The Big Screen

Last week, July 31

“Vacation”; “Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation”; “A Lego Brickumentary”; “Irrational Man”

This week

Aug. 5

“Shaun The Sheep Movie” (Lionsgate), PG, 86 minutes

About — Shaun takes a day off, and it get crazy on an outside-the-farm adventure; Stars — Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Omid Djalili, Richard Webber; Director — Mark Burton/Richard Starzak

Aug. 7

“Fantastic Four” (20th Century Fox), PG-13, 106 minutes

About — Four outsiders becomes superheroes in an alternate universe, and then work to save Earth; Stars — Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell; Director — Josh Trank

“The Gift” (STX Entertainment), R, 108 minutes

About — A married couple’s life takes a turn when the husband’s old acquaintance brings them mysterious gifts; Stars — Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel Edgerton, Busy Philipps; Director — Joel Edgerton

Next week, Aug. 14

“Man From U.N.C.L.E.”; “Underdogs”; “The End of the Tour”

Movies in the Park

Tuesday, Aug. 4: “Frozen” (sing-along), Mill Park, S.E. 117th/Stephens

Wednesday, Aug. 5: “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” Parkrose High School upper soccer field, N.E. 115th/Skidmore

Thursday, Aug. 6: “The Incredibles,” Parklane Park, S.E. 155th/Main

Friday, Aug. 7: “McFarland, USA,” Glenfair Park, N.E. 154th/Couch Ct.; “Big Hero 6,” Alberta Park, N.E. 19th/Ainsworth

Saturday, Aug. 8: “101 Dalmatians” (1996), Wilkes Park, N.E. 154th/Beech; “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” Warner Pacific College, 2219 S.E. 68th

Sunday, Aug. 9: “The Lego Movie,” April Hill Park, S.W. 54th/Logan Ct.; “A Bug’s Life,” Colwood Golf Course, 7313 N.E. Columbia Blvd.

Home rentals

The latest top 10 digital movie purchases based on transaction rate, by Rentrak:

1. “Get Hard”

2. “Kingsman: The Secret Service”

3. “Home”

4. “American Sniper”

5. “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2”

6. “Unfinished Business”

7. “Focus”

8. “The Duff”

9. “The Longest Ride”

10. “71”

Other recent favorites: “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1”; “Chappie”

Doc spotlight

“Finding Normal”

It’s Brian Lindstrom’s 2007 documentary about the difficulty of overcoming addiction and the dynamic within Portland’s Central City Concern. It will be screened along with “Mothering Inside,” the 30-minute examination of the Family Preservation Project and its effectiveness at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, which the state plans to phase out. Lindstrom will be in attendance, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, at Whitsell Auditorium, 1219 S.W. Park Ave. ($9, $8 students, $6 children, www.nwfilm.org).

Upcoming events

• The OPB Independent Film Festival is a curated selection from the POV and Independent Lens libraries. A different movie will air each weeknight at 10 p.m., Aug. 10 through 28, and culminates with the local series “Oregon Lens” that showcases Northwest filmmakers (10 p.m. Aug. 24 through 28). The film festival lineup: “Guilty Pleasures,” Aug. 10; “Twin Sisters,” Aug. 11; “Little White Lie,” Aug. 12; NASCAR documentary by Marshall Curry, Aug. 13; “Jiro Dreams of Sushi,” Aug. 14; “Beauty is Embarrassing,” Aug. 17; “Brooklyn Castle,” Aug. 18; “The Genius of Marian,” Aug. 19; “Park Avenue,” Aug. 20; “The Trials of Muhammad Ali,” Aug. 21. (We’ll have more on “Oregon Lens” later).

• The eighth annual Columbia Gorge International Film Festival runs Aug. 6 through 15, with filmmaker camping, whitewater rafting, kayaking, paddle boarding, hiking, live music, comedians, outdoor screenings, screenplay readings and workshops. It opens with “The Incredible Adventures of Jojo (and his annoying little sister, Avila),” 6 p.m. Aug. 6 at Washburn Auditorium in Washougal, Wash., followed by live music and the local film “Death on a Rock” by Scott Ballard. Outdoor screenings will be at Angaelica Farms in Washougal, and there’ll be events at other venues as well. There’ll be about 250 films and screenplays from more than 30

countries screened. For info: angaelica.com.

“Death on a Rock,” by the Portland-based Ballard, has played in four festivals since its release in April and has earned some acclaim. It’s Ballard’s third feature film. His second, “A Standing Still,” played at 15 festivals and won numerous awards. He’s the founder of the Great Notion Filmmaker’s Collective, a collection of indie filmmakers in Portland.