It's an extra long edition of the Weekly Update, to help you prepare for the next heat wave.

If you haven't noticed, it appears the upcoming break in the extreme heat won't be around for long.  The current extended forecast for the Pacific Northwest shows more hot weather starting next weekend.  While current temperatures are predicted to stay in the 90s (about 32C), the heat will continue into next week. 

 

 I'm not sure people can actually melt due to hot weather, but if they can, this will be me before the end of August.

To help you start planning where you want to spend time when temperatures rise again, this edition of the Weekly Update includes all the events I've found in the second week in August.  I'm certain it's not complete, as some films will be carried over and not all theaters have their schedule planned out so far in advance.  But it's a start, and you might find the perfect event or film to help you escape the heat.

But don't worry if none of the current offerings are to you liking.  As always, I'll be adding events to the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar, so check there in a few days, if you want to know what else is coming to your area.

Once again, I'm at the day job, so I'm keeping this short.  Take care, stay hydrated, and I'll be back next week with another Weekly Update from The Shadow Over Portland. 

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Happening This Week

 

The Joy Cinema and Pub (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR) is showing Creature from the Black Lagoon in GLORIOUS polarized 3D (far superior than the red/blue prints out there) through Thursday, August 4.  It will also be shown at the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 4), though not in 3D.

 

The animated/live action mockumentary Marcel the Shell with Shoes On opens tonight at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR; plays through Sunday, July 31), the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, August 3), and Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR; plays through Thursday, August 4), the Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway NE in Salem, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 4), Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 4), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; plays through Thursday, August 4), The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA; scheduled through Thursday, August 4), the Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA; scheduled through Thursday, August 4)  and the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 4). 

VFX artist Phil Tippett's stop motion film Mad God returns to the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 4).

  

 

Starting tonight the McMenamin Kennedy School (5636 NE 33 Ave in Portland, OR) will screen all eight Harry Potter film.  Tonight is Sorcerer's Stone and The Chamber of Secrets, Saturday will continue with The Prisoner of Azkaban, The Goblet of Fire and The Order of the Phoenix, and Sunday will conclude the Potter-verse run with The Half-Blood Prince and The Deathly Hollows Part 1 and 2.  

 

The Egyptian Theatre (229 S Broadway in Coos Bay, OR) will show the fantasy classic The Princess Bride through Saturday, July 30.

The thriller about an abusive boyfriend reentering a woman's life, with a bit of a twist, Resurrection is screening at SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Thursday, August 4).

OMSI (1945 SE Water Ave in Portland, OR) is hosting a Middle-earth Film Festival, screening all three The Hobbit films and the extended Lord of the Rings trilogy on the giant screen through August 7.

  

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; the extended cut is scheduled through Thursday, August 4), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; the extended cut is scheduled through Thursday, August 4), the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Saturday, July 30), the McMenamin Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled from Monday, August 1 to Thursday, August 4), the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 4), Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, August 3) the SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Sunday, July 31).

David Lynch's Lost Highway is showing at the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA; scheduled through Thursday, August 4)

 

Jordan Peele's latest film, Nope, opens tonight at Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 4), CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 4), the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA; scheduled through Thursday, August 4), the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 4), the St Johns Twin Cinema (8704 N Lombard St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, August 3), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 4), Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 4), the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park Lane SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Thursday, August 4), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; plays through Thursday, August 4), SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Thursday, August 4), the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 4), the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 4), The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA; scheduled through Thursday, August 4), and the following McMenamins theaters: the Bagdad (3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 4), and the St. Johns Theater (8203 N Ivanhoe St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, August 3).

It's summer, so you know Marvel will put out another movie.  Thor: Love and Thunder is playing at the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 4), the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park Lane SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Thursday, August 4), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 4), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; plays through Thursday, August 4), Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 4) and the Blue Mouse Theatre (2611 N Proctor St in Tacoma, WA; scheduled Fridays to Sundays through Sunday, August 7).

 

Thor: Love and Thunder and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will play at the La Grande Drive-In (404 20th St in La Grande, OR; scheduled through Saturday, July 30).

Jurassic World: Dominion, the *cough cough* "epic conclusion," is playing at the 99W Drive-In (3110 Portland Rd in Newberg, OR; scheduled through Sunday, July 31 after Minions: The Rise of Gru), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, August 3), the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park Lane SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Thursday, August 4), and the Milton-Freewater Drive In (84322 Oregon-Washington Highway, Milton Freewater, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, August 3, after Minions: The Rise of Gru).

 

The 14th Annual GuignolFest is taking applications for filmmaker to put together a short horror film in just 72 hours.  If you're up for the challenge, you'll find details on the link. And you can follow the event on Facebook.

 

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.  

The Haunted Taft 2022 Ghosts and Legends Tours start on July 9 and run through September 17.  Tours depart from the Sapphire Center (4840 SE Hwy 101 in Lincoln City, OR), but you need to buy tickets in advance.

Stalker Farms Haunted Attractions (8705 Marsh Rd in Snohomish, WA) is now hiring scareactors, paintball actors, makeup artists and security for the 2022 haunt season.  Click on this link to apply, and you can visit the Red Barn at Stocker Farms on July 20, 27 or August 17, from 6 to 8 pm for more information and details.

ScareGrounds PDX (7805 SE Oaks Park Way in Portland, OR) is now hiring for the building crew, walkaround actors and management positions, with other jobs to be announced in the future.  Visit the link above for all the details.

 

The Hourglass Escapes Mystery at Innsmouth (located in Seattle, WA) is now open.  Play as one of seven characters from the Fantasy Flight Games Arkham Horror as you try to solve why you and your fellow investigators have been summoned to a dingy ocean side hotel with a view of Devil's Reef.

Or, check out the Hourglass Escapes Evil Dead 2 room (located in Seattle, WA), where you and your fellow paranormal investigators visit Knowby Cabin to aid Ash in his attempt to vanquish the Deadites.

 

July, 2022

 

Saturday, July 30

 

The Portlandia Mermaid Parade and Festival takes place at noon today, starting at Poets Beach along the Portland Waterfront (near the Marquam Bridge on the west side of the Willamette River in Portland, OR).  The theme this year is Rainbow Waters, a "shellabration" of queer merfolk in Portland, and the efforts to cultivate equity, inclusion and human rights for LGBTQ+ communities.

 

The Geekenders celebrate Vancouver, BC's Gay Pride weekend at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) with This Show Made Me Gay, a cabaret celebrating queer pop culture, tonight at 9 pm.   

 

 

The musical sci fi film Neptune Frost will be at The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) tonight at 10 pm. 

The Warriors will come out to play at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) tonight and tomorrow night at 7 pm.

The Wariors will also come out to play at The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) tonight only at 7:30 pm.

 

The Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) series It's Alive! concludes with the Spanish version of the 1931 Universal horror classic Dracula, presented in Spanish with English subtitles, today at noon.

 

The Oregon Bigfoot Festival and Beyond starts at 10 am today at the Clackamas County Fairgrounds and Event Center (694 NE 4th Ave in Canby, OR).  Visit the official Facebook Event Page for additional updates.  Tickets go on sale January 1, 2022. 

 

The modernization of the 1939 classic, The Wiz, returns to the big screen at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, August 3).  So get on down the road and check it out!

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) presents a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture at midnight with the Clinton Street Cabaret.  Doors open at 11 pm.

 

Sunday, July 31

 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will show the Englist dubbed version of Howl's Moving Castle today at 1:30 pm. 

The Olympia Film Society present Crimes of the Future, David Cronenberg's return to body horror, at the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE In Olympia, WA) today at 4 pm.

 

It might not be winter in the Pacific Northwest, but that's not stopping PAMCUT from showing Stanley Kurbirk's The Shining at Cinema Unbound Outdoor Movies at the Bridge Lot at OMSI (1945 SE Water Ave in Portland, OR) tonight at 9 pm. 

 

Fathom Event's Studio Ghibli Fest 2022 brings Kiki's Delivery Service back to the big screen on Sunday, Monday and Wednesday, July 31, August 1 and 2.  Monday's screening is subtitled, the other is dubbed.  Visit the link to find a theater near you.

 

August, 2022 

Monday, August 1

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will show Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Sapce Odyssey today at 4 pm.

VFX artist Phil Tippett's stop motion film Mad God will have a final screening at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) tonight at 7:15 pm.

 

"What a lovely day" at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC), as the theater ends the evening with a screening of Mad Max: Fury Road tonight at 9:30 pm. 

Tuesday, August 2

CMNYK and the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR) Sci-Fi Extravaganza presents the William Castle classic The Tingler, starring the AMAZING Vincent Price, tonight at 7 pm.  Be aware, heckling is encouraged.

John Carpenter's The Thing will play at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) tonight at 8:45 pm.

Wednesday, August 3

The sci fi comedy classic Galaxy Quest plays at 7:30 pm tonight only at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR).

BECU Drive-In Movies at Marymoor Park will show Jurassic Park at Marymoor Park (6046 W Lake Sammamish Parkway NE in Redmond, WA) tonight at 8:45 pm.  For more details and to buy tickets, visit the link above.

The Whiteside Theatre (361 SW Madison Ave in Corvallis, OR) will show the gripping thriller Wait Until Dark tonight only at 7 pm. Doors open at 6 pm.

 

Friday, August 5

 

The Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) will screen the 2022 Brazilian film Medusa through Wednesday, August 17.

 

BritCon, for fans of British Sci Fi and Fantasy, takes place through Sunday, August 7, at the Hilton Bellevue (300 112th Ave SE in Bellevue, WA).  Guest include actors Paul McGann, Eric Roberts, Daphne Ashbrook and Yee Jee Tso, as well as producer Philip Segal and writer Matthew Jacobs from the Doctor Who TV Movie.  You can get more details on the BritCon Facebook page.

 

The vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows will be shown at the SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA) on Friday, August 5, and Wednesday, August 10, as part of the theater's weeklong series celebrating the films of Taiki Waititi.

Hey you guys!  The Goonies is playing at Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) through Thursday, August 11.

Watch Nicolas Cage at his Caginest, as Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) screens the cult classic Mandy through Wednesday, August 10.

Saturday, August 6

David Yost (Billy Cranston/the Blue Ranger from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) will be at Unlock the Con (1101 Outlet Collection Mall SW Ste 1325 in Auburn, WA) from noon to 3 pm.  See the link for costs and other details.

 

Takashi Miike's musical comedy/zombie film The Happiness of the Katakuris plays tonight and tomorrow at 9:35 pm at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR).

PAMCUT will screen the musical sci fi film Neptune Frost at 2 pm today at the Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium (1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR).

Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema at the Fairhaven Village Green (1207 10 St in Bellingham, WA) will show the Disney animated feature Moana tonight after sundown.

The Hollywood Theatre Summer Movies at Oregon State Parks concludes tonight with a screening of  Encanto tonight at Champoeg State Heritage Area (located in St Paul, OR).  Admission is FREE, with free day-use parking after 7 pm.  The show starts at dusk.

 

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) presents a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture at midnight with the Clinton Street Cabaret.  Doors open at 11 pm.

 

Sunday, August 7

 

The SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA) celebration of the work of Taika Waititi continues with Thor: Ragnarok today and on Thursday, August 11. 

 

Wednesday, August 10

 

Clint Eastwood's directorial debut, the thriller Play Misty for Me, screens at 7:30 pm tonight only at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR).

 

The Whiteside Theatre (361 SW Madison Ave in Corvallis, OR) will show Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind tonight only at 7 pm. Doors open at 6 pm. 

BECU Drive-In Movies at Marymoor Park will show Shrek at Marymoor Park (6046 W Lake Sammamish Parkway NE in Redmond, WA) tonight at 8:45 pm.  For more details and to buy tickets, visit the link above.

 

Friday, August 12

 

The A24 black comedy/slasher film Bodies Bodies Bodies opens today at CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR; showtimes to be announced).

 

The SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA) opens the theater's celebration of the work of The Wachowskis with screenings of The Matrix tonight and Saturday, August 13.

 

The sci fi horror classic Event Horizon plays at 7:30 pm tonight only at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR).  Man, this is going to look so good on the big screen!  You can read my review at this link.

PAMCUT will screen Dash Shaw's animated feature Cryptozoo at 7 pm tonight at the Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium (1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR).  Arrive early to see some of Mike Bennett's Crypto-Zoo characters on display.

 

It's a Punk Kidz Double Feature at the 5th Avenue Cinema (510 SW Hall St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Sunday, August 14) with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and We are Little Zombies.  Be aware, this is a cash only venue.

 

Monty Python and the Holy Grail will be showing at the Egyptian Theatre (229 S Broadway in Coos Bay, OR) today and Saturday, August 13.

 

On Set Cinema heads to Coquitlam, BC, tonight and tomorrow to visit the property where several scenes from Twilight: New Moon were shot.  Only 14 guest will be able to attend per night, so get your tickets now.

Saturday, August 13

Werner Herzog's Nosferatu the Vampyre will play at 8 pm tonight only at The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA).

 

The celebration of the work of The Wachowskis continues at the SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA) with a screening of The Matrix Reloaded today only at 2 pm, The Matrix Revolutions today at 5 pm, and The Matrix Resurrections today at 8 pm..

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) presents a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture designed for virgins tonight at midnight.  Doors open at 11 pm.

 

Sunday, August 14

The celebration of the work of The Wachowskis continues at the SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA) with Speed Racer at 3:30 pm and on Wednesday, August 17, at 6:30 pm, and Jupiter Ascending tonight at 6:30 pm.