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Barnyard Computer-animated comedy about farm animals who decide to run things when the farmer is away. Written and directed by Steve Oedekerk (“Kung Pow: Enter the Fist”). Those lending their voices to the project include Kevin James, Danny Glover, Courteney Cox, Sam Elliott, Andie MacDowell, David Koechner and Wanda Sykes. PG: Some mild peril; rude humor. July 28. Paramount.         Beerfest Comedy about two American brothers visiting Germany for Oktoberfest who discover a strange underground beer cult. The “Broken Lizard” team behind “Super Troopers” and “Club Dread,” including writer-director-actor Jay Chandrasekhar and screenwriter-actors Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske, reunite. Co-stars include Will Forte (“Around the World in 80 Days”), Mo’Nique (“Phat Girlz”), Cloris Leachman (“Scary Movie 4”), Nat Faxon (“Club Dread”) and Eric Christian Olsen (“Cellular”). Aug. 25. Warner Bros.     Crossover Drama about a high-school basketball superstar trying to decide between a UCLA scholarship and an NBA contract. Written and directed by Preston Whitmore (“The Walking Dead”). With Anthony Mackie (“Freedomland”), Wesley Jonathan (“Roll Bounce”), Kristen Wilson (“Walking Tall”), Wayne Brady (“Roll Bounce”), Eva Pigford (TV’s “America’s Next Top Model”), Little JJ (“Yours, Mine and Ours”), Michael Bivins (“Friday After Next”) and Allen Payne (“The Perfect Storm”). PG-13: Sexual content; some language. Aug. 25. Sony.     DOA: Dead Or Alive Actioner, based on the popular video game, about five female martial artists who come to an exotic island for a duel to the death. Directed by Corey Yuen (“The Transporter,” “So Close”) from a screenplay by J.F. Lawton (“The Hunted,” “Chain Reaction”) and Adam & Seth Gross (TV’s “Bill Nye the Science Guy”). With Devon Aoki (“Sin City”), Jaime Pressly (“Torque”), Sarah Carter (“Final Destination 2”), Holly Valance (TV’s “Prison Break”), Natassia Malthe (“Elektra”), Robin Shou (“Mortal Kombat: Annihilation”), Steve Howey (“Supercross”), Kevin Nash (“Grandma’s Boy”), Silvio Simac (“Unleashed”), Brian J. White (“Brick”) and Eric Roberts (“Phat Girlz”). Aug. 25. Weinstein.     Fakers British caper comedy about a con man trying to pay off a 50,000-pound debt by selling the same long-lost Italian sketch five times. Directed by Richard Janes from a screenplay by Paul Gerstenberger. With Tom Chambers, Kate Ashfield (“Pure”), Matthew Rhys (“What Ever Happened to Harold Smith?”), Art Malik (“A Kid in King Arthur’s Court”), Tony Haygarth and Edward Hibbart (“Uptown Girls”). 84 min. Aug. 18. Indican.     Accepted Comedy about a teen who, unable to get accepted into college per his parents’ wishes, uses an abandoned psychiatric facility to create his own faux university. Screenwriter Steve Pink (“Grosse Pointe Blank,” “High Fidelity”) makes his feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Mark Perez (“The Country Bears”) and Adam Cooper & Bill Collage (“New York Minute”). With Justin Long (“The Break-Up”), Blake Lively (“Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants”), Lewis Black (“The Night We Never Met”), Anthony Heald (“X-Men: The Last Stand”), Ann Cusack (“America’s Sweethearts”), Maria Thayer (“Hitch”), Carla Jimenez (“Phat Girlz,” “Nacho Libre”), Katilin Doubleday (“Waiting”), Jay Harik (“American Dreamz”), Tim Bagley (“The Day After Tomorrow”), Ross Patterson (“The New Guy”), Columbus Short (“War of the Worlds”) and Jonah Hill (“Click”). Scope. PG-13: Language; sexual material; drug content. Aug. 11. Universal.   Been Rich All My Life Documentary about the Silver Belles, a tap-dancing troupe of women in their 80s and 90s who met during the heyday of Harlem nightspots – and continue to perform today. Directed by Heather Lyn MacDonald. Featuring Bertye Lou Wood, Cleo Hayes, Marion Coles, Elaine Ellis, Fay Ray and Geri Kennedy. 81 min. July 21 in New York; wider August. First Run.     The Bridesmaid French-language thriller about a man who falls for a bridesmaid at his sister’s wedding, only to discover later that she is a very disturbed individual. Directed by Claude Chabrol (“Merci Pour le Chocolat,” “The Flower of Evil”) from a screenplay by Chabrol and Pierre Leccia. With Benoît Magimel (“The Flower of Evil”), Laura Smet (“Gilles’ Wife”), Aurore Clément (“La Petite Jerusalem”), Suzanne Flon (“Joyeux Noel”) and Bernard Le Coq (“Joyeux Noel”). Aug. 4 in New York. First Run.     The Descent Thriller, set in North Carolina, about six female spelunkers who become trapped two miles underground with a bizarre tribe of blind, bloodthirsty hominoids. Written and directed by Neil Marshall. With Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza (“The Great Raid”), Saskia Mulder (“The Beach”), Nora-Jane Noone (“Ella Enchanted”), Oliver Milburn (“Me Without You”) and Alex Reid (“The Honeymooners”). Scope. 99 min. R: Strong violence/gore; language. Aug. 18. Lionsgate.     Factotum Drama about a Los Angeles man who makes his living at odd jobs, so as not to interfere with his pursuit of women, drinking and gambling. Adapted from the novel by Charles Bukowski (“Post Office”). Directed by Bret Hamer (“Kitchen Stories”) from a screenplay by Hamer and Jim Stark. With Matt Dillon (“Herbie: Fully Loaded,” “You, Me and Dupree”), Lili Taylor (“The Notorious Bettie Page”), Marisa Tomei (“Alfie,” “Loverboy”), Karen Young (“Daylight”), Adrienne Shelly (“Sleep With Me”) and Fisher Stevens (“Undiscovered”). 132 min. R: Language; sexual content. Aug. 18. IFC.