April showers might bring May flowers, but they also appear to be bring a bumper crop of great Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy events to the Pacific Northwest, and this edition of the Weekly Update is only touching the start of the bountiful harvest of movies, bazaars, and MORE coming our way.
I doubt the Farmer's Almanac has any harvesting tips
for this garden.
And you'll find more amazing events happening in May at the
Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar, as well as throughout the rest of the year. As always, keep checking back, as I add more events as I find them.
If you want your event listed on the site, just email me at shadowoverportland@live.com with the details and promotional artwork, and I'll take care of everything else. And you don't have to worry about a bill, as postings on the site are FREE!
From Ashland, OR, to Vancouver, BC, The Shadow Over Portland has you covered!!
Now Showing
The
Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) presents the sci fi classic,
The Matrix, through Thursday, April 25. For more details, including showtimes, visit the
Academy Theater website closer to the opening date.
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The
Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) presents the anime
Penguin Highway
through Sunday, April 28 (no showing on Friday, April 26). The film
involves a boy genius who investigates
the appearance of penguins in his suburban neighborhood hundreds of
miles from the ocean, tracing their appearance to a woman from his
dentist's office. Um, okay, sounds weird but fun! The film will be
presented in Japanese with English subtitles every day except for
Monday, April 22, and Wednesday, April 24. Those two days will be an
English dubbed version. For more details, including showtimes and
advance ticket sales, visit the
Grand Illusion website.
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The
Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) presents the Germany-Austria gothic folk tale
Hagazussa
through Thursday, April 25. For more details, including showtimes and
advance ticket sales, visit the
Grand Illusion website.
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The McMenamins Mission Theater and Pub (1624 NW Glisan in Portland, OR) will screen the Joe Dante horror/comedy
The 'Burbs, starring Tom Hanks, through Thursday, April 25. For more details, including showtimes and advance ticket sales, visit the
Mission Theater website.
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Us, the new horror film from writer/director Jordan Peele (
Get Out), is scheduled to play at
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) through Thursday, April 25. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
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Us is also scheduled to play at
Cinema 21
(616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR) through Thursday, April 25. For more details and advance ticket sales,
visit the
Cinema 21 website.
April, 2019
Wednesday, April 24
Re-run Theater at
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) brings the 1979 television version of
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, starring Gil Gerard and Erin Gray, to the big screen tonight at 7:30 pm. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
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Weird Wednesday at
The Joy Cinema and Pub
(11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR) brings you a classic smackdown
bigger than WrestleMania! Yep, it's luchadores verses the creatures of
the night in
Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dracula and the Wolf Man! The film starts at 9:15 pm and admission is FREE, but you must be 18 or older to
attend. Don't forget to stop at the concession stand before the film
for some tasty treats and beverages! For more details, visit
The Joy Cinema website.
Thursday, April 25
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen the documentary
Hail Satan?
through Thursday, May 2. Filmmaker Penny Lane gained unprecedented
access to The Satanic Temple and explores the Temple's fight for free
speech and equality. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
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The Black and Chrome (black and white) version of
Mad Max: Fury Road will screen at the
Rio Theatre (1600 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) tonight at 9:15 pm. For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Friday, April 26
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents the anime
Penguin Highway
tonight at 7:30 pm. The film involves a boy genius who investigates
the appearance of penguins in his suburban neighborhood hundreds of
miles from the ocean, tracing their appearance to a woman from his
dentist's office. Um, okay, sounds weird but fun! For more details and
advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
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Tonight's
Friday Late Night Movie at the
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) is
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. Showtime is 11:30 pm. For more details, including a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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Celebrate International Alien Day tonight (or tomorrow) with the
Weird Elephant at
The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) with a screening of the original
Alien tonight and tomorrow at 11 pm. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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Frightmare on Main Street presents Joe Dante's werewolf classic
The Howling at 9:30 pm at the
Kiggins Theatre
(1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA). After the film, the members of local
podcast The Horror Aisle will discuss the film. For more details and a
link to
advance ticket sales, visit the
Kiggins Theatre website.
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Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) presents sci fi cult classic
Stargate through Wednesday, May 1. For more details, including showtimes and advance ticket sales, visit the
Central Cinema website.
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Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) presents the sci fi comedy
Back to the Future Part II through Monday, April 29. For more details, including showtimes and advance ticket sales, visit the
Central Cinema website.
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Cinema 21
(616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR) will screen the documentary
Hail Satan?
through Thursday, May 2. Filmmaker Penny Lane gained unprecedented
access to The Satanic Temple and explores the Temple's fight for free
speech and equality. The film is scheduled to play through Thursday, May 2. For more details and advance ticket sales,
visit the
Cinema 21 website.
Saturday, April 27
The undead take over the
Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA) and forcing the screening of
Shaun of the Dead tonight, instead of the
Rocky Horror Picture Show.
The RHPS Delinquents will be there, bringing the 2D zombie film to life
in the theater! Dress up as one of the undead, or as Shaun or one of
his friends. The evening starts at 9 pm with a pre-show pub quiz hosted
by Hurricane Liz, with the movie starting at 10 pm. For more details
and advance ticket sales, visit the
Kiggins Theatre website.
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The "nerdlesque" trope the
Geekenders presents
Talk Nerdy to Me at 9 pm tonight at the
Rio Theatre
(1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC). You must be 18 or older to
attend. For more details, including a list of performers and a link to
advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Sunday, April 28
The
Vancouver Toy Junkies host a
Vintage Toy and Collectible Show today at the
Warehouse 23 Event Center
(100 Columbia Blvd in Vancouver, WA). Early Bird admission is $10 and
gets you into the show at 9 am. General admission is just $3 and gets
you in at 10 am. The event runs until 3 pm. Kids 16 and under are
admitted in for FREE. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Olympia Film Society and Lincoln Elementary present Hayao Miyazaki's
My Neighbor Totoro at 2 pm today at the
Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA). For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Monday, April 29
The
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen
FYA: The Uwe Boll Story
tonight at 7 pm and Sunday, May 5 at 3:45 pm, with Uwe Boll in
attendance for a Q and A. At tonight's screening, you can also watch a
screening of Boll's
Rampage for a bit more cash! For more details, including a link for advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Northwest Film Center presents Doris Wishman's nudie cutie
Nude on the Moon at 7 pm tonight at the
Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium
(1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR). Obviously, expect some nudity in
the film. Also, the film screens with Peggy Ahwesh's collage of badly
deteriorated 70s porn
The Color of Love, which contains graphic sex scenes. For more details
and advance ticket sales, visit the
Northwest Film Center website.
Tuesday, April 30
Wyrd War's fourth annual Walpurgisnacht celebration at
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents Lukas Feigelfeld's
Hagazussa: A Heathen's Curse
tonight at 7:30 pm. Taking place in 15th century Austria, the film
follows Albrun, who's mother died of a mysterious illness, being raised
as an outcast by nearby superstitious villagers. Coming of age as a
single mother, Albrun hears her name called by the dark woods of the
heath. leading her towards her destiny. For more details and advance
ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
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MyCinema will host a special screening of
Legend of the Demon Cat at the
Clinton Street Theater
(2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm. The story takes
place during the Tang Dynasty, as a Chinese poet and a Japanese monk
investigate a demonic cat who has possessed a general's wife. Of
course, the investigation takes some gruesome and unexpected twists.
For more details, including advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The sword and demons anime
Ninja Scroll plays at 9:30 pm tonight at the
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC). For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The Portland Horror Trivia Massacre returns to
Home, A Bar
(719 SE Morrison St in Portland, OR). Get your team together for a
chance to win one of two bar gift certificates, or see if you win some
horror themed prize in the raffle. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
May, 2019
Wednesday, May 1
The
Northwest Film Center presents the filmed-in-Washington sci fi film
Prospect at 7 pm tonight at the
Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium
(1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR). For more details
and advance ticket sales, visit the
Northwest Film Center website.
Friday, May 3
Crypticon Seattle takes place this weekend at the
Doubletree Hotel (18740 International Blvd in Seattle, WA). Dee Wallace (
Cujo,
The Howling,
The Lords of Salem), Seattle native C. J. Graham (who played Jason Voorhees in
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives and be in costume as Jason for limited
amounts of professional photo ops), horror legend Barbara Steele (
Black Sunday), Sheryl Lee (
Twin Peaks, John Carpenter's
Vampires), Amelia Kinkade (Angela of the
Night of the Demons franchise), Eugene Clark (Big Daddy from
Land of the Dead), David Howard (Art the Clown from
Terrifier),
Twin Peaks star Ray Wise, Harry Manfredini (composer for the
Friday the 13th), actor Jason Brooks (
Friday the 13th: Vengeance) and Mitch Pileggi, William B. Davis, Nicolas Lea and Annabeth Gish from
The X-Files will be in attendance. For more details, keep checking the
Crypticon Seattle website or the
Facebook Page.
UPDATE:
Local horror filmmaker Joe Sherlock's latest anthology film, Dark Zone
Thirteen, will have its world premiere at Crypticon.
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The
Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) presents the cult classic
Donnie Darko through Thursday, May 9. For more details, including showtimes, visit the
Academy Theater website closer to the opening date.
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The
Geekenders present
A Nude Hope: A Sci-Fi Adventure at the
Rio Theatre
(1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) tonight, tomorrow and Sunday at 8
pm. Advance tickets are strongly recommended, as the original
production of the show sold out. Also, audience costumes are welcomed.
For more details, including a list of performers and links to advance
ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) starts a month long celebration of the films of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli with
Porco Rosso,
which plays through Wednesday, May 8. All showings are in Japanese
with English subtitles. For more details, including showtimes and
advance ticket sales, visit the
Central Cinema website.
Saturday, May 4
The
Limelight Cinema (1416 Cornwall Ave in Bellingham, WA) will screen
Repo! the Genetic Opera tonight at 10 pm. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Pickford Film Center website.
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The
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) presents Satoshi Kon's animated classic
Perfect Blue
tonight at 11:15 pm. Please note, the film is rated 18A for very
mature subject matter. For more details and a link to advance ticket
sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Sunday, May 5
Church of Film presents Pere Portabella's
Cuadecuc Vampir at
Psychic Bar (3560 N Mississippi Ave in Portland, OR) tonight at 8 pm. Admission is FREE. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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