AlienAlmanac.com - 2006 Sci-fi Movie Releases

Synopsis: In 18th century Romania, Rayne (a girl with a human mother and vampire father) possesses superhuman strength but a soft side for humans. She decides to find her vampire father who is the powerful vampire Kagan. On her journey, she is befriended by two vampire hunters and learns that there are three Talisman organs -- a heart, an eye and a rib from her ancestor vampire, Beliar -- which Kagan covets, that will make him so powerful that he will throw the earth into darkness and vampires will rule forever.

Official Site: www.bloodrayne-themovie.com

Fan Site: www.bloodrayne.net

Hostel

Release Date: January 6, 2006

Synopsis: HOSTEL is an amalgamation of many of terrifying things about human nature and the world at large, culled from lots of pulpy-but-true stories of international organized crime, human trafficking, and sex tourism. Relentlessly graphic and deeply disturbing, the film is rife with explicit sex and brutal violence that may delight hard core genre fans, and prove difficult to stomach for general audiences.

Official Site: www.hostelfilm.com

Underworld: Evolution

Release Date: January 20, 2006

Synopsis: The saga of war between the aristocratic Death Dealers and the barbaric Lycans (werewolves) continues. The film traces the beginnings of the ancient feud between the two tribes as Selene, the vampire heroine, and Michael, the lycan hybrid, try to unlock the secrets of their bloodlines. The tale of action, intrigue and forbidden love takes them into the battle to end all wars as the immortals must finally face their retribution.

Official Site: www.sonypictures.com/movies/underworldevolution/

Nanny McPhee

Release Date: January 27,2006

Synopsis: Recently widowed Mr. Brown seeks assistance from a mysterious and rather strange looking nanny when his seven very ill-behaved children get too much for him to handle. The children, led by the eldest boy Simon, have managed to drive away 17 previous nannies and are adamant that they'll have no trouble with this new one. However Nanny McPhee appears to be no ordinary nanny, and things soon start to take a turn for the magical.

Official Site: www.nannymcphee.com/

When a Stranger Calls

Release Date: February 3, 2006

Synopsis: A high school babysitter is terrorized by a stranger who calls her, asking ‘have you checked the children lately?’ The police eventually notify her the calls are coming from inside the house.

Official Site: www.sonypictures.com/movies/whenastrangercalls/

Final Destination 3

Release Date: February 10, 2006

Synopsis: When a high school student fails to stop the fated roller coaster ride that she predicted would cause the deaths of several of her friends, she teams up with a schoolmate, in a race against time to prevent the Grim Reaper from revisiting the survivors of the first tragedy.

Official Site: www.fd3movie.com

Aquamarine

Release Date: March 3, 2006

Synopsis: Two girls discover a mermaid in the pool of their neighborhood beach club. When the mermaid develops a crush on a boy who works at the club, the girls plot to return her to the sea to save her life.

Official Site: www.aquamarinemovie.com/

Ultraviolet

Release Date: March 3, 2006

Synopsis: In the late 21st century, a subculture of humans have emerged who have been modified genetically by a vampire-like disease, giving them enhanced speed, strength and intelligence, and because they are set apart from ordinary "healthy" humans, societal riffs push the world to the brink of worldwide civil war between the human government and the enhanced diseased populace. Caught in the middle is one such infected woman, Violet, who finds herself protecting a nine-year-old boy, Six, who has been marked for death.

Official Site: www.sonypictures.com/movies/ultraviolet/

The Shaggy Dog

Release Date: March 10, 2006

Synopsis: This remake of the 1959 film tells the story of a lawyer who occasionally transforms into, well, a large, shaggy sheepdog. Needless to say, the spontaneous changes don't help his legal career, but they do help him learn how to be a better family man.

Official Site: disney.go.com/disneypictures/shaggydog/index.html

The Hills Have Eyes

Release Date: March 10, 2006

Synopsis: A hapless family makes a detour to a desolated desert to visit the silver mine they've inherited. They become preyed upon by a disturbing clan.

Official Site: www2.foxsearchlight.com/thehillshaveeyes/

V for Vendetta

Release Date: March 17, 2006

Synopsis: In an alternate timeline where Germany won World War II and Great Britain is now a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as "V" conducts guerrilla warfare against the government. When he rescues a normal young woman, she joins his struggle against the forces of oppression.

Official Site: vforvendetta.warnerbros.com/

Touchstone Pictures' Stay Alive

Stay Alive

Release Date: March 24, 2006

Synopsis: A group of teens plays an online horror game, but when their characters in the game start to die, so do the players.

Official Site: stayalive.movies.go.com/

Slither

Release Date: March 31, 2006

Synopsis: The sleepy town of Wheelsy could be any small town in America--somewhat quaint and gentle, peopled with friendly folks who mind their own business. But just beneath the surface charm, something unnamed and evil has arrived…and is growing. No one seems to notice as telephone poles become clogged with missing pet flyers, or when one of the town’s richest citizens, Grant Grant, begins to act strangely. But when farmers’ livestock turn up horribly mutilated and a young woman goes missing, Sheriff Bill Pardy and his team, aided by Grant’s wife Starla, uncover the dark force laying siege to their town…and come face-to-face with an older-than-time organism intent on absorbing and devouring all life on Earth.

Official Site: www.slithermovie.net/

Scary Movie 4

Release Date: April 14, 2006

Synopsis: Scary Movie is back with send-ups of "War of the Worlds," "The Grudge," "The Village," "Saw" and "Saw II," "Million Dollar Baby" and much more. Anna Faris and Regina Hall are back as the loveable, dim-witted Cindy Campbell and her self-serving, sex-crazed pal, Brenda, respectively - joined this time around by Craig Bierko, as the cute-but-utterly clueless Tom Ryan. Together, they battle to save the world from a ruthless alien invasion.

Official Site: www.scarymovie.com/

Silent Hill

Release Date: April 21, 2006

Synopsis: A woman named Rose, desperate to find her child Sharon, finds herself trapped in an alternate dimension as she searches for her daughter in a world of decay inhabited by strange beings. Over the protests of her husband, she flees with her child, heading for an abandoned town to which the child seems drawn. Sharon disappears in the town, and Rose follows what she thinks is her daughter's silhouette into what seems like an alternate reality. It's soon clear this place is not like anywhere she's ever been. It's smothered by fog, inhabited by a variety of strange beings and periodically overcome by a living Darkness that literally transforms everything it touches. Joined by Cybil, a local police officer, Rose searches for her little girl while learning the history of the strange town and realizing that Sharon is just a pawn in a larger game.

Official Site: www.sonypictures.com/movies/silenthill/

An American Haunting

Release Date: May 5, 2006

Synopsis: Based on true events that took place in Tennessee during the 1800s, an unrelenting demon haunts and torments a teenage girl and her wealthy family. It is based on the alleged only documented true case in U.S. history of a spirit causing a person's death.

Official Site: www.anamericanhauntingonline.com/

See No Evil

Release Date: May 19, 2006

Synopsis: A group of youths from a juvenile corrections facility are assigned to renovate an old hotel over the weekend and end up being terrorized by a crazed serial killer who dwells on the upper floors.

Official Site: www.seenoevilthemovie.com/

X-Men 3

Release Date: May 26, 2006

Synopsis: The superpower group, the X-Men, led by Professor Xavier and based at his school for gifted students continues as they try to foster good will for mutants in a world where some people are born with extraordinary powers, and many ordinary humans fear them for it.

Official Site: www.x3movie.com

The Omen

Release Date: June 6, 2006

Synopsis: An American diplomat and his wife adopt a child, but then they begin to suspect little Damien is the Antichrist.

Official Site: www.theomenmovie.com/

The Lake House

Release Date: June 16, 2006

Synopsis: A woman doctor and an architecture school dropout live in the same house two years apart and fall in love via letters they exchange through a mailbox that mysteriously bridges time.

Official Site: http://thelakehousemovie.warnerbros.com/

Click

Release Date: June 23, 2006

Synopsis: A workaholic architect, who has been overlooking his family in favor of his career, comes across a universal remote that allows him to perform TiVo-like functions on his life, such as pausing events or fast-forwarding over them. When the remote begins creating its own memory and choosing what to fast-forward over, the man sees how much of his personal life has passed him by and realizes the importance of spending more time with his family.

Official Site: www.sonypictures.com/movies/click/index.html

Superman Returns

Release Date: June 30, 2006

Synopsis: The original superhero is back. The familiar red, yellow and blue icon known as Superman returns from a mysterious six-year absence, where he will have to face not only Lex Luthor, but the public perception that Metropolis might have been better off without him.

Official Site: www.supermanreturns.com

Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Release Date: July 7, 2006

Synopsis: The sea-faring saga of Captain Jack Sparrow and his new friends Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann returns.

Official Site: disney.go.com/disneypictures/pirates/

A Scanner Darkly

Release Date: July 7, 2006

Synopsis: Set in a future world where America has lost the war on drugs, an undercover cop is one of many agents hooked on the popular drug Substance D, which causes its users to develop split personalities.

Official Site: http://wip.warnerbros.com/ascannerdarkly/

My Super Ex-Girlfriend

Release Date: July 21, 2006

Synopsis: A man who learns his girlfriend is a superhero soon breaks up with her when she gets too controlling and neurotic. She then uses her powers to torment and embarrass him.

Official Site: www.mysuperex.com/

Lady In The Water

Release Date: July 21, 2006

Synopsis: This is the story of a superintendent of an apartment complex in Philadelphia who discovers a sea nymph living in the building's swimming pool.

Official Site: ladyinthewatermovie.warnerbros.com/

Monster House

Release Date: July 21, 2006

Synopsis: Although no adults will believe them, three children realize a neighbor's house is really a monster. They must find a way to stop the house and save the neighborhood.

Official Site: www.monsterhouse-movie.com/

The Ant Bully

Release Date: July 28, 2006

Synopsis: Friendless and tormented by the neighborhood bully, 10-year-old Lucas Nickle has been taking out his frustration on the innocent ant hill in his yard. But one day, the ants retaliate. Using a magic potion, they shrink Lucas down to ant size and sentence him to live like an ant in their colony. In this strange new world, Lucas will learn important lessons about friendship, get a whole new perspective on life, and ultimately find the courage to stand up for himself.

Official Site: www2.warnerbros.com/antbully/

The Descent

Release Date: August 4, 2006

Synopsis: One year after a tragic accident, six girlfriends meet in a remote part of the Appalachians for their annual caving trip. Deep below the surface of the earth, disaster strikes when a rock falls and blocks their route back to the surface. The girls soon learn that Juno, the thrill-seeking leader of the expedition, has brought them to an unexplored cave and that as a result no knows where they are to come rescue them. The group splinters and each push on, praying for another exit. But there is something else lurking under the earth, a race of monstrous humanoid creatures that are adapted perfectly to life in the dark. As the friends realize they are now prey, they are forced to unleash their most primal instincts in an all-out war against an unspeakable horror, one that attacks without warning, again and again and again.

Official Site: www.thedescentfilm.com/

Pulse

Release Date: August 11, 2006

Synopsis: An apparently innocent website turns out to be run by a sinister and deadly force. At first the site appears to be merely a scary hoax with an irresistible marketing ploy. However, people who log in to view the site's frightening images of the dead soon realize that a supernatural force has begun dominating their lives.

Official Site: www.pulsethemovie.net/

Zoom

Release Date: August 11, 2006

Synopsis: An unpopular high school girl is whisked away by her mysterious father to a school for superheroes where she discovers her talents.

Official Site: www.sonypictures.com/movies/zoom/index.html