At the theaters 8/26/05

New at the theaters

'The Brothers Grimm'

Starring Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Jonathan Pryce and Peter Stormare. Terry Gilliam directs this revisionist adventure story that loosely follows the fairy tale-telling brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. The siblings are early 18th-century con men who convince people to pay them for their abilities to banish strange creatures from their villages. It's all a scam, which has them worried after Napoleon's men want their services to investigate an evil queen who may be sapping blood from innocent young girls. Rated PG-13 for violence, frightening sequences and brief suggestive material, running time 118 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'The Cave'

Starring Cole Hauser, Morris Chestnut and Eddie Cibrian. Jack and his brother, Tyler, gather a team of professional cave explorers to investigate a newly discovered underground ecosystem in Romania. But once they're a mile underground they have a run-in with a nasty new breed of flesh-hungry beast. Rated PG-13 for intense creature violence, running time 100 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

Still in theaters

'40-Year-Old Virgin'

Starring Steve Carell, Catherine Keener and Paul Rudd. Unlike most 40-year-old men, retail clerk Andy Stitzer hasn't had sex. Ever. His co-workers try to help him out, but nothing works. But then Andy meets Trish, a 40-year-old single mother of three. Andy's buddies think "it" may finally happen, until they learn that Andy and Trish's relationship is based on a firm "no sex" policy. Rated R for pervasive sexual content, language and some drug use, running time 116 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'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)

'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)

'Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo'

Starring Rob Schneider, Eddie Griffin and Til Schweige. Deuce Bigalow heads to Amsterdam to bail out his ex-pimp, T.J. Hicks, who's being blamed for the murders of some of Europe's most well-known gigolos. Of course, in the process, he finds himself dealing with a whole new bunch of freakish clients. Rated R for pervasive strong crude sexual content and humor, language, nudity, and drug content, running time 75 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'The Dukes of Hazzard'

Starring Jessica Simpson, Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott, Burt Reynolds and Willie Nelson. This update of the old TV series finds Bo and Luke Duke and their hot cousin Daisy running moonshine with Uncle Jesse in order to save the family farm from Hazzard County's commissioner, Boss Hogg. Rated PG-13 for sexual content, crude and drug-related humor, language and comic action violence, running time 105 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Fantastic Four'

Starring Michael Chiklis, Ioan Gruffudd, Chris Evans and Jessica Alba. After an accident in space, a team of scientists find that their DNA has been forever altered. The result? Superpowers, of course. 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)

'Four Brothers'

Starring Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre Benjamin and Garrett Hedlund. Four brothers set out to avenge the murder of their mother, which they suspect may not have been the convenience-store robbery it looked like. Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language and some sexual content, running time 102 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'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)

'Must Love Dogs'

Starring Diane Lane, John Cusack and Elizabeth Perkins. After a bad breakup, Sarah Hurlihy swears off men, but her sister puts Sarah's profile on a dating Web site, 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)

'Red Eye'

Starring Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy and Kyle Gallner. Lisa Reisart hates to fly, but her fears are put at ease when she meets a handsome stranger who's departing to Miami on the same flight. The problem is, just after takeoff, the man reveals himself to be a psycho planning to kill the head of Homeland Security, and Lisa is somehow the key to his success. Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of violence, and language, runing time 85 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Skeleton Key'

Starring Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands and John Hurt. Caroline takes a job as a live-in nurse caring for the sick husband of an elderly woman at their run-down mansion outside of New Orleans. She begins to explore the house using a skeleton key that unlocks every door and uncovers a terrible secret in the attic. Rated PG-13 for violence, disturbing images, some partial nudity and thematic material, running time 104 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Sky High'

Starring Kurt Russell, Kelly Preston and Michael Angarano. In a world where superheroes are common, Jeremy, the son of Commander Stronghold and Jetstream, attends a high school for superteens. But Jeremy is the only one 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 an artificially intelligent drone fighter that's gone totally nuts after being hit by lightning. Rated PG-13 for intense action, some violence, brief strong language and innuendo, running time 120 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Supercross'

Starring Steve Howey, Mike Vogel and Sophia Bush. Two brothers face challenges in their attempts to become superstars in the competitive world of Supercross motorcycle racing. Rated PG-13 for language and some sexuality, running time 81 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Valiant'

Starring the voices of Ewan McGregor, Ben Kingsley, Jim Broadbent, John Hurt, Hugh Laurie, Ricky Gervais, Rupert Everett, John Cleese and Tim Curry. An undersized pigeon named Valiant dreams of joining the elite Royal Homing Pigeon Service in World War II. A sudden shortage in wingpower caused by falcon attacks is his big break, and soon he's on board for the company's most important mission yet. Rated G, running time 109 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'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 falls for a bridesmaid. Rated R for sexual content, nudity and language, running time 119 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

-- From staff reports