At the theaters 8/18/06

NEW AT THEATERS

'Accepted'

Starring Justin Long, Blake Lively and Mark Derwin. High-school senior Bartleby "B" Gaines gets rejected by eight out of eight colleges -- this doesn't go over big with his parents. So how does a guy facing a bleak career please his mom and dad and get noticed by dream girl Monica? He opens his own university: the South Harmon Institue of Technology. Rated PG-13 for language, sexual material and drug content, running time 90 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Material Girls'

Starring Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff and Anjelica Huston. A scandal causes two wealthy heiresses to a cosmetics empire to lose their fortune, forcing them to battle to recover their status and prove they can run the company. Rated PG for language and rude humor, running time 99 minutes (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Snakes on a Plane'

Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Byron Lawson and Kenan Thompson. An assassin lets a bunch of poisonous snakes loose on a passenger plane in an attempt to kill a witness being shepherded to Los Angeles from Hawaii by an FBI agent. Rated R for language, a scene of sexuality and drug use, and intense sequences of terror and violence, running time 106 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

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'Barnyard: The Original Party Animals'

Starring the voices of Kevin James, Courteney Cox, John Di Maggio and Danny Glover. A carefree cow, Otis, likes to play tricks on the humans who work at his farm. But his father, Ben, and an old mule, Miles, think Otis needs to be more discreet about the fact that the animals at the farm have humanlike intelligence. When Otis suddenly finds himself in a position of responsibility around the barnyard, he must somehow find the courage and confidence to be a leader. Rated PG for some mild peril and rude humor, running time 90 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Cars'

Starring the voices of Paul Newman, Owen Wilson, Bonnie Hunt and Michael Keaton. Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car, embarks on a trip down Route 66, headed to California and the big Piston Cup Championship race. Along the way, he meets Sally, a snazzy 2002 Porsche, Doc Hudson, a 1951 Hudson Hornet and Mater, a rusty tow truck. Together they help Lightning realize there's more to life than first place. Rated G, running time 122 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'The Descent'

Starring Natalie Mendoza, Shauna MacDonald and Oliver Milburn. Cave-dwelling carnivores, injuries, and power struggles plague a group of women who go out on a rock-climbing expedition. Rated R for strong violence/gore and language, running time 101 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'The Devil Wears Prada'

Starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Tracie Thoms. A small-town girl takes a job working for the imperious editor of a New York fashion magazine. Rated PG-13 for some sensuality, running time 109 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'John Tucker Must Die'

Starring Jesse Metcalfe, Ashanti and Brittany Snow. A chronic cheater (Jesse Metcalfe) gets a taste of his own medicine when three of his angry ex-girlfriends team up to take revenge and break his heart. Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language, running time 87 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Little Man'

Starring Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans and Kerry Washington. A criminal places his short, baby-faced sidekick in the home of a man who doesn't notice that the cute little baby is actually a crook on the run from the law. Rated R for drug and sexual content, language and a brief violent image, running time 98 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Miami Vice'

Starring Jamie Foxx, Colin Farrell and Gong Li. Miami cop Ricardo Tubbs is urbane and dead smart. Sonny Crockett is a maverick officer, but he knows what he's doing. While undercover he gets romantically entangled with Isabella, the Chinese-Cuban wife of an arms and drugs trafficker. Soon it's tough to figure out who's on the right side of the law. Rated R for strong violence, language and some sexual content, running time 132 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Monster House'

Starring the voices of Steve Buscemi, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Nick Cannon and Jason Lee. Three children set out one Halloween to score loads of candy. When they visit a seemingly haunted house -- which may be responsible for the disappearance of other trick-or-treaters -- their innocent outing turns into a dangerous adventure. Rated PG for scary images and sequences, thematic elements, some crude humor and brief language, running time 87 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'

Starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley and Bill Nighy. Captain Jack owes a blood debt to the legendary Davy Jones, captain of the dreaded Flying Dutchman. He threatens to curse Jack to an afterlife of eternal servitude and damnation if he can't settle up. Soon-to-be-married Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann join Jack on a quest to find the Dead Man's Chest, which may contain a treasure that Jones will accept as payment. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of adventure, violence, including frightening images, running time 151 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Pulse'

Starring Kristen Bell, Ian Somerhalder and Christina Milian. Based on the Japanese horror movie "Kairo," this horror/thriller centers on a group of college students who discover that a computer hacker unwittingly pirated a strange wireless signal that opens a doorway for evil spirits to cross over into the world. The evil spreads like a virus, and the students must race to find a way to stop it. Rated PG-13 for violent and disturbing images, running time 90 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Step Up'

Starring Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan and Rachel Griffiths. Tyler Gage wants to escape his Baltimore neighborhood. Nora is a ballet dancer from the preppy Maryland School of the Arts. She's got everything in the world -- except a dance partner for her senior showcase. When Tyler's assigned to do community service at the school, sparks fly between them. Rated PG-13 - for thematic elements, brief violence and innuendo, running time 103 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby'

Starring Will Ferrell, Sacha Baron Cohen, John C. Reilly, Amy Adams, Gary Cole and Elvis Costello. NASCAR stud Ricky Bobby is a national hero and the best driver in the biz. His racing partner, childhood friend Cal Naughton Jr., makes for a great teammate, who almost always crosses the finish line in second place, right behind Ricky. But when a French Formula One driver, Jean Girard challenges the duo for racing supremacy, it's a battle the likes of which the sporting world has never seen. Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, language, drug references and brief comic violence, running time 108 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'World Trade Center'

Starring Nicolas Cage, Maria Bello, Jude Ciccolella, Patti D'Arbanville, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Frank Whaley. This docudrama tells the story of Port Authority policemen John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno, who were trapped in the rubble of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, after they went in to help people escape. Rated PG-13 for intense and emotional content, some disturbing images and language, running time 129 minutes. Starts Wednesday. (Cape West Cine)

'You, Me and Dupree'

Starring Matt Dillon, Kate Hudson, Owen Wilson and Amanda Detmer. The unemployed best buddy of a newlywed man moves in with the couple and immediately causes problems. Rated PG-13 for sexual humor and references, running time 109 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Zoom'

Starring Tim Allen, Courteney Cox Arquette, Chevy Chase, Spencer Breslin, and Kate Mara. Jack, formerly Captain Zoom, is an out-of-shape former superhero who has lost his powers. He's reluctantly called back into action to turn a ragtag group of kids into a new generation of superheroes and save the world from certain destruction. Rated PG for brief rude humor, language and mild action, running time 88 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

-- From staff reports