Big screen
Last week, Sept. 9
Sully; When the Bough Breaks; The Disappointments Room
This week, Sept. 16
Snowden (Open Road), R, 134 minutes
About Its based on the true story of NSA employee Edward Snowden leaking thousands of classified documents to the press; Stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto; Director Oliver Stone
Blair Witch (Lionsgate), R, 89 minutes
About After discovering a video showing what he believes to be his sisters experiences in the demonic woods of the Blair Witch, James and a group of friends head to the forest in search of his lost sibling; Stars James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez, Corbin Reid, Brandon Scott; Director Adam Wingard
Bridget Joness Baby (Miramax Films), R, 122 minutes
About Its the continuing adventures of British publishing executive Bridget Jones as she enters her 40s; Stars Renee Zellweger, Gemma Jones, Jim Broadbent, Sally Phillips; Director Sharon Maguire
Next week, Sept. 23
The Magnificent Seven; The Dressmaker; Storks
Note: Movie descriptions by IMDB, www.imdb.com
Home rentals
The latest top 10 digital movie purchases/rentals based on transaction rate, by Rentrak/Comscore:
1. The Angry Birds Movie
2. Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
3. Money Monster
4. Me Before You
5. The Nice Guys
6. Keanu
7. Love & Friendship
8. A Hologram for the King
9. Zootopia
10. Criminal
Other recent favorites: Deadpool; Batman: The Killing Joke; Whiskey Tango Foxtrot; 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Doc spotlight
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week The Touring Years
The documentary by Ron Howard hits theaters this week and streams on Hulu on Sept. 17, and then probably DVD soon. Its a compilation of found footage featuring music, interviews and stories from The Beatles 250 concerts from 1963 to 1966, from the Cavern Club in Liverpool to San Francisco in 66, with plenty of sound and images from Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon and George Harrison. Its two hours, 18 minutes long and is part of the Hulu Documentary Films collection.
Upcoming events
The Oregon Independent Film Festival will be held in Eugene (Sept. 20-22) and Portland (Sept. 23-28), featuring about 75 films from 14 countries. In Portland, therell also be shorts in genres including comedy, drama and horror, an animation program and movies such as Neil Stryker and the Tyrant of Time, The Lower Rooms, The Truth About Daisies, Vicious, A Promise of Time Travel, A Little Bit of Murder and The Neon Demon. For complete info/tickets: www.oregonindependentfilmfest.com.
The Northwest Film Center begins its Voices in Action series, Sept. 21-Nov. 1, with Hooligan Sparrow, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21. For more: www.nwfilm.org. We'll have more in next Tuesday's Tribune.
