Congratuations to Jordan Peele and Guillermo del Toro!

Wow, Sunday was a big night for genre movies.  I didn't watch the Academy Awards live, as I haven't for the past couple of decades.  Most of the nominees were films I haven't any desire to see, or ones that make me wonder who the hell is behind the films that get recognition, or how much the studio had spent to get on the ballot.  So, even though this was a rare year, as I'd seen two of the Best Picture nominees (you probably know which ones), I didn't bother finding a place to watch the show.  Hell, the Academy seldom awards an Oscar to fantasy or horror film.

So imagine my surprise when I went online that evening and found I would have to change the listings for The Shape of Water and Get Out from Oscar nominated to Oscar winning.  I had no idea the (mostly old, mostly white male) Academy members would honor an African American horror film, or a movie about a mute woman and her gillman lover.

I think someone spiked the water in Hollywood.  And I think I know who.

Hey guys, no worries, I've got you covered. 

They'll never know what hit them!

Okay, I know this is a moment that might be a long time coming, the recognition of genre films by the Hollywood elite.  But the Academy has a long history of making a statement, than going back to business as usual, so I'm not getting on the "change is coming" bandwagon.  And I will not go into the politics of the awards, as so many sites have in the past few days, as it just feels futile.

Instead, everyone at The Shadow Over Portland office (okay, it's me and  my my monster figures) would just like to wish Jordan Peele and Guillermo del Toro a well earned congratulations and hope the awards boost allows them to keep making GREAT genre films.  You gentlemen deserve the awards.

That said, let's get on to the Weekly Update.  To start, the Laurelhurst Theater and Pub in Portland will be screening District 9 as part of their Sci Fi Month, while the Academy Theater will screening the original Planet of the Apes this week. 

That said, be sure to check out the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar, which is full of great event coming to the Pacific Northwest.  The Hollywood Theatre is screening some great anime films as part of their Hayao Miyazaki Celebration, and some other amazing genre films, which you'll see it the Buy Tickets Now section in this Weekly Update.  And be sure to check out the Bunsenbrewer (16506 SE 362nd Dr in Sandy, OR) Weird Wednesday Movies screening on Wednesday, March 21, to catch local filmmaker Joe Sherlock's very creepy slasher film Drifter.  It's worth catching on the big screen and Joe will be present to answer questions.  And please check back later in the week, as I've so much more to add to the site.

Remember, you can have your event added to The Shadow Over Portland with a few easy step.  Email me at shadowoverportland@live.com with the details and promotional art and I'll do the rest.  Best of all, as always, it's FREE!

And please help spread the word.  If you attend any of the events you see on the site, let the organizers know you read about it at The Shadow Over Portland!!

Ongoing

Guillermo del Toro's Oscar winning film The Shape of Water continues at Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR) through March 15.  Visit the Cinema 21 website for more details. 

The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will continue showing Guillermo del Toro's Oscar winning film The Shape of Water through March 15.  For showtimes and advance ticket sales, visit The Hollywood Theatre website.

The Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway St NE, #170, in Salem, OR) will continue showing Guillermo del Toro's Oscar winning film The Shape of Water through March 15.  For showtimes, visit the Salem Cinema website.

The Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR) will continue showing Guillermo del Toro's Oscar winning film The Shape of Water through March 15.  Visit the Darkside Cinema website for more details.

The Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) will continue showing Guillermo del Toro's Oscar winning film The Shape of Water through Thursday, March 15.  Visit the Pickford Film Center website for more details and advance ticket sales.

The Grand Cinema (606 S Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) will continue showing Guillermo del Toro's Oscar winning film The Shape of Water through Thursday, March 15.  Visit The Grand Cinema website for more details and advance ticket sales.

The Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA) will show Guillermo del Toro's Oscar winning film The Shape of Water from Friday, March 9, to Tuesday, March 13.  Visit The Kiggins Theatre website for more details and advance ticket sales.

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The Broadway musical version of Disney's Beauty and the Beast opens tonight at the McIntyre Hall Performing Arts and Conference Center (2501 E College Way in Mount Vernon, WA).  The production runs through March 10.  For more details, including showtimes and advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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As Dutch would say, "Get to da Laurelhurst!"  March is Sci Fi Month at the Laurelhurst Theater and Pub (2735 East Burnside in Portland, OR), and the first feature is the Arnold Schwarzenegger sci fi/action film Predator.  The film plays through March 8.  For additional details, including showtimes, visit the Laurelhurst Theater website.

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The Olympia Film Society presents the Oscar winning horror film Get Out through March 8 at the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA).  For more details, including showtimes, visit the Olympia Film Society website.

Buy Tickets Early!

WYRD WAR'S Third Annual Walpurgisnacht Celebration brings the Indonesian horror classic Mystics in Bali, directed by H. Tjut Djalil (Lady Terminator).  I can't even begin to explain how AMAZING this film is on the big screen, and it will sell out so buy tickets early and DO NOT MISS OUT ON THIS ONE!  The movie will show at The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) on Monday, April 30, at 7:30 pm.  For more details, you can visit the Facebook Event Page, and you can buy advance tickets (strongly recommended) at The Hollywood Theatre website. 

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Sugar Hill, the best (okay, also only) blaxploitation zombie more ever made, screens on Tuesday, March 27, at The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) at 7:30 pm.  The screening will be in GLORIOUS 35mm and classic blaxploitation trailers will play before the film.  You might want to get tickets early, as this could sell out.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit The Hollywood Theatre website.

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The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen the Jack Arnold classic It Came from Outer Space on Saturday, March 31, at 6 pm.  Oh, I forgot to mention the presentation is in GLORIOUS 35mm and in 3D.  AND star Kathleen Hughes will be present for a post screening Q and A.  Tickets go on sale to the general public today (Monday, February 19), and you know this will sell out fast.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit The Hollywood Theatre website.

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Geekenders bring A Nude Hope: A Sci-Fi Burlesque Adventure to the Victoria Conference Center (720 Douglas St in Victoria, BC) at 6 pm on Friday, March 16.  Tickets are $25 and you must be 19 or older with ID to attend.  Advance tickets are on sale now and highly recommended, as the Capitol City Comic Con is taking place in the same location.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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Geekenders and the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) host A Nude Hope: A Sci-Fi Burlesque Adventure at 8 pm Friday and Saturday, March 23 and 24.  Tickets are $25 in advance (highly recommended), $30 at the door.  You must be 18 or older and have ID to attend.  For more details, including a list of performers and a link to advance ticket sales (on sale now), visit the Facebook Event Page.

March, 2018

Wednesday, March 7

Weird Wednesday at The Joy Cinema and Pub (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR) heads into space with the sci fi comedy Galaxina, starring the late Dorothy Stratten.  The film starts at 9:15 pm and admission is FREE, but you must be 21 or older to attend.  Be sure to support The Joy's continuing effort to keep Wednesdays WEIRD by stopping at the concession stand and purchasing some tasty treats and beverages before the film.  For more details, visit The Joy Cinema website.

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Wild Wednesday Movies! returns to Bunsenbrewer (16506 SE 362nd Dr in Sandy, OR) with the William Castle classic The Tingler, staring Vincent Price.  Admission and popcorn is FREE, and the Bunsenbrewer will have other tasty treats and beverages for sale!  PLUS, the show will start with newsreels, cartoons and TV commercials from 1959 to get you in the mood.  For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.

Friday, March 9

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen the anime classic Perfect Blue tonight at 11:55 pm.  The film will be presented in the original Japanese with English subtitles.  For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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The Laurelhurst Theater and Pub (2735 East Burnside in Portland, OR) continues Sci Fi month with District 9, playing through Thursday, March 15.  For more details and showtimes, visit the Laurelhurst Theater website.

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The Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) seems to be hosting a Sci Fi month as well, with 1968's Planet of the Apes screening through Thursday, March 15.  For more details and showtimes, visit the Academy Theater website.

Saturday, March 10

The Sprocket Society presents Saturday Secret Matinees! at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) at 2 pm.  The series will screen a weekly cliffhanger episode of Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe, and a classic (but secret) feature, all in GLORIOUS 16mm!  This week's feature theme is Atomic Monsters.  'Nuff said on that one!  Series passes will be available at the door.  For more details, visit the Grand Illusion Cinema website.

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Frankenstein's Comicbook Swap 12: Bricabrac Ballyhoo! takes place today at the East Portland Eagle Lodge 3256 (4904 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR).  Doors are open to the public from noon to 6 pm and admission is just $1 (kids and elders are FREE).  But you can purchase early bird admission for $5 and get in at 11 am.  And you can donate cans of food to the Oregon Food Bank while you're there!  For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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Comix Thing takes over the East Portland Eagle Lodge 3256 (4904 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) tonight from 9 pm to midnight.  Enjoy Portland's only Small Press and Underground Comix show, along with the VHS swap!  Admission is just $1.  For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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VHS Uber Alles brings Blond Fury to the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA).  The film, presented in GLORIOUS VHS, starts at 9:15 pm and admission is just $2.  For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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Every weekend through March 25, the Museum of Peculiarities and Oddities and The Spirit of Halloweentown Gift Shop (231 S First St in St Helens, OR) are open from 11 am to 4 pm Saturday, and noon to 4 pm on Sunday.  Stop by and contribute your artistic abilities to the Halloween Rocks Project by painting a rock for the Halloween Scavenger Hunt.  Visit either the Saturday or Sunday Facebook Event Page for more details. 

Sunday, March 11

The Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA) is hosting a screening of My Neighbor Totoro as a fundraiser sponsored by the Tumwater School District's Highly Capable Program and the Parent Teacher Organization of Michael T. Simmons Elementary.  Proceeds will provide enrichment activities for elementary students in the district.  Tickets are $9, $6 for members, and include a special presentation of finalists from the Tumwater School District Short Film Contest after the movie.  For more details, including advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page. 

Monday, March 12

It's Kaiju vs. the White Eagle, starting at 7 pm tonight at the White Eagle Saloon (836 N Russell St in Portland, OR).  Tonight's features, Attack of the Monsters and Destroy All Planets, feature the rocket-powered turtle Gamera.  The films are the English dubbed versions created for television by American International Pictures.  For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.

Tuesday, March 13

Critical Hit Burlesque present Burlynomicon tonight at The Lovecraft Bar (421 SE Grand in Portland, OR).  Doors open at 9 pm, with the show starting at 9:30 pm.  Admission is $15 at the door and you must be 21 or older to attend.  For more details, including a list of performers, visit the Facebook Event Page.

Friday, March 16

Friday Night Frights hosts a screening of Stuart Gordon's gory Lovecraft adaptation Re-Animator at 10 pm tonight at the Blue Mouse Theatre (2611 N Proctor St in Tacoma, WA).  For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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The Capital City Comic Con takes place this weekend at the Victoria Conference Centre and Crystal Garden (720 Douglas St in Victoria, BC).  Guests include Leah Cairns (the reboot of Battlestar Galactica, Interstellar), Patrick Warburton (The Tick), Graham McTavish (The Hobbit Trilogy, Preacher) and James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer).  For more details and advance ticket information, visit the Capital City Comic Con website or the Facebook Event Page.

If you're in Seattle and looking for transportation to the con, check out the Capital City Comic Con Getaway from Seattle to Victoria Facebook Event Page for details and ticket sales.  The Victoria Clipper (2701 Alaskan Way, Pier 69, Seattle, WA) will be happy to help you arrive rested and ready for the con!

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Geekenders bring A Nude Hope: A Sci-Fi Burlesque Adventure to the Victoria Conference Center (720 Douglas St in Victoria, BC) at 6 pm tonight.  Tickets are $25 and you must be 19 or older with ID to attend.  Advance tickets are on sale now and highly recommended, as the Capitol City Comic Con is taking place in the same location.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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Lacy Productions presents Tease As Old As Time: A Burlesque Tale tonight at Crush Bar (1400 SE Morrison St in Portland, OR).  The doors open for this erotic retelling of Beauty and the Beast at 8:30 pm, showtime at 9 pm.  But you might want to buy tickets in advance, as the show is selling out.  For more details, including a list of performers and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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The Dragonfly Cinema (822 Bay St in Port Orchard, WA) will screen Mary and the Witch's Flower through March 20.  The film is from Academy Award-nominated Hiromasa Yonebayashi, who worked on the Studio Ghibli classics Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle and Ponyo.  Showtime is 5 pm daily.  For additional details, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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Dark Lodge and Columbia City's Ark Lodge Cinemas (4816 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) presents Fritz Lang's Metropolis, showing tonight through Thursday, March 22.  This is the definitive restored version, which includes 25 minutes of recently discovered footage and a new recording of the original score by the Berlin Radio Orchestra in 5.1 Stereo Surround.  Showtimes and tickets are available on March 13.  For more details, and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

Saturday, March 17

The Sprocket Society presents Saturday Secret Matinees! at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) at 2 pm.  The series will screen a weekly cliffhanger episode of Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe, and a classic (but secret) feature, all in GLORIOUS 16mm!  This week's feature theme is Widescreen Thrills, rare 16mm cinemascope prints to fill the screen!  Series passes will be available at the door.  For more details, visit the Grand Illusion Cinema website.

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The Northwest Film Center presents Walt Disney's Mary Poppins at 2 pm today at the Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium (1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR).  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Northwest Film Center website.

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Weird Elephant presents the midnight movie classic Liquid Sky at 11 pm tonight at The Grand Cinema (606 S Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA).  Don't expect a plot summary, as I wouldn't know where to begin with this one.  For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

Sunday, March 18

The Northwest Film Center presents Laika's latest film, Kubo and the Two Strings, at 2 pm today at the Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium (1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR).  Laika animators will be in attendance.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Northwest Film Center website.

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Fathom Events brings Alfred Hitchcock's classic film Vertigo back to theaters nationwide today and Wednesday, March 21.  For showtimes and to find a theater showing the film near you, visit the Fathom Events website.