


November 10, 2006
Stranger Than Fiction
Emma Thompson plays Kay Eiffel, a prominent novelist who is experiencing a bit of a dilemma.
How will she kill off the main character, Harold Crick, in her unfinished novel?
While she spends hours in her apartment writing her novel, it appears that she is simultaneously narrating the life of a real person named Harold Crick, played by Will Farrell.
Audiences follow Crick on his journey to find Eiffel and save
his life.
Dustin Hoffman, Queen Latifah and Maggie Gyllenhaal co-star in this hilarious comedy.
The Return
The queen of horror films (Sarah Michelle Gellar) returns to the big screen in the appropriately titled, “The Return.”
Gellar plays a business woman who begins having dreams about a 15 year-old unsolved murder.
Immediately captivated by the dreams, Gellar goes on a journey to look into the murder, but by doing so ends up in the middle of an extremely dangerous situation.
A Good Year
Russell Crowe plays an English businessman who recently learns that his uncle has died.
Crow inherits his uncle’s vineyard in France.
Upon visiting the vineyard, Crowe remembers all the wonderful memories he experienced there as a child.
Crowe must chose whether to sell the vineyard and return to his high-rise lifestyle, or keep it and live the life he has always cherished.
Harsh Times
Feelings of worthlessness overcome Jim Davis (Christian Bale) when he is not hired on by the L.A.P.D.
He and his childhood buddy Mike Alonzo (Freddy Rodriguez) paint the town red as they blow off some steam; unfortunately Davis goes a little too far, putting both of their lives in jeopardy.
On the indie scene
Babel
Three different stories taking place in four countries intertwine as the people involved are united and affected by the same event.
This film takes a look at terrorism, fear and cultural differences in a world fully absorbed by violence.
This film stars Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Gael Garcia Bernal of 2001’s “Y tu mama tambien.”
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Surviving in a harsh part of Queens, N.Y., a young man believes that his survival is due to the help he receives from saints. Robert Downey Jr. stars in this film alongside Rosario Dawson. It was the winner for best cast award at Sundance in 2006.
Hot DVD releases
Cars
This animated family film is about a champion race car (voice of Owen Wilson) that ends up doing time in a little town in the middle of nowhere.
He fears he’ll miss the race of a lifetime in California, but ends up learning the lesson of a lifetime.
This film has many laughs and kids love it. So order in and settle down with a great movie for the whole family.
Katrina Savitz