Yep, it's that time of year. And even though many of the clocks in our homes reset themselves, and some might rejoice at the idea of an extra hour of evening sunlight, we still have to make it through the next couple of days having lost an hour of sleep! Oh, the HORROR!
This is what it looks like when the demon steals an hour of sleep at 2 am Sunday morning.
Of course, once you get through the grogginess a stolen hour of sleep can cause, the longer evening might have you looking for something to do. Fortunately, this edition of the Weekly Update is full of great movies, and a few stage events, to occupy the extra time.
And if you're feeling really ambitious, you can head over to the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar and start planning out your summer, when the evenings get really long. Remember, I update the calendar every few days, so it pays to keep checking back.
Anyway, that's all I have for now. Be safe, stay healthy, and I'll be back next week with more great things happening under The Shadow Over Portland.
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Playing This Week
The Sci Fi drama
After Yang opens tonight at the
Hollywood Theatre
(4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR). It is scheduled to run through
Tuesday, March 15, with an Open Caption screening on Wednesday, March 16.
Radial Theater Project's production of
George Orwell's 1984 returns to
18th and Union (1406 18th Ave in Seattle, WA) two years after the theater closed due to COVID. The production runs through March 26.
McMenimans Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd Ave in Portland, OR) will show Roland Emmerich's latest cinematic attempt to destroy Earth,
Moonfall, through Thursday, March 17.
Central Cinema (1411 21St Ave in Seattle, WA) will show the Hayao Miyazaki film
Porco Rosso, in both English dubbed and Japanese with English Subtitle versions, through Thursday, March 17.
Central Cinema (1411 21St Ave in Seattle, WA) celebrates 30 years of
Twin Peaks with screenings of
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me through Tuesday, March 15.
The Batman continues this week at the
Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR), the
Academy Theater (78818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR), the
Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grande, OR), the
Liberty Theatre (312 NE 4th Ave in Camas, WA), the
St Johns Twin Cinema (8704 N Lombard St in Portland, OR),
The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA),
CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR), the
Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR),
The Joy Cinema and Pub (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR), the
Blue Mouse Theatre (2611 N Proctor St in Tacoma, WA),
Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR), the
Cameo Theatre (304 E 1st St in Newberg, OR), he
Kelso Theater Pub (214 S Pacific Ave in Kelso, WA), the
Laurelhurst Theater and Pub (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR),
Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR), and at the following McMenimans theaters:
Anderson School Theater (18607 Bothell Way NE in Bothell, WA), the
Bagdad Theater (3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR), the
Grand Lodge Theater (3505 Pacific Ave in Forest Grove, OR),
Old St. Francis Theater (700 NW Bond St in Bend, OR), the
Olympic Club Theater (112 N Tower Ave in Centrailia, WA), the
Power Station Theater at Edgefield (2126 SW Halsey St in Troutdale, OR) and the
St Johns Theater (8023 N Ivanhoe St in Portland, OR).
The
Eastside Theater (3445 SE Hilyard Rd in Gresham, OR) presents
Law and Order: Nursery Rhyme Unit, and tongue-in-cheek play for young children, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 4-6 and 11-13.
The
Portland Horror Film Festival
is accepting submissions for the upcoming festival. And, until March
31, the festival is waiving submission fees for woman directors. You
must apply for the waiver
here.
March, 2022
Saturday, March 12
The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) will show the sci fi film Strawberry Mansion tonight at 10 pm.
The
5th Avenue Cinema (501 SW Hall St in Portland, OR) will show the original
Godzilla
(I assume, as the cast list doesn't include Raymond Burr) at 7 and 9:30
pm tonight and on Sunday, March 13, at 3 pm.
A new restoration of John Carpenter's sci fi/horror classic
The Thing plays
tonight and
tomorrow night at the
Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR).
The
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen
New York Ninja
tonight at 10:30 pm. Directed and starring martial
arts actor John Liu, the film was abandoned during production, resulting
in all original sound materials become lost. 35 years later, Vinegar
Syndrom found the negatives and completed the film. The voice talents
include Don "The Draagon" Wilson, Linnea Quigley, Michael Berryman,Vince
Murdocco, Matt Mitler, Leon Isaac Kennedy, Ginger Lynn Allen and
Cynthia Rathrock. Check it out if you can!!
Saturday Secret Matinees return to the
Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) with
Daredevils of the Red Circle,
featuring Charles Middleton (Ming the Merciless) as the villain in this
1939 serial, with a new chapter shown each week in GLORIOUS 16mm! Of
course, what's a serial without a feature, and each week, the episode
will be paired with a secret feature film. Bi-weekly themes will
provide clues, but you have to show up to find out what's being shown!
The fun starts at 1 pm.
UPDATE: Passes are sold out. A few individual tickets will be available each week.
The
Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) will present the sci fi thriller
Ultrasound through Thursday, March 17.
The
Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will present the "Be It Yourself" edition of
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, tonight with a pre-show starting at 11:30 pm. Doors open at 11 pm.
Sunday, March 13
Church of Film presents Invasion, a moody, noir-ish, antifascist take on Seven Samurai, at 8 pm tonight at the Red Fox (5128 N Albina Ave in Portland, OR). The screening will take place outdoors, in a covered and heated area.
The new version of
Dune plays at 1:20 pm on Sunday, March 13, and at 6 pm on Monday, March 14, at the
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC).
Kaiju Comic Show 3 - The Kaiju Strike Again takes place today from 10 am to 5 pm at the site of the
former TFAW comic shop on Broadway (2916 NE Broadway in Portland, OR). Admission to Preview Hour (10 to 11 am) is $5, with admission at $2 from 11 am on.
Monday, March 14
The
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen director Satoshi Kon's animated psychological thriller
Perfect Blue tonight at 9:20 pm.
Tuesday, March 15
The
Repressed Cinema series at the
Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents Larry Buchanan's
Creature of Destruction (an uncredited 1967 TV remake of the 50s classic
The She Creature) in GLORIOUS 16mm tonight at 7:30 pm.
Woah! The
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) is showing
The Matrix Resurrections tonight at 8:45 pm.
Thursday, March 17
"If
Boogie Nights and
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre had a baby,
X
would be their demonic love-child!" Well, just shut up and take my
money!! The latest from director Ti West (The House of the Devil, The
Innkeepers),
X opens tonight at the
Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR), with an Open Captions screening on Wednesday, March 23, and at
Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR) and the
Laurelhurst Theater and Pub (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR).
The Japanese horror film
Dark Water play at 9:30 pm tonight at the
Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR).
It's St. Patrick's Day, and Baron Von Terror is hosting a
Hecklevision screening of
Leprechaun at 8 pm tonight at
Central Cinema (1411 21St Ave in Seattle, WA). Be sure to wear something green, and don't be picking up any gold coins!
Friday, March 18
Friday Night Frights brings 1990's
Brain Dead, starring Bill Pullman, Bill Paxton and George Kennedy (Wait, WHAT? That's a great cast!) to the
Blue Mouse Theatre (2611 N Proctor St in Tacoma, WA) tonight at 10:30 pm.
"If
Boogie Nights and
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre had a baby,
X
would be their demonic love-child!" Well, just shut up and take my
money!! The latest from director Ti West (The House of the Devil, The
Innkeepers),
X opens tonight at the
Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA).
Head out to the
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) and watch
Barbarella do her thing, as the 60s sci fi camp classic screens tonight at 11:30 pm.
The
Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will screen John Water's
Multiple Maniacs tonight at 10 pm.
Hop on the Porkchop Express, as the
7th Street Theatre (313 7th St in Hoquiam, WA) screens the classic John Carpenter fantasy
Big Trouble in Little China tonight and tomorrow night at 7:30 pm.
Another John Carpenter classic, the 1980 ghost story
The Fog, will be shown at
The Grand Illusion (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) through Tuesday, March 22. This is a 4k restoration with a 5.1 audio mix.
Saturday, March 19
The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) will screen the vampire film
Ganja and Hess tonight at7:30 pm.
The Grand Illusion (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) will show a 4k restoration (with a 5.1 audio mix) of John Carpenter's sci fi classic,
Escape from New York, through Wednesday, March 23.
Saturday Secret Matinees return to the
Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) with
Daredevils of the Red Circle,
featuring Charles Middleton (Ming the Merciless) as the villain in this
1939 serial, with a new chapter shown each week in GLORIOUS 16mm! Of
course, what's a serial without a feature, and each week, the episode
will be paired with a secret feature film. Bi-weekly themes will
provide clues, but you have to show up to find out what's being shown!
The fun starts at 1 pm.
UPDATE: Passes are sold out. A few individual tickets will be available each week.
The
Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will present
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, with the
Clinton Street Cabaret performing, tonight with a pre-show starting at 11:30 pm. Doors open at 11 pm.
Monday, March 21
The wonderful 90s monster movie
Tremors plays at 9:30 pm tonight at the
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC).