Friday, June 3, 2022

I'm back on my Friday schedule, sort of...

I'm calling this a win.  Sure, it's a bit later than I usually post a Weekly Update, but still, I made my self-imposed Friday deadline.  I'm hoping to keep the streak up, but my day job schedule changes yet again on July 1, so I expect some adjustments will need to be made yet again.

At least I won't have to deal with another big blockbuster heading to local theaters for a while...  Oh, wait, a wide release dinosaur movie hits next week.  Damn it!

 

 Okay, maybe I walked in front of a massive truck when I decided to include major blockbusters on the site.  

Still, SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL THEATERS!

But this week's offerings are just the start.  Head over to the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar for more great events happening in the Pacific Northwest until the end of the year.  I'll be adding more content in the next few days, as I always do, so keep checking back!

Okay, I'm signing off for now.  Stay safe and healthy, everyone, and I'll be back next week with more amazing events happening under The Shadow Over Portland!

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Happening This Week   
 
Crimes of the Future, David Cronenberg's return to body horror, opens tonight at the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR; plays through Thursday, June 9), The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA; plays through Thursday, June 9), the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR; plays through Thursday, June 9), the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR; plays through Thursday, June 9), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; plays through Thursday, June 9), the Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway NE in Salem, OR; plays through Thursday, June 9), the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR; plays through Thursday, June 9), Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR; plays through Thursday, June 9) and SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA; plays through Thursday, June 9).
 
The serial killer thriller Watcher opens at Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR; plays through Thursday, June 9), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; plays through Thursday, June 9), and SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA; plays through Thursday, June 9).
 
Game over, man!  GAME OVER!!  Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) will screen James Cameron's sci fi classic Aliens through Thursday, June 9.  The film features Sigourney Weaver as Ripley, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton and the best timed countdown in cinematic history (just so you know, it ends a few seconds EARLY!).

Bertrand Mandico's After Blue, about a girl on a distant planet who releases an assassin and is force to track her down with her mother, will screen at The Grand Illusion (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA; plays through Thursday, June 9).  Visit the site for a more detailed summery of the film.  It's much more complex than my description.
 
Michelle Yeoh fighting to save the multiverse?  I'm SOLD!  Also starring the amazing James Hong and Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All At Once continues this week at the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR; plays through Thursday, June 9), the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR; plays through Thursday, June 9), the Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway NE in Salem, OR; plays through Monday, June 6), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; plays through Thursday, June 9), Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR; plays through Thursday, June 9), the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR; plays through Thursday, June 9), the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; plays through Thursday, June 9), The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA; plays through Thursday, June 9), and Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; plays through Thursday, June 9), the Olympic Film Society at the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA; plays through Thursday, June 9), the Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Crande, OR; plays to Thursday, June 9) and the St Johns Twin (8704 N Lombard St in Portland, OR; plays to Wednesday, June 8).
 
Alex Garland's (Ex Machina, Annihilation) latest horror film, Men, continues at the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; plays through Thursday, June 9). 
 
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness continues next week at the Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grande, OR; plays through Thursday, June 9), the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park Lane SE in Yelm, WA; plays through Thursday, June 9), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; plays through Thursday, June 9), Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; plays through Thursday, June 9) and the M-F Drive-In Theater (84322 Oregon-Washington Highway in Milton Freewater, OR; co-feature is The Bob's Burgers Movie).
 
The Bleedingham Horror Film Festival is taking submissions through September 1, 2022.  The event takes place on Saturday and Sunday, October 22 and 23, in Bellingham, WA.
 
Metalesque Fest will be taking performer applications through June 18.  The festival takes place from September 30 to October 2 at locations in Portland, OR.
 
June, 2022

Friday, June 3
 
The Shaw Brother's whacked (in the best way) superhero battling rubber-suited monsters movie, Infra-Man, plays at The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) tonight at 8:30 pm.

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) has rescheduled Gaspar Noe's Lux AEterna to this evening at 6 pm.

VHS Night at CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen Stuart Gordon's fighting giant robots flick Robot Jox in GLORIOUS VHS tonight at midnight.  The show starts at 11:30 pm with VHS trailers.

Weird Elephant at The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) will show the 2022 remastered version of David Lynch's Inland Empire tonight and tomorrow night at 10 pm.

Saturday, June 4

Check out Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker, starring Jimmy McNichol, Bo Svenson and Bill Paxton, at 10:30 pm tonight at The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA).

In celebration of the film's 40th anniversary, the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan tonight at 11:30 pm.

The Lilac City Comic Con takes place today and tomorrow at the Spokane Convention Center (334 W Spokane Falls Blvd in Spokane, WA).  Daniel Cudmore (Colossus in X2, X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men: Days of Future Past) is scheduled to attend.

The Oregon Renaissance Faire takes place this weekend and next weekend at the Clackamas County Fairgrounds (694 NE 4th Ave in Canby, OR).  Click on the link for all the details.

Wyrd War Presents: Autopsy, with Spirit Possession, Deathcharge and Hellshock at 7:30 pm tonight at Stage 722 (722 SE 10th Ave in Portland, OR).  Doors open at 7 pm.  You must be 21 or older to attend. 
 
The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will show The Rocky Horror Picture Show, with a shaowcast by the Clinton Street Cabaret.
 
Sunday, June 5
 
The Traveling Vampire Show stops by Dante's (350 W Burnside St in Portlandd, OR) tonight at 7:30 pm.  This blend of cirque and soul, a spectacle of blood, sex, fire and ritual, showcases the hypnotic vocals of Soriah, a veteran of Anne Rice's New Orleans Vampire Ball.  Purchasing tickets in advance would be a good idea.  This event is for those 21 or older.
 
Fathom Events brings The Wizard of Oz back to theaters nationwide to celebrate what would have been Judy Garland's 100th birthday.  Screenings take place today and tomorrow.  Visit the link to find a theater near you showing the film.
 
Monday, June 6
 
The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will show Gaspar Noe's witchy Lux AEterna tonight at 6:45 pm. 
 
 
The #Oregonmade Film Series at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen Twilight in GLORIOUS 35mm tonight at 7:30 pm.  No judgement on this site, whether you're Team Edward, Team Jacob, or Team Vampires Don't Sparkle.

Tuesday, June 7

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will show the serial killer thriller Watcher tonight at 8:30 pm.

The Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR) Sci-Fi Extravaganza feature tonight is Indestructible Man, starring Lon Chaney Jr.  Doors open at 6:15 pm, with the feature starting at 7 pm.  Be aware, heckling is encouraged.

Wednesday, June 8

The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will host a 20th anniversary screening of Star Trek: Nemesis tonight at 7:30 pm.

Thursday, June 9

Get to tha chopper!  Oh, I mean the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) for a screening of Predator tonight at 9:30 pm.  And no, that gag will never grow old.

The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen the cult classic The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension in GLORIOUS 35mm tonight at 7:30 pm.

BECU Drive-In Movies at Marymoor Park will show the sci fi comedy Back to the Future at Marymoor Park (6046 W Lake Sammamish Parkway NE in Redmond, WA) tonight at 9:15 pm.  For more details and to buy tickets, visit the link above.
 
Jurassic World: Dominion, the *cough cough* "epic conclusion," opens tonight at the Mt. Hood Theatre (401 E Powell Blvd in Gresham, OR), the St Johns Twin Cinema (8704 N Lombard St in Portland, OR), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; plays through Thursday, June 16), the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park Lane SE in Yelm, WA; plays through Thursday, June 16), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; plays through Thursday, June 16), Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; plays through Thursday, June 16),.

Friday, June 10

Wanna play a game?  Then head to the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) for a screening of Saw tonight at 10:30 pm

The Sci Fi film After Yang, about a family trying to repair their robotic child, will be shown by the Olympic Film Society at the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA; plays through Sunday, June 12).

PAMCUT is hosting a Michelle Yeoh Mini-Fest, starting to night at 7 pm with the fabulous Everything Everywhere All at Once.  The screening takes place at the Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium (1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR). 

Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) will show Jordan Peele's second horror film, Us, through Wednesday, June 15.  Check it out befor Nope shows up in theaters on July 22.

Neptune Frost, an Afrofuturist sci fi punk musical, plays at 7 pm tonight at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA).  

Jurassic World: Dominion, the *cough cough* "epic conclusion," opens tonight at the Blue Mouse Theatre (2611 N Proctor St in Tacoma, WA; plays through Sunday, June19).

Saturday, June 11

Alex Garland's (Ex Machina, Annihilation) latest horror film, Men, will be shown by the Olympic Film Society at the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA; plays through Saturday, June 18).
 
The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will show The Rocky Horror Picture Show in a special screening for virgins tonight at midnight.  
 
Sunday, June 12

The PAMCUT Michelle Yeoh Mini-Fest continues today at noon with a newly restored version of Johnnie To's crazy mix of superheroes and supernatural evils The Heroic Trio, starring Yeoh, Maggie Cheung and Anita Mui.  The screening takes place at the Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium (1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR).  The film is in Cantonese with English subtitles.  
 
The PAMCUT Michelle Yeoh Mini-Fest concludes today at 3 pm with a newly restored version of Executioners,  the sequel to The Heroic Trio.  The screening takes place at the Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium (1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR).  The film is in Cantonese with English subtitles.  

The Animayhem Series at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Porrtland, OR) will screen the cult classic Vampire Hunter D tonight at 7:30 pm.

Fathom Events brings the first of the "Grande Dame Guignol" films, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, back to the big screen for it's 60th anniversary today and on Wednesday, June 15.  Follow the link to find a theater near you showing the film. 

Tuesday, June 14

Burlynomicon-A Darkly Decadent Burlesque Revue returns to The Coffin Club (421 SE Grand in Portland, OR) tonight for another spellbinding show.  Doors open at 7 pm, the show starts at 8 pm.  Advance tickets are recommended for this 21 and older event.

 

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