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Friends With Money (2006)

Tale of four west coast, life-long friends, who have achieved a level of comfort in their lives and have now settled into a life of designer clothes, charity events, and caring for the men (and offspring) in their lives. But as they approach 'a certain age,' unsettling things are starting to throw their comfortable lives off balance.

Genres: Comedy and Drama

Running Time: 88 min.

Release Date: April 7th, 2006 (NY/LA)

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

Distributors: Sony Pictures Classics

Cast and Credits

Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Catherine Keener, Frances McDormand, Joan Cusack, Jason Isaacs
Directed by: Nicole Holofcener

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Superman Returns (2006)

Superman--born on a planet which has long since died--has been raised by adoptive parents on the Kent farm in Kansas. The young boy Kal-El is renamed Clark Kent, and though he has grown up among humans, he is not one of them. Under Earth's yellow sun, he can do two things humans can only dream of, but to co-exist with them he must live a dual life as mild, unassuming Clark Kent, secretly transforming...

Genres: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation

Running Time: 2 hrs. 34 min.

Release Date: June 28th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some intense action violence.

Cast and Credits

Starring: Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, James Marsden, Kevin Spacey, Parker Posey
Directed by: Bryan Singer

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The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

In the dizzying world of New York fashion, where size zero is the new 2, six is the new 8, and a bad hair day can end a career, Runaway Magazine is the Holy Grail. Overseen with a finely manicured fist by Miranda Priestly--the most powerful woman in fashion--Runway is a fearsome gauntlet for anyone who wants to make it in the industry. To make Runway the fashion bible of New York and therefore the...

Genres: Comedy, Drama and Adaptation

Running Time: 106 min.

Release Date: June 30th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sensuality.

Cast and Credits

Starring: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Tracie Thoms, Adrian Grenier
Directed by: David Frankel

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The Great New Wonderful (2006)

Five stories are woven together and told against the backdrop of an anxious and uncertain post-9/11 New York: Dr. Trabulous is an orthodox psychologist who utilizes his unique insights to unearth the buried rage of an ordinary man who has witnessed an office tragedy. Emme Keeler, the ruthless proprietor of The Great New Wonderful--a leading purveyor of pastries to the New York society set--struggles...

Genres: Drama

Running Time: 1 hr. 28 min.

Release Date: June 23rd, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for language and some sexuality.

Cast and Credits

Starring: Tony Shalhoub, Edie Falco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Olympia Dukakis, Tom McCarthy
Directed by: Danny Leiner

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Scoop (2006)

A contemporary comedy centering around a student journalist for a college paper visiting friends in London who happens upon the scoop of a lifetime. Along the investigative trail, she finds magic, murder, mystery--and perhaps love, with a British aristocrat.

Genres: Comedy

Release Date: July 28th, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sexual content.

Cast and Credits

Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Ian McShane, Hugh Jackman, Woody Allen, Jim Dunk
Directed by: Woody Allen

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Barnyard (2006)

A cow named Otis and his misfit farm animal friends play tricks on humans (sing, dance and party) but when Otis is suddenly placed in a position of responsibility around the barnyard, he must find the courage and confidence to be a leader.

Genres: Comedy, Kids/Family and Animation

Release Date: August 4th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG for some mild peril and rude humor.
Cast and Credits

Starring: Kevin James, Courteney Cox Arquette, Danny Glover, Sam Elliott, Wanda Sykes
Directed by: Steve Oedekerk

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The Descent (2006)

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...

Genres: Art/Foreign and Suspense/Horror

Running Time: 1 hr. 39 min.

Release Date: August 4th, 2006

MPAA Rating: R for strong violence/gore and language.

Cast and Credits

Starring: Shauna MacDonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder, Nora-Jane Noone
Directed by: Neil Marshall

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The Groomsmen (2006)

groom and his four groomsmen discover their extended adolescence might be coming to a close the week before the wedding.

Genres: Comedy and Drama

Running Time: 98 min.

Release Date: July 14th, 2006 (NY/LA)

MPAA Rating: R for pervasive language and brief nudity.

Cast and Credits

Starring: Edward Burns, Brittany Murphy, John Leguizamo, Jay Mohr, Jessica Capshaw
Directed by: Edward Burns

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Mini's First Time (2006)

A dark comedy centering around a rebellious L.A. teenager raised without ever experiencing parental love by an emotionally abusive mother. Mini lives her life by the philosophy that any new experience or "First" should be pursued, regardless of society's moral judgment about it. This philosophy leads her into the seedier side of L.A.'s nightlife--and eventually into alliance with her stepfather to...

Genres: Comedy and Drama

Running Time: 1 hr. 31 min.

Release Date: July 14th, 2006 (NY)

MPAA Rating: R for strong sexual content, language, drug use and a scene of violence.

Cast and Credits

Starring: Alec Baldwin, Nikki Reed, Luke Wilson, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jeff Goldblum
Directed by: Nick Guthe

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شهرداری تهران خبر داده که شهروندان اين شهر می توانند روزهای پنجشنبه و جمعه در بوستان ها و پارک های اين شهر فيلم سينمايی ببينند.
سازمان پارک ها و فضای سبز شهر تهران گفته است که در اولين مرحله از اجرای اين طرح چهار بوستان "ملت، بعثت، گفتگو و پليس" برای پخش فيلمهای سينمايی انتخاب شده اند.

قرار است درهفته های آينده تعدادی ديگر از بوستان ها نيز به نمايش فيلم های سينمايی اقدام کنند.

به گفته شهرداری تهران، فيلم های سينمايی در ساعت ۲۰تا ۲۲روزهای پنجشنبه و جمعه به نمايش در خواهند آمد و تماشای فيلم ها در بوستان ها رايگان و ورود برای عموم آزاد خواهد بود.

مديرعامل سازمان پارک ها و فضای سبز شهرداری تهران گفته است که "۱۰۰ فيلم سينمايی برای پخش در بوستان ها در فصل تابستان انتخاب شده که با اعلام قبلی در بوستان ها نمايش داده میشود".

وی هدف از اين طرح را "غنی سازی اوقات فراغت خانواده های تهرانی در فصل تابستان" عنوان کرده است.

"سليقه شهروندان"

تعدادی از فيلم های روز سينمای ايران نيز قرار است در جريان اين طرح به نمايش درآيند. به گفته معاون هنری سازمان فرهنگی، هنری شهرداری تهران، اين فيلم ها "با نظر کارشناسان و مطابق با سلايق شهروندان" انتخاب می شوند.

شهرداری تهران نام ۱۲ فيلم را که تاکنون مشخص شده اند "به نام پدر، چند میگيری گريه کنی، آتش بس، شام عروسی، قتل آن لاين، کافه ستاره، سوغات فرنگ، زن بدلی و دره گرگها" اعلام کرده است.

فيلم های سينمايی از نيمه تير ماه تا اواخر شهريور ۱۳۸۵، همزمان با جشنواره ای که از آن به عنوان "جشنواره تابستانی تهران" نام برده شده و ۱۰۰ روز ادامه خواهد داشت، در پارک های تهران به نمايش در خواهند آمد.

با توجه به اينکه بسياری از شهروندان تهرانی، اوقات فراغت روزهای پايان هفته خود را در پارک ها و بوستان ها سپری می کنند، شهرداری تهران اميدوار است اين طرح در "بوستان های بزرگ و پر مخاطب پايتخت" مورد استقبال قرار گيرد.

شهرداری تهران از نحوه پخش فيلم های سينمايی خبر نداده و مشخص نيست آيا فيلم ها در سينماهای رو باز نمايش داده می شوند يا از ويديو پروجکشن يا نمايشگرها تلويزيونی بزرگ برای پخش آنها استفاده می شود.

اين نخستين بار است که ده ها فيلم در پارک های تهران بطور منظم پخش خواهند می شوند. قبلا در برخی از پارک های تهران سينماهای رو باز به پخش فيلم اقدام می کردند. پارک نياوران و موزه حيات وحش دارآباد در شمال تهران از جمله پارک ها و اماکن عمومی هستند که محوطه رو بازی برای اجرای تئاتر يا پخش فيلم دارند که به تناوب از آنها استفاده می شود.

پيش از اين، طرح شهرداری تهران برای پخش مستقيم بازی های جام جهانی فوتبال آلمان در پارک ها به دليل مخالفت شورای تامين استان تهران لغو شده بود. اين شورا، نهاد تصميم گير در زمينه امور حساس امنيتی، سياسی و اجتماعی در استانداری ها محسوب می شود.

شهرداری تهران قصد داشت از طريق تلويزيونهای شهری مستقر در پارک ها به پخش زنده مسابقات جام جهانی فوتبال اقدام کند.

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The Night Listener (2006)

A popular radio show host who, while trying to cope with a splintering romance, strikes up a telephone relationship with his biggest fan. When disturbing questions arise regarding the boy's identity, his life spins out of control.

Genres: Drama, Thriller and Adaptation

Running Time: 1 hr. 31 min.

Release Date: August 4th, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for language and some disquieting sexual content.

Cast and Credits

Starring: Robin Williams, Toni Collette, Sandra Oh, Rory Culkin, Joe Morton
Directed by: Patrick Stettner

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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)

Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) is a NASCAR racing sensation whose "win at all costs" approach has made him a national hero. He and his loyal racing partner and childhood friend, Cal Naughton Jr. (John C. Reilly), are a fearless duo, thrilling their fans by finishing most races in the top spots - with Ricky Bobby always leading the pack. When a flamboyant French Formula One driver, Jean Girard (Sacha Baron...

Cast and Credits

Starring: Will Ferrell, Sacha Baron Cohen, John C. Reilly, Michael Clarke Duncan, Amy Adams
Directed by: Adam McKay

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The Bridesmaid (2006)

Handsome young Philippe, still living at home with his mother and two sisters, has a promising career ahead of him. At the wedding of his sister Sophie, he meets her stunning but strangely aloof bridesmaid, Senta--and it is love at first sight. But Senta's life and past are shrouded in mystery, and she tells him stories about herself that seem unbelievable. Then she declares that as proof of their...

Genres: Art/Foreign, Drama, Thriller and Adaptation

Running Time: 1 hr. 50 min.

Release Date: August 4th, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Cast and Credits

Starring: Benoit Magimel, Laura Smet, Aurore Clement, Bernard Le Coq, Solene Bouton
Directed by: Claude Chabrol

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