ENTERTAINMENT

New movies: Idris Elba in ‘Dark Tower;’ ‘Detroit,’ ‘Kidnap’

These are the films showing in Brevard and Indian River counties Aug. 4-9, 2017.

Luann Manderville
FLORIDA TODAY

Opening Aug. 4

“The Dark Tower”: The Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, roams an Old West-like landscape where “the world has moved on” in pursuit of the man in black. Also searching for the fabled Dark Tower, in the hopes that reaching it will preserve his dying world. Starring Idris Elba. Theaters: AMC Avenue 16, AMC West Melbourne 12, Cinemaworld 16, Merritt Square 16, Satellite Cinemas Titusville, Premiere Theaters Oaks 10, Majestic 11 Vero Beach, AMC Indian River 24

“Detroit” (R): Amidst the chaos of the Detroit Rebellion, with the city under curfew and as the Michigan National Guard patrolled the streets, three young African-American men were murdered at the Algiers Motel. Theaters: AMC Avenue 16, AMC West Melbourne 12, Cinemaworld 16, Merritt Square 16, Satellite Cinemas Titusville, Premiere Theaters Oaks 10, Majestic 11 Vero Beach, AMC Indian River 24

“Kidnap” (R): A mother (Halle Berry) stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son. Theaters: AMC Avenue 16, AMC West Melbourne 12, Cinemaworld 16, Merritt Square 16, Satellite Cinemas Titusville, Premiere Theaters Oaks 10, AMC Indian River 24

Opening Thursday, Aug. 9

“Annabelle: Creation” (R): Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the dollmaker's possessed creation, Annabelle. Theaters: AMC Avenue 16, AMC West Melbourne 12, Cinemaworld 16, Satellite Cinemas Titusville, Premiere Theaters Oaks 10, Majestic 11 Vero Beach, AMC Indian River 24

“The Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature (PG): 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. Featuring Jackie Chan. Theaters: AMC Avenue 16, AMC West Melbourne 12, Cinemaworld 16, Premiere Theaters Oaks 10, AMC Indian River 24

Now showing, Aug. 4-9

“Atomic Blonde” (R) ★★: An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents. Starring Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman. Theaters: AMC Avenue 16, AMC West Melbourne 12, Cinemaworld 16, Merritt Square 16, Satellite Cinemas Titusville, Premiere Theaters Oaks 10, Majestic 11 Vero Beach, AMC Indian River 24

“Baby Driver” (R) ★★★: After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail. Starring Ansel Elgort, Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm, Lily James. Theaters: AMC Avenue 16, Cinemaworld 16, Majestic 11 Vero Beach, AMC Indian River 24

“The Big Sick” (R) not reviewed: A couple deals with their cultural differences as their relationship grows. Theaters: AMC Avenue 16, Cinemaworld 16, AMC Indian River 24

“Cars 3” (G) ★★: Lightning McQueen sets out to prove to a new generation of racers that he’s still the best race car in the world. Starring Owen Wilson. Theaters: Cinemaworld 16, AMC Indian River 24

“Despicable Me 3” (PG) ★ 1/2: Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) meets his long-lost charming, cheerful, and more successful twin brother Dru (again, Carell) who wants to team up with him for one last criminal heist. Theaters: AMC Avenue 16, AMC West Melbourne 12, Cinemaworld 16, Merritt Square 16, Premiere Theaters Oaks 10, Majestic 11 Vero Beach, AMC Indian River 24

“The Emoji Movie” (PG) not reviewed: Gene, a multi-expressional emoji, sets out on a journey to become a normal emoji. Theaters: AMC Avenue 16, AMC West Melbourne 12, Cinemaworld 16, Merritt Square 16, Satellite Cinemas Titusville, Premiere Theaters Oaks 10, Majestic 11 Vero Beach, AMC Indian River 24

“Dunkirk” (PG-13) ★★★★: Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, Canada, and France are surrounded by the German army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II. Starring Kenneth Branaugh. Theaters: AMC Avenue 16, AMC West Melbourne 12, Cinemaworld 16, Merritt Square 16, Satellite Cinemas Titusville, Premiere Theaters Oaks 10, Majestic 11 Vero Beach, AMC Indian River 24

“Girls Trip” (R) ★★★½: When four lifelong friends travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival, sisterhoods are rekindled, wild sides are rediscovered, and there’s enough dancing, drinking, brawling, and romancing to make the Big Easy blush. Starring Queen Latifah. Theaters: AMC Avenue 16, AMC West Melbourne 12, Merritt Square 16, Satellite Cinemas Titusville, Premiere Theaters Oaks 10, Majestic 11 Vero Beach, AMC Indian River 24

“Spider-Man: Homecoming” (PG-13) ★★★: Following the events of “Captain America: Civil War,” Peter Parker attempts to balance his life in high school with his career as the web-slinging superhero Spider-Man. Starring Tom Holland, Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr. Theaters: AMC Avenue 16, AMC West Melbourne 12, Cinemaworld 16, Merritt Square 16, Satellite Cinemas Titusville, Premiere Theaters Oaks 10, Majestic 11 Vero Beach, AMC Indian River 24

“Transformers: The Last Knight” (PG-13): Humans and Transformers are at war, Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past. Theaters: Cinemaworld 16, AMC Indian River 24

“Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” (PG-13) ★★: A dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to species from a thousand planets. Special operatives Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe. Starring Cara Delevingne, Dane DeHaan. Theaters: AMC Avenue 16, AMC West Melbourne 12, Cinemaworld 16, Merritt Square 16, Premiere Theaters Oaks 10, Majestic 11 Vero Beach, AMC Indian River 24

“War for the Planet of the Apes” (PG-13) ★★★½: After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. Theaters: AMC Avenue 16, AMC West Melbourne 12, Cinemaworld 16, Premiere Theaters Oaks 10, Majestic 11 Vero Beach, AMC Indian River 24

“Wonder Woman” (PG-13) ★★★: Before she was Wonder Woman she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained warrior. When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, she leaves home to fight a war to end all wars. Theaters: AMC Avenue 16, Cinemaworld 16, Merritt Square 16, AMC Indian River 24

Special showings, Aug. 4-9

“The Dixie Chicks” MMXVI World Tour” will be shown at 7 p.m. Monday at AMC Avenue 16 and Merritt Square 16. Tickets are $15.

“DCI 2017: Big, Loud & Live 14” will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Merritt Square 16. Tickets are $15-$18.

“The Lion King” will be shown at 12:45 p.m. Friday at AMC West Melbourne 12 and AMC Avenue 16 and AMC Indian River 24. Tickets are $6.09-$7.16.

Continued showings, Aug. 4-9

“47 Meters Down,” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” “A Ghost Story,” “The Hero,” “The House,” “Maudie,” “The Mummy,” “Paris Can Wait,” “Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,” “Wish Upon” will be shown at AMC Indian River 24.

Summer kids movies

“The Peanuts Movie,” 10 a.m. Aug. 7-9 at AMC Indian River 24, $4

Manderville is FLORIDA TODAY’s community content specialist.

Contact Manderville at 321-242-3613

or lmanderville@floridatoday.com.

Twitter: @lumanderville

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Movie theaters in Brevard

• AMC West Melbourne 12: 4255 Norfolk Parkway, West Melbourne, at Hammock Landing. Call 321-369-7884 or visit amctheatres.com.

• AMC Avenue 16: 2241 Town Center Ave., Melbourne, at the Avenue Viera. Call 321-775-1210 or visit amctheatres.com.

• Cinemaworld: 4345 W. New Haven Ave., Melbourne. Call 321-723-4143 or visit cwtheaters.com. Tweet@cwtheaters

• Cobb Theatres Merritt Square 16 (Cobb Theatres): 777 E. Merritt Island Causeway, Merritt Island, inside Merritt Square Mall. Call 321-459-3737 or visit cobbtheatres.com. Tweet @cobbtheatres

• Premiere Theaters Oaks 10: 1800 W. Hibiscus Blvd., Melbourne. Call 321-953-3200 or visit oaks10.com. Tweet @oaks10

• Satellite Beach Cinemas: 1024 SR A1A, Satellite Beach, in the Atlantic Plaza. Call 321-777-3778 or visit satellite-cinemas.com.

• Satellite Cinemas Titusville: 3550 S. Washington Ave., Titusville, inside Searstown Mall. Call 321-269-0533 or visit satellite-cinemas.com.

Movie theaters in Indian River County

• AMC Indian River 24: 6200 20th St., Vero beach. Call 772-563-2933 or visit amctheatres.com. Tweet@amctheatres

• Majestic 11 by Cinemaworld: 970 16th Place, Vero Beach. Call 772-978-7188 or visit cwtheaters.com. Tweet @majesticvero

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New on DVD

ReleasedJuly 28: “The Last Face”

Aug. 1: “Wakefield,” “Colossal”

Aug. 15: “Alien: Covenant”

Aug. 22: “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”

Aug. 29: “My Cousin Rachel”

Sept. 5: “Megan Leavey,” “Band Aid,” “The Wedding Plan”

Sept. 12: “It Comes at Night”

Sept. 19: “The Hero”

Sept. 22: “The Little Hours”