The Big Screen

Last week, Aug. 21

“Hitman: Agent 47”; “American Ultra”; “Diary of a Teenage Girl”

This week, Aug. 28

“No Escape” (Weinstein), R, 103 minutes

About — With Owen Wilson in a serious role, an American family is caught in the middle of a coup and trying to avoid execution; Stars — Lake Bell, Pierce Brosnan, Owen Wilson, Thanawut Kasro; Director — John Erick Dowdle

“We Are Your Friends” (Warner Bros.), R, 96 minutes

About — A young man wants fame and fortune, but he’s caught between romance and friends; Stars — Zac Efron, Wes Bentley, Emily Ratajkowski, Jonny Weston; Director — Max Joseph

Also: “Digging For Fire”

Next week, Sept. 4

“The Transporter Refueled”; “A Walk in the Woods”; “Before We Go”

Movies in the Park

Activities start at 6:30 p.m., movies at dusk:

Tuesday, Aug. 25: “Napoleon Dynamite,” Mt. Scott Park, S.E. 74th/Reedway

Thursday, Aug. 27: “101 Dalmatians” (1961), Wallace Park, N.W. 25th/Pettygrove

Friday, Aug. 28: “Wicky and the Treasure of the Gods,” Dawson Park, N. Williams/Stanton; “Labyrinth,” Montavilla Park, N.E. 82nd/Glisan

Saturday, Aug. 29: “Home,” Spring Garden Park, 3332 S.W. Spring Garden

Home rentals

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

1. “Home”

2. “Get Hard”

3. “True Story”

4. “Insurgent”

5. “The Water Diviner”

6. “The Longest Ride”

7. “Kingsman: The Secret Service”

8. “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2”

9. “Selma”

10. “Justice League: Gods & Monsters”

Other recent favorites: “American Sniper”; “The Duff”; “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”; “Before We Go”

Doc spotlight

“Right Footed”

The documentary is part of the upcoming Portland Film Festival (Sept. 1-7), premiering on Sept. 6 and telling the story of Jessica Cox, who was born without arms as a result of a birth defect, but managed to become fully independent — learning how to drive with her feet, and fly an airplane with her feet. Two girls from Portland, born without arms, are featured in the film. It recently won Best Documentary at the Mirabile Dictu Film Festival in Rome. For more: rightfooted movie.com, and portland

filmfestival.com.

Upcoming event

n The popular Drive-In at Zidell Yards returns for its third year of movies, Thursday through Monday, Aug. 27-31, presented by Northwest Film Center and Zidell and shown at an outdoor movie theater venue between the Ross Island Bridge and Tilikum Crossing — completely accessible to cars, bicyclists, riders of mass transit and walkers. It’s fashioned after the drive-in movie experience, with a great view. The lineup (gates open at 7 p.m., film at dusk): “Clueless,” Aug. 27; “An American Werewolf in London,” Aug. 28; “Jurassic Park,” Aug. 29; “North by Northwest,” Aug. 30; “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure,” Aug. 31. Tickets are available at the door, cash only ($8 general); attendees are asked not to bring outside food or beverages; there’ll be food and drinks served by food cart vendors. For more: nwfilm.org.

n Also as part of the Portland Film Festival, Claymation pioneer Will Vinton will be given a lifetime achievement award for his innovations in filmmaking.

Vinton has won an Oscar among four nominations, eight primetime Emmys and advertising awards galore, the result of he and his team popularizing 3-D stop motion animation and ushering in an era of animation as adult entertainment.

Joshua Leake, Portland Film Festival founder and executive director, points out that it’s the 40th anniversary of Vinton’s Academy Award for “Closed Mondays” and the 30th anniversary of “The Adventures of Mark Twain,” not to mention Vinton’s history of making the California Raisins, the Noid, dinosaurs Herb & Rex, M&M’s Red & Yellow and The PJs’ Thurgood Stubbs.

“Thanks to Will Vinton, Portland is not just a world mecca for gifted animators today, it’s the coolest place on the planet to make movies,” Leake says.

He’ll be honored at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3 at Mission Theater, 1624 N.W. Glisan St. There’ll be screenings of “Mark Twain” and “Closed Mondays”; tickets are $10 and can be ordered at eventbrite.com.

n Third Rail Repertory helps bring theater to the big screen, and “A National Theatre Live Encore Festival” will feature several stage hits, shown at Imago Theatre, 17 S.E. Eighth Ave. (tickets $15-$20, thirdrail rep.org). The lineup: “”Man and Superman” (Ralph Fiennes), 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28; “Treasure Island” (by Bryony Lavery), 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29; “Of Mice and Men” (with James Franco, Chris O’Dowd), 3 p.m. Aug. 29; “Skylight” (Bill Nighy, Carey Mulligan), 7 p.m. Aug. 29; “A View from the Bridge” (Mark Strong), 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30; “DV8’s John” (adult themes, 18-over), 7 p.m. Aug. 30.