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August 1, 2003

'American Wedding' Starring Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, Alyson Hannigan, January Jones, Eugene Levy, Tim Allen, Thomas Ian Nicholas and Eddie Kaye Thomas. The third installment of this teen comedy series finds the group of guys reuniting for the quickie wedding of Jim and Michelle. They have to get married fast, because Jim's grandmother is ill and wants to see him walk down the aisle. Rated R for sexual content, language and crude humor, running time 100 minutes. (Cape West Cine)...

'American Wedding'

Starring Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, Alyson Hannigan, January Jones, Eugene Levy, Tim Allen, Thomas Ian Nicholas and Eddie Kaye Thomas. The third installment of this teen comedy series finds the group of guys reuniting for the quickie wedding of Jim and Michelle. They have to get married fast, because Jim's grandmother is ill and wants to see him walk down the aisle. Rated R for sexual content, language and crude humor, running time 100 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Bad Boys 2'

Starring Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Gabrielle Union, Peter Stormare, Joe Pantoliano, Henry Rollins, Jordi Molla and Theresa Randle. Miami police detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey are back, this time investigating the booming ecstasy business in South Florida. Their drug busts lead to an evil kingpin who has started a violent turf war throughout Miami. To further complicate matters, Mike begins to fall for Syd, the half sister of Marcus. Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, sexuality and drug content, running time 146 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Bend it Like Beckham'

Starring Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Anupam Kher, Archie Panjabi, Shaznay Lewis and Kulvinder Ghir. An Indian girl in Britain who is obsessed with Manchester United soccer midfielder David Beckham dreams of playing pro ball, but her parents are more concerned with finding her the right husband and seeing her settle down. Rated PG-13 for language and sexual content, running time 115 minutes. (Cape West Cine)'Bruce Almighty'

Starring Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston, Morgan Freeman, Catherine Bell and Philip Baker Hall. Bruce Nolan is a whiny TV news reporter whose girlfriend loves him despite his negative take on the world. When Bruce is fired and asks why God has decided to give him so much grief, the almighty offers Bruce his all-encompassing job, giving him absolute power for one week. Rated PG-13 for language, sexual content and some crude humor, running time 105 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Daddy Day Care'

Starring Eddie Murphy, Anjelica Huston, Steve Zahn, Jeff Garlin, Lacey Chabert and Regina King. After a father and his co-worker and friend both lose their jobs, they're forced to take their boys out of prestigious Chapman Academy and become stay-at-home dads. The two free spirits have an idea: Start an unconventional day-care center. Rated PG for language, running time 93 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Dumb and Dumberer'

Starring Eric Christian Olsen, Derek Richardson, Rachel Nichols, Cheri Oteri, Luis Guzman and Elden Henson. Fully titled "Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd," the movie takes Harry and Lloyd back to their formative teen years where it all began: 1986 at Providence High School -- when Dumb literally ran into Dumberer. Rated PG-13 for crude and sex-related humor, and for language, running time 82 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Freaky Friday'

Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon, Chad Murray, Stephen Tobolowsky and Christina Vidal. A widow about to be remarried is always arguing with her daughter leading up to the big event. The two wish they could exchange bodies so that the other could see what's it like, and then somehow ... it happens! Rated PG for mild thematic elements and some language, running time 100 minutes. Starts Wednesday. (Cape West Cine)

'Finding Nemo'

Starring voices of Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Willem Dafoe, Richard Kind, Erica Beck, Alexander Gould and Allison Janney. This is the story of Nemo, a curious young clownfish who has been taken from his home in Australia's Great Barrier Reef and winds up in the office fish tank of a dentist in Sydney. It's up to his shy father, Marlin, and Marlin's friend Dory to find him. Rated G, running time 105 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Gigli'

Starring Ben Affleck, Justin Bartha, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bartha, Christopher Walken and Al Pacino. This is the story of Larry Gigli, a novice hit man in Los Angeles seeking the big score. He accepts an assignment to guard the mentally challenged brother of a powerful district attorney, and soon meets a free-spirited gunslinger sent to help and supervise him. As time passes, the two begin to fall in love. Rated R for sexual content, pervasive language and brief strong violence, running time 128 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'How to Deal'

Starring Mandy Moore, Trent Ford, Allison Janney, Peter Gallagher, Alexandra Holden and Dylan Baker. Halley is a teenager so surrounded by reminders of how love can go wrong -- the divorce of her parents, her best friend Scarlett's tragic relationship with a boy -- that she decides that it doesn't exist. Until, that is, she finds herself being hounded by Macon, a good guy who wants to take her on a date. Rated PG-13 for sexual content, drug material, language and some thematic elements, running time 101 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Johnny English'

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Starring Rowan Atkinson, Natalie Imbruglia, John Malkovich, Ben Miller, Henry Naylor, Douglas McFerran and Kevin McNally. Johnny English is a bumbling British agent sent to rescue the crown jewels and save the monarchy from the scheming a Frenchman. Rated PG for comic nudity, some crude humor and language, running time 87 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Lara Croft Tomb Raider'

Starring Angelina Jolie, Djimon Hounsou, Gerard Butler, Ciaran Hinds, Djimon Hounsou, Til Schweiger and Noah Taylor. Lara Croft travels across the world in hopes of finding an ancient underwater temple called the Cradle of Life, which, as legend has it, is the resting place for Pandora's Box, an artifact mentioned in Greek mythology that can unleash hell upon the world if it falls into the wrong hands. Rated PG-13 for action, violence and some sensuality, running time 115 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'League of ... Gentlemen'

Starring Sean Connery, Tony Curran, Jason Flemyng, Stuart Townsend, Shane West, David Hemmings, Max Ryan and Richard Roxburgh. The story is set in England during Victorian times. The League is a group of superherolike characters culled from famous works of literature -- including Allan Quartermain, Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde, and Captain Nemo -- who join forces to thwart an evildoer's plan for igniting wars between nations and achieving world domination. Rated PG-13, running time 110 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Legally Blonde 2'

Starring Reese Witherspoon, Regina King, Sally Field, Luke Wilson, Bob Newhart and Jennifer Coolidge. Elle Woods is now working in Washington, D.C., as an aide for Congresswoman Victoria Rudd. When Woods is fired for trying to get Congress to pass a bill that prevents animal testing, she's determined to fight for what's right. Rated PG-13 for some sex-related humor, running time 105 Minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Pirates of the Caribbean'

Starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport and Jonathan Pryce. Aboard the Black Pearl, infamous pirate Captain Barbossa attacks the city of Port Royal and kidnaps a governor's daughter, Elizabeth. Barbossa then sets sail with his hostage toward a secret hideaway, hoping to lift an ancient curse by sacrificing her and returning a once-plundered treasure. Elizabeth's childhood friend Will Turner meets an eccentric seaman, Jack Sparrow, who reveals that the Black Pearl was formerly his ship, until Barbossa committed mutiny. Together, they assemble a ragtag crew and commandeer a British vessel, hoping to chase down and free both Elizabeth and Sparrow's Pearl. Rated PG-13 for action/ adventure violence, running time 134 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Seabiscuit'

Starring Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, William H. Macy, Gary Stevens and Chris McCarron. This is the story of a knobby-kneed, ungainly thoroughbred racehorse that captured the nation's heart during the Depression. Red Pollard is a jockey who overcame two career- and life-threatening spills to finally achieve glory atop the 'Biscuit. Rated PG-13 for language, some sexual situations, and violent sports-related, running time 130 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Spy Kids 3-D'

Starring Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Sylvester Stallone, Salma Hayek and Bobby Edner. The third installment of the successful children's spy series finds Carmen kidnapped and transported into a virtual reality game created by the Vega family's evil enemy, the Toymaker. Rated PG for action sequences and peril, running time 85 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Terminator 3'

Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Kristanna Loken, Claire Danes, Timothy Dowling and Matthew Bonnar. Destined leader of the human race John Connor is 22 now and keeping a very low profile. Skynet sends its latest creation -- the T-X, a deadly and nearly indestructible female terminator able to change shape and disappear altogether -- from the future back in time to continue the pursuit. It's up to the T-800 to protect John, stop the relentless T-X, and save the world. Rated R for strong sci-fi violence and action, and for language and brief nudity, running time 110 minutes. (West Cape Cine)

'2 Fast 2 Furious'

Starring Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes, Cole Hauser, James Remar, Devon Aoki and Ludacris. In this sequel to "The Fast and the Furious," ex-cop Brian O'Conner teams up with ex-con Roman Pearce to launder money for a Miami smuggler, Carter Verone. Unbeknownst to the crime ring, O'Conner is really working with undercover agent Monica Clemente to bring Verone to justice. Rated PG-13 for street racing, violence, language and some sensuality, running time 108 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'28 Days Later'

Starring Cilliam Murphy, Naomie Harris, Brendan Gleeson, Megan Burns, Christopher Eccleston and Luke Mably. A small group of people in London has survived a virus that's wiped out most of the Earth's population. The virus was unleashed accidentally by an animal-rights group, and once people are exposed to it, they turn into zombie-like creatures. Rated R for strong violence and gore, language and nudity, running time 108 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

-- From wire reports

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