November 2006 Movies




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Santa Clause 3: Escape Clause G

Holiday magic mixes with comical chaos at the North Pole in "The Santa Clause 3". Tim Allen reprises his role of Scott Calvin - AKA Santa - as he juggles a full house of family and the mischievous Jack Frost (Martin Short), who is trying to take over the "big guy's" holiday.

At the risk of giving away the secret location of the North Pole, Scott invites his in-laws (Ann-Margret & Alan Arkin) to share in the holiday festivities, and upcoming birth of baby Claus with expectant wife, Carol, - AKA Mrs. Claus (Elizabeth Mitchell).

Along for the adventure are Scott's extended family, son Charlie (Eric Lloyd), ex-wife Laura Miller (Wendy Crewson), her husband, Neil Miller (Judge Reinhold) and their daughter, Lucy (Liliana Mumy) who, together with head elf Curtis (Spencer Breslin), foil Jack Frost's crafty scheme to control the North Pole.
Tim Allen, Liliana Mumy, Elizabeth Mitchell, Brigham Taylor, Ann-Margret, Martin Short, Michael Lembeck, Karen Glass
Comedy Sequel Family Kids

Flushed Away PG

Roddy is a decidedly upper-crust society rat who makes his home in a posh Kensington flat, complete with two hamster butlers named Gilbert and Sullivan. When a common sewer rat named Syd comes spewing out of the sink and decides he's hit the jackpot, Roddy schemes to rid himself of the pest by luring him into the whirlpool. Syd may be an ignorant slob, but he s no fool, so it is Roddy who winds up being flushed away into the bustling sewer world of Ratropolis. There Roddy meets Rita, an enterprising scavenger who works the sewers in her faithful boat, the Jammy Dodger. Roddy immediately wants out, or rather, up; Rita wants to be paid for her trouble; and, speaking of trouble, the villainous Toad who royally despises all rodents wants them iced literally. The Toad dispatches his two hapless hench-rats, Spike and Whitey, to get the job done. When they fail, the Toad has no choice but to send to France for his cousin that dreaded mercenary, Le Frog.
Hugh Jackman, Bill Nighy, David Bowers, Andy Serkis, Peter Lord, Sam Fell, Dick Clement, Kate Winslet
Comedy Family Kids Animation

Infamous R

Based on the true story of young Truman Capote and his investigation into the 1959 murders of a wealthy Kansas family of four. What starts out as a journey with his childhood friend Harper Lee to figure out "whodunit," turns into something unexpected: an intense and complex bond with one of the murderers that inspired his greatest work, 'In Cold Blood.'
Toby Jones, Sigourney Weaver, Daniel Craig, Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, John Wells, Gwyneth Paltrow, Isabella Rossellini
Drama Crime Gangster

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan R

Kazakhstani TV personality Borat is dispatched to the United States to report on the "greatest country in the world." With a documentary crew in tow, Borat becomes more interested in locating and marrying Pamela Anderson than on his assignment.
Sacha Baron Cohen, Peter Baynham, Dan Mazer, Larry Charles, Anthony Hines, Pamela Anderson, Ken Davitian
Comedy
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Guilty Hearts R

The film which follows the lives of nine strangers living worlds apart as they look for love, happiness, success, and friendship against all odds. Carrying the burden of guilt, they must escape their pasts before they can move forward.
Gerard Butler, Eva Mendes, Anna Faris, George Augusto, Kathy Bates, Charlie Sheen, Julie Delpy, Stellan Skarsgard
Drama

Unaccompanied Minors PG

It's Christmas Eve and five kids have just been snowed in at the airport -- and there isn't a parent in sight. "Unaccompanied Minors" follows awkward Spencer (Dyllan Christopher), rich-girl Grace (Gina Mantegna), tomboy Donna (Quinn Shephard), geeky Charlie (Tyler James Williams) and bashful Beef (Brett Kelly) as they try to outwit a disgruntled airport official (Lewis Black) and reunite with their families. Using "borrowed" golf-carts, a canoe on a snow hill and the help of a reluctant flight attendant (Wilmer Valderrama), these kids are about to prove the holidays aren't about where you are, but who you're with.
Rob Corddry, Rob Riggle, Lauren Shuler Donner, Tyler James Williams, David Koechner, Michael Aguilar, Paul Feig, Jacob Meszaros
Drama Holiday
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A Good Year PG-13

Based on the novel by Peter Mayle, the film is about failed London banker Max Skinner (Crowe) who moves to Provence to tend a vineyard he inherited from his uncle, played by Albert Finney. There he encounters Cotillard's character, a beautiful California woman who says she is a long-lost cousin and lays claim to the property.
Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe, Lisa Ellzey, Marion Cotillard, Aaron Eckhart, Didier Bourdon, Marc Klein, Julie Payne
Drama Romance

Harsh Times R

Jim Davis (Christian Bale) is an ex-Army Ranger recently discharged from the military, yet still haunted by nightmares of his former occupation. While seeking a position with the LAPD that will allow him to marry his Mexican girlfriend and bring her to the United States, Jim kills time chilling with his best friend, Mike (Freddy Rodriguez). Mike is feeling the heat from his longtime girlfriend, Sylvia (Eva Longoria): either get a job or get out. But the love of a beautiful woman can't compare to the bonds of friendship, and Jim and Mike are soon cruising the streets of South Central, slipping back into a deceitful life of drugs, violence and petty crime, just like when they were kids.
Christian Bale, David Ayer, Andrea Sperling, Eva Longoria, Freddy Rodriguez
Drama

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

A biopic about the life of photographer Diane Arbus, considered one of the most mysterious, enigmatic, and frighteningly bold artists of the 20th century. Most known for her obsession with 'freak' subject-matter, her haunting work emerged from a deeply private place. Arbus' death was as mysteriously tragic as was the aura surrounding some of her most piercing portraits.
Nicole Kidman, Boris McGiver, Bonnie Timmermann, Robert Downey Jr., Ty Burrell, Harris Yulin, Michael Roban, Steven Shainberg
Drama Biography

Stranger Than Fiction PG-13

"Stranger Than Fiction" is an inventive comedy about a novelist (Emma Thompson) struggling to complete her latest, and potentially finest, book — she only has to find a way to kill off her main character, Harold Crick, and she'll be done. Little does she know that Harold Crick (Will Ferrell) is inexplicably alive and well in the real world and suddenly aware of her words. Fiction and reality collide when the bewildered and hilariously resistant Harold hears what she has in mind and realizes he must find a way to change her (and his) ending.
Queen Latifah, Will Ferrell, Zach Helm, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Joe Drake, Emma Thompson, Tony Hale, Kristin Chenoweth
Comedy
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Bobby R

"Bobby" revisits the night Robert F. Kennedy was gunned down at the Ambassador Hotel in 1968. Story is about how the lives of those at the hotel that evening intersected. Movie will take place against the backdrop of the cultural issues gripping the country at the time, including racism, sexual inequality and class differences.
Ashton Kutcher, Shia LaBeouf, Elijah Wood, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Fishburne, Heather Graham, Helen Hunt, Gary Michael Walters
Drama Political

Fast Food Nation

Are we what we eat? To a degree both engrossing and alarming, the story of fast food is the story of postwar Amerca. Though created by a handful of mavericks, the fast food industry has triggered the homogenization of our society.
Avril Lavigne, Kris Kristofferson, Ethan Hawke, Greg Kinnear, Peter Watson, Wilmer Valderrama, Malcolm McLaren, Richard Linklater
Comedy

Happy Feet G

"Happy Feet" is set deep in Antarctica. 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!
Warren Coleman, Elijah Wood, John Collee, Nicole Kidman, Robin Williams, Bruce Berman, George Miller, Doug Mitchell
Musical Family Kids Animation

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror R

Welcome to the Hood of Horror, where revenge is a dish best served cold... in a 40 oz. The Hound of Hell (Snoop Dogg) is your guide through three tales from this nefarious neighborhood and its depraved denizens, including a tagger who finds out that not all gangstas die hard, a spoiled heir to a Texas oil dynasty who murders for money but can't pay to stay alive, and a major rap star who discovers he's got a few skeletons in his dressing room... and they're kicking down the door.
Danny Trejo, Method Man, Snoop Dogg, Billy Dee Williams, Stacy Title, Jacob Hair, Chris Kobin, Jonathan McHugh
Thriller Suspense Horror

Casino Royale PG-13

"Casino Royale" introduces James Bond before he holds his license to kill. But Bond is no less dangerous, and with two professional assassinations in quick succession, he is elevated to '00' status. Bond's first 007 mission takes him to Uganda where he is to spy on a terrorist, Mollaka. Not everything goes to plan and Bond decides to investigate, independently of MI6, 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 the world's terrorist organizations. Secret Service intelligence reveals that Le Chiffre is planning to raise money in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro at Le Casino Royale. MI6 assigns 007 to play against him, knowing that if Le Chiffre loses, it will destroy his organization. 'M' places Bond under the watchful eye of the beguiling Vesper Lynd. At first skeptical of what value Vesper can provide, Bond's interest in her deepens as they brave danger together and even torture at the hands of Le Chiffre. In Montenegro, Bond allies himself with Mathis MI6's local field agent, and Felix Leiter who is representing the interests of the CIA. The marathon game proceeds with dirty tricks and violence, raising the stakes beyond blood money and reaching a terrifying climax.
Eva Green, Daniel Craig, Michael Wilson, John Cleese, Martin Campbell, Barbara Broccoli, Paul Haggis, Neal Purvis
Drama Action Adventure Sequel Thriller

The History Boys R

"The History Boys" tells the story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English master (Richard Griffiths), a young and shrewd teacher hired to up their test scores (Stephen Campbell Moore), a grossly out-numbered history teacher (Frances de la Tour), and a headmaster obsessed with results (Clive Merrison), the boys attempt to sift through it all to pass the daunting university admissions process. Their journey becomes as much about how education works, as it is about where education leads.
Kevin Loader, Richard Griffiths, James Corden, Dominic Cooper, Nicholas Hytner, Alan Bennett, Clive Merrison, Frances de la Tour
Drama

Deja Vu PG-13

A ferry filled with crewmen from the USS Nimitz and their families was blown up in New Orleans on Mardi Gras. BATF Doug Carlin is brought in to assist in the massive investigation, and gets attached to an experimental FBI surveillance unit, one that uses spacefolding technology to directly look back a little over four days into the past. While tracking down the bomber, Carlin gets an idea in his head: could they use the device to actually travel back in time and not only prevent the bombing but also the murder of a local woman whose truck was used in the bombing? .
Denzel Washington, Val Kilmer, Mike Stenson, Adam Goldberg, Jim Caviezel, Tony Scott, Ted Elliott, Chad Oman
Thriller Suspense Romance

Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny R

In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB (Black) bonds with local slacker KG (Glass) and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers -- a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away.
Will Ferrell, Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Liam Lynch, Kyle Gass, Jason Reed
Comedy Musical

Deck the Halls PG

A family comedy about one-upsmanship, jealousy, clashing neighbors, home decoration...and the true spirit of the holidays. 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 world into a chaotic nightmare. As Danny's home explodes with festive lights of incredible design, increasing complexity, and exponentially-growing wattage, Steve becomes a man on a mission. At any cost, he will thwart Danny - or top him.
Danny DeVito, Michael Costigan, Kristin Chenoweth, Kelly Aldridge, John Whitesell, Don Rhymer, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Davis
Comedy Holiday

The Fountain PG-13

"The Fountain" is an odyssey about one man's thousand-year struggle to save the woman he loves. His epic journey begins in 16th century Spain, where conquistador Tomas Creo (Hugh Jackman) commences his search for the Tree of Life, the legendary entity believed to grant eternal life to those who drink of its sap. As modern-day scientist Tommy Creo, he desperately struggles to find a cure for the cancer that is killing his beloved wife Isabel (Rachel Weisz). Traveling through deep space as a 26th century astronaut, Tom begins to grasp the mysteries of life that have consumed him for more than a century.
Arnon Milchan, Darren Aronofsky, Nick Wechsler, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eric Watson, Iain Smith, Hugh Jackson, Rachel Weiz
Drama Action Adventure

Let's Go to Prison R

In this outrageous and very adult comedy, a small-time career criminal (Dax Shepard) has spent most of his life in prison, sentenced each time by the same hard-ass judge. Suddenly free, he sets out to take revenge on the judge, only to learn that the old man has died. Unwilling to forgive and forget, he sets his sights on the judge's son (Will Arnett), manipulating events so that the innocent man is sent to prison. The two become cellmates, and the ultimate game of comeuppance - big house-style - begins.
Robert Ben Garant, David Koechner, Michael Shannon, Bob Odenkirk, Paul Young, Matt Berenson, Thomas Lennon, Dax Shepard
Comedy

The Contract R

Ray Keene (Cusack), a father who wants to redeem himself in the eyes of his son, is trying to bring Cordell (Freeman), a world-class assassin to justice. All the while, he must protect his son and evade the assassin's team who are methodically hunting them down in the wilderness.
Morgan Freeman, John Cusack, Bruce Beresford, Stephen Katz, John Darrouzet
Drama Thriller Suspense