I got my first "Fauci Ouchie" on Monday, and feeling pretty good getting the process started. But it appears most of the Pacific Northwest is experiencing yet another wave of the Covid virus, with a more infectious mutation being a major cause. As a result, tighter restrictions are being imposed on businesses in several counties, resulting in movie theaters closed down once again rather that try to make money under the severe limitations now in place. And it's possible other counties might end up following suit.
As a result, I've a lot less to offer Pacific Northwest Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Fans in this edition of the Weekly Update. While the restrictions are a blow to everyone, we MUST continue to do our part to stop the spread of the virus by wearing masks, continue practicing social distancing, and getting vaccinated as soon as possible.
Old Nick's Pub (211 Washington St in Eugene, OR) will present a drive-in style screening of Manos The Hands of Fate tonight at 8:30 pm, with a Q and A and autograph session with Jackey Neyman Jones (Debbie in the film) starting at 7:30 pm. Sound will be broadcast to your vehicle's radio with an FM transmitter. The film is part of the Wheels and Reels Movie Night series hosted by the pub. Click on the Old Nick's Pub website for ticket prices, advance ticket sales and more details.
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The Wheels and Reels Movie Night series at Old Nick's Pub (211 Washington St in Eugene, OR) continues on Saturday, May 1 with the classic 1973 British horror film The Wicker Man, starring Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, Ingrid Pitt and Christopher Lee. The film starts at 8:30 pm and sound will be broadcast to your vehicle's radio with an FM transmitter. Click on the Old Nick's Pub website for ticket prices, advance ticket sales and more details.
2020's Unearth is still screening on the Kiggins Theatre Virtual Screening Room. The cast includes scream queen Adrienne Barbeau (The Fog, Creepshow), P. J. Marshall (American Horror Story) and Rachel McKeon (Jessica Jones), and concerns two neighboring farm families finding their relationships strained when on leases their land to a natural gas company. If you're wondering if something is unleashed, well, the tag line does call it a "fracking horror story." Click on the link for more details.
In more mainstream movie news, the R-rated reboot of Mortal Kombat hits theaters today. You can catch the film at the 99W Drive-In (3110 Portland Rd in Newberg, OR), with 1990's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as the opening film. You can also watch the reboot at the Cameo Theatre (304 E 1st St in Newberg, OR), the Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grande, OR), and the following McMenamins locations: the Anderson School Theater (18607 Bothell Way NE in Bothell, WA), the Grand Lodge Theater (3505 Pacific Ave in Forest Grove, WA), and the Olympic Club Theater (112 N Tower Ave in Centralia, WA). Please click the links for showtimes, advance ticket purchases (strongly suggested) and Covid-19 rules.
Over at the Joy Cinema and Pub (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR), you can check out Alfred Hitchcock's Rope through Monday, May 3, and 1931's Frankenstein through Saturday, May 1. Again, click the links for showtimes, advance ticket purchases (strongly suggested) and Covid-19 rules.
That's all I have for now. I'll be back next week with all the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Events happening under The Shadow Over Portland! Stay healthy, everybody!!
