July 7, 2006

Starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Bill Nighy, Stellan Skarsgaard and Jack Davenport. Captain Jack owes a blood debt to the legendary Davy Jones, captain of the dreaded Flying Dutchman. He threatens to curse Jack to an afterlife of eternal servitude and damnation if he can't settle up. ...

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'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'

Starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Bill Nighy, Stellan Skarsgaard and Jack Davenport. Captain Jack owes a blood debt to the legendary Davy Jones, captain of the dreaded Flying Dutchman. He threatens to curse Jack to an afterlife of eternal servitude and damnation if he can't settle up. Soon-to-be-married Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann join Jack on a quest to find the Dead Man's Chest, which may contain a treasure that Jones will accept as payment. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of adventure, violence, including frightening images, running time 151 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

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'An Inconvenient Truth'

Al Gore has traveled the world delivering a presentation on global climate change, proving that humankind must confront global warming now or face devastating consequences -- this film captures his journey as a worldwide environmental champion. Rated PG for mild thematic elements, running time 100 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'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)

'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)

'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)

'The Devil Wears Prada'

Starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Tracie Thoms, Adrian Grenier and Simon Baker. A small-town girl takes a job working for the imperious editor of a New York fashion magazine. Rated PG-13 for some sensuality, running time 109 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'The Fast and the 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)

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'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)

'Prairie Home Companion'

Starring Lily Tomlin, Meryl Streep, Maya Rudolph, Lindsay Lohan and John C. Reilly. Adaptation of Garrison Keillor's classic radio anthology, telling stories revolving around characters from the Midwest, including Guy Noir and the Johnson Sisters, and set backstage of the radio show itself. Rated PG-13 for risque humor, running time 105 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'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)

'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)

'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)

-- From staff reports

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