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Dec. 1, 2006
Turistas
A group of tourists (turistas in Spanish and in Brazilian Portuguese) travel to a small desolate shore town in Brazil for a little rest and relaxation.
Unfortunately, the resort is run by a branch of the Brazilian armed forces that steal from and torture their guests.
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
This film is the sequel to the 2002 film “Van Wilder,” starring Ryan Reynolds and Tara Reid. Taj (played by Kal Penn) who appeared in the original, makes his starring debut as a college student who decides to leave the slacker college days behind and start off fresh at a new, prestigious college. When he gets there, he soon realizes that he must teach these uptight nerds how to really party.
10 Items or Less
Morgan Freeman plays an actor preparing for a role in an upcoming film. He travels outside his actor territory of Brentwood and into an urban part of Los Angeles called Carson. In Carson he meets a mean grocery store worker, Scarlett (Paz Vega). The two hit it off and hit the road on a journey to educate each other on their very different lives.
The Nativity Story
New Line Cinema releases their version about the courage and sacrifice endured by Mary and Joseph as they awaited the birth of their extraordinary son, Jesus.
On the indie scene
Fur
This film follows the story of the world-renowned 20th century photographer, Diane Arbus. Arbus (once a fashion photographer) chooses to leave her family and life behind and falls in love with Lionel Sweeney (Robert Downey Jr.) who shows her a world of the oppressed and insignificant. This new view prompts Arbus to focus her career on photographing these images – resulting in her fame.
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Superman Returns
The prodigal superhero returns to Metropolis to get the love of his life (Lois Lane) back and save the world from the evil Lex Luther.
Clerks II
Dante and Randall return, but this time they’re moving on up – not only in age (hitting 30), but also in the food industry. They decide to leave the convenient store and movie rental gig for bigger and better things.
Rosario Dawson (of 2005’s “Rent”) joins the duo in their shenanigans. Meanwhile Jay and Silent Bob entertain audiences with their musical talents.
Katrina Savitz