Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Get ready for the summer and lots of great Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy events coming to the Pacific Northwest!


Well, looks like I didn't check my calendar too closely last week, as THIS edition of the Weekly Update is the last one for the month of May, despite the headline for May 23.  Much as I'd like to blame the mistake on a temporal distortion or a journey into an alternate reality, I just have to admit I screwed up.

Although trying to pass it off as some kind of 
time tunnel accident sounds so much cooler!

Regardless, this edition of the Weekly Update is a great way to end the month of May and head into June!  Listed below are the final genre films at the Seattle International Film Festival and the first genre features playing in the Academy Theater Summer Repertory series.  Of course, you'll also read about some great cons, films, a great B-Movie Bingo feature as well as the first film in the Mondo Trasho series, both at The Hollywood Theatre in Portland, OR.

Of course, the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar is updated, at least with the events I mentioned needing to post on the site last week.  But I've found SO MUCH MORE to add that I'll be working on it again over the weekend, so please check back.  You're going to love all the great events coming this summer, and throughout the rest of the year.

Remember, it's quick and easy to get your event listed on The Shadow Over Portland.  Just email me at shadowoverportland@live.com with the details and any promotional material, and I'll take care of the rest.  Best of all, it's FREE!

And please help spread the word.  Should you attend any of the events listed below, let the organizers know you read about it at The Shadow Over Portland.

Playing This Week

The Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) ends three months of Sci Fi with the anime feature Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.  The film runs through Thursday, May 31.  Visit the Academy Theater website later for showtimes.

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Torchsong Entertainment presents the world premier of an original rock musical comedy, Sanguine Academy.  Taking place at a school for vampires, the story takes place as werewolves are being integrated into the student body and shallow party vamp Ellie must help the nerdy Miles, whom she sired after a night of debauchery.  The production features an original rock score with a live band.  The show runs Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through June 3 at The Headwaters Theatre (55 NE Farragut St, #4, in Portland, OR).  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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The Lakewood Playhouse (5729 Lakewood Towne Center Blvd in Lakewood, WA) presents the musical Little Shop of Horrors on stage tonight through June 24th.  For showtimes and tickets, visit the Lakewood Playhouse website.

Buy Tickets Now


The Portland Horror Film Festival is selling Patron of Horror ticket packages for the 2018 festival through May 31.  The package includes a pass to all four days of the festival, an exclusive "Bonemask" t-shirt, an exclusive Hand of Glory wooden talisman and more!  Check out the details at the link.

May, 2018

Wednesday, May 30

The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) presents the Mexican horror film Tigers Are Not Afraid at 9:30 pm tonight at SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA).  Writer/Director Aislinn Clarke is scheduled to appear.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the SIFF website.

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The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) presents the Sci-Fi Western Prospect at 4 pm tonight at SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA), and at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, May 30 at the Shoreline (16101 Greenwood Ave N in Shoreline, WA).  Writers/Directors Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell are scheduled to attend all three screenings.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the SIFF website.

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Weird Wednesday at The Joy Cinema and Pub (11969 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR) brings you the cautionary tale of a man who didn't wear enough sunscreen and became The Hideous Sun Demon!  Okay, that's not the plot, but it was better than some George Hamilton joke.  As you might know, showtime is at 9:15 pm and admission is FREE, but you must be 21 or older to attend.  And be sure to support The Joy's continuing effort to keep Wednesdays WEIRD by stopping at the concession stands for some tasty treats and beverages before the show!  For more details, visit The Joy Cinema website.

Thursday, May 31

The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) presents A Rough Draft, a Russian film about a videogame designer recruited to be the gatekeeper of a multi-dimensional portal, at 8:30 pm tonight at Shoreline (16101 Greenwood Ave N (Building 1600 in Shoreline, WA) and at 9:15 pm on Friday, June 1, and 1:30 pm on Saturday, June 2 at the SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA).  For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the SIFF website.

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Campout Cinema at the Museum of Pop Culture (325 5th Ave N in Seattle, WA) presents a night of trivia, drinks and 1992's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, starring Kristy Swanson.  Tickets include admission to the exhibits Scared to Death: The Thrill of Horror Films and Infinite Worlds of Science Fiction.

June, 2018
Friday, June 1

The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) presents the Austrian horror anthology The Field Guide to Evil at 11:59 pm tonight at SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA) and at 9:30 pm on Monday, June 4, at the SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA).  For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the SIFF website.

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The John Cameron Mitchell film How to Talk to Girls at Parties, based on the Neil Gaiman story, opens tonight at Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR) and The Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA).  For advance ticket information and showtimes (when available), visit the Cinema 21 website or The Kiggins Theatre website.

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Columbia City's Ark Lodge Cinemas (4816 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) will show Mad Max: Fury Road, The Black and Chrome Edition starting tonight.  The film plays through Thursday, June 7.  For additional details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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The Summer Repertory selections coming to the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) through August have been announced and the list contains several of interest to genre lovers.  This week, catch Back to the Future through June 7.  For more details and showtimes (when available), visit the Academy Theater website.

HEADS UP: The Academy Theater announced earlier this week that the theater was closed due to power issues.  The shutdown is scheduled to last until May 31.  Please check and make sure the problem has been resolved before heading out.

Saturday, June 2

The Lilac City Comicon has announce the dates for 2018.  The event will take place on Saturday and Sunday, June 2 and 3.  Visit the Lilac City Comicon website for more details and advance ticket sales.

UPDATE: Lou Ferigno (The Incredible Hulk) and Daniel Logan (Boba Fett in Star Wars Episode II) is scheduled to appear.

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The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) presents the German film  Hagazussa - A Heathern's Curse, at 9 pm tonight at the SIFF Cinema Eqyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA) and at 9:15 pm on Saturday, June 9 and 9:30 pm on Tuesday, June 5, at SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA).  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the SIFF website.

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The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) presents ★, a cosmic tapestry cut together from over a century of film starscapes, at 6 pm tonight 3:30 pm on Sunday, June 3, at the SIFF Film Center (305 Harrison St in Seattle, WA).  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the SIFF website.

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The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) presents A Clockwork Orange tonight at 9:30 pm.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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Fandom PDX 2018 (formerly Newcon PDX/Anime PDX) takes place today and tomorrow at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel (8235 NE Airport Way in Portland, OR).  A celebration of all things geek, the event includes an exhibitor's hall, Artist Alley, video game rooms, CCG/RPG/tabletop gaming, panels, celebrity guests and more.  For all the details and tickets, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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The future of law enforcement comes to Tacoma as Weird Elephant at The Grand Cinema (606 S Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) screens RoboCop tonight at 11 pm.  For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

Sunday, June 3

The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) presents The Bottomless Bag, a Russian version of Kurosawa's Rashomon, at 8:30 pm tonight at SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA), and at 4:30 pm on Monday, June 4, at the AMC Pacific Place (600 Pine St in Seattle, WA).  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the SIFF website.

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The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) presents Automata, a sci-fi noir about a hard-boiled detective and his robot sidekick, at 6:30 pm today at the SIFF Cinema Eqyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA), and at 7 pm on Tuesday, June 5, at the AMC Pacific Place (600 Pine St in Seattle, WA).  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the SIFF website.

Monday, June 4

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) screens A Quite Place at 9:30 pm tonight and Wednesday, June 6.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

Tuesday, June 5

The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) presents the Chinese Gothic tale Susu at 9 pm tonight and at 11 am on Friday, June 8, at the AMC Pacific Place (600 Pine St in Seattle, WA).  Writer/Director Yixi Sun and actor Roslyn Hill and Xiaodan Wu are scheduled to attend.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the SIFF website.

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The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) presents the classic Canadian ghost story The Changeling at 6:30 pm tonight at SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA).  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the SIFF website.

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B-Movie Bingo at The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) brings Ninja 3: The Domination, the craziest of Canon's 80s ninja movies, to the big screen tonight at 7:30 pm.  Telephone lineperson/aerobics instructor Christie Ryder (Lucinda Dickey) becomes possessed by the spirit of a ninja and is force to kill the police responsible for his death.  As only a ninja can kill a ninja, good ninja Yamada (Sho Kosugi) must exorcise and defeat the evil spirit within Christie.  And trust me, the film is even weirder than the synopsis lets on!  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit The Hollywood Theatre website.

Wednesday, June 6

The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) presents Zombillenium, a French animated film about a Halloween themed amusement park staffed by the creatures of the night, at 4 pm today and 11 am on Saturday, June 9, at the SIFF Cinema Eqyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA).  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the SIFF website.

Thursday, June 7

The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) presents Good Manners, a Brazilian werewolf film dealing with social inequalities.  The film will screen at 9:30 pm tonight at the SIFF Cinema Eqyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA) and at 9:15 pm on Saturday, June 9 and 8:30 pm on Sunday, June 10, at SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA).  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the SIFF website.

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The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) presents the Italian film Little Tito and the Aliens at 7 pm tonight at the SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N), at 4 pm on Friday, June 8, at the SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA), and at 4:30 pm on Sunday, June 10, at the AMC Pacific Place (600 Pine St (Ste 400) in Seattle, WA.  For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the SIFF website.

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The horror film Hereditary opens tonight at The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR).  The film runs through Thursday, June 14.  For more details, including showtimes and advance ticket sales, visit The Hollywood Theatre website.

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The "final screening" of Annihilation at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) takes place tonight at 6:30 pm.   For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

Friday, June 8

The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) presents Ruin Me at 11:55 pm tonight at SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA) and at 8:30 pm on Saturday, June 9, at the SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA).  For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the SIFF website.

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Mondo Trasho, the latest series at The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) premieres with John Water's Female Trouble, starring Divine and other Dreamland regulars.  Showtime is 9:45 pm.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit The Hollywood Theatre website.

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The Friday Late Movie tonight at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) is the 4K restoration of Dario Argento's Suspiria.  Showtime is 11 pm.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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The Olympia Film Society Fright Club celebrate 30 years of Chucky with the original Child's Play tonight at 9 pm.  The film will also play at 9 pm on Friday, June 15 and June 22.  All screenings take place at the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA).  Tickets are available at the box office 1/2 hour before showtimes.  For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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Columbia City's Ark Lodge Cinemas (4816 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) will show Logan Noir starting tonight.  The film plays through Thursday, June 14.  For additional details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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The Summer Repertory season continues at the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR).  This week, catch Back to the Future II through June 8.  For more details and showtimes (when available), visit the Academy Theater website.

Saturday, June 9

The Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) will show The Neverending Story today at 1 pm, as part of their Family Matinee series.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Pickford Film Center website.

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Frankenstein's Comicbook Swap 13: Donald Duck Day! takes place today at the East Portland Eagle Lodge 3256 (4904 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR).  Not only is it the fourth anniversary of the comic swap, it's also Donald Duck's birthday, and you are invited to celebrate either event.  And prepare to be dazzled by the tables full of comics, books, toys, cards, buttons and MUCH MORE to buy!  Admission is just $1 from noon to 6 pm, with kids and elders admitted for FREE!  Early bird admission is just $5 and gets you in an hour early.  The comic swap is also accepting cans of food for donation to the Oregon Food Bank.  For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents director William Friedkin's new documentary The Devil and Father Amorth tonight at 9:45 pm.  Friedkin filmed an actual exorcism, with no crew, using natural lighting and a small digital camera and mic unit.  For additional details and advance ticket sales, visit The Hollywood Theatre website.

Sunday, June 10

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) presents a free, family friendly screening of The Wizard of Oz today at 1 pm. Doors open at 12:30 pm and seating is general admission.  For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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The Rio Theatre present two Studio Ghilbli anime classics, starting with Porco Rosso at 3:45 pm, followed by Princess Mononoke at 5:50 pm.  Both movies are dubbed in English.  You can either by tickets for a single movie, or catch both for one low price.  For more details, including ticket prices and advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.