Tagline: Play by your own rules. A naturally talented basketball player, Noah Cruise is determined to become a doctor using his basketball scholarship to UCLA pre-med, rather than succumb to the lure of former sports agent Vaughn and go for the NBA. His best friend, the buddy that took the fall for him and did…
Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2006)
A maverick in Istanbul. Alexander Hacke, a member of the German avantgarde band Einstürzende Neubauten for more than 20 years, first came into contact with the city and its music while producing the score for the movie Head-On (Gegen Die Wand). In Istanbul he met the members of the neo-psychedelic band Baba Zula. When their…
Curious George (2006)
Tagline: Show me the monkey! For more than 65 years, one little monkey has captured the hearts and imaginations of those young—and young at heart—all over the world. Generations have been raised on the stories of Margret and H.A. Rey’s classic creation, the inquisitive little fellow who always seems to get into one scrape after…
The Da Vinci Code (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…
Date Movie (2006)
The twisted minds of two of the six writers of Scary Movie – Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg – skewer the romantic comedy genre in Date Movie, a film for people who love Date Movies and people who hate them. The filmmakers’ goal, in their own words: “We wanted to create a romance that women…
Dave Chapelle’s Block Party (2006)
A genuine crowd-pleaser, “Dave Chappelle’s Block Party” spotlights comedy superstar Dave Chappelle as he presents a Brooklyn neighborhood with its very own once-in-a-lifetime free block party. The unprecedented combination of comedy and music was shot on location. In addition to Mr. Chappelle performing all-new material, the stellar roster of artists includes Kanye West, Mos Def,…