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Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006)

Alex Rider is a normal teenager who lives with his uncle, a boring bank manager, or so it seems until his uncle, Ian Rider, disappears under mysterious circumstances. Alex soon learns that his uncle was a spy for Britain's secret intelligence service MI6. Uncle Ian had actually prepared Alex for a career in espionage by encouraging his hobbies, and with Alex's skills in languages, scuba diving, mountaineering...

Genres: Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign, Thriller and Adaptation

Running Time: 87 min.

Release Date: October 13th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG for sequences of action violence and some peril.

Distributors: The Weinstein Company
Cast and Credits

Starring: Alex Pettyfer, Ewan McGregor, Robbie Coltrane, Mickey Rourke, Bill Nighy
Directed by: Geoffrey Sax
Produced by: Hilary Dugdale, Nigel Green (II), Andreas Schmid

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The Good Shepherd (2006)

Edward Wilson understands the value of secrecy--discretion and commitment to honor have been embedded in him since childhood. As an eager, optimistic student at Yale, he is recruited to join the secret society Skull and Bones, a brotherhood and breeding ground for future world leaders. Wilson's acute mind, spotless reputation and sincere belief in American values render him a prime candidate for a...

Genres: Drama, Romance and Thriller

Release Date: December 22nd, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: R for some violence, sexuality and language.

Distributors: Universal Pictures

Cast and Credits

Starring: Matt Damon, Robert De Niro, Angelina Jolie, John Turturro, Patrick Wilson
Directed by: Robert De Niro
Produced by: Francis Ford Coppola, Chris Brigham, Guy McElwaine

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Night at the Museum (2006)

Good-hearted dreamer Larry Daley, despite being perpetually down on his luck, thinks he's destined for something big. But even he could never have imagined how big, when he accepts what appears to be a menial job as a graveyard-shift security guard at a museum of natural history. During Larry's watch, extraordinary things begin to occur: Mayans, Roman Gladiators, and cowboys emerge from their diorama...

Release Date: December 22nd, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG for mild action, language and brief rude humor.

Distributors: 20th Century Fox Distribution, 20th Century Fox International

Cast and Credits

Starring: Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Kim Raver, Mickey Rooney, Dick Van Dyke
Directed by: Shawn Levy
Produced by: Chris Columbus, Stephen Sommers, Bob Ducsay

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We Are Marshall (2006)

A true story, based on devastating events, set in Huntington, West Virginia, about a small town steeped in the rich tradition of college football. For decades, players, coaches, fans and families have come together to cheer on Marshall University's "Thundering Herd." For this team and this community, Marshall football is more than just a sport, it's a way of life. But on a fateful night in 1970, while...

Genres: Drama and Sports

Release Date: December 22nd, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG for emotional thematic material, a crash scene, and mild language.

Distributors: Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits

Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, David Strathairn, Ian McShane, Anthony Mackie
Directed by: Joseph McGinty Nichol
Produced by: Brent O'Connor, Thomas Tull, Jeanne Allgood

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Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

A period high drama that concerns the volatile balance of power between the King and the Queen and his three sons, which entails betrayal, deceit and passion--pitting the King against Queen and father against sons.

Genres: Art/Foreign, Drama, Romance and Adaptation

Running Time: 1 hr. 54 min.

Release Date: December 22nd, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for violence.

Distributors: Sony Pictures Classics

Cast and Credits

Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li, Liu Ye, Chen Jin, Jay Chou
Directed by: Zhang Yimou
Produced by: Bill Kong, Zhang Weiping, Zhang Zhenyan

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For Your Consideration (2006)

Debut feature director Jay Berman steers cast and crew through a typically tumultuous independent film "Home for Purim," an intimate period drama about a Jewish family's turbulent reunion on the occasion of the dying matriarch's favorite holiday. When Internet-generated rumors begin circulating that three of the film's stars--faded luminary Marilyn Hack, journeyman actor and former hot dog pitchman...

Genres: Comedy

Running Time: 1 hr. 26 min.

Release Date: November 17th, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual references and brief language.

Distributors: Warner Independent Pictures

Cast and Credits

Starring: Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest, John Michael Higgins
Directed by: Christopher Guest
Produced by: Karen Murphy

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در گذشت فرخ غفاری، کارگردان صاحب سبک ایرانمیر علی حسینی (پاریس)


فرخ غفاری، کارگردان، نويسنده، پژوهشگر، فيلمنامه نويس و بازيگر ايرانی، روز یکشنبه و بدنبال بيماری سرطان در سن ۸۴ سالگی در پاريس درگذشت .

فرخ غفاری، گذشته از نبوغ هنريش، از شخصيت های پر مهر و انساندوستی بود، که در نهايت متانت، با فروتنی کم نظيری، از محبوبيت زیادی در ميان دوستان و آشنايان خود برخوردار بود .

فرخ غفاری، نه تنها يکی از آگاهان سينما، تئاتر و ادبيات ايران بود، بلکه از دانش شايسته ای در ادبيات و هنر فرانسه نيز برخوردار بود، و به زبان فرانسه، تسلطی کم نظير داشت .


فرخ غفاری، پس از پايان تحصيلات دانشگاهی اش در فرانسه، در سال ۱۳۲۹ به ايران بازگشت، و گذشته از فعاليت در تئاتر و سينما، معاونت فرهنگی تلويزيون ملی ايران را به عهده داشت، و از بدو تاًسيس آن نقش موثری در پيشرفت تلويزيون ايفا کرد. گذشته از اين، مسئوليت برگزاری جشن هنر شيراز نيز به عهده وی بود .

فرخ غفاری نه تنها با سبک تازه ای در سينمای ايران به عنوان کارگردان و فيلمنامه نويس حضوری تعيين کننده داشت، بلکه در مدرسه عالی تلويزيون و سينما نيز تدريس مي کرد، و به قول يکی از دوستانش، عباس معيری، گروهی از فيلمسازان امروز سينمای ايران از شاگردان او هستند .

عباس معيری، مينياتوريست مشهور ايرانی در مورد او مي گويد: فرخ، از نقطه نظر هنری، يک شخصيت بين المللی بود و با «ژرارد فيليپ»، هنرپيشه ی سرشناس فرانسوی در سال های ۴۰ و ۵۰، دوستی ديرينه داشت.

به گفته عباس معيری، هنگامي که فرخ غفاری به عنوان دبير کل جشن هنر شيراز، مسئوليت برگزاری آنرا به عهده داشت، اغلب هنرمندان اروپائی، بدليل اعتبار او، برای شرکت در جشن هنر به ايران مي آمدند .

فرخ غفاری که تحصيلات خودرا در رشته تئاتر و سينما در فرانسه به پايان رسانده بود، مدتی هم در تئاتر فرانسه فعاليت کرده بود .


فرخ غفاری، فيلم های گوناگونی را کارگردانی کرده است ، که از مهمترين آنها، فيلم «جنوب شهر» در سال ۱۳۳۷، فيلم «شب قوزی» در سال ۱۳۴۳، و فيلم «زنبورک» در سال ۱۳۵۴ ساخته شده اند . وی، موسس کانون فيلم در ايران و مدير و موسس آرشيو فيلم ايران نيز بود، و مدتی هم مديريت عامل فدراسيون بين المللی آرشيوهای فيلم در پاريس را به عهده داشت.

به عنوان فيلمساز، فرخ غفاری، فيلم های گوناگونی را کارگردانی کرده است، که از مهمترين آنها، فيلم «جنوب شهر» در سال ۱۳۳۷، فيلم «شب قوزی» در سال ۱۳۴۳، و فيلم «زنبورک» در سال ۱۳۵۴ ساخته شده اند .

فرخ غفاری، که در آغاز بحران های اجتماعی ايران، اندکی پيش از انقلاب از ايران خارج شده بود، پاريس شهر مورد علاقه اش را برای زندگی برگزيد، و تا پايان عمر، به عنوان يکی از چهره های سرشناس ايرانی مقيم پاريس، در ميان ايرانيان و فرانسويان، از اعتبار و محبوبيت کم نظيری برخوردار بود .

غفاری، پس ازيک عمل قلب در سال گذشته، به بيماری سرطان پروستات مبتلا شد، که با وجود روحيه و خوی مقاومش، در برابر آن طاقت نياورد، و در بامداد روز يکشنبه ۲۶ آذر ماه ۱۳۸۵، برابر با ۱۷ دسامبر ۲۰۰۶، در حالت کما فرو رفت، و ساعاتی پس از آن، در بعداز ظهر همان روز، چشم از جهان فروبست، و برای هميشه، با دوستان و دوستدارانش وداع گفت .

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Let's Go To Prison (2006)

Felon John Lyshitski has figured out the best way to get revenge on the now-dead judge who sent him to jail: watch the official's obnoxious son, Nelson Biederman IV, survive the clink. John strikes gold when Nelson is wrongly convicted of a crime and sent to the pen he used to call home. He gleefully gets sent back to become Nelson's cellmate and to ensure that his new buddy gets the "full treatment."...

Genres: Comedy and Adaptation

Running Time: 1 hr. 24 min.

Release Date: November 17th, 2006 (wide)

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

Distributors: Universal Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits

Starring: Dax Shepard, Will Arnett, David Koechner, Chi McBride, Dylan Baker
Directed by: Bob Oden***k
Produced by: Marcy Carsey, Caryn Mandabach, Tom Werner

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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, 20th Century Fox International

Cast and Credits

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Ellen Burstyn, Sean Patrick Thomas, Donna Murphy
Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
Produced by: Nick Wechsler, Darren Aronofsky, Eric Watson

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The Nativity Story (2006)

The two-year period of Mary and Joseph's life, which culminates in their leaving Nazareth and journeying 100 miles to Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus.

Genres: Drama and Politics/Religion

Release Date: December 1st, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG for some violent content.

Distributors: New Line Cinema

Cast and Credits

Starring: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Oscar Isaac, Ciaran Hinds, Shaun Toub
Directed by: Catherine Hardwicke, Harvey Harrison (II), Andy Lumsden
Produced by: Catherine Hardwicke, Michael Rich, Tim Van Rellim

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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

Running Time: 1 hr. 33 min.

Release Date: November 22nd, 2006 (wide)

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

Distributors: New Line Cinema
Cast and Credits

Starring: Jack Black, Kyle Gass, J. R. Reed, Fred Armisen, Ned Bellamy
Directed by: Liam Lynch
Produced by: Ben Stiller, Georgia Kacandes, Toby Emmerich

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Flushed Away (2006)

Beneath the streets of London, Roddy St. James is a pampered pet mouse who thinks he's got it made. But when a sewer rat named Sid--the definition of "low life"--comes spewing out of the sink and decides it's his turn to enjoy the lap of luxury, Roddy schemes to rid himself of the pest by luring him into the loo for a dip in the "whirlpool." Roddy's plan backfires when he inadvertently winds up being...

Genres: Comedy and Animation

Running Time: 1 hr. 24 min.

Release Date: November 3, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG for crude humor and some language.

Distributors: Paramount Pictures

Cast and Credits

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Andy Serkis, Shane Richie, Bill Nighy
Directed by: Sam Fell, David Bowers (III)
Produced by: Peter Lord, Cecil Kramer, David Sproxton

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Black Christmas (2006)

"Black Christmas" is a remake of the 1974 slasher classic about a psycho terrorizing a sorority house during the holiday season.

Genres: Suspense/Horror and Remake

Release Date: December 25th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: R for strong horror violence and gore, sexuality, nudity and language.

Distributors: 2929 Entertainment, MGM Distribution Company

Cast and Credits

Starring: Michelle Trachtenberg, Oliver Hudson, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Katie Cassidy, Lacey Chabert
Directed by: Glen Morgan
Produced by: Bob Clark, Todd Wagner, Mark Cuban

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Children of Men (2006)

A futuristic society faces extinction when no children are born and the human race has lost the ability to reproduce. England has descended into chaos, until an iron-handed warden is brought in to institute martial law. The warden's ability to keep order is threatened when a woman finds that she is pregnant with what would be the first child born in 27 years.

Genres: Drama, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller and Adaptation

Running Time: 1 hr. 54 min.

Release Date: December 25th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: R for strong violence, language, some drug use and brief nudity.

Distributors: Universal Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits

Starring: Julianne Moore, Clive Owen, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Charlie Hunnam
Directed by: Alfonso Cuaron
Produced by: Thomas Bliss, Armyan Bernstein, Hilary Shor

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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)

Based on the bestselling novel by Patrick Süskind, "Perfume" is a story of murder and obsession set in 18th-century France. Jean-Baptiste Grenouille has a unique talent for discerning the scents and smells that swirl around him, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. Strangely lacking any scent of his own, he becomes obsessed with capturing the irresistible but elusive aroma of young...

Genres: Art/Foreign, Thriller and Adaptation

Running Time: 2 hrs. 25 min.

Release Date: December 27th, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for aberrant behavior involving nudity, violence, sexuality, and disturbing images.

Distributors: DreamWorks SKG

Cast and Credits

Starring: Ben Whishaw, Dustin Hoffman, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Corinna Harfouch
Directed by: Tom Tykwer
Produced by: Martin Moszkowicz, Andreas Schmid, Andreas Grosch