Movie Listings (July 10, 2006)
A Prairie Home Companion Release Date: June 9, 2006 Run Time: 1 hr. 45 min. Rating: PG-13 - risque humor Cast: Meryl Streep, Lindsay Lohan, Kevin Kline Director: Robert Altman Genre: Comedy Synopsis: A private investigator (Kevin Kline) keeps tabs on the proceedings as guests, cast and crew (Meryl Streep, Lindsay Lohan, Wood Harrelson) of a long-running radio show prepare for the final broadcast. Their home, the Fitzgerald Theater, is due for demolition, and they await the arrival of the Texas axe-man (Tommy Lee Jones). Meanwhile, the show's creator and host (Garrison Keillor) conducts business as usual in the face of the show's impending demise. An Inconvenient Truth Release Date: May 24, 2006 Run Time: 1 hr. 35 min. Rating: PG - mild thematic elements Director: Davis Guggenheim Genre: Art House/Foreign, Documentary Synopsis: Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment. The Break-Up Release Date: June 2, 2006 Run Time: 1 hr. 46 min. Rating: PG-13 - sexual content, some nudity and language Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Vince Vaughn, Joey Lauren Adams Director: Peyton Reed Genre: Comedy, Romance Synopsis: The Break-Up starts where most romantic comedies end: after boy and girl have met, fallen in love, moved in to start their happily-ever-after...and right when they wind up driving each other crazy. Pushed to the breaking-up point after their la-*test*-('") "why can't you do this one little thing for me?" argument, art dealer Brooke (Jennifer Aniston) calls it quits with her boyfriend, Gary (Vince Vaughn), who hosts bus tours of Chicago. What follows is a series of remedies and underminings suggested by the former couple's friends, confidantes and the occasional total stranger. When neither ex is willing to move out of the condo they used to share, the only solution is to continue living as hostile roommates until somebody caves. But somewhere between pro-*test*-('")ing the pool table in the living room, and the sports played at sleep-killing volume in the middle of night, Brooke begins to realize that what she may be really fighting for isn't so much the place but the person. Brick Release Date: March 31, 2006 Run Time: 1 hr. 57 min. Rating: R - violent and drug content Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lukas Haas, Nora Zehetner Director: Rian Johnson Genre: Art House/Foreign, Drama, Suspense/Thriller Synopsis: After receiving a frantic phone call from his ex-girlfriend, teenage loner Brendan Frye learns that her dead body has been found. Vowing to solve her murder himself, he must infiltrate high-school cliques that he previously avoided. His search for the truth places him before some of the school's roughest characters, leading to a confrontation with a drug dealer known as "the Pin." Cars Release Date: June 9, 2006 Run Time: 1 hr. 56 min. Rating: G Cast: Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt Director: John Lasseter Genre: Animated, Comedy, Family Synopsis: On the way to the prestigious Piston Cup Championship, a hotshot race car who cares only about winning learns about what is really important in life from the automotive inhabitants of a town along historic Route 66. Click Release Date: June 23, 2006 Run Time: 1 hr. 37 min. Rating: PG-13 - language, crude and sex-related humor, and some drug references Cast: Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale, Christopher Walken Director: Frank Coraci Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi/Fantasy Synopsis: A workaholic architect (Adam Sandler) obtains a universal remote control that allows him to fast-forward, pause and rewind his way around his world. Complications arise when the device begins to malfunction, and fast-forwards through the architect's life on its own. The Da Vinci Code Release Date: May 19, 2006 Run Time: 2 hr. 29 min. Rating: PG-13 - disturbing images, violence, some nudity, thematic material, brief drug references, sexual content Cast: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen Director: Ron Howard Genre: Action/Adventure, Drama, Suspense/Thriller Synopsis: A murder in Paris' Louvre Museum and cryptic clues in some of Leonardo da Vinci's most famous paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery. For 2,000 years a secret society closely guards information that -- should it come to light -- could rock the very foundations of Christianity. The Devil Wears Prada Release Date: June 30, 2006 Run Time: 1 hr. 46 min. Rating: PG-13 - some sensuality Cast: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Adrian Grenier Director: David Frankel Genre: Comedy Synopsis: Andy is a recent college graduate with big dreams. Upon landing a job at prestigious Runway magazine, she finds herself the assistant to diabolical Miranda Priestly. Andy questions her ability to survive her grim tour as Miranda's whipping girl without getting scorched. Based on the novel by Lauren Weisberger. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Release Date: June 16, 2006 Run Time: 1 hr. 30 min. Rating: PG-13 - reckless and illegal behavior involving teens, violence, language and sexual content Cast: Lucas Black, Zachery Ty Bryan, Bow Wow Director: Justin Lin Genre: Action/Adventure Synopsis: Sean Boswell always feels like an outsider, but he defines himself through his victories as a street racer. His hobby makes him unpopular with the authorities, so he goes to live with his father in Japan. Once there and even more alienated, he learns about an exciting, though dangerous, style of the sport. The stakes are high when Sean takes on the local champion and falls for the man's girlfriend. Keeping Up With the Steins Release Date: May 12, 2006 Run Time: 1 hr. 30 min. Rating: PG-13 - some crude language, nudity and brief drug references Cast: Jeremy Piven, Jami Gertz, Garry Marshall Director: Scott Marshall Genre: Comedy Synopsis: Benjamin Fiedler has a lot to be nervous about; his bar mitzvah is fast approaching, and his parents are caught up in plans to make his party even more lavish than the one the Steins threw for their son. Amid his family's debate over whether to invite an estranged grandfather, the youth solves the problem by arranging for Grandpa to arrive two weeks early. The Lake House Release Date: June 16, 2006 Run Time: 1 hr. 45 min. Rating: PG - some language and a disturbing image Cast: Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves, Shohreh Aghdashloo Director: Alejandro Agresti Genre: Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy Synopsis: A lonely doctor (Sandra Bullock), who once lived in a beautiful lakeside home, falls in love via letters with its la-*test*-('") resident, a frustrated architect (Keanu Reeves). When they discover that they are actually living two years apart, the pair must unravel the mystery behind their incredible romance. A remake of the Korean film Il Mare. Nacho Libre Release Date: June 16, 2006 Run Time: 1 hr. 40 min. Rating: PG - rough action, and crude humor including dialogue Cast: Jack Black, Ana de la Reguera, Hector Jimenez Director: Jared Hess Genre: Comedy Synopsis: Jack Black stars as Ignacio (friends call him Nacho), a Mexican cook who moonlights as a lucha libre wrestler to raise money for an orphanage in this comedy from the creators of Napoleon Dynamite and the writer of School of Rock. Over the Hedge Release Date: May 19, 2006 Run Time: 1 hr. 27 min. Rating: PG - some rude humor and mild comic action Cast: Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Gene Wilder Director: Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick Genre: Animated, Comedy Synopsis: Spring has sprung, and Verne and his woodland friends awaken from their long winter's nap to discover that a tall, green "thing" has mysteriously cropped up right through the middle of their home. Enter RJ, an opportunistic raccoon, who explains that the world beyond the hedge is the "gateway to the good life" where peculiar creatures called humans live to eat, rather than eat to live. Suspicious and even a little jealous of RJ, the ever-cautious Verne wants to keep his blended family safely on their side of the hedge. But, proving the adage that one man’s garbage is another man's—or rather animal's—treasure, the manipulative RJ tries to convince the woodland band that there is little to fear and everything to gain from their over-indulgent new neighbors. Eventually, RJ and Verne form an unlikely friendship as they learn to co-exist with—and even exploit—this strange new world called suburbia. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest Release Date: July 7, 2006 Rating: PG-13 - intense sequences of adventure violence, including frightening images Cast: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley Director: Gore Verbinski Genre: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Family Synopsis: When ghostly pirate Davey Jones (Billy Nighy) comes to collect a blood debt, Capt. Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) must find a way to avoid his fate lest his soul be damned for all time. Nevertheless, the wily pirate manages to interrupt the wedding plans of Jack's friends Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley). The Proposition Release Date: May 5, 2006 Run Time: 1 hr. 44 min. Rating: R - strong grisly violence, and for language Cast: Guy Pearce, Danny Huston, Richard Wilson Director: John Hillcoat Genre: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama Synopsis: Set against the harsh and unforgiving landscape of the 1880s Australian outback, The Proposition is a visually stunning tale of loyalty, revenge and the quest for justice in a lawless land. Charlie Burns (Guy Pearce) is a renegade. Along with his two brothers, Arthur (Danny Huston) and Mikey (Richard Wilson), he is wanted for murder. When Captain Stanley (Ray Winstone) captures Charlie and Mikey, he offers Charlie a proposition in an attempt to end the brutality that surrounds them -- the only way to save Mikey from the noose is for Charlie to track down and kill Arthur, his psychotic older brother. An impossible moral dilemma leads to a murderous climax. Superman Returns Release Date: June 28, 2006 Run Time: 2 hr. 37 min. Rating: PG-13 - some intense action violence Cast: Brandon Routh, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth Director: Bryan Singer Genre: Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy Synopsis: While an old enemy plots to destroy him once and for all, the Man of Steel returns after a long absence to a much-changed world. Lois Lane has moved on with her life, and society has learned to survive without him. Superman must find a way to reconnect with her and find his place in a world that may no longer need him. Waist Deep Release Date: June 23, 2006 Run Time: 1 hr. 37 min. Rating: R - strong violence and pervasive language Cast: Tyrese Gibson, Meagan Good, Larenz Tate Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall Genre: Action/Adventure, Suspense/Thriller Synopsis: "I'll always come back for you," single father O2 (Tyrese Gibson of Four Brothers) tells his young son Junior (screen newcomer H. Hunter Hall). This parental promise is put to the -*test*-('") when O2 is suddenly plunged into a do-or-die situation; trying to go straight for Junior's sake, this recently paroled ex-con is forced to go back outside the law after his son is kidnapped in a carjacking. The resulting chase and shootout have left Junior in the hands of Meat (hip-hop superstar The Game, in his feature debut), the vicious leader of the Outlaw Syndicate. O2's shady cousin Lucky (Larenz Tate of Crash) tries to mediate, but is caught between criminal and family loyalties. The only person who can or will help O2 get his son back is wily street-smart hustler Coco (Meagan Good of You Got Served), whose path fatefully crossed O2's just moments before the kidnapping. X-Men: The Last Stand Release Date: May 26, 2006 Run Time: 1 hr. 43 min. Rating: PG-13 - intense sequences of action violence, some sexual content and language Cast: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen Director: Brett Ratner Genre: Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy Synopsis: The discovery of a cure for mutations leads to a turning point in history. Mutants may now choose to give up their powers and become fully human or retain their uniqueness and remain isolated. War looms between the followers of Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), who preaches tolerance, and those of Magneto (Ian McKellen), who advocates survival of the fit-*test*-('"). Based on the comic book series.