Okay, we all know this is the day to send sappy cards to loved ones in honor of a priest martyred in 269 AD (for reasons known only to Hallmark), but no one says we have to follow that tradition, Pacific Northwest Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Fans! For a few examples, take a look at this edition of the Weekly Update, which has a few romantic offerings that are quite unconventional.
For example, lots of theaters are still showing Guillermo del Toro's Oscar nominated film
The Shape of Water, which will melt the hearts of any Monster Kid. Or, if you're in the Portland, OR, area, you can catch a demented doll love story, a classic Bela Lugosi chiller, or some great Kaiju mayhem tonight. As for the weekend, you'll find so many great offerings that you just have to scroll down to see them all!
But don't forget the
Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar, where you'll find more amazing events during the rest of the month, and all year long! Be sure to check back later, as I plan/hope to add A LOT of great stuff over the weekend!!
Don't forget, you can get your genre festival/stage event/screening listed on The Shadow Over Portland for FREE! Just email me at shadowoverportland@live.com with the details and any promotional art, and I'll take care of the rest!!
And please keep spreading the word. If you attend any of the events listed on the site, let the organizers know you read about it at The Shadow Over Portland.
And remember, today is not the day to go exploring old mines, even if it seems a cool place to party. It's not going to end well, folks. Just saying.
Blood is red, blunt trauma is black and blue,
I've spent all year in this tunnel
Waiting for you.
Ongoing
Guillermo del Toro's Oscar nominated film
The Shape of Water continues at
Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR) through February 22. Visit the
Cinema 21 website for more details.
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will continue showing Guillermo del Toro's Oscar nominated film
The Shape of Water through February 22. For showtimes and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
The
Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway St NE, #170, in Salem, OR) will continue showing Guillermo del Toro's Oscar nominated film
The Shape of Water through February 22. For showtimes, visit the
Salem Cinema website.
The
Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR) will continue showing Guillermo del Toro's Oscar nominated film
The Shape of Water through February 22. Visit the
Darkside Cinema website for more details and to see if it continues after that.
The
St Johns Twin Cinema and Pub (8704 N Lombard St in Portland, OR) will continue showing Guillermo del Toro's Oscar nominated film
The Shape of Water through February 14. For more details, visit the
St Johns Twin Cinema website.
The
Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) will continue showing Guillermo del Toro's Oscar nominated film
The Shape of Water through Thursday, February 22. Visit the
Pickford Film Center website for more details and advance ticket sales.
The Grand Cinema (606 S Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) will continue showing Guillermo del Toro's Oscar nominated film
The Shape of Water through Thursday, February 22. Visit
The Grand Cinema website for more details and advance ticket sales.
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Buy Tickets Early!
The sci fi classic
The Man Who Fell to Earth, starring the late David Bowie, screens at 7:30 pm on February 20 at
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR). Author Susan Compo will be in attendance, and copies of her new book
Earthbound: David Bowie and The Man Who Fell To Earth
will be for sale before and after the film. You'll probably want to
buy tickets early for this one, as it will likely sell out. For more
details and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
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Geekenders bring
A Nude Hope: A Sci-Fi Burlesque Adventure to the
Victoria Conference Center (720 Douglas St in Victoria, BC) at 6 pm on Friday, March 16.
Tickets are $25 and you must be 19 or older with ID to attend. Advance
tickets are on sale now and highly recommended, as the
Capitol City Comic Con is taking place in the same location. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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Geekenders and the
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) host
A Nude Hope: A Sci-Fi Burlesque Adventure
at 8 pm Friday and Saturday, March 23 and 24. Tickets are $25 in advance (highly
recommended), $30 at the door. You must be 18 or older and have ID to
attend. For more details, including a list of performers and a link to
advance ticket sales (on sale now), visit the
Facebook Event Page.
February, 2018
Wednesday, February 14
It's Valentine's Day, and time to celebrate with a KILLER couple.
Queer Horror opens it's fourth year at
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland,OR) with a screening of
Bride of Chucky.
The screening opens with a tribute by Portland's premier drag clown,
and devoted Jennifer Tilly impersonatrix, Carla Rossi! For more details
and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
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Bela Lugosi returns to
The Joy Cinema and Pub (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR) as
Weird Wednesday presents
The Devil Bat.
Lugosi plays a disgruntled chemist who uses a special aftershave to sic
his bat on the cheating family that stole his ideas. The show starts
at 9:15 pm and admission is FREE, but you must be 21 or older to
attend. Remember to support The Joy's efforts to keep Wednesdays WEIRD
by stopping at the concession stand for some tasty treats and beverages
before the show. And don't forget, Devil Bats can detect outside food
and drinks, as well as tainted aftershave! For more details, visit
The Joy Cinema website.
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It's a Kaiju Valentine's Day at
Bunsenbrewer (16506 SE 362nd Dr in Sandy, OR) as
Public Domain Xinema and
Community Movie Night present the
Bunsentine's Day Movie Special screening of
Gamera Vs. Viras
tonight at 8 pm. The screening will include newsreels, cartoons and
other treats from the year of the film's release, so kick back with a
cold brew (or an awesome drink special) and watch a giant turtle kick
the butt of whatever-kind-of-Kaiju-a-Viras-is for FREE! For more
details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Friday, February 16
"I don't want to be buried in a Pet Sematary!" And if you're wondering why not, head to the
Blue Mouse Theatre (2611 N Proctor St in Tacoma, WA) at 10 pm, as
Friday Night Frights celebrates Women in Horror Month with a screening of Mary Lambert's
Pet Sematary. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) presents a 4K restoration of Jim Henson's
The Dark Crystal tonight at 11:30 pm. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Portland International Film Festival presents director Rungano Nyoni's
I Am Not a Witch at 7 pm tonight at the
Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium
(1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR). The movie follows a nine-year-old
Zambian girl denounced as a witch and exiled to a state-run witch camp.
The film "combines anthropology, social satire, and superstition in a
fascinating and touching magic-realist fable" according to the Northwest
Film Center. For more details, including a trailer and advance ticket
sales, visit the
Northwest Film Center website.
Saturday, February 17
The
Sprocket Society presents
Saturday Secret Matinees! at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in
Seattle, WA) at 2 pm. The series will screen a weekly cliffhanger
episode of
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe, and a classic (but secret) feature, all in GLORIOUS 16mm! This week's feature theme is
Twisted Intrigues, full of hidden, lethal agendas. Series passes
will be available at the door. For more details, visit the
Grand Illusion Cinema website.
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Jeff Tyzik conducts the
Oregon Symphony in a tribute to the
Music of John Williams at 7:30 pm tonight at the
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (1037 SW Broadway in Portland, OR). Visit the
Facebook Event Page for more details and advance ticket sales.
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Weird Elephant brings Mike Judge's hard-to-find prophetic sci fi comedy
Idiocracy to
The Grand Cinema (606 S Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) tonight at 11 pm. For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The Portland International Film Festival (PIFF) After Dark series presents
Let the Corpses Tan
at 9:30 pm tonight. The film, described as a mix of spaghetti Westerns
and Italian crime films sprinkled with a bit of giallo flavor, plays
with the short
Manila Death Squad. The screening takes place at the
Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium (1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR). For more details and advance tickets to the screening, visit the
Northwest Film Center website.
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The Portland International Film Festival presents the Spanish animated feature
Birdboy: The Forgotten Children to
Cinemagic (2023 SE Hawthrone Blvd in Portland, OR) today at
at 2:30 pm. The screening is sponsored by
Laika. For more details and advance tickets to the screening, visit the
Northwest Film Center website.
The
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) presents their final screening of
Birdboy: The Forgotten Children today at 1:15 pm. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Sunday, February 18
Conductor Jeff Tyzik and the
Oregon Symphony once again perform a tribute to the
Music of John Williams at 2 pm today at the
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (1037 SW Broadway in Portland, OR). Visit the
Facebook Event Page for more details and advance ticket sales.
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The Portland International Film Festival (PIFF) After Dark series presents
Housewife
at 9:30 pm tonight. The film, about a woman who comes under the spell
of a cult leader, is described as a mix of cosmic horror and giallo
influences, as well as a 80s European soft-core production aesthetic.
It plays with the short
Setaceous. The screening takes place at the
Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium (1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR). For more details and advance tickets to the screening, visit the
Northwest Film Center website.
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The Portland International Film Festival presents the Japanese animated feature
Lu Over the Wall to
Cinemagic
(2023 SE Hawthrone Blvd in Portland, OR) today at
at 2 pm. After being warned about the merfolk by his superstitious
grandfather, Kai is aided by mermaid Lu when confronted with bullies.
Kai must return the favor as a local seafood company threatens his town
and the merfolk. The screening is sponsored by
Laika and the Consular Office of Japan in Portland. For more details and advance tickets to the screening, visit the
Northwest Film Center website.
Monday, February 19
The Portland International Film Festival presents the Japanese animated feature
Lu Over the Wall to the
Regal Fox Tower Cinemas
(846 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR) today at
at 2 pm. After being warned about the merfolk by his superstitious
grandfather, Kai is aided by mermaid Lu when confronted with bullies.
Kai must return the favor as a local seafood company threatens his town
and the merfolk. The screening is sponsored by
Laika and the Consular Office of Japan in Portland. For more details and advance tickets to the screening, visit the
Northwest Film Center website.
Tuesday, February 20
The sci fi classic
The Man Who Fell to Earth, starring the late David Bowie, screens at 7:30 pm tonight at
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR). Author Susan Compo will be in attendance, and copies of her new book
Earthbound: David Bowie and The Man Who Fell To Earth will be for sale before and after the film. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
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The
Portland International Film Festival presents director Rungano Nyoni's
I Am Not a Witch at 7 pm tonight at the
Regal Fox Tower
(846 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR). The movie follows a nine-year-old
Zambian girl denounced as a witch and exiled to a state-run witch camp.
The film "combines anthropology, social satire, and superstition in a
fascinating and touching magic-realist fable" according to the Northwest
Film Center. For more details, including a trailer and advance ticket
sales, visit the
Northwest Film Center website.
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Horror Brew Pub Quiz! takes over
Home, A Bar
(719 SE Morrison St in Portland, OR) tonight at 7:30 pm. Get your
team together and try to win one of two gift certificates, or maybe
you'll win a prize in the raffle! For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Friday, February 23
The Mads from MST3K are back and the
Alberta Rose Theatre
(3000 NE Alberta St in Portland, OR) will host two evenings of
different bad movies and riffing tonight and tomorrow night (Saturday,
February 24) at 8 pm. Doors open at 7 pm for a meet and greet with the
Mads (Frank Conniff and Trace Beaulieu), followed up with an audience Q
and A following the show. Tickets are $25 in advance, $35 at the door.
For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Alberta Rose Theatre website or the
Facebook Event Page.
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Mike Judge's hard-to-find prophetic sci fi comedy
Idiocracy screens at
The Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) through Thursday, March 1. For more details, including showtimes (when posted) visit
The Academy Theater website.
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Frightmare on Main Street, present by local podcast
The Horror Aisle, will screen
Child's Play at 9:30 pm tonight at the
Kiggins Theatre
(1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA). Tickets are $10 on the day of the
show, $7 in advance. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit
the
Kiggins Theatre website.
Saturday, February 24
The
Sprocket Society presents
Saturday Secret Matinees! at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in
Seattle, WA) at 2 pm. The series will screen a weekly cliffhanger
episode of
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe, and a classic (but secret) feature, all in GLORIOUS 16mm! This week's feature theme is
Twisted Intrigues, full of hidden, lethal agendas. Series passes
will be available at the door. For more details, visit the
Grand Illusion Cinema website.
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Rocket Sci-Fi Matinee presents Ray Harryhausen's classic,
Mysterious Island, at noon today at the
Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA). Admission is just $3. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Pickford Film Center website.
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De Lioncourt Productions presents
Cara Mia *An Addams Family Burlesque Story at 8 and 10:15 pm tonight only at
Crush Bar
(1400 SE Morrison St in Portland, OR). Tickets are $16 to $24
dollars. Doors open 45 minutes before the show. For more details,
including a list of performers and advance ticket sales, visit the
Eventbrite ticket page.
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Weird Elephant at
The Grand Cinema (606 S Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) presents the Oscar nominated horror sensation of 2016,
Get Out, tonight at 11 pm. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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Slim's PDX (8635 N Lombard St in Portland, OR) presents a night of pschy garage and spooky soul music with
Monterey Purple,
Lagoon Squad and
Little Hexes tonight at 9 pm. Admission is FREE, but you must be 21 or older to attend. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The Portland International Film Festival (PIFF) After Dark series presents
Hagazussa: A Heathen's Curse
at 9:30 pm tonight. The film is a folk-horror tale of a 15th century
woman ostracized by her village when the residences claim she is a
witch.
It plays with the short
Mobius. The screening takes place at the
Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium (1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR). For more details and advance tickets to the screening, visit the
Northwest Film Center website.
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The
Portland Black Film Festival presents a special screening of
Brother from Another Planet, and a post-screening Q and A with star Joe Morton, at 7 pm tonight at
The Hollywood Theatre
(4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR). The film will be shown in
GLORIOUS 35mm (print courtesy of the UCLA Film and Television Archive).
For more details and advance ticket sale, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
Sunday, February 25
The Portland International Film Festival (PIFF) After Dark series ends this evening with a screening of
The Endless
at 9:30 pm. The story of two brothers returning to the cult they left a
decade ago is the subject of a small article in the current issue of
Rue Morgue and sounds intriguing.
It plays with the short
Zarr-Dos, which is summed up with one
line; "Two giant heads blow shit up." Sounds like a high note to end
on! The screening takes place at the
Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium (1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR). For more details and advance tickets to the screening, visit the
Northwest Film Center website.
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Geekenders bring A Nude Hope: A Sci-Fi Burlesque Adventure to the Victoria Conference Center (720 Douglas St in Victoria, BC) at 6 pm on Friday, March 16.
Tickets are $25 and you must be 19 or older with ID to attend. Advance
tickets are on sale now and highly recommended, as the Capitol City Comic Con is taking place in the same location. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.
Geekenders and the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) host A Nude Hope: A Sci-Fi Burlesque Adventure
at 8 pm Friday and Saturday, March 23 and 24. Tickets are $25 in advance (highly
recommended), $30 at the door. You must be 18 or older and have ID to
attend. For more details, including a list of performers and a link to
advance ticket sales (on sale now), visit the Facebook Event Page.
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