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Investigators acknowledged Wednesday that Abdul Razak Ali Artan, the 20-year-old Somali refugee responsible for Monday’s horrific attack on the Columbus campus of Ohio State University, “may have been inspired by Isis” and American al-Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.

However, officials stopped short of characterizing this week’s violence as an act of terrorism.

Authorities told reporters during a press briefing that it was too early to draw any conclusions concerning Artan’s motivations, noting investigators still had “a long road to go” before declaring Monday’s attack on 11 people terrorism. They did, however, acknowledge the style of attack was similar...

A number of stars from television, movies, music and media are expressing dismay over the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana after graphic video of the confrontation with police began circulating online Tuesday. Sterling, 37, was shot outside a convenience store when two police officers responded to an anonymous complaint that a black male selling CDs threatened another man with a gun. Sterling, who was unarmed, died from multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and back, East Baton Rouge Parish coroner Dr. William Clark said. “He had a right to sell CDs, and a right to due process, but he was shot.

Protests erupted Tuesday following the fatal shooting of a black man by police outside a convenience store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which was caught on cellphone video and circulated throughout social media. Police responded to an anonymous call at 12:35 a.m. that a man selling CDs in the store's parking lot had pointed a gun at an individual, Baton Rouge Police Department spokesman Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said, according to The Advocate. A 48-second long video taken by a witness shows police telling the man, 37-year-old Alton Sterling, to get on the ground outside the store. A second officer quickly tackles him to the ground.

To help sift through the increasing number of new releases (independent or otherwise), the Weekly Film Guide is here! Below you’ll find basic plot, personnel and cinema information for all of this week’s fresh offerings.

Starting this month, we’ve also put together a list for the entire month. We’ve included this week’s list below, complete with information on screening locations for films in limited release.

See More: Here Are All the Upcoming Movies in Theaters for July 2016

Here are the films opening theatrically in the U.S. the week of Friday, July 1. All synopses provided by distributor unless listed otherwise.

Wide

The Bfg

Director: Steven Spielberg

Cast: Bill Hader, Jemaine Clement, Mark Rylance, Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Hall, Ruby Barnhill

Synopsis: The Bfg is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It’s lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been...

It’s never too early to start planning a trip to the movies. Now that July is upon us, we wanted to have a place for movie fans to see every film opening in theaters for the entire month. We’ve separated the wide releases from the arthouse/specialty offerings for each week, giving you the best of both worlds. (Synopses are provided by festivals and distributors.)

For more of what’s on the horizon, you can also bookmark our calendar page, where we’ll update releases for the rest of the year. In the meantime, enjoy your time at the theaters!

Week of July 1 Wide

The Bfg

Director: Steven Spielberg

Cast: Bill Hader, Jemaine Clement, Mark Rylance, Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Hall, Ruby Barnhill

Synopsis: The Bfg is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It’s lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been...

When Flula Borg showed up in the Pitch Perfect 2 trailer I found myself smiling at his success. It was a cameo keen to capitalize on his YouTube DJ fame and unabashedly broken English Chatty Cathy vibe, but it was studio film exposure nonetheless. This cemented the fact that I had become a fan of this crazy German and as such jumped at the chance to see how he’d do as co-lead and co-writer of his own vehicle. Just as the prospect interested me, however, it’ll surely infuriate others. Flula’s shtick is not universally palatable and Buddymoon does sink or swim depending on your enjoyment of it. But that’s okay. This thing was shot in ten days amongst friends. It’s not trying to take the world by storm.

The comedy stars Flula and real life BFF4ever (I don’t know if this is totally...

This has been a fun, and weird, and uneven, and sometimes upsetting (Remember when He Who Shall Not Be Named hosted?) season, and it has been a pure joy to write about it, in both good times and bad. But as the great Nelly Furtado once sang, all good things come to an end, and so tonight we witness Season 41’s swan song-- guided by Fred Armisen, famous for his own run on SNL, his musical skill on Late Night with Seth Meyers, his IFC shows Portlandia and Documentary Now, and that time we let him play Obama because he was the most ethnic cast member SNL had. Cold Open: Hillary Clinton celebrates her inevitable victory while drinking at a bar with a slightly bitter Bernie Sanders. The two set aside their differences for a dance together. When people talk about how much better SNL was when it was first starting out,...

The series depicting the epic early American journey of Meriwether Lewis (Casey Affleck) and William Clark (Matthias Schoenaerts) is back on schedule, Deadline reports. In early August production was halted due to "creative" and "weather-related" reasons, and director John Curran and director of photography Rob Hardy were taken off the project. Now it is set to resume filming in the spring in Calgary with the original cast, though this Plan B, Playtone and Class 5 co-production is still shopping for a director.  Curran was to be HBO's latest filmmaker turned television-maker. HBO has tussled with uncompromising filmmakers before, including most recently David Fincher, who had a rash of projects fall off the network. Read More: Lynch, Fincher, 'True Detective' and the Unknowable Future of Auteur TV Playtone, Plan B and Class 5 produce, with Michelle Ashford, Curran and Edward Norton as writers. Executive producers are Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Norton, Brad...

Longtime indie film actor Stephen Hill and "Twilight: Breaking Dawn" actress Tanaya Beatty have been cast in HBO's upcoming miniseries on American explorers Lewis and Clark.  Based on the Meriwether Lewis biography "Undaunted Courage" by Stephen E. Ambrose, the story surrounds Lewis and Clark's first contact with native American land and tribes west of the Mississippi River.  Hill is to play York, William Clark's enslaved companion and the only black member of the expedition, while Beatty will play Shoshone interpreter and guide Sacagawea.  Though York and Sacagawea were considered full members of the expedition, given America's complicated history...

The Army is growing in HBO’s miniseries Lewis And Clark. Brendan Fletcher (Gracepoint), James Cutler (Kick- Ass 2), Rob Aramayo, Devin Harjes (Daredevil, Gotham), Tim Plester, Tyson Ritter, and David Wilmot have been cast as members of the Corps of Discovery, the expeditionary group led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, played by Casey Affleck and Matthias Schoenaerts, respectively. Based on the book Undaunted Courage, by Stephen E. Ambrose, Lewis And Clark tells the…...

Josh Stewart (Criminal Minds) and Parker Croft (Once Upon A Time) have been cast opposite Casey Affleck and Matthias Schoenaerts in HBO miniseries Lewis And Clark. Based on the book Undaunted Courage, by Stephen E. Ambrose, it tells the story of America's first contact with the land and native tribes of the country west of the Mississippi River. The miniseries follows the epic journey of the Corps of Discovery and its captains, Meriwether Lewis (Affleck) and William Clark…...

HBO has given the green light to the miniseries "Lewis and Clark" which Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Tom Hanks, Dede Gardner and Gary Goetzman will executive produce for HBO, National Geographic Entertainment, Playtone, Plan B and Class 5.

Casey Affleck and Matthias Schoenaerts will star as Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, respectively, in this six-hour historical drama based on Stephen E. Ambrose's book "Undaunted Courage" about America’s first contact with the land and native tribes of the country west of the Mississippi River.

The story follows the journey of the Corps of Discovery and its captains, Lewis and Clark, on their mission to deliver President Thomas Jefferson’s message of sovereignty, as they search for his fabled all-water route to the Pacific.

John Curran ("The Painted Veil") will direct, and Michelle Ashford ("The Pacific"), Curran and Norton will serve as writers on the project which begins filming this Summer.

HBO does like to take their time. After having the project for sometime the network has greenlit miniseries “Lewis And Clark” and announced Matthias Schoenaerts’ starring role according to Deadline. Schoenaerts has nabbed the role of William Clark, one half of the famed explorers at the center of the project. The other member of that duo, Meriwether Lewis, will be played by Casey Affleck. Based on Stephen E. Ambrose’s book “Undaunted Courage” the miniseries centers on their journey to explore this new world and the people living in it. The two men achieve something that lives on in our history books, but [...]

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Tom Hanks, Brad Pitt, and Edward Norton decided they wanted to make a miniseries about Lewis and Clark, and now they've gotten HBO to green-light it. Based on Stephen Ambrose's Undaunted Courage, the six-hour miniseries will star Casey Affleck as melancholic explorer Meriwether Lewis and Belgian actor Matthias Schoenaerts (Rust and Bone) as the rough-and-tumble soldier William Clark. No word yet on who's playing Sacagawea; fingers crossed it won't be Rooney Mara.

HBO is moving ahead with another miniseries, this one produced by an all-star team of acting talent. Tom Hanks, Brad Pitt and Edward Norton join producers Dede Gardner and Gary Goetzman as executive producers on "Lewis and Clark," HBO Programming President Michael Lombardo announced via press release on Friday. "In 'Lewis and Clark,' we can see American idealism and the breathtaking natural beauty of the continent, as well as the complexities and tragedies of what came to be known as America's 'manifest destiny'," Lombardo said. "We are tremendously excited to bring together this incredible group of talents to tell a seminal American story." Casey Affleck is set to star in the series as Meriwether Lewis, with Matthias Schoenaerts — best known for "Rust and Bone, last seen in "The Drop," and soon to be appearing in "The Loft" — playing his friend William Clark. John Curran ("The Painted Veil") will direct,...

After a long search to find its Clark, HBO has finally given the green light to pioneering miniseries Lewis and Clark. Starring Casey Affleck as Meriwether Lewis and Matthias Schoenaerts as William Clark, the pair start filming the six-part miniseries about the discovery of the American West in the summer of 2015. Read More HBO Renews 'Togetherness' for Second Season "In Lewis and Clark, we can see American idealism and the breathtaking natural beauty of the continent, as well as the complexities and tragedies of what came to be known as America's 'manifest destiny,' " said HBO programming

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HBO has given a greenlight to six-hour miniseries “Lewis and Clark” and added Matthias Schoenaerts to star with Casey Affleck, the premium cable network announced Friday.

Production will begin in the summer with Affleck in the role of Meriwether Lewis and Schoenaerts as William Clark, telling the story of America’s first contact with the land and native tribes of the country west of the Mississippi River.

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The miniseries is executive produced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Tim Kelly and Adam Leipzig.