2006 Fall Films
"Hollywoodland"
Adrien Brody, shown here, plays a '50s private eye looking into the mysterious death of "Superman" star George Reeves (Ben Affleck). Others in the cast include Diane Lane and Bob Hoskins.Release: Sept. 8, 2006
"Lucky You"
Drew Barrymore and Eric Bana, shown here, star in a tale of friendship and fund-raising in the up-and-down world of poker tournaments.Release: Sept. 8, 2006
"The Black Dahlia"
The murder was real ... but the movie is a fictional account of its aftermath, starring Scarlett Johansson, shown, as well as Josh Hartnett, Hilary Swank and Aaron Eckhart.Release: Sept. 15, 2006
"The Guardian"
Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher, shown here, star in this drama that appears to be what happens when "An Officer and A Gentleman" merges with "Top Gun."Release: Sept. 15, 2006
"All The King's Men"
Jude Law and Sean Penn, shown here, star in this remake of the 1949 movie, based on the novel by Robert Penn Warren. The story was said to be inspired by the life of Huey Long, the Louisiana senator.Release: Sept. 22, 2006
"Children of Men"
Clive Owen and Julianne Moore, shown here, star in this story of a futuristic world in which people have lost the ability to reproduce.Release: Sept. 29, 2006
'The Queen'
Helen Mirren, shown, plays Queen Elizabeth II in this movie, directed by Stephen Frears, about the royal reaction to the death of Princess Diana.Release: Sept. 30, 2006
"Running With Scissors"
Alec Baldwin and Annette Bening, shown here, are among the stars of this story of a 6-year-old boy growing up in the midst of chaos. Others in the cast include Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Even Rachel Wood, Joseph Cross, Vanessa Redgrave and Gwyneth Paltrow.Release: Oct. 11, 2006
"Infamous"
Toby Jones as Truman Capote and Sigourney Weaver as Babe Paley, shown here, are just two good reasons to see this movie, even though its release comes just a year after Philip Seymour Hoffman's Oscar-winning performance as Truman Capote.Release: Oct. 13, 2006
'Flags Of Our Fathers'
This World War II story, including the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima, shown here, is the first of two movies on this subject directed by Clint Eastwood. A second movie, to be released next year, tells the same story from Japan's point of view.Release: Oct. 20, 2006
"Flicka"
Katy (Alison Lohman) becomes enamored with a wild mustang named Flicka she finds in the mountain woods in "Flicka." Country superstar Tim McGraw plays her father.Release: Oct. 20, 2006
"Marie Antoinette"
Jason Schwartzman (as Louis XVI)and Kirsten Dunst as his queen, shown here, are among the stars of "Marie Antoinette." Also look for Marianne Faithfull as Empress Maria Theresa, Marie Antoinette's mother.Release: Oct. 20, 2006
"The Santa Clause 3"
Tim Allen, shown, returns as jolly old Saint Nick in the third installment of the "Clause" franchise, subtitled "The Escape Clause." This time around, he gets a hard time from Jack Frost, played by Martin Short.Release: Nov. 3, 2006
"Stranger Than Fiction"
Will Ferrell, shown here, plays the focus of a novelist who is having a hard time finishing her latest book. His co-stars include Maggie Gyllenhaal, Queen Latifah, Emma Thompson and Dustin Hoffman.Release: Nov. 10, 2006
"Casino Royale"
From the next 007 adventure, here are Eva Green as Vesper Lynd, Daniel Craig as the new James Bond and Caterina Murino as Solange. Time will tell where Craig ranks among the actors who have played the legendary British spy.Release: Nov. 17, 2006
"Bobby"
Christian Slater and William H. Macy, shown here, are features in a story of 22 people who were at the Ambassador Hotel the night Robert Kennedy was assassinated. Written and directed by Emilio Estevez, the movie also features Anthony Hopkins, Lindsay Lohan, Helen Hunt and Laurence Fishburne.Release: Nov. 17, 2006
"For Your Consideration"
It may not win any Oscars of its own, but this Christopher Guest send-up of awards-season frenzy will probably be the funniest (and most honest) thing to come out of Hollywood all year. The whole gang is back: Eugene Levy, Michael McKean, Fred Willard and, of course, Guest himself. Shown here are Christopher Moynihan, Harry Shearer, Catherine O'Hara and Parker PoseyRelease: Nov. 17, 2006
"The Fountain"
Rachel Weisz and Hugh Jackman, shown here, star in this movie, which actually tells three tales from the point of view of a man who lives through hundreds of years as he seeks to redeem the woman he loves.Release: Nov. 22, 2006