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September 5

United 93 [2006] [R] - 2.7.6
Film adaptation of United Airlines flight 93, which on 9/11 was hijacked, and the plane was going to be crashed into a Washington, D.C. target. But unlike the two planes that crashed into New York's World Trade Center and the one that crashed into the Pentagon, Flight 93 did not reach its intended destination when some of the passengers attacked the hijackers. The plane instead crashed in rural Pennsylvania, killing all onboard. With Opal Alladin, Erich Redman, Ben Sliney, Susan Blommaert and Peter Hermann. Directed by Paul Greengrass. [1:51]

Unknown White Male [2006] [PG-13] - 2.1.5
Documentary about Doug Bruce, a man who one day woke up on Coney Island with no memory of who he was, where he was or how he got there. Ending in a psychiatric hospital, he slowly pieces his life together, but his friends and family soon realize that his personality has changed. Directed by Rupert Murray. [1:20]

Kinky Boots [2005] [PG-13] - 3.3.5
Based on a true story: a traditional men's shoe manufacturer in the English town of Northampton must either close due to lack of sales or find a new market. When the owner's son finds an unusual niche -- women's boots for cross-dressing men -- and decides to go all or nothing, those around him have trouble appreciating his idea. With Chiwetel Ejiofor, Joel Edgerton, Sarah-Jane Potts, Jemima Rooper and Ewan Hooper. Directed by Julian Jarrold. [1:46]

September 12

Lucky Number Slevin [2006] [R] - 7.8.8
A young man (Josh Hartnett) is mistaken by two rival mob bosses (Morgan Freeman and Ben Kinglsey) as being someone who owes them both a lot of money from gambling debts. They both want their money back, both threaten him, and he enlists the help of a neighbor (Lucy Liu) trying to stay alive. Meanwhile he's under surveillance by a detective (Stanley Tucci) and an infamous assassin (Bruce Willis). Directed by Paul McGuigan. [1:50]

The Wild [2006] [G] - 2.3.1
Animated film about a lion cub in the Bronx zoo that's desperate to experience the wild, after listening to its father talk about incredible adventures. The little lion figures out a way to escape, but does not expect the difficulties it will encounter. Its father, along with a giraffe, an anaconda, a koala, and a squirrel try to follow. With the voices of Kiefer Sutherland, Eddie Izzard, James Belushi, Janeane Garofalo and William Shatner. Directed by Steve 'Spaz' Williams. [1:34]

Goal! The Dream Begins [2006] [PG] - 3.2.4
A young man (Kuno Becker), who came to the U.S. illegally with his family when he was a boy, doesn't want to spend the rest of his life tending the gardens and lawns of wealthy Angelinos. After clashing with his father, who insists that everybody should keep to their assigned station in life, he follows his dream of becoming a professional soccer player by going to Britain and trying out for Newcastle United. Also with Stephen Dillane, Alessandro Nivola, Anna Friel and Marcel Iures. Directed by Danny Canno. [1:57]

September 19

Stay Alive [2006] [PG-13] - 5.8.5
A young man testing a new computer game discovers its deadly powers, and after his death several others play the game and realize that they are all dying in the same way their characters die in the game. Those who are not yet dead, are desperate to find a way to do away with the game character that's responsible for the mayhem. With Jon Foster, Samaire Armstrong, Frankie Muniz, Jimmi Simpson and Wendell Pierce. Directed by William Brent Bell. [1:25]

Stick It [2006] [PG-13] - 3.3.5
Missy Peregrym stars as a 17-year-old ex-competitive gymnast with family problems, who ends up in court, and as punishment she's forced back into the regimented world of gymnastics. Infamous for having walked out on a big competition, leaving her team to suffer a devastating defeat years earlier, she's greeted with suspicion and hostility by her fellow gymnasts. Also with Vanessa Lengies, Jeff Bridges, Nikki SooHoo and Maddy Curley. Directed by Jessica Bendinger. [1:45]

Hard Candy [2005] [R] - 6.7.6
Patrick Wilson stars as a successful 30-something photographer who meets a 14-year-old girl (Ellen Page) on the Internet and makes arrangements to meet her in a coffee shop. He takes her back to his home, ostensibly to play a bootlegged concert for her, but after they arrive events begin to take unexpected turns. Also with Sandra Oh, Jennifer Holmes and Gilbert John. Directed by David Slade. [1:43]

September 26

The Lake House [2006] [PG] - 3.4.2
Sandra Bullock stars as a Chicago doctor, who after moving out of a unique lakeside house, begins to correspond with the next tenant (Keanu Reeves) of the lake house, and begins to fall in love with him. But they soon discover that he is actually the earlier tenant of the house, having lived there two years before she did. Also with Dylan Walsh, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Christopher Plummer. Directed by Alejandro Agresti. [1:38]

Curious George [2006] [G] - 1.3.0
The inquisitive monkey of many children's stories makes his way to the big screen with his human companion, The Man with the Yellow Hat: George stows away on a ship and follows The Man with the Yellow Hat back to New York, where he gets into all kinds of trouble. With the voices of Will Ferrell, Drew Barrymore, David Cross, Eugene Levy and Dick Van Dyke. Directed by Matt O'Callaghan. [1:26]

The Notorious Bettie Page [2005] [R] - 8.6.5
Gretchen Mol stars as Bettie Page, who was the most popular pin-up girl of the 1950s. Having been brought up in a conservative religious family in Tennessee, she became a photo model, specializing in fetish poses that made her the target of a Senate investigation into pornography. Also with Lili Taylor, David Strathairn, Jonathan M. Woodward and Cara Seymour. Directed by Mary Harron. [1:31]

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift [2006] [PG-13] - 5.6.5
To avoid going to jail, a young man (Lucas Black) is sent to live with an estranged relative who's in the military and stationed in Tokyo, Japan. It is there that he discovers drift racing, a deadly combination of high speed, hairpin turns and switchbacks. As if illegal street racing is not dangerous enough, Sean inadvertently also takes on a driver with ties to the Yakuza, the Japanese crime organization. Also with Shad 'Bow Wow' Gregory Moss, Sung Kang, Brian Tee and Jason Tobin. Directed by Justin Lin. [1:44]