
Produced by: Robert J. Kuhn, Toby Emmerich, Mark Ordesky

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School for Scoundrels (2006)

Roger is a beleaguered New York City meter maid who is plagued by anxiety and low self-esteem. In order to overcome his feelings of inadequacy, Roger enrolls in a top-secret confidence-building class taught by the suavely underhanded Dr. P. Aided by his assistant, Lesher, Dr. P uses unorthodox, often dangerous methods, but he guarantees results: Employ his techniques and you will unleash your inner...

Genres: Comedy and Remake

Running Time: 1 hr. 41 min.

Release Date: September 29th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language, crude and sexual content, and some violence.

Distributors: MGM Distribution Company, The Weinstein Company
Cast and Credits

Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder, Jacinda Barrett, Michael Clarke Duncan, Horatio Sanz
Directed by: Todd Phillips
Produced by: Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein, Hal E. Chester

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نرسي گرگيا بازيگر سينما و تلويزيون ايران درگذشت.

اين بازيگر شب گذشته در سن 68 سالگي بر اثر عارضه قلبي به ديار باقي شتافت و پيكرش ساعت 9 روز سه*شنبه از مقابل خانه سينما تشييع و در قطعه هنرمندان بهشت زهرا به خاك سپرده مي*شود.

بنا بر اين گزارش، اين بازيگر فقيد در سال 1341 و بازي در فيلم "زمين تلخ" وارد سينما شد و با حضور در فيلم*هايي همچون "ببركوهستان"،*"عشق هرگز"، "*الماس 33 ،" كشتي نوح" و "شب فرشتگان" از بازيگران پركار سينما در قبل انقلاب اسلامي محسوب مي*شود.

وي در بعد از انقلاب با فيلم "تيغ وابريشم" فعاليت خود را مجددا آغاز و تا فيلم اخيرش "آتش بس" به طور مستمر در سينما حضور داشت.

فيلم*هاي سينمايي "تشكيلات"، "سرب"، "اعاده امنيت"، "افعي"، "گريز"، "بندر مه آلود"، "تبعيدي*ها"،"*گالان"، "چاوش"، "پرستار شب"، "هي جو"، "دندان مار"،"*چاوش"، "آنها هيچكس را دوست ندارند"، "آشيانه مهر"، "پادرزهر"، "حامي"، "دشمن"، "گارد ويژه"، "گريز از مرگ"، "قانون" و "مجروح جنگي" از جمله فيلم*هايي هستند كه گرگيا در آنها، به ايفاي نقش پرداخته است.

آخرين حضور زنده*ياد "گرگيا" بازي در سريال "اگر عشق نبوده" است كه تصويربرداريش چندي قبل به پايان رسيد.

فتحي رييس انجمن بازيگران و بدلكاران سينماي ايران در گفت و گو با خبرنگار هنري ايسنا،* با بيان اينكه زنده*ياد گرگيا زحمات زيادي براي انجمن كشيده است گفت: ايشان به عنوان پيشكسوت هميشه حامي ما بودند و از زمان تغيير و تحولات در انجمن بدلكاران خانه سينما خدمات زيادي را انجام دادند و در طول 12 سالي گذشته به عنوان رياست انجمن به طور مرتب از كمك*هاي ايشان بهره گرفتم.

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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

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

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Death of a President (2006)

An unknown gunman assassinates George W. Bush. A couple of years later, an investigative documentary is made. It features all the people involved that fateful day: the protestors outside a Chicago hotel; the suspects in the shooting and their families; the Secret Service men who failed to protect their charge; the press; and an array of experts, desperately seeking meaning in this horrible act of violence....

Genres: Art/Foreign, Drama, Crime/Gangster and Politics/Religion

Running Time: 1 hr. 33 min.

Release Date: October 27th, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for brief violent images.

Distributors: Newmarket Films
Cast and Credits

Starring: Hend Ayoub, Brian Boland, Becky Ann Baker, Michael Reilly Burke (II), M. Neko Parham
Directed by: Gabriel Range
Produced by: Liza Marshall, Peter Carlton, Gabriel Range

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Shut Up & Sing (2006)

On stage at a 2003 London concert, Natalie Maines, lead singer of Texan trio the Dixie Chicks, spoke these 15 words to a small audience at the start of their sold-out international tour: "Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas." The comment was delivered on the eve of the American invasion of Iraq, and drew cheers from the decidedly anti-war and anti-Bush British...

Genres: Documentary, Musical/Performing Arts and Politics/Religion

Running Time: 1 hr. 39 min.

Release Date: October 27th, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for language.

Distributors: The Weinstein Company
Cast and Credits

Starring: Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire, Emily Robison, Simon Renshaw
Directed by: Barbara Kopple, Cecilia Peck
Produced by: Barbara Kopple, Cecilia Peck, Claude Davies

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Driving Lessons (2006)

Shy and downtrodden Ben dreads yet another dreary school holiday coming around. Seventeen years of living in an absurdly conservative and traditional household with his highly-strung and overbearing mother and quiet, mild mannered vicar father have taken its toll on young Ben. While the other kids are out having fun, Ben spends these precious few weeks attending bible classes, having driving lessons...

Genres: Art/Foreign, Comedy and Drama

Running Time: 1 hr. 38 min.

Release Date: October 13th, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language, sexual content and some thematic material.

Distributors: Sony Pictures Classics

Cast and Credits

Starring: Rupert Grint, Julie Walters, Laura Linney, Nicholas Farrell, Tamsin Egerton-Dick
Directed by: Jeremy Brock
Produced by: Robert Jones (VIII), Edward R. Pressman, Alessandro Camon

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The Covenant (2006)

In 1692, in the Ipswich Colony of Massachusetts, five families with untold power formed a covenant of silence. One family, lusting for more, was banished; their bloodline disappearing without a trace--until now. This thriller tells the story of the Sons of Ipswich, four young students at the elite Spencer Academy who are bound by their sacred ancestry. As descendants of the original families who settled...

Genres: Suspense/Horror, Thriller and Teen

Running Time: 1 hr. 37 min.

Release Date: September 8th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some disturbing images, sexual content, partial nudity and language.

Distributors: Sony Pictures Releasing

Cast and Credits

Starring: Steven Strait, Sebastian Stan, Laura Ramsey, Taylor Kitsch, Toby Hemingway
Directed by: Renny Harlin
Produced by: Andre Lamal, James McQuaide, Roger Mincheff

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The Last Kiss (2006)

A group of 30 year-olds struggle to adapt to adulthood while their aging parents face middle age.

Genres: Drama, Romance and Remake

Running Time: 1 hr. 43 min.

Release Date: September 15th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: R for sexuality, nudity and language.

Distributors: Paramount Pictures, Lakeshore International

Cast and Credits

Starring: Zach Braff, Jacinda Barrett, Rachel Bilson, Tom Wilkinson, Blythe Danner
Directed by: Tony Goldwyn
Produced by: Mark Sourian (II), Eric Reid (III), Terry A. McKay

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Factotum (2006)

Henry Chinaski considers himself a writer, and on occasion writes. Mostly he quests for the booze and women that sidetrack and seduce, rather than inspire greatness. When he falls for Jan, the soulful connection fails to save either from their self-destructive ways, and the relationship totters between earnest connection and reflective loathing.

Genres: Drama, Adaptation and Biopic

Running Time: 94 min.

Release Date: August 18th, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for language and sexual content.

Distributors: IFC Films

Cast and Credits

Starring: Matt Dillon, Marisa Tomei, Lili Taylor, Didier Flamand, Karen Young
Directed by: Bent Hamer
Produced by: Christine Kunewa Walker, Bent Hamer, Jim Stark

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This Film is Not Yet Rated (2006)

The MPAA, a lobbying organization for the movie industry, maintains a rating system first implemented in 1968 by longtime president Jack Valenti. This system, with its age based content classification using letter grades G, PG, PG-13, R, and NC-17 (formerly X), has become a cultural icon. But behind its simple façade is a censoring process kept entirely secret. Board members are anonymous; deliberations...

Genres: Documentary

Running Time: 1 hr. 37 min.

Release Date: September 1, 2006

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Distributors: IFC Films, Netflix

Cast and Credits

Starring: John Waters, Kevin Smith, Matt Stone, Kimberly Peirce, Atom Egoyan
Directed by: ***by Dick
Produced by: Jessica Wolfson, Alison Palmer, Evan Shapiro

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Quinceanera (2006)

Magdalena is the daughter of a Mexican-American family who runs a storefront church in Echo Park, Los Angeles. With her fifteenth-birthday approaching, all she can think about is her boyfriend, her Quinceanera dress, and the Hummer Limo she hopes will carry her on her special day. But a few months before the celebration, Magdalena falls pregnant. As the elaborate preparations for her Quinceanera proceed,...

Genres: Drama, Politics/Religion and Teen

Running Time: 1 hr. 30 min.

Release Date: August 4th, 2006 (limited)

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

Distributors: Sony Pictures Classics

Cast and Credits

Starring: Emily Rios, Jesse Garcia, David W. Ross, Araceli Guzman-Rico, Jesus Castanos-Chima
Directed by: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmorland
Produced by: Nick Boyias, Todd Haynes, Mihail Koulakis