Movies Releasing: the Week of August 04, 2006 |
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Barnyard: The Original Party Animals |
DVD Release Date : December 12, 2006 |
Réalisateur : Steve Oedekerk. |
Starring : Courteney Cox Arquette, Sam Elliott, Danny Glover, Kevin James, Andie MacDowell, Wanda Sykes. |
Runtime : 89 minutes. Genre : Animation, Comedy, Action. |
Official Website : http://www.barnyardmovie.com/ |
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From Steve Oedekerk and Nickelodeon Movies, creators of "Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius," comes this entirely-CGI animation, hilarious look at what really happens in a barnyard when the farmer's back is turned. "Barnyard" is a lighthearted tale centering around Otis (voiced by Kevin James), a carefree party cow, who enjoys singing, dancing and playing tricks on humans. Unlike his father Ben (voiced by Sam Elliott), the respected patriarch of the farm, and Miles, the wise old mule (voiced by Danny Glover), Otis is unconcerned about keeping the animals' humanlike talents a secret. But when suddenly put in the position of responsibility, the "udderly" irresponsible cow finds the courage to be a leader. |
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The Night Listener |
DVD Release Date : January 09, 2007 |
Réalisateur : Patrick Stettner. |
Starring : Robin Williams, Toni Collette, Sandra Oh, Rory Culkin, Joe Morton, John Cullum, Bobby Cannavale. |
Runtime : 91 minutes. Genre : Comedy, Drama. |
Official Website : http://www.thenightlistener-movie.com/ |
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The Night Listener" tackles the narrative of Armistead Maupin's most haunting page-turner, in which popular public radio storyteller Gabriel Noone (Robin Williams) develops an intense phone relationship with a young listener named Pete (Rory Culkin) and the social worker who rescued him from a life of abuse (Toni Collette). But Gabriel soon comes to the startling realization that it is quite possible that neither the boy nor his painful account of his childhood really exist. |
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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby |
DVD Release Date : December 12, 2006 |
Réalisateur : Adam McKay. |
Starring : Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Sascha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole, Michael Clarke Duncan, Leslie Bibb, Jane Lynch. |
Runtime : 105 minutes. Genre : Action, Comedy. |
Official Website : http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/talladeganights/index.html |
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The film tells the story of NASCAR stock car racing sensation Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) whose "win at all costs" approach has made him a national hero. He and his loyal racing partner, childhood friend Cal Naughton Jr. (John C. Reilly), are a fearless duo -- dubbed "Thunder" and "Lightning" by their fans for their ability to finish so many races in the #1 and #2 positions, with Cal always in second place. When a flamboyant French Formula One driver, Jean Girard (Sacha Baron Cohen), challenges the "Thunder" and "Lightning" for the supremacy of NASCAR, Ricky Bobby must face his own demons and fight Girard for the right to be known as racing's top driver. |
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Quinceañera |
DVD Release Date : January 09, 2007 |
Réalisateur : Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland. |
Starring : Emily Rios, Chalo Gonzalez, Jesse Garcia, David W. Ross, Jason L. Wood. |
Runtime : 90 minutes. Genre : Drama. |
Official Website : http://www.sonyclassics.com/comingsoon.php?filmid=309&page=1 |
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"Quinceañera" is a look at what happens when teenage sexuality, age-old rituals, and real estate prices collide. It is a reinvention of Kitchen Sink drama, fueled by the racial, class, and sexual tensions of a Latino neighborhood in transition. Magdalena (Emily Rios) 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 Quinceañera 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 Quinceañera proceed, it is only a matter of time before her religious father finds out and rejects her. Forced out of her home, Magdalena moves in with great-great uncle Tomas (Chalo Gonzalez), an old man who makes his living selling champurrado (a Mexican hot drink) in the street. Already living with him is Carlos (Jesse Garcia), Magdalena's cousin, a ... |
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The Descent |
DVD Release Date : December 26, 2006 |
Réalisateur : Neil Marshall. |
Starring : Nora-Jane Noon, Shauna MacDonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder. |
Runtime : 109 minutes. Genre : Horror. |
Official Website : http://www.thedescentfilm.com/ |
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"The Descent" is Neil Marshall's hotly anticipated follow up to his 2002 hit "Dog Soldiers." Directed by Marshall from his own script, it tells the story of an all-female caving expedition that goes horribly wrong, and stars Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder, Nora-Jane Noone and Myanna Buring. Set in a cave system deep in the Appalachian Mountains, Marshall describes his film as "'Deliverance' goes underground."
One year after a tragic accident, six girlfriends meet in a remote part of the Appalachians for their annual caving trip. Deep below the surface of the earth, disaster strikes when a rock falls and blocks their route back to the surface. The girls soon learn that Juno, the thrill-seeking leader of the expedition, has brought them to an unexplored cave and that as a result no knows where they are to come rescue them. The group splinters and each push on, praying for another exit. But there is something else lurking under the earth – a race of monstro... |
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Boynton Beach Club |
Réalisateur : Susan Seidelman. |
Starring : Dyan Cannon, Sally Kellerman, Brenda Vaccaro, Len Cariou, Michael Nouri, Mal Z. Lawrence, Joseph Bologna, Renee Taylor. |
Genre : Comedy, Drama. |
Official Website : http://www.boyntonbeachclubthemovie.com/ |
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"Boynton Beach Club," directed by Susan Seidelman ("Desperately Seeking Susan," "She Devil," "Sex in The City"), revolves around five people living in an Adult Community in Florida whose lives intersect when they meet at a local bereavement group. The new energy in the club inspires more celebration than commiseration as the group soon find themselves on a journey they never expected when they reenter the "dating game" after many decades.
As the original Baby Boomer generation now approaches retirement age, the concept of what it means to be older has dramatically changed. In a world where 60 is fast becoming the new 40, "Boynton Beach Club" shows us that it's never to late too fall in love. |
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