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Ice Age 2: The Meltdown

Ice Age: The Meltdown Movie Stills: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Dennis Leary, Carlos Saldanha 

Release Date: March 31, 2006
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director: Carlos Saldanha
Screenwriter: Jon Vitti
Starring: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Seann William Scott, Will Arnett, Josh Peck, Jay Leno, Queen Latifah
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG (for some mild language and innuendo)
Official Website: IceAgethemovie.com
Review: 8/10 rating
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Plot Summary: In "Ice Age: The Meltdown," our sub-zero heroes from the worldwide blockbuster CGI film "Ice Age" are back – Manny the woolly mammoth, Sid the sloth, Diego the saber-toothed tiger and the hapless saber-toothed squirrel known as Scrat. In the new film, from the Academy Award®- winning creators of "Ice Age" and "Robots," the Ice Age is coming to an end, and the animals are delighting in the melting paradise that is their new world. Manny, Sid, and Diego quickly learn that the warming climate has one major drawback: a huge glacial dam is about to break, threatening the entire valley. The only chance of survival lies at the other end of the valley. So our three heroes, along with a mammoth named Ellie (Queen Latifah) and her two "brothers" – possums Crash and Eddie – embark on a mission across an increasingly dangerous landscape towards their salvation.

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Syriana

Release Date: November 23, 2005 (limited; wide release: December 9)
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: Stephen Gaghan
Screenwriter:
Stephen Gaghan
Starring: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wright, Chris Cooper, William Hurt, Tim Blake Nelson, Amanda Peet, Christopher Plummer, Alexander Siddig, Mazhar Munir
Genre: Drama, Thriller
MPAA Rating: R (for violence and language)
Official Website: Syrianamovie.com
Review: 8.5/10 rating
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Plot Summary: From writer/director Stephen Gaghan, winner of the Best Screenplay Academy Award for "Traffic," comes "Syriana," a political thriller that unfolds against the intrigue of the global oil industry. From the players brokering back-room deals in Washington to the men toiling in the oil fields of the Persian Gulf, the film's multiple storylines weave together to illuminate the human consequences of the fierce pursuit of wealth and power. As a career CIA operative (George Clooney) begins to uncover the disturbing truth about the work he has devoted his life to, an up-and-coming oil broker (Matt Damon) faces an unimaginable family tragedy and finds redemption in his partnership with an idealistic Gulf prince (Alexander Siddig). A corporate lawyer (Jeffrey Wright) faces a moral dilemma as he finesses the questionable merger of two powerful U.S. oil companies, while across the globe, a disenfranchised Pakistani teenager (Mazhar Munir) falls prey to the recruiting efforts of a charismatic cleric. Each plays their small part in the vast and complex system that powers the industry, unaware of the explosive impact their lives will have upon the world.

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V For Vendetta



Release Date: March 17, 2006 (conventional theaters & IMAX)
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: James McTeigue
Screenwriter:
Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Starring: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, John Hurt, Stephen Fry, Tim Pigott-Smith, Sinead Cusack
Genre: Action, Thriller
MPAA Rating: R (for strong violence and some language)
Official Website: VForVendetta.com
Review: 9/10 rating
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Plot Summary: Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, "V For Vendetta" tells the story of a mild-mannered young woman named Evey (Natalie Portman) who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked vigilante (Hugo Weaving) known only as "V." Incomparably charismatic and ferociously skilled in the art of combat and deception, V ignites a revolution when he detonates two London landmarks and takes over the government-controlled airwaves, urging his fellow citizens to rise up against tyranny and oppression. As Evey uncovers the truth about V's mysterious background, she also discovers the truth about herself -- and emerges as his unlikely ally in the culmination of his plot to bring freedom and justice back to a society fraught with cruelty and corruption. Based on the acclaimed graphic novel "V For Vendetta" by Alan Moore ("The Watchmen," "From Hell") and illustrator David Lloyd.

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Stay Alive



Release Date: March 24, 2006
Studio: Hollywood Pictures/Spyglass Entertainment
Director: William Brent Bell
Screenwriter:
William Brent Bell, Matthew Peterman
Starring: Jon Foster, Samaire Armstrong, Frankie Muniz, Sophia Bush, Adam Goldberg
Genre: Horror, Suspense Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for horror violence, disturbing images, language, brief sexual and drug content)
Official Website: CanUStayAlive.com | MySpace.com/StayAlivemovie
Review: Not Available
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Plot Summary:
After the mysterious brutal death of an old friend, a group of teenagers find themselves in possession of "Stay Alive," a next generation horror survival videogame based on the spine-chilling true story of a 17th century noblewoman known as "The Blood Countess." The gamers don't know anything about the game other than they're not supposed to have it... and they're dying to play it. Not able to resist temptation, the group begins to play the grisly game and soon a chilling connection is made – they are each being murdered one-by-one in the same method as the character they played in the game. As the line between the game world and the real world disappears, the group must find a way to defeat the vicious and merciless Blood Countess, all the while trying to... STAY ALIVE.

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