'Kill Bill: Vol. 2'

Starring Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Michael Madsen, Darryl Hannah and Samuel L. Jackson. In the follow-up to Kill Bill, Volume 1, The Bride is closing in on the man who shot her at her wedding, Bill, her former boss and lover. Before she gets a chance to fight him, though, she must face The California Mountain Snake and Sidewinder. Rated R for violence, language and brief drug use, running time 137 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'The Punisher'

Starring Thomas Jane, John Travolta, Laura Harring, Rebecca Romijn, Ben Foster and Samantha Mathis. This movie follows an FBI undercover agent, Frank Castle, who is finally moving into a safe desk job. But when his family is executed after witnessing a mafia hit, Castle seeks swift revenge. Rated R for pervasive brutal violence, language and brief nudity, running time 124 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

-- From wire reports