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Film Festival and Stage Performance Submission Information 

The Crypticon Seattle Film Festival is accepting submissions for the May 2 to 4, 2025, event taking place at the DoubleTree Hotel Seattle Airport (18740 International Blvd in Seattle, WA).  The late deadline is March 21, 2025.  Visit the link for all the details.

And Crypticon Seattle is accepting submission for their annual horror anthology Camp Crypticon Seattle through March 10, 2025.  The contest has 3 winners and 2 honorable mentions a year, and your story will be published alongside 3 local industry professionals.  Contest details are in the link above.

Happening Now

The horror/comedy Bloody Axe Wound, about a serial killer's daughter looking to follow in her father's footsteps, is playing at the Metro Cinemas (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, January 9).

The animated feature The Wild Robot is playing at the McMenamins Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, January 23).

The animated fantasy Flow is playing at  the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR; scheduled through Thursday, January 9), and the Art House (492 E 13th Ave in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, January 9), The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA; scheduled through Thursday, January 23), and the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC; scheduled through Wednesday, January 15).

The film opens on Friday, January 17, at the Liberty Theatre (315 NE 4th Ave in Camas, WA; scheduled through Thursday, January 30).

Robert Eggers' remake of Nosferatu is playing at the Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA; scheduled through Thursday, January 9), Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, January 9), the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA; scheduled through Thursday, January 9), the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, January 9), SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Thursday, January 9), the Roxy Bremerton (270 4th St in Bremerton, WA; scheduled through Thursday, January 9), the Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA; scheduled through Tuesday, January 14), the Metro Cinemas (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, January 9), the Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway St NE in Salem, OR; scheduled through Thursday, January 9), Studio One (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, January 9), the Living Room Theaters (341 SW 10th Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, January 9), the Ark Lodge Cinemas (4816 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Sunday, January 5), the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, January 15), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Thursday, January 9), the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, January 9),  the St Johns Twin Cinema (8704 N Lombard St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, January 22), the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, January 23), the Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grande, OR; scheduled through Thursday, January 9), the Tracyton Movie House (1520 NE Riddell Rd in Bremerton, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, January 8) and the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR; scheduled through Thursday, January 9).

The film opens on Friday, January 10, at the Joy Cinema (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR; schedule TBA).

The body horror film The Substance is playing at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC; scheduled through Tuesday, January 17).

The Saturday Secret Matinees: To-Be-Continued Mini-Edition starts today at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Saturday, January 25).  Each screening, presented by The Sprocket Society in GLORIOUS 16mm, features a single episode from a different serial, and a secret feature in the same genre.  Series passes are available.

The Olympia Film Society's Reel Oddities series brings The Fifth Element to the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA) every Wednesday in January at 7 pm.

The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) is showing the 2010 restored version of the sci fi classic Metropolis, with a live score by Gary Lappier, on Thursday, January 16, and on Thursday, January 23, at 6:30 pm.  Both shows are almost SOLD OUT as of Tuesday, January 14.

The 50 Years 10 Years at a Time series at CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) features Seven and Mad Max: Fury Road through Thursday, January 23 (with an EXTRA LOUD screening of Fury Road on Friday, January 17).  Visit the link for showtimes.

January 2025

The Blumhouse reboot of Wolf Man is playing at the following McMenamins theaters: the Bagdad Theater (3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, January 29), the Grand Lodge Theater (3505 Pacific Ave in Forest Grove, OR; scheduled through Monday, January 27), and the St Johns Theater (8203 N Ivanhoe St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, January 30).

The film opens on Friday, January 17, at the Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grande, OR; scheduled through Thursday, January 23).

Friday, January 17

The Astoria Horrorfest 2025: Shiver on the River takes place today and tomorrow at the Columbian Theater (1102 Marine Dr in Astoria, OR). 

Friday Night Frights brings John Carpenter's classic horror/sci fi film The Thing to the Blue Mouse Theatre (2611 N Proctor in Tacoma, WA) tonight at 10 pm.  The poster shown in this post, by artist Kevin Mcoy, will be available for sale, and the artist will be present to sign it.

American Psycho is playing at Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, January 22).

Ken Russell's trippy adaptation of Bram Stoker's Lair of the White Worm, starring Hugh Grant, Peter Capoldi and Amanda Donohoe, is playing at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) tonight at 7 pm.

A new 4K restoration of The Cell is playing at is playing at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Sunday, January 19).

Tim Burton's romantic fantasy Edward Scissorhands is playing at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) tonight at 11 pm.

Weird Elephant at The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) brings The Toxic Avenger to the big screen tonight and tomorrow night at 10 pm.

Saturday, January 18

In partnership with Science on Screen, the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) presents a FREE screening of The NeverEnding Story today at 1:30 pm.  A speaker with talk science before the film (subject TBA).

UPDATE: This event is SOLD OUT.

PAMCUT brings John Water's Serial Mom, starring Kathleen Turner, to the Tomorrow Theater (3530 SE Division St in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm.

Sunday, January 19

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) presents the Canadian theatrical premiere of the 1994 miniseries The Stand today starting at 1 pm.  Director Mick Garris will be in attendance for a Q and A.

The one night only world premiere of international filmmaker David Torres II's sci fi/fantasy Edensphere takes place at 7:30 pm tonight at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR).

HEY YOU GUYS!  The Goonies is playing at the Tracyton Movie House (1520 NE Riddell Rd in Bremerton, WA) today at 4 and 7 pm, and at the Art House (492 E 13th Ave in Eugene, OR) today at 2, 4:45 and 7:30 pm, and tomorrow at 7:30 pm.  Fathom Events is bringing the film to cinemas nationwide today and tomorrow as well.

Terry Gilliam's fantasy Time Bandits is playing at the Garland Theater (924 W Garland Ave in Spokane, WA) tonight at 5 pm, and tomorrow at 6 pm.

Tuesday, January 21

Repressed Cinema brings a Jacques Boyreau double feature to the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) to the big screen tonight at 7:30 pm.

Wednesday, January 22

SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA) will screen the film that almost ruined Michael Powell's career, Peeping Tom, tonight at 7:30 pm.

A 4K restoration of Se7en is playing at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre (508 S Main St in Moscow, ID) tonight at 7 pm.

Church of Film  brings 1963's The Demon  to the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm.

Friday, January 24

Fan Expo Portland 2025 takes place this weekend at the Oregon Convention Center (777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd in Portland, OR).  James Marsters (Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Grant Gustin, Tom Cavanagh, and Danielle Panabaker (of the CW's The Flash) are scheduled to appear.  Follow the event on Facebook.

UPDATE:  The guest list is too big now to include here.  Head  to the links for all the details.

The Oscar Picks series at CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) includes the animated fantasy Flow and the body horror film The Substance.  Visit the link for showtimes.

The Mystery Movie series at CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) will feature a schlock classic tonight at 9 pm.  Visit the link, if you'd like to guess, but the theater isn't revealing clues.

The Steven Spielberg classic Raiders of the Lost Ark is playing the 7th Street Theatre (313 7th St in Hoquiam, WA) tonight and tomorrow night at 7:30 pm.

Mamoru Oshii's sci fi noir Ghost in the Shell is playing at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Sunday, January 26).

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will show the Oscar winning film The Silence of the Lambs tonight at 11 pm.

Hundreds of Beavers invade the Garland Theater (924 W Garland Ave in Spokane, WA) tonight and tomorrow at 7:30 pm. 

Saturday, January 25

The Queer Screams Film Festival brings Brian DePalma's Phantom of the Paradise to the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm.

Saturday, January 26

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) is showing extended edition of the The Lord of the Rings trilogy today starting at 11 am.

The NeverEnding Story is playing at the Garland Theater (924 W Garland Ave in Spokane, WA) today and tomorrow at 2 pm. 

Monday, January 27

Once again, Hundreds of Beavers invade the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) tonight at 7:15 pm.

Tuesday, January 28 

The Movie Book Club series presents The Wizard of Oz at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre (508 S Main St in Moscow, ID) tonight at 7 pm.

The Grindhouse Film Festival brings the gory American release of Shogun Assassin to the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) tonight at 7:30 pm in GLORIOUS 35mm. 

Wednesday, January 29 

The Admiral Theatre (515 Pacific Ave in Bremerton, WA) will screen the 1993 time-loop fantasy Groundhog Day tonight at 7 pm.

Horrible Bingo at the Art House (492 E 13th Ave in Eugene, OR) presents the sci fi/horror film Event Horizon tonight and tomorrow night at 7 pm.

Church of Film brings the seldom seen horror film Arcana to the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm.  Click on the link, as several trigger warnings are posted.

Thursday, January 30 

The Moscow Film Society presents Studio Ghibli's Porco Rosso at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre (508 S Main St in Moscow, ID) tonight at 7 pm.

Stuart Gordon's classic adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft's Re-Animator is playing at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Friday, January 31) in GLORIOUS 35mm.

Friday, January 31 

A sequel to the 1987 cult classic, Street Trash is playing at 7 pm today and tomorrow at the SIFF Film Center (167 Republican St in Seattle, WA) in GLORIOUS 35mm.

February, 2025

Saturday, February 1

Felissa Rose with provide live commentary to the cult horror classic Sleepaway Camp at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) today at 5 pm.

Wednesday, February 5 

The Admiral Theatre (515 Pacific Ave in Bremerton, WA) will screen the 1999 horror/action classic The Mummy tonight at 7 pm.

Friday, February 14

Jurassic Quest, the "largest and most realistic traveling dinosaur experience in North America," is set to invade the Oregon State Fair and Expo Center (2330 17th St NE in Salem, OR) this weekend.

Friday, February 21

Jurassic Quest, the "largest and most realistic traveling dinosaur experience in North America," is set to invade the Clark County Event Center (17402 NE Delfel Rd in Ridgefield, WA) this weekend.

Fan Expo Vancouver  takes place this weekend at the Vancouver Convention Centre (1055 Canada Pl in Vancouver, BC).  Visit the link for all the guest attending the event.

UPDATE: William Shatner (Star Trek TOS) is scheduled to attend.

The North Bend Theatre (125 Bendigo Blvd in North Bend, WA) is showing the 1987 RoboCop, with Ray Wise in attendance for a Q and A and signing after the film, tonight starting at 5 pm.

March 2025 

Saturday, March 15 

The Portland Opera presents The Shining at the Newmark Theatre (1111 SW Broadway in Portland, OR).  The production runs through Sunday, March 23.

April, 2025

Saturday, April 5

The Mid Valley Comic Art Expo takes place today and tomorrow at the Oregon State Fairgrounds and Expo Center Jackman-Long Building (2330 17th St NE in Salem, OR).  You can follow the event on Facebook.

UPDATE: Stephen Costantino (a Gamorrean Guard in Return of the Jedi) is scheduled to appear.

The Bonebat "Comedy of Horrors" Film Fest 14 takes place at 1 pm today at the SIFF Cinema Downtown (2100 4th Ave in Seattle, WA).  Follow the event on Facebook for details as they become available.

The International Mermaid Museum (1 S Arbor Rd in Aberdeen, WA) once again hosts the Mermaid Festival every Friday and Saturday in April.  Visit the link for all the details.  And follow the museum on Facebook for the latest news.

Tuesday, April 15

The Olympia Film Society presents a screening of the 1925 silent classic Phantom of the Opera, with a live score by Invincible Czars, tonight at 7 pm tonight at the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA).  Advance ticket sales at the link.

May, 2025

Friday, May 2

Crypticon Seattle takes place this weekend at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport (18740 International Blvd in Seattle, WA.  I'll update this post as details become available.  You can also follow the con on Facebook. Mark Patton and Kim Meyers (A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge), Jenna Davis (the voice of M3GAN and in Lisa Frankenstein) are scheduled to attend.

UPDATE: Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy the Mail Girl are scheduled to attend. 

Saturday, May 17

Idaho's premier pop culture and comic convention, Gem State Comic Con,  takes place today and tomorrow at Expo Idaho (5610 N Glenwood St in Boise, ID).  Ray Park (Sleepy Hollow, The Phantom Menace, X-Men) is scheduled to attend.  Follow the event on Facebook.

UPDATE: Illustrator Cliff Cramp and Sean Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy, The Suicide Squad) are scheduled to attend.

Friday, May 23

Saw: The Musical/ The Unauthorized Parody of Saw returns to the Alberta Abbey (126 NE Alberta St in Portland, OR) tonight, and runs through Sunday, June 8.

Saturday, May 31

The Eugene Symphony will present a screening of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back with a live score today at 7 pm, and Sunday, June 1, at 2 pm.  The performance takes place at the Silva Concert Hall at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts (1 Eugene Center (on Willamette St between 6th and 7th Ave) in Eugene, OR.

June, 2025 

Thursday, June 5 

HEY YOU GUYS!  The Goonies Weekend takes place through Sunday in Astoria, WA.  Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of this classic film shot in the Pacific Northwest. Details TBA.

July 2025

Friday, July 25

The Portlandia Mermaid Parade and Festival takes place through Sunday, July 27, in Portland, OR.  Best I can tell right now, the events start on Friday, July 25, but more details are to come, so keep checking back.

October, 2025

Friday, October 24

The Washington State Horror Con: The Next Chapter takes place this weekend at the Washington State Fair and Events Center (110 9th Ave SW in Puyallup, WA).  And the host with the most, Elvira, is presenting over the event.  Follow the con on Facebook for up-to-the-minute details.

Saturday, October 25

When you get that new calendar out, be sure to mark out the Portland Oddities and Curiosities Expo 2025, taking place today and tomorrow at Hall C and D of the Oregon Convention Center (777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd in Portland, OR).  

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