Thursday, February 8, 2018

Here's some great Valentine Day suggestions for Pacific Northwest Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Fans!!


Sorry to be late again, but life outside The Shadow Over Portland office continues to all sorts of crazy and this week just sapped all the energy right out of me.  So I figured I'd get the Update out during my lunch break, but my computer had other ideas, as it suddenly forgot how to connect to the Internet.  THAT was a fun thirty minutes, as I tried several things to get it back on speaking terms with the web.  And while I can say that I fixed it, I have no idea what I did to get it running again.

I tried so many things to get my computer working again,
I was probably a few steps away from summing Samara.
And given how the week has gone, I wouldn't have been surprised.

But now I'm back on the web and have the Weekly Update ready for delivery.  Hope you Pacific Northwest Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Fans are ready for another busy week, as you'll find details on the I Love Comic Con this weekend in Ridgefield, WA (just found out about it myself), genre films at the Portland International Film Festival and some spooky Valentines Day events to add a bit of fright to your love life!

Be sure to check out the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar for more events happening later in the month and throughout the year.  Just remember, I'm updating it quite often, so you'll want to keep checking back!

You can have your film festival, convention or stage production listed on The Shadow Over Portland for FREE!  Just email me at shadowoverportland@live.com with the details and promotional art, and I'll take care of the rest!!

And remember, if you attend any of the events mentioned below, let the organizers know you read about it at The Shadow Over Portland!!

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 15.  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 15.  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 15.  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 15.  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 15.  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 15.  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 15.  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
Thursday, February 8

The 2018 Portland Black Film Festival presents Blade, the first film based on Marvel's vampire hunter, at 7:30 pm tonight at The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR).  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit The Hollywood Theatre website.

Friday, February 9

Fear PDX (5413 NE Columbia Blvd in Portland, OR) presents Love Bites: A Valentine's Haunted House tonight and tomorrow ONLY starting at 7 pm both nights.  According to the site, the event might be too intense for younger children and is not recommended for those under the age of 12.  For more details, including advance ticket sales, visit the Love Bites website or the Facebook Event Page.

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The Princess Bride plays at 8:45 pm tonight at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC).  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

Saturday, February 10

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 Very Bad Deals, dark classics about the dire cost of hubris and secrets.  Series passes will be available at the door.  For more details, visit the Grand Illusion Cinema website.

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The Nile Nightmares Haunted House (6601 244th St SW in Mountlake Terrace, WA) hosts a Bloody Valentine Masquerade Ball tonight at 7 pm.  Expect music, dancing, appetizers and a costume contest, as well as a no host cash bar for those 21 and older.  Tickets are $15 per person, $25 per couple (cash only).  For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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Sorry for the late notice on this convention, folks, but I just found out about it a few days ago.  I Like Comic Con takes place today and tomorrow at the Clark County Event Center (17402 NE Delfel Rd in Ridgefield, WA).  For more details, including a list of guests and ticket sales, visit the I Like Comic Con website.

Sunday, February 11

Shriek: A Women of Horror Film Class returns to Scarecrow Video (5030 Roosevelt Way NE in Seattle, WA) for a screening and discussion of the werewolf film Ginger Snaps today at 6:30 pm.  Space is limited, so advance tickets are recommended.  For additional details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

Monday, February 12

It's Ed Wood vs. the White Eagle tonight at The White Eagle bar (836 N Russell St in Portland, OR).  Catch Plan 9 from Outer Space and Bride of the Monster tonight, starting at 7 pm!  For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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Broken Press presents Depths February Edition at Substation (645 NW 45th St in Seattle, WA) at 8 pm.  Tonight's film is David Lynch's Eraserhead, with a live score performed by Demian johnston, Justin Thomas-Kleine and Andrew Crawshaw.  The film starts at 8:30 pm and admission is FREE, but you must be 21 or older to attend.  For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.

Tuesday, February 13

Burlynomicon returns to The Lovecraft Bar (421 SE Grand in Portland, OR) this evening at 9:30 pm (doors open at 9 pm).  Tickets are $15 at the door and you must be 21 or older to attend.  For more details, including a list of performers, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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.

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.

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.

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