Movie Listings (June 16, 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. 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 latest "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 protesting 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. 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. 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 and Daniel Johnston Release Date: March 31, 2006 Run Time: 1 hr. 50 min. Rating: PG-13 - thematic elements, drug content, and language including a sexual reference Director: Jeff Feuerzeig Genre: Documentary Synopsis: This documentary takes a look at the life of young, troubled artist Daniel Johnston. The manic-depressive genius showed signs at an early age of a rare creative gift. But his conservative parents drove him away, where he ended up broke in Austin, Texas. After a brief moment in the spotlight with help from MTV exposure, Johnston's inner problems began to consume him. 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. Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties Release Date: June 16, 2006 Run Time: 1 hr. 20 min. Rating: PG - some off-color elements Cast: Bill Murray, Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt Director: Tim Hill Genre: Comedy, Family Synopsis: Garfield follows Jon to England and receives the royal treatment after he is mistaken for the heir to a grand castle. However, the feline will need all nine lives to foil the plans of evil Lord Dargis (Billy Connolly), who wants to turn the castle into a resort. 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 latest 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. The Lost City Release Date: April 28, 2006 Run Time: 2 hr. 23 min. Rating: R Cast: Andy Garcia, Dustin Hoffman, Ines Sastre Director: Andy Garcia Genre: Drama Synopsis: In Havana, Fico Fellove (Andy Garcia), an apolitical club owner, gets caught in the middle as Fidel Castro's Communist Revolution sweeps through Cuba. He tries to keep the insurrection outside the walls of his popular establishment, but his family becomes divided when his brothers (Nestor Carbonell, Enrique Murciano) join the fight against Batista. Directed by Andy Garcia. Mission: Impossible III Release Date: May 5, 2006 Run Time: 2 hr. 6 min. Rating: PG-13 - intense sequences of frenetic violence & menace, disturbing images & some sensuality Cast: Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ving Rhames Director: J.J. Abrams Genre: Action/Adventure Synopsis: Tom Cruise returns as Special Agent Ethan Hunt, who faces the mission of his life in Mission: Impossible III. Director J. J. Abrams (Lost, Alias) brings his unique blend of action and drama to the billion-dollar franchise. 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. The Omen Release Date: June 6, 2006 Run Time: 1 hr. 45 min. Rating: R - disturbing violent content, graphic images and some language Cast: Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Mia Farrow Director: John Moore Genre: Horror, Suspense/Thriller Synopsis: An American diplomat (Liev Schreiber) and his wife (Julia Stiles) begin to suspect that the child they adopted is the Antichrist. 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. Poseidon Release Date: May 12, 2006 Run Time: 1 hr. 38 min. Rating: PG-13 - intense prolonged sequences of disaster and peril Cast: Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Jacinda Barrett Director: Wolfgang Petersen Genre: Action/Adventure, Drama, Suspense/Thriller Synopsis: After a huge tidal wave capsizes a luxury liner in the North Atlantic, individual survivors band together to traverse an upside-down maze that they hope will take them to safety. As the wrecked vessel fills with water, the survivors must call on hidden strengths and skills to face the fight of their lives. RV Release Date: April 28, 2006 Run Time: 1 hr. 38 min. Rating: PG - crude humor, innuendo and language Cast: Robin Williams, Jeff Daniels, Kristin Chenoweth Director: Barry Sonnenfeld Genre: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Family Synopsis: The McNeives are a typically American dysfunctional family, complete with rebellious, uncommunicative offspring and baffled parents. Patriarch Bob (Robin Williams) would like to remedy the situation before his son and daughter instant-message their parents out of their lives. Bob rents a motor home to take the clan on vacation but soon finds that camping and togetherness can be hazardous to one's health. Thank You for Smoking Release Date: March 17, 2006 Run Time: 1 hr. 32 min. Rating: R - language and some sexual content Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello, Cameron Bright Director: Jason Reitman Genre: Comedy, Drama Synopsis: Writer-director Jason Reitman skewers the smoking industry with this satirical take on Big Tobacco's politics. Aaron Eckhart stars as Nick Naylor, the chief spokesman for the business. While doing his best to make smoking 'cool' for the masses, Nick also attempts to be a role model for his 12-year-old son. Water Release Date: April 28, 2006 Run Time: 1 hr. 57 min. Rating: NR Cast: Lisa Ray, Seema Biswas, Kulbhushan Kharbanda Director: Deepa Mehta Genre: Art House/Foreign, Drama Synopsis: Set in the 1930s, this is the story of the hardships suffered by the people living on the banks of the sacred Ganges. Hindu widows are forced to become prostitutes...while a man and a woman, even in these harshest of conditions, enter into a romance. 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 fittest. Based on the comic book series.

Re: Nacho Libre
My wifes to go see Nacho Libre. She's a big Jack Black fan. I'd rather see Cars or X-Men III. Nacho Libre just doesn't look like something worth seeing in a theater.

We saw X-Men III. I liked it. We will end up seeing Cars and Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties. My son loves the first one. It completely cracks him up.

Re: Garfield
I think I would rather shove sharp sticks into my eyes than see either of the Garfield movies. But then again, I'm not a kid.

Yeah, I didn't see the first Garfield movie because it looked stupid and this one looks even worse.