Well, the old day job got a hold of me good today and won't let go. The evening person called in this morning (for a damn good reason, I should add) and for somehow, I ended up being the only one able to work her shift. Yep, not going to be able to get out of this one.
One, two,
It's back to work for you!
But I did have enough of a break between shifts that I was able to finish the Weekly Update. I don't have much time to get into the great stuff happening over the next 12 day, but it's an impressive lineup of great movies, stage events and more!
The
Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar is almost completely updated, as I still have a few events in March to list. But you'll want to look at February, as Valentine's Day looks like it might be spookier than expected! Expect more to be added later, as I'm sure I'll find other great events happening in 2018.
Remember, you can get your event listed on The Shadow Over Portland by sending an email with all the details to shadowoverportland@live.com. I'll take it from there. See, it's easy and FREE!
Hope everyone has a great week. And please, if you attend any of the events listed below, let the organizers know you read about it at The Shadow Over Portland!!
Ongoing
Guillermo del Toro's
The Shape of Water continues at
Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR) through January 25. Visit the
Cinema 21 website for more details.
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will also continue showing
The Shape of Water. For showtimes and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
The
Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway St NE, #170, in Salem, OR) will show
The Shape of Water trough Thursday, January 25. For showtimes, visit the
Salem Cinema website.
The Shape of Water continues at the
Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR), at least through Thursday, January 25. 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
The Shape of Water through January 25. For more details, visit the
St Johns Twin Cinema website.
The
Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) is showing
The Shape of Water through Thursday, January 25. Visit the
Pickford Film Center website for more details and advance ticket sales.
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The
Academy Theater
(7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) will be screening all four Laika
animated films, starting this week with the studio's first feature,
Coraline. The film will play through January 18. For more details, visit
The Academy Theater website.
Buy Tickets Early!
Kung Fu Theater presents the ultra-violent samurai vengeance classic,
Shogun Assassin
in GLORIOUS 35mm on Tuesday, January 23, at The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd
in Portland, OR) at 7:30 pm. This American release is a combination of
the first two
Lone Wolf and Cub films from Japan, and trust me, the blood sprays
EVERYWHERE! Advance tickets are strongly recommended. For more details
and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
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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, visit the
Facebook Event Page. (NOTE: Tickets are not on sale yet. I'll update this post when tickets are available.).
January, 2018
Wednesday, January 17
Episode Three of
The X-Files: Season 11 screens at the
McMenamins Mission Theater and Pub (1624 NW Glisan in Portland, OR) tonight at 8 pm. Doors open at 7:30 pm. For more details, visit the
Mission Theater website.
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The
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) has a great double bill tonight, starting with the documentary
78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene at 6:30 pm, followed by
Psycho
at 8:30 pm. It's a double bill you don't want to miss. You can buy
tickets to each movie for $10 in advance, $12 at the door, or pay just
$13 in advance, $15 at the door for both movies. For more details and
advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page for
78/52 and purchase tickets for both, or if you just want to see
Psycho, visit this
Facebook Event Page.
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Part of the Classic Film Series,
The Princess Bride screens twice today at
The Grand Cinema (606 S Fawcett Ave
in Tacoma, WA). Catch the film at either 1:45 pm or 6:45 pm. For more
details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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Tonight at 8 pm, the
Church of Film presents
Uncanny Tales - Supernatural Shorts at the
Clinton Street Theater
(2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR), a collection of experimental
works, Mexican horror anthologies, English video pieces and MORE!
Suggested admission is $5 to $10. For more details, visit the Facebook
Event Page.
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The
Studio Ghibli Film Retrospective at the
OMSI Empirical Theatre (1945 SE Water Ave in Portland, OR) presents
Howl's Moving Castle
tonight at 8:45 pm. This is a subtitled version; the dubbed version will
play on Saturday, January 20 (See below). For more details, including
advance tickets and information on other films in the series, visit the
OMSI website.
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Sonny Chiba returns to
Weird Wednesday at
The Joy Cinema and Pub (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR) to save the Earth from alien invaders. Yes, it's 1961's
Invasion of the Neptune Men!
And it's probably as WEIRD as you think!! Showtime is 9:15 pm and
admission is FREE, but you must be 21 or older to attend. Don't forget
to support Weird Wednesday by stopping at the concession stand for some
tasty treats and beverages to enjoy during the movie. For more details,
visit
The Joy Cinema website.
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The
Bb Wild Wednesday Movie Night at
Bunsenbrewer (16506 SE 362nd Dr in Sandy, OR) will screen Dario Argento's
Cat O'Nine Tails
tonight at 8 pm. Be sure to treat yourself to a beer, some tasty
treats and fresh popped popcorn while you watch the film. For more
details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Thursday, January 18
Fathom Events and GKIDS present
Mary and the Witch's Flower,
Studio Ponoc's debut film, in theaters around the nation tonight. The
English-dubbed version starts at 7 pm local time, with a subtitled
version starting at 8 pm local time. To find a theater screening the
film near you, visit the
Fathom Events website.
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Well, here's a first for the calendar, a restaurant listing.
The Nerd Out (3308 SE Belmont St in Portland, OR) hosts a
Grand Opening Shin Dig!
from 4 to 11 pm this evening. It's your chance to check out Portland's
premier, nerd themed family restaurant. Come in costume if you like,
but be read for spacecraft cocktails, raffles and galactic snack
tasting. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Friday, January 19
Friday Night Frights kicks off 2018 with a screening of
New Year's Evil at 10 pm tonight at the
Blue Mouse Theatre (2611 N Proctor St in Tacoma, WA). Check the
Facebook Event Page closer to the date for more details.
UPDATE: Local shock-rock horror industrial band
Murder Weapons will premier their debut music video before the film. The band will attending the premiere.
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The haunted house film
Delirium opens tonight at the
Kiggins Theatre
(1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA). Tickets are $7 in advance, $10 at the
door. Monday prices are $6. For more details and showtimes (when
listed), visit the
Kiggins Theatre website.
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The classic action film
Raiders of the Lost Ark, screens at 7:30 pm tonight and tomorrow (Saturday, January 20) at the
7th Street Theatre (313 7th St in Hoquiam, WA). For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) will screen Laika's horror comedy,
ParaNorman through January 25. For more details, visit
The Academy Theater website.
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The
Studio Ghibli Film Retrospective at the
OMSI Empirical Theatre (1945 SE Water Ave in Portland, OR) presents
Princess Mononoke
tonight at 7 pm. This is a dubbed version. For more details, including
advance tickets and information on other films in the series, visit the
OMSI website.
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The
Liberty Theatre of Camas-Washougal (315 NE 4th Ave in Camas, WA) will screen the animated horror-drama
Birdboy: The Forgotten Children
starting today. This subtitled feature from Spain will play through
Thursday, January 25. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit
the
Facebook Event Page.
Birdboy: The Forgotten Children will also screen tonight at the
Rio Theatre
(1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) at 6 pm. The Rio will screen the
film again on January 27. For more details and advance ticket sales,
visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Saturday, January 20
The Place 4 Gamers and
RetroPDX host the
Fourth Annual Swap Meet from 10 am to 5 pm at the
DoubleTree Hotel Portland (1000 NE Multnomah St in Portland, OR). General admission to this all ages event is $5. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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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
Swashbucking Heroes!, adventures from Hollywood's golden age! Series passes will be available at the door. For more details, visit the
Grand Illusion Cinema website.
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Claire Denis' erotic horror film,
Trouble Every Day, screens at 9:30 pm tonight at the
Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium (1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR) in GLORIOUS 35mm. Presented by the
Northwest Film Center,
this New French Extremity film deals with an American scientist, in
Paris on his honeymoon, tracking down the woman he's obsessed over for
years. Let's just say things don't work out well. For more details,
including a trailer for the film, and advance ticket sales, visit the
Northwest Film Center website.
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Rocket Sci-Fi Matinee presents
Master of the World, starring Vincent Price and Charles Bronson, 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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The
Studio Ghibli Film Retrospective at the
OMSI Empirical Theatre (1945 SE Water Ave in Portland, OR) presents
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
tonight at 9:45 pm. This is a dubbed version. For more details, including
advance tickets and information on other films in the series, visit the
OMSI website.
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The
Studio Ghibli Film Retrospective at the
OMSI Empirical Theatre (1945 SE Water Ave in Portland, OR) presents
My Neighbor Totoro
today at 4 pm. This is a dubbed version. For more details, including
advance tickets and information on other films in the series, visit the
OMSI website.
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The
Studio Ghibli Film Retrospective at the
OMSI Empirical Theatre (1945 SE Water Ave in Portland, OR) presents
Howl's Moving Castle
tonight at 7:30 pm. This is a dubbed version. For more details, including
advance tickets and information on other films in the series, visit the
OMSI website.
Sunday, January 21
The
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen all three extended cuts films in Peter Jackson's
Lord of the Rings Trilogy,
starting at noon. Come in costume, or just wear something comfy, as it's
going to be a long day! For more details and a link to advance ticket
sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Northwest Film Center presents Laika's
The Boxtrolls at 2 pm today at the
Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium
(1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR). Laika animators will be in
attendance. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Northwest Film Center website.
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The
Studio Ghibli Film Retrospective at the
OMSI Empirical Theatre (1945 SE Water Ave in Portland, OR) presents
Spirited Away
tonight at 6 pm. This is a dubbed version. For more details, including
advance tickets and information on other films in the series, visit the
OMSI website.
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The
Studio Ghibli Film Retrospective at the
OMSI Empirical Theatre (1945 SE Water Ave in Portland, OR) presents
Ponyo
tonight at 4 pm. This is a dubbed version. For more details, including
advance tickets and information on other films in the series, visit the
OMSI website.
Monday, January 22
The
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen the documentary
78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene at 6:30 pm tonight. For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Resistance Series at the
Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) presents Guillermo del Toro's
Hellboy
tonight at 7 pm. This evening's nonprofit recipient is BARK, which
aims to transform Mt. Hood National Forest to a place "where natural
processes prevail" and "local communities have a social, cultural and
economic investment in the restoration and preservation." For more
details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Tuesday, January 23
Kung Fu Theater presents the ultra-violent samurai vengeance classic,
Shogun Assassin
in GLORIOUS 35mm tonight at The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd
in Portland, OR) at 7:30 pm. This American release is a combination of
the first two
Lone Wolf and Cub films from Japan, and trust me,
the blood sprays EVERYWHERE! Advance tickets are strongly recommended.
For more details and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
Wednesday, January 24
Episode Four of
The X-Files: Season 11 screens at the
McMenamins Mission Theater and Pub (1624 NW Glisan in Portland, OR) tonight at 8 pm. Doors open at 7:30 pm For more details, visit the
Mission Theater website.
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Bunsenbrewer (16506 SE 362nd Dr in Sandy, OR) will screen the 1921 classic,
The Phantom Carriage, with live musical accompaniment tonight at 8 pm. Admission is FREE! For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Thursday, January 25
The Nerd Out (3308 SE Belmont St in Portland, OR), Portland's
premier, nerd themed family restaurant, hosts the
First Monthly Cosplay Night
from 7 to 10 pm this evening. If you miss this one, you can join in
next time, as the event takes place on the last Thursday of every
month. For more details, visit
The Nerd Out Facebook Page.
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Fathom Events brings Jim Henson's classic live action fantasy,
The Dark Crystal,
back to theaters today at 2 and 7 pm. The event features a new
introduction with Lisa Henson, CEO and President of The Jim Henson
Company, who will talk about the making of the film and her father's
legacy. For more details, including the location of a theater in your
area and advance ticket sales, visit the
Fathom Events website.
Friday, January 26
Grunge and Grind Productions present
Camp Horror Burlesque, a tribute to horror comedies, at 8 pm tonight at
Crush Bar
(1400 SE Morrison St in Portland, OR). Doors open at 7:30 pm and you
must be 21 or older to attend. For a list of performers and a link to
advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen last year's horror sensation,
Get Out,
tonight at 11:30 pm. If you haven't seen it yet, don't miss the chance
to catch it on the big screen! For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) will screen Laika's
The Boxtrolls through February 1. For more details, visit
The Academy Theater website.
Saturday, January 27
Horrific 3: A Night of Horror Themed Belly Dance takes place tonight at the
Rialto Theatre (901 Broadway in Tacoma, WA). Ticket prices are $15, $25 and $35. Visit the
Facebook Event Page for more details and a list of performers. For advance ticket sales, visit the
Broadway Center for the Performing Arts website.
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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
Swashbucking Heroes!, adventures from Hollywood's golden age! Series passes will be available at the door. For more details, visit the
Grand Illusion Cinema website.
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The animated horror-drama
Birdboy: The Forgotten Children
screens at 1:30 pm today at the
Rio Theatre
(1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) at 6 pm. The film is in Spanish
with English subtitles. For more details and advance ticket sales,
visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Sunday, January 28
One of the greatest movies ever made (in my opinion) is 1933's
King Kong, a film everyone should see on the big screen at least once. The
Northwest Film Center is giving fans the chance to see it in GLORIOUS 35mm at 2 pm today at the
Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium (1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR), so DON'T MISS IT! For more details, visit the
Northwest Film Center website.
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The
Northwest Film Center presents 1932's
Vampyr at 7 pm tonight at the
Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium
(1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR). This haunting film is a must see
on the big screen for horror fans. For more details and a link to
advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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McMenamins Mission Theater (1624 NW Glisan in Portland, OR) plays the Bill Murray time loop film
Groundhog Day through February 2. For more details, including showtimes and advance ticket sales, visit the
Mission Theater website.
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ParanormalPub at the
McMenamins Mission Theater and Pub (1624 NW Glisan in Portland, OR) presents
Entheogens: History and Experiences
tonight at 7 pm. Metaphysicist Esteban DeCorazon and psychedelic
historian Thomas Hatsis discuss psychedelics, history, magic and
spirituality. Doors open at 6 pm and admission is FREE. For more
details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The Zymoglyphic Museum (6225 SE Alder St in Portland, OR) is open to the public from 11 am to 4 pm today. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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Fathom Events brings Jim Henson's classic live action fantasy,
The Dark Crystal,
back to theaters today at 2 and 7 pm. The event features a new
introduction with Lisa Henson, CEO and President of The Jim Henson
Company, who will talk about the making of the film and her father's
legacy. For more details, including the location of a theater in your
area and advance ticket sales, visit the
Fathom Events website.
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