New at the theaters

'CRASH'

Starring Sandra Bullock, Brendan Fraser, Don Cheadle and Matt Dillon. Set in Los Angeles shortly after Sept. 11, 2001, this ensemble drama tracks the intersecting lives of a Brentwood housewife and her attorney husband, a Persian store owner, two police detectives who are also lovers, an African-American television director and his wife, a Mexican locksmith, two carjackers, a rookie cop, and a middle-aged Korean couple. Rated R for language, sexual content and some violence, running time 100 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'House of Wax'

Starring Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray and Brian Van Holt. Carly, Paige and their buddies camp out for a night while traveling to a college football game. After an unpleasant run-in with a mysterious trucker, they awake to find their car disabled and have to hike to a nearby town. Soon, the crew is stalked by a killer, forcing them to take refuge in a museum called Trudy's House of Wax. Rated R for horror violence, some sexual content and language, running time 113 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Kingdom of Heaven'

Starring Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Liam Neeson and Jeremy Irons. Bailian, a young French blacksmith, is mourning the loss of his wife and son when he's confronted by his estranged father, Godfrey of Ibelin, the baron to the king of Jerusalem and a man committed to keeping peace in the holy land despite the increasing possibility of war. Rated R for strong violence and epic warfare, running time 145 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)