At the theaters 6/10/05

New at the theaters

'The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl'

Starring George Lopez, Taylor Dooley and Taylor Lautner. Ten-year-old Max invents two imaginary superheroes with whom he plans great adventures. Miraculously, they really come to life. Soon he's blasting off to Planet Drool with Shark Boy, a kid raised by sharks, and Lava Girl, a cutie who emits flames. They take him on the Train of Thought, bound for the yummy land of Milk and Cookies. But when Mr. Electric and his sidekick Minus try to do away with their dreams, the trio must fight back to save Max's imagination. Shown in 3D. Rated PG for mild action and some rude humor, running time 94 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Batman Begins'

Starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Katie Holmes, Ken Watanabe and Liam Neeson. Industrial heir Bruce Wayne has been seeking vengeance for his parents' deaths since childhood. He heads to the East, where he begins training with a corrupt ninja master named Ra's Al-Ghul. It isn't until he takes up with a more honorable warrior, Henri Ducard, that he's able to find the inner peace necessary to return to Gotham. Once home, he finds his city in ruins and terrorized by two villains: his former mentor Al-Ghul and the Scarecrow. Only his former flame, Rachel, thinks the metropolis can be saved. To do so, Wayne transforms into the Dark Knight, Batman. Rated PG-13 for intense action violence, disturbing images and some thematic elements, running time 135 minutes. Starts Wednesday. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'The Honeymooners'

Starring Cedric the Entertainer, Mike Epps, Gabrielle Union and Regina Hall. New York bus driver Ralph Kramden and his pal Ed Norton keep hunting for get-rich-quick schemes. Luckily, their wives, Alice and Trixie, are there to keep them grounded and bring in some dough by waiting tables at a local diner. Rated PG-13 for some innuendo and rude humor, running time 85 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Mr. and Mrs. Smith'

Starring Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Vince Vaughn. John and Jane Smith lead boring suburban lives, and their marriage has grown routine. But John has a secret, and so does Jane: They're two of the world's most sought-after assassins. The truth comes out only when they're hired to kill each other by competing organizations. Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence, intense action, sexual content and brief strong language, running time 120 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

Still in theaters

'Cinderella Man'

Starring Russell Crowe, RenŽe Zellweger and Paul Giamatti. Depression-era boxer Jim Braddock is just a regular Joe who starts taking fights to feed his wife and family, but as he piles up unlikely victories, he becomes a national hero whose spectacular comeback inspires the nation. Rated PG-13, running time 144 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, an African-American television director and his wife, a Mexican locksmith, two car-jackers, a rookie cop, and a middle-aged Korean couple. Rated R, running time 100 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'House of Wax'

Starring Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt and Paris Hilton. 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)

-- From wire reports

'Kicking and Screaming'

Starring Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, Kate Walsh and Mike Ditka. 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)

'The Longest Yard'

Starring Adam Sandler, Chris Rock and James Cromwell. 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, running time 113 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Lords of Dogtown'

Starring Emile Hirsch, Victor Rasuk and John Robinson. Like the documentary "Dogtown and Z-Boys," only in fictional form, "Lords of Dogtown" chronicles the adventures of the crew of 1970s California skaters who brought their surfing experience to the concrete and revolutionized the sport. Rated PG-13, running time 105 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Madagascar'

Starring the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett-Smith and David Schwimmer. 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, running time 80 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, PadmŽ 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)

-- From wire reports