At the theaters 9/23/05

New at the theaters

'Corpse Bride'

Starring the voices of Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman and Paul Whitehouse. In this Tim Burton animated film, Victor, a villager in a small 19th-century European town, is taken to the underworld to marry a corpse bride. Surprisingly, the afterlife isn't that disagreeable, and it's a lot more exciting than his strict Victorian society. Meanwhile, his live wife-to-be, Victoria, is left behind in the land of the living. Rated PG for some scary images and action and brief mild language, running time 75 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Flightplan'

Starring Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Erika Christensen, Sean Bean, Amanda Brooks and Matthew Bomer. After the unexpected death of her husband, airplane designer Kyle Pratt takes her daughter, Julia, on board a state-of-the-art 474 aircraft to fly from Berlin to New York. In the middle of the nonstop flight, Julia seemingly disappears without a trace. Kyle begins to panic when the crew, including Capt. Rich and Air Marshal Gene Carson, claim the girl never boarded the plane at takeoff. Rated PG-13 for violence and some intense plot material, running time 92 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Roll Bounce'

Starring Bow Wow, Chi McBride, Khleo Thomas, Mike Epps, Meagan Good and Nick Cannon. In the late '70s, when roller skating was hugely popular, X and his gang rule the local rink. But when it goes out of business, the boys must head to uptown's Sweetwater Roller Rink. Once there, they face off in the Roller Jam skate-off with the Sweetwater crew, a bunch of preppy guys and intimidating girls. Rated PG-13 for language and some crude humor, running time 112 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 has never had sex. 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)

'The Brothers Grimm'

Starring Matt Damon, Heath Ledger and Jonathan Pryce. 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)

'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. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Constant Gardener'

Starring Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz and Danny Huston. When activist Tessa Quayle is found murdered in Northern Kenya, her widower, Justin, suspects that she had been having an affair. As Justin begins investigating Tessa's death, he uncovers a conspiracy involving pharmaceutical companies in the United States and the local Kenyan government. Rated R for language, some violent images and sexual content/nudity, running time 129 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Cry Wolf'

Starring Julian Morris, Lindy Booth, Jared Padalecki, Jon Bon Jovi, Kristy Wu and Ethan Cohn. After a local teenager is murdered, a group of high-school students try to scare their classmates by spreading Internet rumors that a serial killer known as The Wolf is in the area. The teens have fun describing the killer's next victims, but when people actually start turning up dead, they have to figure out who's behind the gruesome attacks. Rated PG-13 for violence, terror, disturbing images, language, sexuality and a brief drug reference; running time 90 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Exorcism of Emily Rose'

Starring Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Campbell Scott and Colm Feore. After the Catholic Church officially recognizes the demonic possession of a 19-year-old college student, it dispatches a priest to perform an exorcism. But the girl dies during the procedure, and soon the priest is on trial for negligence. Rated PG-13 for thematic material, including intense/frightening sequences and disturbing images, running time 114 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Four Brothers'

Starring Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre Benjamin and Garrett Hedlund. Four brothers set out to avenge the murder of their mother. Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language and some sexual content, running time 102 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Just Like Heaven'

Starring Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo and Donal Logue. An architect living in San Francisco falls in love with a female spirit he's found in his closet. The woman whose ghost he's wooing has been in a coma at a local hospital for the past six months, and unless he can intervene, her body will be taken off life support. Rated PG-13 for some sexual content; running time 100 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Lord of War'

Starring Nicolas Cage, Bridget Moynahan, Ethan Hawke, Jared Leto, Jeffrey Wright and Donald Sutherland. A global arms dealer named Yuri Orlov finds himself dealing with a nosy Interpol agent and a girlfriend who's beginning to think her man might be dabbling in something illegal. Rated R for strong violence, drug use, language and sexuality; running time 125 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, running time 85 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Sky High'

Starring Kurt Russell, Kelly Preston and Michael Angarano. 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)

'Transporter 2'

Starring Jason Statham, Alessandro Gassman and Amber Valletta. Ex-elite commando Frank Martin has retired to Miami and become a driver for a wealthy family with two young boys, Jack and Devon. When the two boys are kidnapped and injected with a potentially fatal virus, Martin defies the FBI to get the boys back safely. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action, sexual content, partial nudity and brief language; running time 88 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'War of the Worlds'

Starring Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto, Justin Chatwin, and Tim Robbins. 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. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'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