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The Lego Batman Movie
MOVIE GUIDE SPECIAL SCREENINGS 19th Animation Show of Shows (93 mins., NR)
Curated by producer Ron Diamond, the program features 16 shorts, including Dear Basketball, The Burden, The Battle of San Romano, Hangman, and Next Door, Academy Award–winning Pixar director Pete Docter’s student film. See story on page 43. S.B. County Courthouse Sunken Gardens (Fri., July 6, 8:30pm)
The Lego Batman Movie (104 mins., PG)
Will Arnett stars as the voice of Lego Batman in this spin-off of 2014’s The Lego Movie. Michael Cera stars as Robin, Zach Galifianakis as The Joker, and Ralph Fiennes as Alfred. Paseo Nuevo (Tue.-Wed., July 10-11, 10am)
Never Give Up! Minoru Yasui and the Fight for Justice (55 mins., NR) Narrated by George Takei, this documentary is about the first Japanese-American attorney in Oregon, who fought the World War II concentration camps decree. See story on page 43. Alhecama Theatre (Fri., July 6, 7pm)
The Triplets of Belleville (78 mins., NR)
In this animated 2003 film, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch, Bruno, team up with the Belleville Sisters, a song-and-dance team, to rescue her grandson, who was kidnapped during the Tour de France in 1920s Paris. See story on page 43. UCSB’s Campbell Hall
Boundaries (104 mins., R) Christopher Plummer stars as a potdealing octogenarian who is kicked out of his retirement home for his criminal activities. His daughter Laura (Vera Farmiga) must then drive him from Portland, Oregon, to her sister’s house in Los Angeles, where he will now live. The Hitchcock
(Wed., July 11, 7:30pm)
The Wave Film Festival The Santa Barbara International Film Festival hosts its seventh Wave series, featuring 11 movies from France. See story on page 47.
The First Purge (97 mins., R) The fourth installment of the action/ horror franchise, this iteration is the origin story of the now-yearly purge, a 12-hour period when crime is legal in the United States. Camino Real/Metro 4
Riviera (Fri.-Thu., July 6-12)
PREMIERES Ant-Man and the Wasp (118 mins., PG-13)
Paul Rudd reprises his role as the tiny superhero in this sequel, but this time he is joined by a partner, the Wasp (Evangeline Lilly). The story picks up where Captain America: Civil War left off, with Ant-Man on house arrest, trying to be a good citizen—until he is called back into action to reveal secrets of the past. Michael Peña, Michelle Pfeiffer, Judy Greer, and Michael Douglas also star. Arlington (2D)/Camino Real (2D & 3D)/Fiesta 5 (2D & 3D)
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (97 mins., PG) The gang is back for this third iteration of the Hotel Transylvania franchise. This time, Dracula (Adam Sandler) and his family shutter the hotel and go on a cruise. Also on the trip is Ericka (Kathryn Hahn) who happens to be Dracula’s old opponent Van Helsing. Ericka kidnaps Drac, and mayhem ensues. Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, and Molly Shannon also star. Fairview/Fiesta 5
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(Opens Thu., July 12)
Leave No Trace (109 mins., PG) Ben Foster and Thomasin McKenzie star in this survival story about a veteran and his daughter who live off the grid in a park in Portland, Oregon, until one day they are discovered. Paseo Nuevo (Opens Thu., July 12)
Skyscraper (103 mins., PG-13) Dwayne Johnson stars in this highoctane action film about a former FBI agent, Will Sawyer (Johnson), and his family, who live in Hong Kong in the tallest building in the world. When the building is attacked by terrorists, Sawyer, who is head of security, must take action. Camino Real/Metro 4 (Opens Thu., July 12)
The First Purge
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