At the theaters 8/25/06

NEW AT THEATERS

'Beerfest'

Starring Erik Stolhanske, Paul Soter, Jay Chandrasekhar, Steve Lemme, and Kevin Heffernan. When American brothers travel to Germany to spread their grandfather's ashes at Oktoberfest, they stumble upon Beerfest -- the secret Olympics of beer drinking. The brothers receive a less than warm welcome from their German cousins, the Von Wolfhausens, who cast them out of the event. Vowing to return in a year to defend their family's honor, the Wolfhouse boys assemble a team of beer drinkers for a showdown. Rated R for pervasive crude and sexual content, language, nudity and substance abuse, running time 103 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'How to eat fried worms'

Starring Timothy Patrick Cavanaugh, Kimberly Williams, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, James Rebhorn, and Clint Howard. Eleven-year-old Billy inadvertently challenges the school bully on his first day at a new school. In order to save face and earn the respect of his new classmates, Billy agrees to a bet to eat 10 worms in one day. Rated PG for mild bullying and some crude humor, running time 99 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Idlewild'

Starring Big Boi, Andre 3000, Macy Gray, Terrence Howard, Patti Labelle, and Ving Rhames. In a Prohibition-era speakeasy, a manager-performer and his piano player fight off gangsters looking to take over their business. Rated R for violence, sexuality, nudity and language, running time 121 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Invincible'

Starring Mark Wahlberg, Elizabeth Banks, and Greg Kinnear. When the coach of the Philadelphia Eagles hosts an unprecedented open tryout, everyone thinks it'll be a waste of time. Everyone except for Vince Papale, a down-on-his-luck, 30-year-old, substitute teacher and part-time bartender who never even played college football. Against the odds, he makes the team and finds himself playing alongside his hometown heroes. Rated PG for sports action and some mild language, running time 99 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Little Miss Sunshine'

Starring Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, and Paul Dano. The Hoover and their 7-year-old, Olive, travel from Albuquerque, N.M., to the Little Miss Sunshine pageant in Redondo Beach, Calif. Rated R for language, some sex and drug content, running time 101 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

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'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 Institute of Technology. Rated PG-13 for language, sexual material and drug content, running time 90 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'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)

'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)

'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)

'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)

'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)

'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