At the theaters 7/29/05

New at the theaters

'Must Love Dogs'

Starring Diane Lane, John Cusack and Elizabeth Perkins. After a bad breakup, Sarah Hurlihy swears off men, but her family keeps pushing her back into the dating scene. Her sister puts Sarah's profile on a dating website, saying that all respondents "must love dogs." But Sarah doesn't even have a dog herself! When a hot dog-owner replies, Sarah borrows her bro's canine to cover up the lie. Rated PG-13 for sexual content, running time 100 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Sky High'

Starring Kurt Russell, Kelly Preston and Michael Angarano. In a world where superheroes are a common phenomenon, Jeremy, the teenage son of Commander Stronghold and Jetstream, attends a high school for superteens. But Jeremy is the only person around without a superpower. Rated PG for action violence and some mild language, running time 100 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Stealth'

Starring Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel and Jamie Foxx. Three elite pilots take to the skies to defeat their toughest adversary yet: an artificially intelligent drone fighter that's gone totally nuts after being hit by lightning. The robo-jet's turned against its inventors, and if it's not brought down ASAP, it'll start a nuclear war. Rated PG-13 for intense action, some violence, brief strong language and innuendo, running time 120 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

Still in theaters

'The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl'

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. Shown in 3-D. Rated PG, running time 94 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Bad News Bears'

Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear and Marcia Gay Harden. After a lawsuit forces Little League teams to accept all players regardless of ability, a surly baseball coach turns a team of misfits into unlikely title contenders. Rated PG 13 for rude behavior, language throughout, some sexuality and thematic elements, running time 115 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Batman Begins'

Starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Katie Holmes. Industrial heir Bruce Wayne has been seeking vengeance for his parents' deaths since childhood. After training in the East, he returns to Gotham to find his city terrorized by villains. To save Gotham, Wayne transforms into the Dark Knight, Batman. Rated PG-13 intense action violence, disturbing images and some thematic elements, running time 135 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Bewitched'

Starring Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell and Shirley MacLaine. Against the wishes of her father, Isabel Bigelow, a witch, decides to move to the L.A. Valley. She meets an actor who's playing the lead role in a big-screen remake of the old Bewitched TV show, who decides that Isabel would be the perfect choice to play his TV wife. Rated PG-13 for some language, including sex and drug references, and partial nudity, running time 116 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'

Starring Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore and AnnaSophia Robb. Charlie Bucket finds one of five golden tickets for a guided tour of Willy Wonka's surreal candy-making factory. Rated PG for quirky situations, action and mild language, running time 116 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'The Devil's Rejects'

Starring William Forsythe, Bill Moseley, Sid Haig and Sheri Moon. This sequel to "House of 1,000 Corpses," follows the serial-killing Firefly family as its members go on the lam after a bloodbath. They're pursued by Sheriff John Wydell. Rated R for sadistic violence, strong sexual content, language and drug use, running time 110 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Fantastic Four'

Starring Michael Chiklis, Ioan Gruffudd and Chris Evans. After an accident in space, a team of scientists find that their DNA has been forever altered. Together, dubbed the Fantastic Four, they take on the evil Dr. Doom. Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action, and some suggestive content, running time 110 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Herbie: Fully Loaded'

Starring Lindsay Lohan, Justin Long and Breckin Meyer. When Maggie Peyton becomes the new owner of an old Volkswagen Beetle, she discovers the car has a mind of its own. Before long, Maggie is well on her way to taking the old Bug for a spin on the NASCAR circuit. Rated G, running time 101 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Hustle & Flow'

Starring Terrence Dashon Howard, DJ Qualls and Anthony Anderson. DJay, an aging Memphis pimp, tries to kick-start his rap career with the help of his friends. Rated R for sex and drug content, pervasive language and some violence, running time 114 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'The Island'

Starring Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson and Djimon Hounsou. In the near future, wealthy Americans can have themselves cloned for organ transplants later in life. Then one of the clones finds out what's going on and plots to escape. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some sexuality and language, running time 130 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 prisoners asked to put together a team of inmates to challenge the guards on the gridiron. Then 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)

'March of the Penguins'

Morgan Freeman narrates the story of thousands of Antarctic penguins who march across the frozen wasteland in order to mate É and find true love. Rated G, running time 80 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Mr. and Mrs. Smith'

Starring Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Vince Vaughn. John and Jane Smith lead boring suburban lives, 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)

'War of the Worlds'

Starring Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning and Miranda Otto. This Steven Spielberg-directed adaptation of the H.G. Wells story follows a deadbeat dad whose attempts at reconciling with his wife and children are interrupted by an alien invasion. Rated PG-13 for frightening scenes of sci-fi violence and disturbing images, running time 116 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'The Wedding Crashers'

Starring Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Rachel McAdams. Two partying dudes crash weddings to meet girls. But things get complicated when one of them does the unthinkable and falls for a bridesmaid. Rated R for sexual content/ nudity and language, running time 119 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

-- From staff reports