Coming to theaters 1/16/04

'Along Came Polly'

Starring Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, Hank Azaria, Debra Messing, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Alec Baldwin. Reuben watches his wife, Lisa, run off with a French man on their honeymoon, and then sadly returns to New York City, where he works at an insurance company. Reuben is behind his company's flawless risk-analysis software, but he also uses it to manage his life, so he's a bit gun-shy when he meets a new woman, Polly Prince. Rated PG-13 for sexual content, language, crude humor and some drug references, running time 90 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'House of Sand and Fog'

Starring Ben Kingsley, Jennifer Connelly, Ron Eldard, Frances Fisher, Kim Dickens and Shohreh Aghdashloo. An alcoholic's husband leaves her, which leads to the bank's eventual foreclosure on her house. It's put up for auction and bought by an exiled Iranian air force colonel, a new American citizen who looks forward to raising his family there. But Nicolo won't give up her home without a fight, and she gets help from a married police officer who's become her lover. Rated R for some violence/disturbing images, language and a scene of sexuality, running time 126 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'How to Win a Date with Tad Hamilton'

Starring Kate Bosworth, Topher Grace, Josh Duhamel, Nathan Lane, Sean Hayes and Ginnifer Goodwin. Rosie is a West Virginia grocery store clerk who heads to Hollywood when she wins a dream date with Tinseltown's hottest eligible bachelor, Tad Hamilton. But instead of the obligatory date-and-dash she expects, a bizarre love triangle forms between Tad, Rosie, and her best friend, a fellow clerk who has had a crush on Rosie since grade school. Rated PG-13 for sexual content, some drug references and language, running time 100 minutes. Sneak preview. (Cape West Cine)

'Teacher's Pet'

Starring Voices of Nathan Lane, Shaun Flemming, Rob Paulsen, Debra Jo Rupp, Wallace Shawn, David Ogden Stiers, Jerry Stiller, Paul Reubens and Megan Mullally. This is the animated story of a talking dog named Spot who has taught himself to read. Wanting to further his education and experience new adventures, he disguises himself as a boy and sneaks into the school attended by his master, Leonard. Rated PG for some mildly crude humor, 75 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Torque'

Starring Ice Cube, Jay Hernandez, Matt Schulze, Monet Mazur, Will Yun Lee and Faizon Love. Biker Cary Ford returns to town to reunite with his girlfriend, Shane. Henry, leader of the Hellions gang, is after Cary because he stole some bikes that had drugs stored in the gas tanks. Henry frames Cary for the murder of Junior, the younger brother of Trey, who heads up another gang, the Reapers. Rated PG-13 for violence, sexuality, language and drug references, running time 81 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

-- From wire reports