Skip the stores this weekend, and check out some of the great things happening under The Shadow Over Portland!

 

Yep, the Christmas shopping season is on, and the stores will be stuffed like a Thanksgiving turkey this weekend.  But why hassle with the crowds when this edition of the Weekly Update is full of great horror/sci fi/fantasy events that will be much more fun than walking the aisles of your nearest mega store.

And you won't have to worry about out of control security robots!

I'm not the only one worried about that, right?

And you'll find even more great movies, conventions and more on the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar.  I've already started listing things happening in 2022, so you can start planning for the New Year now!

If you know of, or are involved with, a Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy event, you can email me at shadowoverportland@live.com with all the details and promotional artwork, and I'll add it to the site.

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Playing This Week   

 

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (15 S Pioneer St in Ashland, OR) presents the World Premiere of It's Christmas, Carol! on the Angus Bowmer stage through Sunday, January 2, 2022.  This "Play with Lots of Songs" skewers Dickens, holidays and Shakespeare with a dose of the Marx Brothers, fractured carols and DINOSAURS!  'Cause everything is better with DINOSAURS!!  

 

Theater Berk presents Professor Jekyll and Miss Hyde, a modern retelling of the Stevenson classic, at the Twilight Theater Company ((7515 N Brandon Ave in Portland, OR) on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through November 28.  

 

 

The Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR), the Joy Cinema and Pub (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR) and McMenamins Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd Ave in Portland, OR) will be showing the horror film Antlers through Thursday, December 2.

 

The Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway NE in Salem, OR) will show writer/director Stephen Karman's The Humans, where things go bump in the night during a Thanksgiving gathering, through Thursday, December 2.

 

 

McMenamins Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd Ave in Portland, OR) and the Joy Cinema and Pub (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR) are showing the Marvel film Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings through December 2.

 

The Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) will screen the anime classic Princess Mononoke in both an English dubbed version and the original Japanese with subtitles through Tuesday, November 30.  Consult the link to find the version best suited to you.

 

McMenamins Power Station Theater at Edgefield (2126 SW Halsey St in Troutdale, OR), McMenamins Old Power Station Theater at Edgefield (2126 SW Halsey St in Troutdale, OR), McMenamins Old St. Francis Theater (700 NW Bond St in Bend, OR), McMenamins Anderson School (18607 Bothell Way NE in Bothell, WA), McMenamins Olympic Club Theater (112 N Tower Ave in Centralia, WA) and the Liberty Theatre (315 NE 4th Ave in Camas, WA) will start screening the new Disney animated film Encanto. It is also showing at the Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grande, OR) through Thursday, December 2.

 

Ghostbusters: Afterlife is continuing at McMenamins Bagdad Theater (3702 SE Hawthrone Blvd in Portland, OR), McMenamins St Johns Theater (8203 N Ivanhoe St in Portland, OR), the Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grande, OR), the Kelso Theater Pub (214 S Pacific Ave in Kelso, WA) and the St Johns Twin Cinema (8704 N Lombard in Portland, OR) through Thursday, December 2. It will also play at the Blue Mouse Theatre (2611 N Proctor St in Tacoma, WA) through Sunday, November 28, the 99W Drive-In (3110 Portland Rd in Newberg, OR) on Friday and Saturday, November 26 and 27, after the Will Ferrell movie Elf.  And it will play at the Cameo Theatre (304 E 1st St in Newberg, OR) through Monday, November 29.

Edgar Wright's gallio infused ghost story/thriller, Last Night in Soho, continues at the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR) through Thursday, December 2,

      

November, 2021

Friday, November 26

Weird Elephant at The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) will show the cult classic Donnie Darko tonight and tomorrow night at 10 pm.

The Rio Grind Film Festival 2021 continues at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) with a screening of the horror drama Miracle Valley tonight at 6:30 pm.  Director Greg Sestero (yep, Mark from The Room) will be live via the Internet for a post-screening Q and A.  Also screening tonight is Brazilian filmmaker Renata Pinheiro's sci fi thriller King Car at 9:15 pm.

It's time for some leftover Thanksgiving horrors at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy in Portland, OR) with the cheesy slasher classic Blood Rage being served up tonight at 9:30 pm.

Saturday, November 27

 

Geek the Halls 2021 takes place today and tomorrow, from 9 am to 5 pm, at the DoubleTree Exhibit Hall (1000 NE Multnomah St in Portland, OR). 

The Krampus CERAMIC and screen print Bazaar! takes place from 11 am to 5 pm at the DEVIL-ish Little Things Museum (3409 L St in Vancouver, WA).  Please note this event is a sale event only; the museum is not open for tours.

 

The Rio Grind Film Festival 2021 continues at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) with a screening of the surivior-horror film Ditched at 4:30 pm (with a filmmaker Q and A), a screening of the 2021 restoration of The Howling at 6:45 pm, and French filmmaker Bernard Mandico's sci fi film After Blue (Dirty Paradise) at 9:30 pm.

Stumptown Stages presents a world premiere musical, A Carol for Christmas, at Portland'5 Winningstad Theatre (1111 SW Broadway in Portland, OR) through Sunday, December 19.  The production takes Dickens classic holiday ghost tale and sets in the Midwest during the 1930's American Depression.  Sounds like the perfect setting for a tale about greed, the disregard for humanity and personal redemtion. 

The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) will show Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, a tribute to timeless, dark children's horror stories, tonight at 8 pm.

The Whiteside Theatre (361 SW Madison Ave in Corvallis, OR) will show the Pixar feature Onward today at 3 pm.

Yeah, you'll probably say his name three times as the Denton Delinquents perform a shadowcast during a screening of Tim Burton's Beetlejuice at the Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA) tonight at 8 pm.  Good luck when that happens!

 

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will presents a "Be It Yourself" screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show tonight.  Doors open at 11 pm.

 

Sunday, November 28

 

The Rio Grind Film Festival 2021 continues at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) continues with a screening of writer/director Stephen Karman's The Humans, where things go bump in the night during a Thanksgiving gathering, today at 1:30 pm.  The film will also be screened on Tuesday, November 30, at 6:30 pm.

 

The film is followed by Jean-Christophe Meurisse's dark, satirical Bloody Oranges (sorry, I can't find a poster or image) at 4 pm.  If you want to know the plot, hit the link.  It's too much for me to type out.

 

The Rio Grind Film Festival 2021 continues at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) continues with a screening of Mickey Reece's Agnes at 6:30 pm.

 

Church of Film presents Russian Fairy Tale Animation at 7 pm tonight at The Red Fox (5128 N Albina Ave in Portland, OR).  This collection of short films is from Soyuzmultfilm, the Soviet Union's best animation studio.  Admission is FREE, the screening is outdoor, covered and heated. 

Monday, November 29

It's Monster Monday at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC), and to celebrate, the theater is showing the the 4K restoration of Ishiro Honda's 1954 Kaiju classic Godzilla (AKA Gojira).  This is the Japanese version (no Raymond Burr) with English subtitles. 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will present a final screening of Valdimar Johannsson's debut feature, the supernatural horror film Lamb, tonight at 8:45 pm.

Tuesday, November 30

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) presents a final screening of Julia Ducournau's latest film, the body horror Titane, tonight at 9 pm.

Wyrd War and the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will bring Canadian director Kier-La Janisse award-winning study of folk horror, Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched, to the big screen tonight at 7:30 pm.

December, 2021

Wednesday, December 1

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will present an encore screening of the 2021 restoration of Joe Dante's werewolf classic The Howling tonight at 8:45 pm.

The Whiteside Theatre (361 SW Madison Ave in Corvallis, OR) kicks of the Christmas holiday (at least closer to the day it SHOULD start, not in the middle of Halloween month!) with the Japanese comedy/tragedy holiday anime Tokyo Godfathers tonight at 7 pm.

Thursday, December 2

 

The Olympia Film Society presents the 4K restoration of Ishiro Honda's kaiju classic Godzilla (AKA Gojira) today, Saturday and Sunday, December 2, 4, 5, at the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA) 

 

Queer Horror returns to the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) tonight at 8:30 pm, as host Carla Rossi hosts the post-scream slasher I Know What You Did Last Summer.

 

The Emerald City Comic Con takes place through Sunday at the Washington State Convention Center (800 Convention Pl in Seattle, WA).  Guests have yet to be announced, so either check back later, visit the ECCC Facebook Page or the ECCC website.  And keep checking back as the guest roster grows! 

 

UPDATE: Tim Curry (It, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Legend), John Cena (The Suicide Squad), Hayden Christensen (the Star Wars prequels), Levar Burton (Star Trek:TNG) and Amy Jo Johnson (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) are scheduled to appear.

 

Friday, December 3

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will show Lee Haven Jones' Welsh language folk horror fantasy The Feast tonight at 9 pm and on Sunday, December 5, at 6:30 pm.

The Tacoma Dance Studios is hosting Raqs Apocalypse A Metal Belly Dance Show at Kvlt Mead (5011 S Washington St in Tacoma, WA) tonight at 8 pm.  You must be 21 or older to attend. 

 

The new apocalyptic comedy, Silent Night, opens at the Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA).  And yes, it's a Christmas apocalyptic dark comedy.

Bundle up in the nearest Tauntaun as the Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) screens The Empire Strikes Back through Wednesday, December 8.

The Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) gets Scrooged this holiday season.  The Bill Murray Christmas ghost comedy plays to Tuesday, December 7.

 

Celebrate Krampusnacht - Krampus Bremerton Night starting tonight at 6 pm.  Dress in your Krampus best, or your best minion attire, and celebrate the dark side of winter solstice.  Details are sparse, but the event will take place the same night as the Bremerton First Friday art walk in Bremerton, WA.  Check out the link above, or follow the Krampus Bremerton Facebook page, for more details closer to the event.

 

The cult classic Crazy Mama will play at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) tonight at 10 pm.  If you're wondering why I'm mentioning a crime film, this was produced by Julie Corman, directed by Jonathan Demme, and, aside from starring the amazing Cloris Leachman, features the first screen appearance of Bill Paxton and Dennis Quaid. 

Saturday, December 4

Get a photo with Krampus during the Holiday Haul Crawl at Tacoma Antique Row (downtown Tacoma between 9th and 7th on Broadway).  Details on registration, times and location are coming soon.  Check the Productivity Parlour for Artful Living Facebook Page as the date nears.

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will show The Rocky Horror Picture Show tonight, with the Clinton Street Cabaret.  Doors open at 11 pm.

 

Sunday, December 5

 

Fathom Events concludes Studio Ghibli Fest 2021 with My Neighbor Totoro on Sunday, Monday and Thursday, December 5, 6 and 9.  The screening on December 6 is subtitled.  Click on the link to find a theater screening this film in your area.