It might seem a strange headline for The Shadow Over Portland, but like last year, it allows me to use a groovy meme....
Come on, how could I not use this?
If you are celebrating Lent, I hope the next 40 days are fruitful for you.
As for this edition of the Weekly Update, it's a bit sparse. I've found a few movies and music events to share, but not much else. But as you know, things will start picking up in the coming months, so you'll want to keep an eye on the
Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar, where I've listed events running through January, 2021! And you know more will be added as the year continues on.
If you have an event you want to share with Pacific Northwest fans, send me an email at shadowoverportland@live.com with the details and promotional artwork, and I'll add it to the site. And remember, having your event posted is FREE!
From Ashland, OR, to Vancouver, BC, The Shadow Over Portland has you covered!
Now Playing
The
Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) is playing Richard Stanley's version of H. P. Lovecraft's
Color Out of Space through Thursday, February 27. For more details and showtimes, visit the
Academy Theater website.
Film Submissions
Submissions are being accepted for the 2020
H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, OR, and the third biennial
H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Providence, RI. And the stars have aligned for you, as you only need to click
this FilmFreeway link
for all the details on submitting your Lovecraftian short or feature
film to BOTH festivals. Final submission date is July 28, 2020.
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From the people who created the HUMP film festival comes
SLAY,
a chance for you to make a short horror film (up to 8 minutes in
length) and possibly win some cash! Your film can be terrifying or
funny, gory or campy, animated, or whatever your twisted mind can think
of. Prizes will be awarded for the Goriest, Funniest and Scariest film,
along with a Best in Show award. The submission date is Friday, August
7, 2020 at 5 pm PST, and the films will be screened in Portland and
Seattle on October 17, 2020. For more details, visit the
SLAY Film Fest website.
February, 2020
Wednesday, February 28
Tonight's
Weird Wednesday feature at
The Joy Cinema and Pub
(11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR) is "another top-secret
hit..... that will knock your socks off." So if you want to know the
title of the film, you have to show up! Showtime is 9:15 pm and
admission is FREE, but you must be 18 or older to attend. For more
details, visit
The Joy Cinema website.
Friday, February 28
The Beacon theater (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) will screen George Romero's
Day of the Dead
tonight at 9 pm. Check this out if you can, as Tom Savini's effects
are AMAZING on the big screen! For more details and advance ticket
sales, visit
The Beacon website.
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The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) the controversial classic
Salo, or the 120 days of Sodom
tonight at 6:30 pm and tomorrow evening at 5:30 pm. If you're not
familiar with it, be aware, this film is brutal and contains scenes of
sexual torture and degradation. You have been warned. For
more details and advance ticket
sales, visit
The Beacon website.
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The Lodge, a 2019 psychological horror film from directors Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, opens tonight at the
Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR). For more details, including showtimes, visit the
Darkside Cinema website.
Saturday, February 29
Dante's (350 W Burnside St in Portland, OR) brings rocker/body builder/actor
Thor, featuring
Stovokor and
Pegasister,
to the stage tonight at 9 pm. This is a 21 and older show. For more
details, including a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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Frankenstein's Comicbook Swap returns to the
East Portland Eagle Lodge
(4904 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) from noon to 6 pm. Admission
is just $1, with kids and elders admitted free. Early Bird admission is
$5 and gets you in at 11 am. The event also accepts cans of food for
donation to the Oregon Food Bank. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) will show 1931's
Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi, today at 3 pm. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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Weird Elephant at
The Grand Cinema (606 S Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) ends its celebration of Black History Month with the anthology film
Tales from the Hood tonight at 11 pm. For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
March, 2020
Tuesday, March 3
The
Darkside Scifi Extravaganza #39 is
The Gypsy Moon, a film made of a three episode story from the 50s TV show
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger. As with other extravaganza events, the
Darkside Cinema
(215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR) will open the show at 6 pm with an
hour of newsreels, cartoons and other drive-in treats. The film starts
at 7 pm and be advised, heckling is encouraged. Admission is $5,
credited towards food. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Friday, March 6
King Ghidora,
The Latter Day Skanks and
Wallcrawler will be performing at
Erebus
(409 Pacific Ave S in Kelso, WA) tonight. The show starts at 8 pm, and
admission is just $7 and you must be 21 or older to attend. For more
details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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Quentin Dupieux's homage to "'no reason' - that most powerful element of style," the horror film
Rubber, plays at the
5th Avenue Cinema
(510 SW Hall St in Portland, OR) through Sunday, March 8 in GLORIOUS
35mm. And yes, this one is weird, as a discarded tire become sentient
and starts out on a killing spree. Think Jason with treads. For more
details, visit the
5th Avenue Cinema website.
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The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) presents the feminist commentary on slasher films,
The Slumber Party Massacre,
tonight at 9 pm. Sure, it has an important message, but it also is a
damn fine slasher flick as well! For more details and advance ticket
sales, visit
The Beacon website.
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The
Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) will screen the witchcraft classic
The Craft through Thursday, March 12. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Academy Theater website.
Saturday, March 7
The
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) presents the anime version of
Ghost in the Shell tonight at 11:15 pm. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Rio Theatre website.
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