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NewsJune 23, 2006

'Click'; Starring Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale and Christopher Walken. A workaholic architect is faced with a dilemma: go on a vacation with his wife and kids or work overtime to land a high-profile design job. Saving him from making this choice is an eccentric Bed, Bath & Beyond product developer, who gives him a universal remote that allows him to rewind, fast-forward, slow down and pause his own life. Rated PG-13 for language, crude and sex-related humor and some drug references, running time 98 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema); 'Waist Deep'; Starring Tyrese Gibson, The Game, Larenz Tate and Meagan Good. Ex-con O2 is trying to go straight for the sake of his young son Junior, but he's forced to go back outside the law when the boy is kidnapped in a carjacking. Junior is taken to a vicious criminal leader, Meat. O2's shady cousin Wanna Be and street-smart hustler Coco must decide if they want to help O2 get his son back. Rated R for strong violence and pervasive language, running time 97 minutes. (Cape West Cine); Opening Tuesday; 'Superman Returns'; Starring Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, James Marsden and Parker Posey. After a mysterious absence, Superman returns to Earth only to find that his beloved Lois Lane has moved on with her life. Meanwhile, the Man of Steel's nemesis, Lex Luthor, is ready to hatch a plot that will render Superman powerless forever. Rated PG-13 for some intense action violence, running time 154 minutes. (Cape West Cine) ; STILL PLAYING; 'The Break Up'; Starring Jennifer Aniston, Vince Vaughn and Joey Lauren Adams. After their latest squabble, art dealer Brooke decides to break up with her boyfriend, Gary, who conducts bus tours of Chicago. But breaking up and moving out is hard to do, especially when the former couple's friends, family and even complete strangers offer their advice on how to deal with the situation. Rated PG-13 for sexual content, some nudity and language, running time 107 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema) ; '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 Da Vinci Code'; Starring Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou and Ian McKellen. In Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to the Louvre -- a museum employee has been murdered. Near his body is a strange cipher. To solve the riddle, Langdon joins with the victim's daughter, French cryptologist Sophie Neveu, and learns of a centuries-old conspiracy surrounding the Priory of Sion, a secret society dating back to the days of Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli and Leonardo Da Vinci. Rated PG-13 for disturbing images, violence, some nudity, thematic material, brief drug references and sexual content, running time 149 minutes. (Cape West Cine); 'Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift'; Starring Lucas Black and Sung Kang. Street racer Sean Boswell (Lucas Black) is sent to live with his estranged father, a military officer stationed in Tokyo. Sean doesn't exactly fit in, until an American buddy, Twinkie, introduces him to the underground world of drift racing. In his first race, Sean unknowingly takes on the Drift King, a local champ with ties to the Yakuza, Japan's organized crime ring. Rated Rated PG-13 for reckless and illegal behavior involving teens, violence, language and sexual content, running time 104 minutes. (Cape West Cine) ; 'Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties'; Starring Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Bill Murray. Garfield follows his owner, Jon, to England, where he's mistaken for a lookalike regal cat who has inherited a castle. Garfield loves the royal treatment afforded by his loyal subjects, but when the evil Lord Dargis learns of the deception, he sets out to expose the furry impostor and turn the castle into a tourist resort. Rated PG for some off-color elements, running time 80 minutes. (Cape West Cine); 'The Lake House'; Starring Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves and Shohreh Aghdashloo. A lonely doctor and a frustrated architect begin exchanging love letters only to discover they are living two years apart. Rated Rated PG for some language and a disturbing image, running time 99 minutes. (Cape West Cine) behavior involving teens, violence, language and sexual content, running time 104 minutes. (Cape West Cine); 'Mission Impossible III'; Starring Tom Cruise, Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Michelle Monaghan. Retired from active duty, former spy Ethan Hunt now spends his time training IMF agents. But when a lunatic arms dealer threatens the life of Hunt's girlfriend, the superspy gathers his crew to bring her back to safety. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of frenetic violence & menace, disturbing images & some sensuality, running time 126 minutes. (Cape West Cine); 'Nacho Libre'; Starring Jack Black, Hector Jimenez and Ana de la Reguera. Ignacio (friends call him Nacho) is a Mexican priest who moonlights as a lucha libre wrestler to raise money for his orphanage. Rated PG for some rough action, and crude humor including dialogue, running time 104 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema); 'The Omen'; Starring Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Josh Hutcherson and Mia Farrow. A government official and his wife gradually come to think that their son, Damien, might be the physical embodiment of Satan. Rated R for disturbing violent content, graphic images and some language, running time 105 minutes. (Cape West Cine); 'Over the Hedge'; Starring the voices of Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling and Steve Carell. Verne and his woodland friends discover that a tall green thing has appeared in the middle of their neighborhood -- it's a hedge. RJ, a devious raccoon, explains that beyond the hedge are creatures called humans, and the food they throw away is delicious. Verne doesn't want to go, but RJ convinces everyone that there's no choice. Will the gang of critters venture into suburbia to see what's in store? Rated PG for some rude humor and mild comic action, running time 96 minutes. (Cape West Cine) ; 'RV'; Starring Robin Williams, Cheryl Hines, JoJo and Jeff Daniels. An overworked executive, Bob, persuades his wife and children to give up their Hawaiian vacation for a cross-country RV trip, including a detour in the Rocky Mountains. But the real reason for Bob's change of plans: saving his career. But when he has a run-in with a crew of full-time motorhome weirdos, Bob learns to appreciate his family. Rated PG crude humor, innuendo and language, running time 100 minutes. (Cape West Cine); 'X-Men: The Last Stand'; Starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Halle Berry and Anna Paquin. A "cure" for the mutant X gene has been discovered, which threatens the very existence of mutants like Magneto and Professor Xavier. The two leaders have opposing viewpoints on the situation: Magneto insists on a violent revolution to stop humans from exterminating their kind, while Xavier prefers tolerance and working with the government on a compromise. But the balance is shifted by the shocking return of Dr. Jean Grey, who appeared to die in a great flood at the end of X2: X-Men United. Now she's more powerful than ever as Dark Phoenix, and if Wolverine can't persuade her not to join Magneto's crew, a war could be at hand. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action violence, some sexual content and language, running time 104 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

New at the theaters

'Click'

Starring Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale and Christopher Walken. A workaholic architect is faced with a dilemma: go on a vacation with his wife and kids or work overtime to land a high-profile design job. Saving him from making this choice is an eccentric Bed, Bath & Beyond product developer, who gives him a universal remote that allows him to rewind, fast-forward, slow down and pause his own life. Rated PG-13 for language, crude and sex-related humor and some drug references, running time 98 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Waist Deep'

Starring Tyrese Gibson, The Game, Larenz Tate and Meagan Good. Ex-con O2 is trying to go straight for the sake of his young son Junior, but he's forced to go back outside the law when the boy is kidnapped in a carjacking. Junior is taken to a vicious criminal leader, Meat. O2's shady cousin Wanna Be and street-smart hustler Coco must decide if they want to help O2 get his son back. Rated R for strong violence and pervasive language, running time 97 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

Opening Tuesday

'Superman Returns'

Starring Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, James Marsden and Parker Posey. After a mysterious absence, Superman returns to Earth only to find that his beloved Lois Lane has moved on with her life. Meanwhile, the Man of Steel's nemesis, Lex Luthor, is ready to hatch a plot that will render Superman powerless forever. Rated PG-13 for some intense action violence, running time 154 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

STILL PLAYING

'The Break Up'

Starring Jennifer Aniston, Vince Vaughn and Joey Lauren Adams. After their latest squabble, art dealer Brooke decides to break up with her boyfriend, Gary, who conducts bus tours of Chicago. But breaking up and moving out is hard to do, especially when the former couple's friends, family and even complete strangers offer their advice on how to deal with the situation. Rated PG-13 for sexual content, some nudity and language, running time 107 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'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 Da Vinci Code'

Starring Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou and Ian McKellen. In Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to the Louvre -- a museum employee has been murdered. Near his body is a strange cipher. To solve the riddle, Langdon joins with the victim's daughter, French cryptologist Sophie Neveu, and learns of a centuries-old conspiracy surrounding the Priory of Sion, a secret society dating back to the days of Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli and Leonardo Da Vinci. Rated PG-13 for disturbing images, violence, some nudity, thematic material, brief drug references and sexual content, running time 149 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift'

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Starring Lucas Black and Sung Kang. Street racer Sean Boswell (Lucas Black) is sent to live with his estranged father, a military officer stationed in Tokyo. Sean doesn't exactly fit in, until an American buddy, Twinkie, introduces him to the underground world of drift racing. In his first race, Sean unknowingly takes on the Drift King, a local champ with ties to the Yakuza, Japan's organized crime ring. Rated Rated PG-13 for reckless and illegal behavior involving teens, violence, language and sexual content, running time 104 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties'

Starring Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Bill Murray. Garfield follows his owner, Jon, to England, where he's mistaken for a lookalike regal cat who has inherited a castle. Garfield loves the royal treatment afforded by his loyal subjects, but when the evil Lord Dargis learns of the deception, he sets out to expose the furry impostor and turn the castle into a tourist resort. Rated PG for some off-color elements, running time 80 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'The Lake House'

Starring Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves and Shohreh Aghdashloo. A lonely doctor and a frustrated architect begin exchanging love letters only to discover they are living two years apart. Rated Rated PG for some language and a disturbing image, running time 99 minutes. (Cape West Cine) behavior involving teens, violence, language and sexual content, running time 104 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Mission Impossible III'

Starring Tom Cruise, Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Michelle Monaghan. Retired from active duty, former spy Ethan Hunt now spends his time training IMF agents. But when a lunatic arms dealer threatens the life of Hunt's girlfriend, the superspy gathers his crew to bring her back to safety. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of frenetic violence & menace, disturbing images & some sensuality, running time 126 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Nacho Libre'

Starring Jack Black, Hector Jimenez and Ana de la Reguera. Ignacio (friends call him Nacho) is a Mexican priest who moonlights as a lucha libre wrestler to raise money for his orphanage. Rated PG for some rough action, and crude humor including dialogue, running time 104 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'The Omen'

Starring Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Josh Hutcherson and Mia Farrow. A government official and his wife gradually come to think that their son, Damien, might be the physical embodiment of Satan. Rated R for disturbing violent content, graphic images and some language, running time 105 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Over the Hedge'

Starring the voices of Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling and Steve Carell. Verne and his woodland friends discover that a tall green thing has appeared in the middle of their neighborhood -- it's a hedge. RJ, a devious raccoon, explains that beyond the hedge are creatures called humans, and the food they throw away is delicious. Verne doesn't want to go, but RJ convinces everyone that there's no choice. Will the gang of critters venture into suburbia to see what's in store? Rated PG for some rude humor and mild comic action, running time 96 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'RV'

Starring Robin Williams, Cheryl Hines, JoJo and Jeff Daniels. An overworked executive, Bob, persuades his wife and children to give up their Hawaiian vacation for a cross-country RV trip, including a detour in the Rocky Mountains. But the real reason for Bob's change of plans: saving his career. But when he has a run-in with a crew of full-time motorhome weirdos, Bob learns to appreciate his family. Rated PG crude humor, innuendo and language, running time 100 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'X-Men: The Last Stand'

Starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Halle Berry and Anna Paquin. A "cure" for the mutant X gene has been discovered, which threatens the very existence of mutants like Magneto and Professor Xavier. The two leaders have opposing viewpoints on the situation: Magneto insists on a violent revolution to stop humans from exterminating their kind, while Xavier prefers tolerance and working with the government on a compromise. But the balance is shifted by the shocking return of Dr. Jean Grey, who appeared to die in a great flood at the end of X2: X-Men United. Now she's more powerful than ever as Dark Phoenix, and if Wolverine can't persuade her not to join Magneto's crew, a war could be at hand. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action violence, some sexual content and language, running time 104 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

-- From staff reports

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