At the theaters 9/1/06

NEW AT THEATERS

'Crank'

Starring Jason Statham, Dwight Yoakam, Efren Ramirez and Jose Pablo Cantillo. The life of a trained assassin is never easy, but for Chev it gets much worse when he discovers he has been poisoned and must keep his adrenaline above a certain level to prevent himself from dying. Rated R, running time 83 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Crossover'

Starring Anthony Mackie, Wesley Jonathan, Allen Payne and Wayne Brady. Noah Cruise plans to use his hoop skills and UCLA basketball scholarship to become a doctor. Meanwhile, his old friend Tech has less lofty ambitions: he just wants his GED and a shot at winning a streetball tourney. Rated PG-13, running time 96 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'The Wicker Man'

Starring Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Leelee Sobieski, Frances Conroy, Kate Beahan and Molly Parker. In a remake of the 1973 horror classic, a sheriff is investigating a young girl's disappearance from an isolated, mysterious island off the coast of Maine. As he digs deeper, he realizes there's something strange about the local community. Rated PG-13, running time 102 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

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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 and an old mule think Otis needs to be more discreet about the fact that the animals at the farm have humanlike intelligence. Rated PG, running time 90 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'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. Rated R, running time 103 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, running time 101 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. Rated PG, 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, 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. Against the odds, he makes the team. Rated PG , running time 99 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Little Miss Sunshine'

Starring Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin and Paul Dano. The Hoovers travel from Albuquerque, N.M., to the Little Miss Sunshine pageant in Redondo Beach, Calif. Rated R, running time 101 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 visit a seemingly haunted house which may be responsible for the disappearance of other trick-or-treaters. Rated PG, 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. Soon-to-be-married Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann join Jack on a quest to find a treasure that Jones will accept as payment. Rated PG-13, running time 151 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Pulse'

Starring Kristen Bell, Ian Somerhalder and Christina Milian. 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. Rated PG-13, running time 90 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Snakes on a Plane'

Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Byron Lawson and Kenan Thompson. An assassin lets 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, 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 -- except a dance partner for her senior showcase. Rated PG-13, 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. But when a French Formula One driver, Jean Girard challenges for racing supremacy, it's a battle the likes of which the sporting world has never seen. Rated PG-13, 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 who were trapped in the rubble of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Rated PG-13, running time 129 minutes. (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, 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 reluctantly called back into action to save the world. Rated PG, running time 88 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

-- From staff reports