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[pic][pic]UNDERWORLD EVOLUTION

January 20, 2006

Action/Horror

The sequel to the $100 million worldwide hit, Underworld Evolution continues the saga of war between the aristocratic Death Dealers and the barbaric Lycans (werewolves). The film traces the beginnings of the ancient feud between the two tribes as the beautiful vampire heroine Selene (Kate Beckinsale) discovers that she has been betrayed by her own kind and must seek her revenge. The fast-paced, modern-day tale of deadly action, ruthless intrigue and forbidden love takes them into the battle to end all wars as the immortals must finally face their retribution. Directed by Len Wiseman and starring Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Tony Curran, Derek Jacobi and Bill Nighy.

Directed by: Len Wiseman

Screenplay by: Danny McBride

Story by: Len Wiseman & Danny McBride

Produced by: Tom Rosenberg

Gary Lucchesi

David Coatsworth

Richard Wright

Executive Producers: Skip Williamson

Henry Winterstern

Terry A. McKay

Len Wiseman

Danny McBride

James McQuaide

Cast: Kate Beckinsale

Scott Speedman

Tony Curran

Derek Jacobi

Bill Nighy

Underworld: Evolution has been rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for Pervasive Strong Violence and Gore, Some Sexuality/Nudity and Language.

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[pic] When a Stranger Calls

February 3, 2006

Thriller

In a remote hilltop house, high school student Jill Johnson (Camilla Belle) settles in for a routine night of babysitting. With the children sound asleep and a beautiful home to explore, she locks the door and sets the alarm. But when a series of eerie phone calls from a stranger insists that she “check the children,” Jill begins to panic. Fear escalates to terror when she has the calls traced and learns that the calls are coming from inside the house. Jill must use all her strength if she is going to fight back and make it out of the house alive.

Directed by: Simon West

Screenplay by: Jake Wade Wall

Based on the Film Written by: Steve Feke and Fred Walton

Produced by: John Davis

Ken Lemberger

Wyck Godfrey

Executive Producer: Paddy Cullen

Cast: Camilla Belle

Brian Geraghty

Katie Cassidy

Clark Gregg

When a Stranger Calls has been rated PG-13 by the MPAA for Intense Terror, Violence and Some Language.

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[pic][pic] THE PINK PANTHER

Comedy

February 10, 2006

In Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Columbia Pictures’ madcap comedy, The Pink Panther, Steve Martin re-imagines the role of Inspector Clouseau, a man whose deductive powers are limited, whose command of the language is frightening and whose investigative approach is downright dangerous.

But somehow — in spite of himself — he always gets his man.

The Pink Panther co-stars Academy Award® winner Kevin Kline as Clouseau’s foil Chief Inspector Dreyfus, Beyoncé Knowles as international pop superstar Xania and Jean Reno as Clouseau’s new sidekick, Gendarme Gilbert Ponton. The film is directed by Shawn Levy (Cheaper by the Dozen, Just Married) with a screenplay by Len Blum and Steve Martin and a story by Len Blum and Michael Saltzman. The producer is Robert Simonds (Cheaper by the Dozen).

Directed by: Shawn Levy

Screenplay by: Len Blum and Steve Martin

Story by: Len Blum and Michael Saltzman

Based on The Pink Panther

Films of: Blake Edwards

Based on Characters

Created by: Maurice Richlin & Blake Edwards

Produced by: Robert Simonds

Executive Producers: Tracey Trench

Ira Shuman

Cast: Steve Martin

Kevin Kline

Jean Reno

Emily Mortimer

Henry Czerny

and Beyoncé Knowles

The Pink Panther has been rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for Occasional Crude and Suggestive Humor and Language.

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[pic][pic]FREEDOMLAND

Suspense Thriller

February 17, 2006

Revolution Studios' powerful suspense thriller, Freedomland, is a highly charged and gritty mystery of a carjacking, a missing child and a neighborhood torn asunder, based on the best-selling novel by Richard Price.

Directed by: Joe Roth

Screenplay by: Richard Price

Based on the novel by: Richard Price

Produced by: Scott Rudin

Executive Producer: Charles Newirth

Cast: Samuel L. Jackson

Julianne Moore

Edie Falco

Ron Eldard

William Forsythe

Aunjanue Ellis

Anthony Mackie

Freedomland has been rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for Language and Some Violent Content.

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[pic] ULTRAVIOLET

Action

February 24, 2006

Set in the late 21st century, a subculture of humans called Hemophages has emerged who have been genetically modified, giving them enhanced speed, incredible stamina and acute intelligence. To the government’s dismay, more and more of the population are being transformed, and they have set out to rid the world of this new subculture that they deem a menace to society.

One rogue warrior is bent on protecting her race – and seeking revenge on those who changed her life forever. With fierce fighting skills and chameleon-like abilities, Violet (Milla Jovovich) sets out to destroy a government-designed time bomb that will eliminate all Hemophages.

Written and Directed by: Kurt Wimmer

Produced by: John Baldecchi

Executive Producers: T.C. Wang

Charles Wang

Tony Mark

Sue Jett

Cast: Milla Jovovich

Cameron Bright

Nick Chinlund

and William Fichtner

This film is not yet rated by the MPAA. For future ratings information refer to .

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[pic][pic]BASIC INSTINCT 2

Psychological Thriller

March 31, 2006

In the sexy and sleek psychological thriller Basic Instinct 2, after re-locating from San Francisco to London, best-selling crime novelist Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone) once again finds herself on the wrong side of the law.

Dr. Michael Glass (David Morrissey), a respected London criminal psychiatrist, is brought in by Scotland Yard detective Roy Washburn (David Thewlis) to perform a psychiatric profile and evaluation of Tramell following the mysterious death of a top sports star. Physically drawn to Tramell and mentally intrigued by her, Glass, against the advice of his mentor, Dr. Milena Gardosh (Charlotte Rampling), is quickly sucked into her web of lies and seduction. The professional boundaries between Glass and Tramell are obliterated when she uncovers his basic instincts. A deadly battle of wits ensues, climaxing as Glass faces a choice that will change both their lives forever.

Directed by: Michael Caton-Jones

Written by: Leora Barish & Henry Bean

Based on Characters

Created by: Joe Eszterhas

Produced by: Mario F. Kassar

Andrew G. Vajna

Joel B. Michaels

Executive Producers: Moritz Borman

Denise O’Dell

Mark Albela

Matthias Deyle

Cast: Sharon Stone

David Morrissey

Charlotte Rampling

David Thewlis

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[pic][pic]THE BENCHWARMERS

Comedy

April 7, 2006

Revolution Studios’ comedy, The Benchwarmers, tells the story of three guys (Rob Schneider, David Spade and Jon Heder) who try to make up for their lack of athleticism when they were younger by forming a three-man baseball team to challenge a full squad of elementary school baseballers. They develop a large following of left-out kids as they head into a high-stakes, winner-take-all game with the best team of kids in the state.

Director: Dennis Dugan

Written by: Allen Covert & Nick Swardson

Produced by: Adam Sandler

Jack Giarraputo

Executive Producer: Barry Bernardi

Cast: Rob Schneider

David Spade

Jon Heder

Jon Lovitz

Craig Kilborn

Molly Sims

Tim Meadows

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[pic] Silent Hill

April 21, 2006

Suspense/Horror

The eerie and deserted town of Silent Hill draws a young mother desperate to find a cure for her only child’s illness. Unable to accept the doctor’s diagnosis that her daughter should be permanently institutionalized for psychiatric care, Rose (Radha Mitchell) flees with her child, heading for the abandoned town in search of answers – and ignoring the protests of her husband (Sean Bean). It's soon clear this place is unlike anywhere she's ever been. It's smothered by fog, inhabited by a variety of strange beings and periodically overcome by a living Darkness that literally transforms everything it touches. As Rose searches for her little girl, she begins to learn the history of the strange town and realizes that her daughter is just a pawn in a larger game.

Directed by: Christophe Gans

Screenplay by: Roger Avary

Produced by: Samuel Hadida

Don Carmody

Executive Producers: Andrew Mason

Victor Hadida

Akira Yamaoka

Cast: Radha Mitchell

Sean Bean

Laurie Holden Deborah Kara Unger

Alice Krige Kim Coates

Jodelle Ferland

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[pic] RV

Family Adventure Comedy

APRIL 28, 2006

In Columbia Pictures’ family adventure-comedy RV, an overworked executive, Bob Munro (Robin Williams), persuades his wife and children to give up their Hawaiian vacation for some “family bonding” on a cross-country RV trip.

But it’s all a ruse. Bob has other, more career-oriented reasons on his mind than spending quality time with his family in the Rocky Mountains. Through a series of misadventures, including constant run-ins with an overly friendly troupe of full-time RV’ers, Bob inadvertently learns the true meaning of family.

In addition to Williams, RV stars Jeff Daniels (Dumb and Dumber), Cheryl Hines (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”) and Kristin Chenoweth (The Pink Panther). The film is directed by Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black™), written by Geoff Rodkey (Daddy Day Care) and produced by Lucy Fisher and Douglas Wick (Stuart Little).

Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld

Written by: Geoff Rodkey

Produced by: Lucy Fisher

Douglas Wick

Executive Producer: Bobby Cohen

Cast: Robin Williams

Jeff Daniels

Cheryl Hines

Kristin Chenoweth

Joanna “Jojo” Levesque

Josh Hutcherson

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[pic]THE DA VINCI CODE

Suspense Thriller

May 19, 2006

From director Ron Howard, producer Brian Grazer and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman, the Oscar®-winning team of A Beautiful Mind, and producer John Calley (the Oscar®-nominated The Remains of the Day), comes the film version of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, one of the most popular and talked about novels of our time, with a cast headed by two-time Academy Award® winner Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Sir Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina, Jürgen Prochnow, Paul Bettany and Jean Reno.

Produced by Grazer and Calley, The Da Vinci Code involves a thrilling murder investigation that unearths a secret that could change the course of history.

Directed by: Ron Howard

Screenplay by: Akiva Goldsman

Based upon the book by: Dan Brown

Produced by: Brian Grazer

John Calley

Executive Producers: Todd Hallowell

Dan Brown

Cast: Tom Hanks

Audrey Tautou

Ian McKellen

Alfred Molina

Jürgen Prochnow

with Paul Bettany

and Jean Reno

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[pic][pic]LITTLE MAN

Comedy

May 26, 2006

In the hilarious comedy Little Man, Shawn Wayans plays a man so anxious to become a father that he mistakes a short-statured, baby-faced criminal on the run, played by Marlon Wayans, for his newly adopted son.

Directed by: Keenen Ivory Wayans

Written by: Keenen Ivory Wayans

Marlon Wayans

Shawn Wayans

Produced by: Keenen Ivory Wayans

Marlon Wayans

Shawn Wayans

Rick Alvarez

Lee R. Mayes

Cast: Shawn Wayans

Marlon Wayans

Kerry Washington

Tracy Morgan

Lochlyn Munro

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[pic][pic]CLICK

Comedy

June 23, 2006

In Columbia Pictures/Revolution Studios’ comedy Click, Adam Sandler portrays Michael Newman, a family man whose busy career as an architect doesn’t leave much time for his wife, Donna (Kate Beckinsale), and two kids. Unable to figure out which of his many remotes turns on the television, he goes shopping for a universal remote and finds the perfect device through Morty (Christopher Walken), who gives him a one-of-a-kind remote with magical powers. With each click, Michael is able to control his career and personal life. But complications arise when the remote starts to overrule his choices.

Click also stars David Hasselhoff as Michael’s boss, Henry Winkler and Julie Kavner as his parents and Sean Astin.

Directed by: Frank Coraci

Written by: Steve Koren & Mark O’Keefe

Produced by: Jack Giarraputo

Neal H. Moritz

Steve Koren

Mark O’Keefe

Executive Producer: Barry Bernardi

Cast: Adam Sandler

Kate Beckinsale

Christopher Walken

David Hasselhoff

Henry Winkler

Julie Kavner

Sean Astin

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[pic]MONSTER HOUSE

Comedy

July 21, 2006

Columbia Pictures and executive producers Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg present Monster House, an exciting and hilarious thrill-ride tale about three kids who must do battle with a mysterious house that threatens anyone who crosses its path.

Steve Buscemi, Nick Cannon, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kevin James, Jason Lee, Catherine O'Hara, Kathleen Turner and Fred Willard are among the stars lined up for Monster House. Joining them are newcomers Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner and Spencer Locke. Steve Starkey and Jack Rapke of ImageMovers are producing with executive producer Jason Clark.

Monster House is directed by Gil Kenan, the UCLA Spotlight Award-winning director of the live-action/animation short The Lark.  The film is written by Dan Harmon & Rob Schrab and Pamela Pettler. The digital animation is by Sony Pictures Imageworks.

Directed by: Gil Kenan

Screenplay by: Dan Harmon & Rob Schrab

and Pamela Pettler

Story by: Dan Harmon & Rob Schrab

Produced by: Steve Starkey

Jack Rapke

Executive Producers: Robert Zemeckis

Steven Spielberg

Jason Clark

Cast: Steve Buscemi

Nick Cannon

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Kevin James

Jason Lee

Catherine O’Hara

Kathleen Turner

Fred Willard

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[pic]TALLADEGA NIGHTS:

THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY

Comedy

August 4, 2006

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby tells the story of NASCAR racing sensation Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell), 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 who thrill their fans by finishing most 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 him 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.

Directed by: Adam McKay

Written by: Will Ferrell & Adam McKay

Produced by: Judd Apatow

Jimmy Miller

Executive Producers: Will Ferrell

Adam McKay

David Householter

Richard Glover

Sarah Nettinga

Cast: Will Ferrell

John C. Reilly

Sacha Baron Cohen

Gary Cole

Michael Clarke Duncan

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[pic][pic] ZOOM

Comedy

August 11, 2006

In Revolution Studios’ comedy Zoom, Tim Allen plays Jack, formerly Captain Zoom, an out-of-shape former superhero who has lost his powers. Jack is reluctantly called back into action to turn a ragtag group of kids into a new generation of superheroes and save the world from certain destruction.

Directed by: Peter Hewitt

Screenplay by: Adam Rifkin and David Berenbaum

and Tim Allen & Matt Carroll

Based on the book

Zoom’s Academy by: Jason Lethcoe

Produced by: Suzanne Todd

Jennifer Todd

Todd Garner

Executive Producers: Neil Machlis

Nicholas Osborne

Trevor Engelson

Cast: Tim Allen

Courteney Cox Arquette

Chevy Chase

Spencer Breslin

and Rip Torn

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[pic] [pic]THE MESSENGERS

Horror/Thriller

August 18, 2006

Something wicked is coming this way as the Pang Brothers (The Eye, The Eye 2), Ghost House Pictures and producer Sam Raimi join forces for a chilling new thriller, The Messengers. An ominous darkness invades a seemingly serene sunflower farm in North Dakota and the Solomon family (Kristen Stewart, Dylan McDermott, Penelope Ann Miller) is torn apart by suspicion, mayhem and murder.

Directed by: Oxide Pang & Danny Pang

Screenplay by: Mark Wheaton and

Stuart Beattie

Story by: Todd Farmer

Produced by: Sam Raimi

Rob Tapert

William Sherak

Jason Shuman

Executive Producers: Joe Drake

Nathan Kahane

Cast: Kristen Stewart

Dylan McDermott

Penelope Ann Miller

John Corbett

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[pic]GRIDIRON GANG

Drama

September 15, 2006

Columbia Pictures’ Gridiron Gang tells the uplifting story of detention camp probation officer, Sean Porter (The Rock), who creates a high-school-level football team from a ragtag group of dangerous teenage inmates as a means to teach them self-respect and social responsibility. He is joined in this experiment by co-worker, Malcolm Moore (Xzibit).

But Porter must first overcome almost universal resistance from the powers that be — his skeptical bosses and coaches at rival high schools — who don’t want their players mixing it up with convicted criminals on the football field.

Directed by: Phil Joanou

Written by: Jeff Maguire

Based in part on the

Documentary Film: Gridiron Gang

Produced by: Neal H. Moritz

Lee Stanley

Executive Producers: Shane Stanley

Michael Rachmil

Cast: The Rock

Xzibit

Vanessa Ferlito

Leon Rippy

Kevin Dunn

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[pic][pic]OPEN SEASON

FEATURE ANIMATED COMEDY

SEPTEMBER 29, 2006

In Columbia Pictures’ new action-adventure comedy OPEN SEASON, the first feature-length animated film from Sony Pictures Animation, Boog (Martin Lawrence), a grizzly bear with no survival skills, has his perfect world in the tranquil town of Timberline turned upside-down when he meets Elliot (Ashton Kutcher), a scrawny, fast-talking wild mule deer. Elliot arrives in Timberline, missing an antler, and strapped to the hood of a truck, courtesy of the paranoid über hunter Shaw (Gary Sinise). Against his better judgment, Boog frees Elliot. Elliot attempts to return the favor by “freeing” Boog from his idyllic existence with his beloved Park Ranger Beth (Debra Messing), who raised him since he was a cub. Things quickly spiral out of control. The two troublemakers are relocated together to the wild…just three days before open season! With hunting season upon them and Shaw in hot pursuit, Boog and Elliot must learn to work together and unite the woodland creatures. In a rowdy, madcap battle, they make the woods safe once and for all by turning the hunters into the hunted.

OPEN SEASON is based on the humor of cartoonist Steve Moore (“In the Bleachers”) who, along with John Carls, serves as executive producer. The film is directed by Roger Allers (director of THE LION KING) and Jill Culton (credits include MONSTERS, INC. and TOY STORY 2). The co-director is Anthony Stacchi (credits include ANTZ). The producer is Michelle Murdocca (credits include STUART LITTLE and STUART LITTLE 2). Legendary singer-songwriter Paul Westerberg is creating original songs and score. The CG animation is by Sony Pictures Imageworks.

Directed by: Roger Allers and Jill Culton

Co-directed by: Anthony Stacchi

Screenplay by: Steve Bencich & Ron Friedman

and Nat Mauldin

Screen Story by: Jill Culton and Anthony Stacchi

From an Original story by: Steve Moore and John Carls

Produced by: Michelle Murdocca

Executive Producers: Steve Moore

John Carls

Cast: (voices) Martin Lawrence

Ashton Kutcher

Debra Messing

Gary Sinise

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[pic]MARIE ANTOINETTE

Historical Drama

October 13, 2006

From the imagination of Oscar®-winning writer/director Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation) comes a vibrant retelling of the classic story of Marie Antoinette, the naïve Austrian princess, who is thrown into the scandal-ridden world of the French aristocracy when she is betrothed to King Louis XVI. While still a teenager, Marie Antoinette conquers her fears and becomes France’s iconic queen. Marie Antoinette stars Kirsten Dunst in the title role with Jason Schwartzman as King Louis XVI.

Other members of the ensemble portraying various members of the elitist court at Versailles include King Louis XV (Rip Torn) the Comtesse de Noailles (Judy Davis), Mercy (Steve Coogan), the Comtesse du Barry (Asia Argento), Joseph (Danny Huston), Polignac (Rose Byrne), Aunt Victoire (Molly Shannon) and Aunt Sophie (Shirley Henderson).

Directed by: Sofia Coppola

Screenplay by: Sofia Coppola

Based on the book

Marie Antoinette: The Journey by: Antonia Fraser

Produced by: Ross Katz

Sofia Coppola

Executive Producers: Francis Ford Coppola

Paul Rassam

Fred Roos

Cast: Kirsten Dunst

Jason Schwartzman

Judy Davis

Rip Torn

Asia Argento

Danny Huston

Rose Byrne

Molly Shannon

Shirley Henderson

and Steve Coogan

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[pic] [pic]THE GRUDGE 2

Horror/Thriller

October 20, 2006

From Columbia Pictures and Ghost House Pictures comes the sequel to the worldwide horror/thriller hit The Grudge, once again directed by Takashi Shimizu, written by Stephen Susco and produced by Sam Raimi (Spider-Man® 2, Boogeyman), Rob Tapert (Boogeyman, The Messengers) and Taka Ichise (Ringu, Dark Water).

Directed by: Takashi Shimizu

Written by: Stephen Susco

Based on Characters

Created by: Takashi Shimizu

Produced by: Sam Raimi

Rob Tapert

Taka Ichise

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[pic] Running With Scissors

Fall 2006

Comedy/Drama

Running With Scissors is the feature film adaptation of Augusten Burroughs’ hilarious and poignant childhood memoir. Growing up in the pill-popping 1970s, young Augusten (Joseph Cross) was living a middle-class existence with an alcoholic father (Alec Baldwin) and a bipolar mother (Annette Bening), an unpublished poet with delusions of becoming famous. When his parents divorce, Augusten’s mother sends him to live with her wildly unorthodox psychiatrist, Dr. Finch (Brian Cox), and his eccentric extended family. Running With Scissors chronicles Augusten’s survival under the most extraordinary of circumstances.

Written and directed by Ryan Murphy, Running With Scissors stars Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Evan Rachel Wood, Alec Baldwin, Jill Clayburgh and Joseph Cross.

Directed by: Ryan Murphy

Screenplay by: Ryan Murphy

Based on the Personal Memoirs of: Augusten Burroughs

Produced by: Dede Gardner

Ryan Murphy

Brad Pitt

Brad Grey

Executive Producer: Steven Samuels

Cast: Annette Bening

Brian Cox

Joseph Fiennes

Evan Rachel Wood

Alec Baldwin

Jill Clayburgh

Joseph Cross

Running With Scissors has been rated R by the MPAA for Strong Language and Elements of Sexuality, Violence and Substance Abuse. Credits not final

[pic][pic] The Covenant

Fall 2006

Horror/Thriller

Privilege and beauty abound at Spencer Academy, a New England boarding school for the region’s reigning elite. Directed by Renny Harlin, The Covenant tells the story of the Sons of Ipswich, four young students bound by their sacred ancestry. As descendants of the original families who settled in Ipswich Colony in the 1600’s, the boys have all been born with special powers. When the body of a dead student is discovered after a party, secrets begin to unravel which threaten to break the covenant of silence that has protected their families for hundreds of years.

Directed by: Renny Harlin

Written by: J. S Cardone

Produced by: Tom Rosenberg

Gary Lucchesi

Executive Producer: Andre Lamal

Cast: Steven Strait

Laura Ramsey

Sebastian Stan

Taylor Kitsch

Toby Hemingway

Chase Crawford

Jessica Lucas

Wendy Crewson

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[pic]STRANGER THAN FICTION

COMEDY

November 10, 2006

In Columbia Pictures’ and Mandate Pictures’ Stranger Than Fiction, Will Ferrell plays Harold Crick, an IRS Agent whose world is turned upside-down when he begins to hear his life being chronicled by a narrator only he can hear. The Narrator, Kay Eiffel (Emma Thompson), a nearly forgotten author of tragic novels, is struggling to complete her latest and best book, unaware that her protagonist is alive and uncontrollably guided by her words. Fiction and reality collide when the bewildered and hilariously resistant Harold hears the Narrator say that events have been set in motion that will lead to his imminent death.

Desperate to escape his fate, Harold seeks help from eccentric English professor Dr. Jules Hilbert (Dustin Hoffman) and finds unexpected comfort in a burgeoning romance with a defiant audit subject, Ana Pascal (Maggie Gyllenhaal). Unluckily for Harold, Kay's impatient publishers have unleashed a stern assistant named Penny Escher (Queen Latifah) to help the author finish her book and finish off Harold Crick.

Directed by: Marc Forster

Written by: Zach Helm

Produced by: Lindsay Doran

Executive Producers: Joe Drake

Nathan Kahane

Eric Kopeloff

Cast: Will Ferrell

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Dustin Hoffman

Queen Latifah

Emma Thompson

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[pic][pic]CASINO ROYALE

Action Adventure

November 17, 2006

Casino Royale is the 21st James Bond film adventure and stars Daniel Craig in his debut as “007.” The film is based on creator Ian Fleming's first novel about the debonair and dangerous British secret agent.

Produced by EON Productions’ Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, Casino Royale is directed by Martin Campbell from a screenplay by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and Paul Haggis.

Directed by: Martin Campbell

Screenplay by: Neal Purvis & Robert Wade

and Paul Haggis

Based on the novel by: Ian Fleming

Produced by: Michael G. Wilson

Barbara Broccoli

Executive Producer: Anthony Waye

Callum McDougall

Cast: Daniel Craig

Judi Dench

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[pic]THE PURSUIT OF

HAPPYNESS

DRAMA

December 15, 2006

In the moving drama The Pursuit of Happyness, Chris Gardner (Will Smith) is a marginally employed salesman and a single father, struggling with the mother (Thandie Newton) of his five-year-old son (Jaden Smith). When they are evicted from their apartment, Gardner finds himself alone with his son in San Francisco and no place to go. Even when Gardner lands an intern position at a prestigious stock brokerage firm, it pays no money. Forced to live in shelters, enduring many hardships as he goes through their program, Chris refuses to let this dampen his spirits as he pursues his dream of security for himself and his son.

Directed by: Gabriele Muccino

Written by: Steven Conrad

Produced by: Todd Black

Jason Blumenthal

Steve Tisch

James Lassiter

Will Smith

Executive Producers: Louis D’Esposito

Mark Clayman

David Alper

Teddy Zee

Cast: Will Smith

Thandie Newton

Jaden Smith

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[pic][pic]UNTITLED JULIE

TAYMOR PROJECT

Musical

4th Quarter 2006

Untitle Julie Taymor Project, an original musical film, is a love story set against the backdrop of the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, the struggle for free speech and civil rights, mind exploration and rock 'n roll. At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, the story moves from high schools and universities in Massachusetts, Princeton and Ohio to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Detroit riots, the killing fields of Vietnam and the dockyards of Liverpool. Combining live action with painted and three-dimensional animation, the film springs from the imagination of renowned director Julie Taymor (Frida, Titus, and the Broadway smash hit musical "The Lion King") and writers Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais, and features an array of Beatles songs that have come to define the period.

Directed by: Julie Taymor

Written by: Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais

Produced by: Matthew Gross

Suzanne Todd

Jennifer Todd

Executive Producer: Derek Dauchy

Rudd Simmons

Charles Newirth

Cast: Evan Rachel Wood

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[pic]NANCY MEYERS

“UNTITLED HOLIDAY PROJECT”

Romantic Comedy

4th Quarter 2006

Starring Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet, Nancy Meyers’ Untitled Holiday Project is a new romantic comedy from writer/director/producer Nancy Meyers, who most recently directed the blockbuster hits Something’s Gotta Give and What Women Want.

Written and Directed by: Nancy Meyers

Produced by: Nancy Meyers

Bruce A. Block

Cast: Cameron Diaz

Kate Winslet

Jude Law

Jack Black

Eli Wallach

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[pic]ALL THE KING’S MEN

Drama

Fourth Quarter 2006

Absolute power corrupts absolutely in writer/director/producer Steven Zaillian’s (the Oscar®-winning screenwriter of Schindler’s List) adaptation of Robert Penn Warren’s classic novel, All the King’s Men, featuring an all all-star cast led by Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo, Patricia Clarkson and Anthony Hopkins.

All the King’s Men charts the spectacular rise and fall of a charismatic Southern politician, “Boss” Willie Stark (Penn). Law co-stars as Jack Burden, the once idealistic, now embittered ex-reporter who unwittingly fuels Stark’s corrupt political ambitions.

Directed by: Steven Zaillian

Screenplay by: Steven Zaillian

Based on the book by: Robert Penn Warren

Produced by: Mike Medavoy

Arnold W. Messer

Ken Lemberger

Steven Zaillian

Executive Producers: Michael Hausman

David Thwaites

James Carville

Todd Phillips

Andreas Schmid

Andreas Grosch

Cast: Sean Penn

Jude Law

Kate Winslet

James Gandolfini

Mark Ruffalo

Patricia Clarkson

and Anthony Hopkins

This film is not yet rated by the MPAA. For future ratings information refer to .

Credits not final

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