231. Meatball Machine
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Yûdai Yamaguchi, Jun'ichi Yamamoto
Actors: Issei Takahashi, Aoba Kawai, Kenichi Kawasaki, Shôichirô Masumoto, Toru Tezuka, Ayano Yamamoto
232. U2: Zoo TV Live from Sydney
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: David Mallet
Actors: Bono, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., The Edge
233. Shut Up and Sing
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Barbara Kopple, Cecilia Peck
Actors: Natalie Maines, Emily Robison, Martie Maguire, Darlene Kegan, Adrian Pasdar, Rick Rubin
Plot: "Shut Up & Sing" travels with the Dixie Chicks, from the peak of their popularity as the national-anthem-singing darlings of country music and top-selling female recording artists of all time, through...( read more ) the now infamous anti-Bush comment made by the group's lead singer in 2003. The film follows the lives and careers of the Dixie Chicks over a period of three years during which they were under political attack and received death threats, while continuing to live their lives, have children, and of course make music. The film ultimately presents who the Dixie Chicks are as women, public figures, and musicians.
234. A Good Year
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Ridley Scott
Actors: Freddie Highmore, Albert Finney, Russell Crowe, Archie Panjabi, Daniel Mays, Rafe Spall
235. Tideland
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Terry Gilliam
Actors: Jodelle Ferland, Janet McTeer, Brendan Fletcher, Jennifer Tilly, Jeff Bridges, Dylan Taylor
236. Harsh Times
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Ayer
Actors: Christian Bale, Freddy Rodríguez, Eva Longoria Parker, Chaka Forman, Tammy Trull, J.K. Simmons
237. Final Destination 3
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: James Wong
Actors: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ryan Merriman, Kris Lemche, Alexz Johnson, Sam Easton, Gina Holden
Plot: A premonition about a roller coaster accident lets Wendy Christensen and a
group of her friends to escape death. Once again, cheating death is only
the beginning - beating death is another matter.
238. Tiger and the Snow, The ( tigre e la neve, La )
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Roberto Benigni
Actors: Roberto Benigni, Jean Reno, Nicoletta Braschi, Tom Waits, Emilia Fox, Gianfranco Varetto
239. C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kevin Willmott
Actors: Brian Paulette, Larry Peterson, Arlo Kasper, Rupert Pate, Ric Averill, Greg Kirsch
Plot: This satirical documentary imagines what life in the U.S. would be like if the South had won the Civil War.
240. Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: N/A
Actors: Wes Craven, Rob Zombie, Tom Savini, John Carpenter, Stan Winston, Gregory Nicotero
