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Release Date: November 14, 2006

ACCEPTED

Cast: Blake Lively, Diora Baird, Justin Long, Jonah Hill, Maria Thayer

Synopsis: Go back to school this fall at a college where you don't have to be smart, athletic or even good-looking to be Big Dude on Campus. After being rejected every place else, Bartleby 'B' Gaines (Justin Long) and an outrageous band of misfits start their own university to keep their parents from finding out. As 'B' and his buddies take on a course load that emphasizes partying over studying, the South Harmon Institute of Technology attracts a standing-room-only crowd of losers, slackers, dweebs and rejects, as well as the unwanted attention of the snide dean of nearby Harmon College (Anthony Heald). An all-out, low-down battle between the two schools proves that there's more to college life than just being Accepted.

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THE DA VINCI CODE

Cast: Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Jean Reno, Paul Bettany, Tom Hanks

Synopsis: Dan Brown's international bestseller comes alive in the film THE DA VINCI CODE, directed by Ron Howard with a screenplay by Akiva Goldsman. Join symbologist Robert Langdon (Academy Award® Winner Tom Hanks, 1993 Best Actor, Philadelphia, and 1994 Best Actor, Forrest Gump) and cryptologist Sophie Neven (Audrey Tautou) in the their heart-racing quest to solve a bizarre murder mystery that will take them from France to England and behind the veil of a mysterious ancient society, where they discover a secret protected since the time of Christ. With first-rate performances by Sir Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina and Jean Reno, critics are calling THE DA VINCI CODE 'involving' and 'intriguing', 'a first rate thriller'.

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THE GROOMSMEN

Cast: Brittany Murphy, Edward Burns, Heather Burns, Jessica Capshaw, Matthew Lillard

Synopsis: From Ed Burns, the acclaimed creator of THE BROTHERS MCMULLEN and SHE’S THE ONE, stars as a groom who, along with his four attendents, wrestle with issues related to friendship, maturity, commitment and love a week before the big day. Also starring Ed Burns, John Leguizamo, Jay Mohr, Donal Logue and Brittany Murphy.

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JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE

Cast: Arielle Kebbel, Ashanti, Jenny McCarthy, Jesse Metcalfe, Sophia Bush

Synopsis: Hollywood's hottest young hunk, Jesse Metcalfe (TV's Desperate Housewives), delivers big laughs on campus in this 'hot, hilarious film! '(NBC-TV, Miami) When three gorgeous gals discover they've all been duped by smooth-talking stud John Tucker (Metcalfe), they hatch a devious revenge scheme to turn the tables on him. Now Tucker is going to have to change his ways...or the school jock will soon become the class joke! Can the tantalizing teen trio turn this 'serial dater' into a one-woman man? Find out in the hit movie that proves revenge isn't just sweet, it's hysterically funny.

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JOYEUX NOEL

Cast: Diane Kruger, Gary Lewis, Natalie Dessay, Benno Furmann, Guillaume Canet

Synopsis: Academy Award®, Golden Globe® and BAFTA nominee for Best Foreign Film, JOYEUX NOEL (Merry Christmas) tells the true-life story of the spontaneous Christmas Eve truce declared by Scottish, French and German troops in the trenches of World War I. Enemies leave their weapons behind for one night as they band together in brotherhood and forget about the brutalities of war. Diane Krüger (Troy), Daniel Brühl (Good Bye Lenin!) and Benno Fürmann (The Princess and the Warrior) head a first-rate international cast in a truly powerful, must-see film.

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LASSIE

Cast: Kelly MacDonald, Samantha Morton, John Lynch, Peter Dinklage, Peter O'Toole

Synopsis: The film is set on the eve of World War II in a Yorkshire mining town. After falling on hard times, the Carraclough family is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog, to the Duke of Rudling. When she succeeds escaping her cage, Lassie finds herself transported five hundred miles away to the Duke's remote castle on the northern coast of Scotland. However, she is determined to defy the odds and return to the home she loves. So begins an incredible adventure, set against a stunning series of landscapes, that sees Lassie facing dangers both natural and human and finding help in unexpected places as she makes her way across the country, to reach home in time for Christmas.

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LEONARD COHEN: I'M YOUR MAN

Cast: Bono, Jarvis Cocker, Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, Rufus Wainwright

Synopsis: Hailed by The New York Times as 'A wonderful portrait' and proclaimed by the Chicago Sun-Times as 'An affectionate and intimate celebration,' Leonard Cohen I'm Your Man is a compelling music documentary sure to please both diehard Cohen fans and newly initiated audiences. The film provides an intimate portrait of Leonard Cohen and reveals his multi-faceted sides as a sensational artist, poet, songwriter and cultural icon. The film features performances by the legendary Leonard Cohen, U2, Rufus Wainwright, Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker, Antony, Martha Wainwright, Beth Orton and more.

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STRANGERS WITH CANDY

Cast: Allison Janney, Amy Sedaris, Matthew Broderick, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sarah Jessica Parker

Synopsis: STRANGERS WITH CANDY is a daring leap backwards. A prequel to the critically acclaimed Comedy Central series of the same name, it is the tale of Jerri Blank (Amy Sedaris), a forty-seven year old ex-con junky whore who decides to return home after thirty-two years as a runaway. When Jerri arrives at her childhood home, she discovers her earlier disappearance has caused her father to slip into a self-induced coma. Moved by guilt, and with hopes of jarring her father from his eternal slumber, Jerri decides to turn her life around by picking it up exactly where she left off - as a high school freshman. She's going to start her life over, only this time she's going to do the wrong things the right way. Once reenrolled in high school and seeking to find that special thing that will erase thirty-two years of debauchery, Jerri stumbles upon the school sponsored State Science Fair Convinced that winning the fair will resurrect her father, she signs up, expecting an easy stroll down the road to victory. Not surprisingly, she finds that the path is fraught with the many adolescent problems and temptations that plague all teenagers, but especially this forty-seven year old former boozer, user and loser.

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WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR

Cast: Alexandra Paul, Martin Sheen, Mel Gibson, Tom Hanks, Phyllis Diller

Synopsis: In 1996, electric cars began to appear on roads all over California. They were quiet and fast, produced no exhaust and ran without gasoline. Ten years later, these futuristic cars were almost entirely gone. What happened? Why should we be haunted by the ghost of the electric car?

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