At the theaters 5/27/05

'NEW AT THE THEATERS

'The Longest Yard'

Starring Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, James Cromwell, Nelly, William Fichtner and Burt Reynolds. Former pro quarterback Paul Crewe and ex-college coach Nate Scarborough are stuck doing time in the same prison. After they're asked to put together a team of inmates to challenge the guards on the gridiron, they discover that the game is fixed. Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, violence, language and drug references, running time 113 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Madagascar'

Starring the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett-Smith, David Schwimmer, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter and Gwen Stefani. Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe, and Gloria the hippo have spent their whole lives living happily in a zoo. Then Marty falls in with a crowd of devious penguins, who bring him along in their escape attempt. When Alex realizes his friend is missing, he leads a company of critters on a search that takes them all outside the zoo for the first time. But before they know it, they're captured, crated and put on a ship traveling to Africa. Rated PG for mild language, crude humor and some thematic elements, running time 80 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

Still in theaters

'THE AMITYVILLE HORROR'

Starring Ryan Reynolds and Melissa George. Based on an account from a Long Island man, a tale that centers on George and Kathy Lutz, a newly married couple with three children, who move into their new house in Amityville, New York -- only to discover that the house already has demonic inhabitants. Rated R, running time 87 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Crash'

Starring Sandra Bullock, Brendan Fraser and Don Cheadle. Set in Los Angeles shortly after Sept. 11, 2001, this ensemble drama tracks the intersecting lives of a Brentwood housewife and her attorney husband, a Persian store owner, two police detectives who are also lovers, and others. Rated R, running time 100 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Fever Pitch'

Starring Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon. A successful young woman falls for a man she thinks is the perfect guy. The only catch? He's a little bit obsessed with the Boston Red Sox. Rated PG-13, running time 104 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

Starring Martin Freeman, Mos Def and Sam Rockwell. Just before the Earth is destroyed in order to build an intergalactic hyperspace bypass, Arthur Dent learns that his friend Ford Prefect is an alien. Thankfully, Ford helps Arthur escape his doomed planet by hitchhiking on a passing spaceship with a handy copy of the book The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Rated PG, running time 103 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'House of Wax'

Starring Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray and Brian Van Holt. Carly, Paige and their buddies camp out for a night while traveling to a college football game. After an unpleasant run-in with a mysterious trucker, they awake to find their car disabled and have to hike to a nearby town. Soon, the crew is stalked by a killer, forcing them to take refuge in a museum called Trudy's House of Wax. Rated R, running time 113 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Kicking and Screaming'

Starring Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall and Kate Walsh. Phil Weston has spent his whole life dealing with his overbearing, competitive father, Buck. Now Phil is coaching his 10-year-old son's soccer team, and their opponent in the finals is a team led by none other than Buck, who's also coaching his young son on the team. Rated PG, running time 95 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Kingdom of Heaven'

Starring Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Liam Neeson and Jeremy Irons. Bailian, a young French blacksmith, is mourning the loss of his wife and son when he's confronted by his estranged father, Godfrey of Ibelin, the baron to the king of Jerusalem and a man committed to keeping peace in the holy land despite the increasing possibility of war. Rated R, running time 145 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Monster-in-Law'

Starring Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda and Michael Vartan. Charlie thinks she's found the man of her dreams in Kevin, and when he proposes to her, she quickly accepts. The problem is Kevin's mom, a recently fired news anchor who's determined to stop her son from making what she feels is a huge mistake. Before long, the two women are engaged in an epic battle for Kevin's loyalty. Rated PG-13, running time 100 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'The Pacifier'

Starring Vin Diesel, Lauren Graham and Brittany Snow. Shane Wolfe is a Navy SEAL who has to leave his usual military work to take on his most dangerous assignment yet: protecting the five crazy children of a recently assassinated government scientist. Rated PG, running time 94 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Star Wars: Episode III'

Starring Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, James Earl Jones and Hayden Christensen. The Clone Wars have been dragging on for three years, and Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi have emerged as heroes in the battle against evil Gen. Grievous' droid warriors. Skywalker returns to his secret wife, Padme Amidala, only to discover that she is pregnant; he soon begins to have horrible dreams of her dying during childbirth. In order to prevent his fears from becoming reality, Skywalker begins to take steps down a path toward the dark side, resulting in an eventual lightsaber duel between student and mentor. Rated PG-13, running time 142 minutes. (Cape West Cine)