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OPENING Close Encounters of the Third Kind (SilverCity) Steven Spielberg’s 1977 science fiction classic stars Richard Dreyfuss as a man on a mission after a brush with a UFO. With Terri Garr, Melinda Dillon and Francois Truffaut.
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Hugh Bonneville and Gillian Anderson star as Lord and Lady Mountbatten in The ViceroyÍs House.

OPENING

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(SilverCity) Steven Spielberg’s 1977 science fiction classic stars Richard Dreyfuss as a man on a mission after a brush with a UFO. With Terri Garr, Melinda Dillon and Francois Truffaut. G

Marvel’s Inhumans
(SilverCity Imax) An isolated community of superhumans fight to protect themselves. With Sonya Balmores, Isabelle Cornish and Eme Ikwuakor. PG

Menashe
(Capitol 6) Within Brooklyn’s ultra-orthodox Jewish community, a widower battles for custody of his son. A tender drama performed entirely in Yiddish, the film intimately explores the nature of faith and the price of parenthood. With Menashe Lustig, Yoel Falkowitz and Ruben Niborski. PG

The Second Time Around
(Star) In this heart-warming story full of hope, dreams and second chances, two seniors meet and discover that it’s never too late to fall in love again. With Linda Thorson, Stuart Margolin and Laura de Carteret. PG

Strangers On the Earth
(Star) Perhaps Europe’s most popular pilgrimage, the Camino de Santiago, attracts wayfarers of all stripes to walk its ancient paths in search of meaning. One such pilgrim is Dane Johansen, an American cellist who in 2014 ventured to walk the Camino with his instrument on his back, performing music for his fellow pilgrims along the way. PG

Viceroy’s House
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) In 1947, Lord Mountbatten is dispatched with his wife to New Delhi to oversee the transfer of power as India gains its independence from British rule. With Hugh Bonneville and Gillian Anderson. PG

CONTINUING

An Inconvenient Sequel
(Capitol 6) A decade after An Inconvenient Truth (2006) brought climate change into the heart of popular culture comes the followup that shows just how close we are to a real energy revolution. With Al Gore, Hilary Ashford-Ng and George W. Bush. PG

Annabelle Creation
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) A nun and several girls from a closed orphanage move in with a bereaved dollmaker, his wife and a possessed doll in this horror sequel. With Stephanie Sigman, Talitha Bateman and Anthony LaPaglia. 14A

Atomic Blonde
(Capitol 6) Charlize Theron stars as an MI6 agent ordered to Berlin to break up a savage spy ring. With James McAvoy and John Goodman. 14A

Baby Driver
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore) After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist that is doomed to fail. With Ansel Elgort, Lily James and Jon Hamm. 14A

Birth of the Dragon
(SilverCity) Martial arts legend Bruce Lee gets his start in 1964 San Francisco and challenges a master. With Phillip Ng, Xia Yu and Billy Magnussen. PG

The Boss Baby
(SilverCity) A suit-wearing, briefcase-carrying baby pairs up with his seven-year old brother to stop the dastardly plot of the CEO of Puppy Co. With Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi and Jimmy Kimmel. G

Cars 3 3D
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) Lightning McQueen faces a new generation of racers with the help of enthusiastic young race technician Cruz Ramirez and the wisdom of an old friend. Voices by Owen Wilson, Cristela Alonzo and Armie Hammer. G

The Dark Tower
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) Based on Stephen King’s series of novels about a boy and a frontiersman knight on an interdimensional quest. With Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey and Tom Taylor. PG

Despicable Me 3
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) Supervillain-turned-hero Gru and his family return in this animated comic-adventure. Voices by Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig and Trey Parker. G

Dunkirk
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity Imax, Star) British and Allied forces are pinned down on the French coast and facing long odds in writer-director Christopher Nolan’s Second World War tale. With Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Fionn Whitehead, Harry Styles, James D’Arcy, Jack Lowden, Mark Rylance and Tom Hardy. PG

The Emoji Movie
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Star) The tiny expressions living inside your smartphone come alive in this animated adventure. Voices of T.J. Miller, James Corden and Anna Faris. G

Girls Trip
(Star) Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith and Tiffany Haddish play longtime friends who trek to New Orleans for wild times. 14A

The Glass Castle
(Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity) Brie Larson stars as a young woman who strives to find her own way after growing up in a close-knit, unorthodox family. With Naomi Watts and Woody Harrelson. 14A

Good Time
(Capitol 6) A bank robber finds himself unable to evade those who are looking for him. With Robert Pattinson, Benny Safdie and Taliah Webster. 14A

The Hitman’s Bodyguard
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity) Ryan Reynolds stars as the agent assigned to protect assassin Samuel L. Jackson and transport him safely from England to The Hague. With Gary Oldman, Salma Hayek. Written by Tom O’Connor. Directed by Patrick Hughes. (1:58) R

Ingrid Goes West
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) An unhinged social-media stalker moves to L.A. and insinuates herself into the life of an Instagram star. With Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, O’Shea Jackson Jr. 14A

Lady MacBeth
(Star) In 19th-century rural England, a young bride who has been sold into marriage discovers an unstoppable desire within herself as she enters into an affair with a worker on her estate. With Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis and Paul Hilton. 14A

Logan Lucky
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity) During Charlotte’s NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 stock car race, two brothers attempt a heist. With Channing Tatum, Adam Driver and Hilary Swank. PG

Lost In Paris (Paris pieds nus)
(Vic Theatre) Fiona visits Paris for the first time to assist her myopic Aunt Martha. Catastrophes ensue, mainly involving Dom, a homeless man who has yet to have an emotion or thought he was afraid of expressing. Not Rated

The Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, SilverCity) Following the events of the first film, Surly and his friends must stop Oakton City’s mayor from destroying their home to make way for a dysfunctional amusement park. With the voices of Will Arnett, Katherine Heigl and Maya Rudolph. G

Spider-Man: Homecoming
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) Fresh off his adventures with the Avengers, Peter Parker adjusts to life as a webslinger and faces off against the villainous Vulture. With Tom Holland, Michael Keaton and Zendaya. PG

Terminator 2: Judgment Day 3D
(SilverCity) Re-release of the 1992 sci-fi action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as an android from the future sent to protect the future leader of the resistance. Also with Linda Hamilton and Robert Patrick. Not Rated

The Trip to Spain
(Vic Theatre) Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon embark on a six-part episodic road trip through Spain, sampling the restaurants, eateries, and sights along the way. PG

Wind River
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Landmark Cinemas University Heights) An FBI agent teams with a town’s veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation. With Jeremy Renner, Kelsey Asbille and Julia Jones. 18A

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

Studio Ghibli Fest (At SilverCity, go to cineplex.com for movie listings and showtimes)
Saban’s Power Rangers (Saturday at Cineplex Odeon Westshore)
Rocky Mental (Sunday at Landmark Cinemas University Heights)
Andre Rieu’s 2017 Maastricht Concert (Wednesday at Cineplex Odeon Westshore and SilverCity)
For more special screenings, go to cineplex.com for movie listings and showtimes.

CINECENTA

Wonder Woman (Sept. 1 and 2 at 7 and 9:40 p.m.; Sept. 3 at 4 and 7 p.m.; Sept. 4 at 7 p.m.)
The Big Sick (Sept. 5, 6, and 7 at 7 and 9:20 p.m.)

IMAX VICTORIA

imaxvictoria.com for showtimes.
Wonder Woman: An Imax 3D Experience
Wild Flight: Conquest of the Skies 2D and 3D
Rocky Mountain Express 2D
Walking With Dinosaurs: A Prehistoric Planet 3D
Amazon Adventure 3D
Dream Big: Engineering Our World 3D