Big screen
Last week, Aug. 7
Shaun the Sheep Movie; Fantastic Four; The Gift; Jimmys Hall; Dark Places
This week, Aug. 14
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (WB), PG-13, 101 minutes
About CIA and KGB agents work against a mysterious criminal organization with nuclear weapons; Stars Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki; Director Guy Ritchie
Underdogs (Weinstein), NR, 89 minutes
About A young man and his Foosball partners go on an unexpected adventure; Stars Gabriel Almiron, Federico Cecere, Ezequiel Cipols, Luciana Falcon; Director Juan Jose Campanella
Straight Outta Compton (Universal), R, 157 minutes
About The story of hip-hop pioneers NWA in the mid-1980s; Stars OShea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr.; Director F. Gary Gray
Also: The End of the Tour (about late author David Foster Wallace) opening in select theaters.
Next week, Aug. 21
Hitman: Agent 47; American Ultra; Diary of a Teenage Girl
Movies in the Park
Activities start at 6:30 p.m., movies at dusk:
Thursday, Aug. 13: Happy Gilmore, Oregon Park, N.E. 29th/Oregon
Friday, Aug. 14: Pee-wees Big Adventure, Irving Park, N.E. 10th/Fremont; Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Washington Park, 410 S.W. Kingston
Saturday, Aug. 15: Grease (sing-along), Concordia University, 2811 N.E. Holman
Sunday, Aug. 16: Paddington, Arbor Lodge Park, N.E. Delaware/Bryant
Home rentals
The latest top 10 digital movie purchases based on transaction rate, by Rentrak:
1. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
2. The Longest Ride
3. Get Hard
4. Kingsman: The Secret Service
5. American Sniper
6. Home
7. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
8. The Duff
9. Focus
10. Interstellar
Other recent favorites: Unfinished Business; 71
Upcoming event
The Portland Expo Center, 2060 N. Marine Dr., launches a drive-in movie series, the PDX Drive-In Movie Spectacular, with six movies: The Day the Earth Stood Still, Thursday, Aug. 13; Ghostbusters, Friday, Aug. 14; American Graffiti, Saturday, Aug. 15; Young Frankenstein, Aug. 20; Poltergeist, Aug. 21; Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Aug. 22. Instead of the speaker box, sound will be accessible through a special FM frequency; therell also be outside speakers for bicyclists and pedestrians. Tickets are $10 per car (expodrive-in.com), $15 on the day of the movie. For bicyclists and walkers, its $5. For tickets and info: expocenter.org.