Well, I'm happy the rain is back for now

To everyone's surprise, rain returned to the Pacific Northwest.  At least in Portland, no one forecasted drizzle and showers for the weekend, so it was a bit surprising to wake up and realize I had a wet ride to work ahead of me. 

Well, what can you do.  It's not like this hasn't happened before, and I'll dry off (eventually).  Besides, I'm enjoying the cooler temperatures.

And it's not like I'm gonna melt.  I think...

But neither wet weather or the day job is going to stop me from getting this edition of the Weekly Update out on time.  And this one is pretty good, with not just lots of great movies, but a few live events as well.  The Portland Horror Film Festival is continuing through Sunday, The Traveling Vampire Show visits Old Nick's Pub in Eugene, OR, tonight, Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio opens on Saturday at the Portland Art Museum, Burlynomicon is holding a June Fusion Takeover at The Coffin Club in Portland, OR, this Tuesday, and the Paranormal Cirque II sets its tent up in Longview, WA, starting on Thursday.  All the details, and more, is down below.

And you'll also find details on the Portland Market of the Beast and the Dark Market, both in Portland, OR, this Sunday, and the Shenaniganza Night Market in Portland, OR, next Friday.

If you want to find even more great events coming later in the year, head over to the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar.  You'll find details on cons, film festivals and much more happening throughout 2023 and beyond!  Just remember, I add new events every week, so keep checking back.

Well, time to get back to the day job.  Stay safe and I'll be back next week with more great events taking place under The Shadow Over Portland!

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Happening This Week 

Live Attractions 

The Portland Horror Film Festival will be at both the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) and the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) through Sunday, June 11.  Check out the link for details.

Stranger Things: The Experience comes to a capacious warehouse at 1750 Occidental Ave S in Seattle, WA, through Sunday, August 6.  Children under 5 years of age will not be admitted due to content, and anyone under 14 years old must be accompanied by an adult.  You have to expect some real scares when you enter the Upside Down.

Hidden Worlds: The Films of LAIKA is open at the Museum of Pop Culture (located in the Seattle Center; 325 5th Ave N in Seattle, WA).  The exhibit features never-before-seen artifacts from the Laika production studios, immersive set displays, character interactive and a sneak peek at the studio's next feature, Wildwood.  The exhibit will be open through Summer 2024.

 

The Museum of Pop Culture (325 5th Ave N in Seattle, WA) has Jim Henson puppets and set pieces from the 2019 Netflix series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance on display now.  You can read about the display, and the work the museum put into displaying the artifacts, at the link.

Back in Theaters

 

CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) presents Edgar Wright's Cornetto Trilogy (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World's End) as well as the films that inspired it (Night of the Living Dead, Point Blank, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers) through Thursday, June 15.  Visit the link for showtimes.

Don Coscarelli's horror classic Phantasm is playing at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, June 15).

Well, he said he'd be back. The Terminator is screening at the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) through Thursday, June 14).

If you're looking to check out some exploitation fare, check out Switchblade Sisters at the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) through Thursday, June 14).

1984's Ghostbusters is playing at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, June 15).

Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) will show the fantasy classic The Princess Bride through Wednesday, June 14. 

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is playing at McMenamins Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, June 14).

The film is playing at the La Grande Drive-in (404 20th St in La Grande, OR) after Transformers: Rise of the Beasts through Saturday, June 10.

The Olympia Film Society's Reel Oddities series will show the Wachowskis' Speed Racer at 7 pm every Wednesday in June at the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA).

First Run Features  

The Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) will screen The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster, about a brilliant teenager trying to cure death after the murder of her brother, through Wednesday, June 14.

The film is also playing at the Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) through Thursday, June 15.

The dark horror/fantasy Moon Garden is playing at the Living Room Theatres (341 SW 10th Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, June 15).

The Boogeyman has arrived at the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside in Portland, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, June 14), the Sandy Cinemas (166o5 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, June 14), Studio One (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR), the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, June 14), and the Metro Cinemas (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, June 15).

Ari Aster's black comedy/surrealistic horror film Beau is Afraid is playing at the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA; scheduled through Saturday, June 10).

Film Festival Submission Information 

 

Time to start assembling your filmmaking friends for The 15th Annual Guignolfest: 3-Day Horror Film Contest.  For more details, visit the event's Facebook page or website.

The Northwest Flying Saucer Film Festival is accepting UFO/Alien themed short films, documentaries, animation or music videos for the festival, which takes place on September 22 at McFiler's Chehalis Theater (558 N Market Blvd in Chehalis, WA). Submissions are accepted on FilmFreeway through July 15.

June, 2023

Friday, June 9

The Traveling Vampire Show descents on Old Nick's Pub (211 Washington St in Eugene, OR) for a night of dark, decadent delights.  Doors open at 8 pm, show starts at 9 pm.

Weird Elephant at The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) will show the dark horror/fantasy Moon Garden tonight and tomorrow night at 10 pm.

Mixing ninja mayhem with The Exorcist, Cannon film's insanely fun Ninja III: The Domination is at The Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) tonight at 10:15 pm, and tomorrow night at 9:30 pm.

Get ready to stay out of the water, as the Egyptian Theatre (229 S Broadway in Coos Bay, OR) screens 
Jaws tonight and tomorrow at 7 pm. 

In tribute to the late, great Tina Turner, the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will show Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome tonight at 9 pm.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will show the Dario Argento classic Suspiria tonight at 11:30 pm.

Saturday, June 10

The Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR) will host Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio through September 17.  If you've seen the film (and even if you haven't yet, but what are you waiting for?), you don't want to miss this exhibit into the making of a stop-motion classic.

The 80s sci fi musical Voyage of the Rock Aliens screens at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) tonight at 9:30 pm.

The Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) will show the animated sci fi film The Mitchells vs. the Machines, about a dysfunctional family's vacation interrupted by the robot apocalypse, today at 1:30 pm and tomorrow at 10 am.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will show Ari Aster's Beau is Afraid today at 4:30 pm and Thursday, June 15, at 7 pm.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen the director's cut of Ridley Scott's Alien at 8:15 pm, followed by James Cameron's sequel Aliens at 10:40 pm.  You can by tickets to your favorite, or sit back and watch both for one sweet price.

In conjunction with the Portland Art Museum, (and in advance of the Discovering del Toro Film Series), PAM CUT will hold multiple screenings of Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio at the Whitsell Auditorium at the Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR) through Sunday, June 25.  Visit the link for showtimes and more details.

Sunday, June 11

The Market of the Beast, a traveling dark art market for the weird, wild, odd and occult, returns to Portland, OR, at 1 pm.  The event takes place at the Redd East Event Space (831 SE Salmon St in Portland, OR) until 7 pm today.

The Dark Market creeps into The Coffin Club (421 SE Grand in Portland, OR) today from 2 to 8 pm.  You'll find two floors of local artist vending their wares, which you can peruse after having a drink at the bar.  The Coffin Cart on the back patio will be serving food.  Admission is FREE, but this is a 21 and older event.

In tribute to the late, great Tina Turner, The Roxy Bremerton (270 4th St in Bremerton, WA) will show Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome tonight at 6 pm.

The film is also screening at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre (508 S Main St in Moscow, ID) tonight at 8 pm.

Fathom Events brings Studio Ghibli's Kiki's Delivery Service to theaters nationwide today, tomorrow, and on Wednesday, June 14.  Visit the link to find a theater near you.

Monday, June 12

The Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre (508 S Main St in Moscow, ID) and Giant Palouse Earthworm brings the classic German vampire film Nosferatu, with a live drone-doom score by Doomgazer, to the big screen tonight at 7 pm.

Tuesday, June 13

Burlynomicon presents a June Fusion Takeover featuring Ariellah, one of the innovators of dark fusion dance, all the way from California!  the event takes place at The Coffin Club (421 SE Grand Ave in Portland, OR) at 8 pm.  Doors open at 7 pm, but get your tickets early, as this event is expected to sell out.

The Moscow Film Society brings Jim Henson's dark fantasy Labyrinth to the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre (508 S Main St in Moscow, ID) tonight at 7 pm.

Wednesday, June 14

The Tracyton Movie House (1520 NE Riddell Rd in Bremerton, WA) will show Twilight tonight at 6 pm.  

The Trek Nights series at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents Star Trek: Insurrection tonight at 7:30 pm.

Thursday, June 15

Paranormal Cirque II stops at the Cowlitz County Fairgrounds (1900 7th Ave in Longview, WA) through Monday.

Baron Van Terror brings The Lost Boys to the Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) tonight at 8 pm.

In tribute to the late, great Tina Turner, the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome tonight at 7:30 pm.

Friday, June 16

The Shenaniganza Night Market takes place from 7:30 pm tonight to 1 am at Urbanite (1005 SE Grand Ave in Portland, OR).  Expect to find music, art and shenanigans, as well as vendors and MORE. 

Friday Night Frights brings the 1981 slasher Graduation Day, starring Christopher George and Linnea Quigley, to the Blue Mouse Theatre (2611 N Proctor St in Tacoma, WA) tonight at 10 pm.

The Sense of Wonder series at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents the cult classic superhero comedy Mystery Men tonight at 7:30 pm. 

VHS Uber Alles brings to The Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) a film about a nutria (basically a swamp rat) injected by scientists with human hormones, resulting in a NutriaMan hunting other humans in the Louisiana bayou.  When will these scientist learn?  It plays tonight at 9:30 pm in GLORIOUS VHS.

Saturday, June 17

The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) will show the sci fi classic 2001: A Space Odyssey through Thursday, June 22.

The Isn't She Great series at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen John Waters' Desperate Living in GLORIOUS 35mm tonight at 7:30 pm.