Well, it's going to be the perfect weekend to head for a cool theater.

This weekend is going to be very warm in parts of the Pacific Northwest, with some areas under a heat advisory warning.  And while the temperatures won't climb as high as last summer's heat dome days, it still feels like the perfect weekend for heading to a nice, dark, air conditioned theater.  

I'm one of those "lucky" people who'll be working outside during this hot weekend, so I'll be MEEEELTING!

If spending time in a cool theater theater sounds good to you, this edition of the Weekly Update is full of great movies for Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Fans.  I've even got a few outdoor movie suggestions, for when the sun and temperature goes down.  

Of course, should you want to see what's happening in the next couple of months, head over to the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar, where you find news on events coming up in the second half of 2022, and beyond!

Hope everyone stays safe, and keeps cool.  I'll be back next week with more events happening under The Shadow Over Portland!

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Happening This Week   

Director Scott Derickson's (Sinister) latest horror film, The Black Phone (based on a Joe Hill story) opens today at  CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthrone Blvd in Portland, OR; plays through Thursday, July 7), the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR; plays through Thursday, June 30), the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park Lane SE in Yelm, WA; plays through Wednesday, June 29), Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; plays through Thursday, June 30), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; plays through Wednesday, June 29), and the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; plays through Thursday, June 30).

 

The Haunted Tavern: A Dark Pop-Up Cocktail Experience will be hosting four part interactive cocktail journeys through Sunday, June 26, at the Shanghai Tunnel Bar (211 SW Ankeny St in Portland, OR).  Click on the link for more details and ticket purchases.  Of course, you have to be 21 or older to attend.

VFX artist Phil Tippett's stop motion film Mad God is playing at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA; plays through Thursday, June 30) and the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland OR; plays through Thursday, July 30).

 

Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) will show the 1982 animated classic The Last Unicorn through Thursday, June 30.

Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) will show the camp classic Barbarella through Wednesday, June 29.  You know it's gonna be a "psychedelia" good time.  

 

Crimes of the Future, David Cronenberg's return to body horror, opens tonight at the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; plays through Thursday, June 30) and the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA; plays through Thursday, June 30)

 

The Sci Fi comedy Brian and Charles is playing at Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR; plays through Thursday, June 30), the Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway NE in Salem, OR; plays through Thursday, June 30), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; plays through Thursday, June 30), the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA; plays through Thursday, June 30), the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR; plays through Thursday, June 30), The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA; plays through Thursday, June 30), and the SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA; plays through Thursday, June 30). 

 

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 30), the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR; plays through Thursday, June 30), the Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway NE in Salem, OR; ends on Thursday, June 30), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; plays through Thursday, June 30), Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR; plays through Thursday, June 30), The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA; plays through Thursday, June 30), and Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; plays through Thursday, June 30).

 

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is playing at the McMenamin Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd Ave in Portland, OR; plays through Thursday, June 30).

 

The latest Disney/Pixar toy commercial animated feature, Lightyear, opens today at the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; plays through Thursday, June 23), the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR; plays through Thursday, June 30), the St Johns Twin Cinema (8704 N Lombard St in Portland, OR; plays through Thursday, June 30), the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR; plays through Thursday, June 30), Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; plays through Thursday, June 30), the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park Lane SE in Yelm, WA; plays through Thursday, June 30), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; plays through Thursday, June 30), the Cameo Theatre (304 E 1st St in Newberg, OR; plays through Monday, June 27), the Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grande, OR; plays to Thursday, June 30), the Liberty Theatre (315 NE 4th Ave in Camas, WA: plays through Thursday, June 30), the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; plays through Thursday, June 30), the Kelso Theater Pub (214 S Pacific Ave in Kelso, WA: plays through Thursday, June 30) and the following McMenamins locations: the Grand Lodge (3505 Pacific Ave in Forest Grove, OR; plays through Wednesday, July 6), Old St. Francis (700 NW Bond St in Bend, OR; plays through Wednesday, July 6), Olympic Club (112 N Tower Ave in Centralia, WA; plays through Thursday, June 30), the Power Station at Edgefield (2126 SW Halsey St in Troutdale, OR; plays through Wednesday, July 7). .

 

Jurassic World: Dominion, the *cough cough* "epic conclusion," is playing at the Mt. Hood Theatre (401 E Powell Blvd in Gresham, OR; plays through Thursday, June 30), the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park Lane SE in Yelm, WA; plays through Wednesday, June 29), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; plays through Thursday, June 30), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; plays through Thursday, June 30), Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; plays through Thursday, June 30), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; plays through Thursday, June 30), the Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grande, OR; plays to Thursday, June 30), the Liberty Theatre (315 NE 4th Ave in Camas, WA: plays through Thursday, June 30), the OMSI Empirical Theater (1945 SE Water Ave in Portland, OR; plays through Sunday, June 26), the Milton-Freewater Drive-In (84322 Oregon-Washington Highway in Milton Freewater, OR; plays through Wednesday, June 29).

 

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 add Ash in his attempt to vanquish the Deadites.

Explore the spooky side of Vancouver, WA, by attending one of the Ghostly Vancouver Tours.  You can choose either Ghostly Gastown Tour, or the Ghostly Downtown Tour.  Or, better yet, check them both out this summer!  You can also follow them on Facebook.

ScareGrounds PDX is now hiring for the building crew, walkaround actors and management positions, with other jobs to be announced in the future.  Mandatory auditions for walkaround cast members will take place on Saturday, June 18, at Oaks Park.  Visit the link above for all the details.

 

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.

 

June, 2022

 

Saturday, June 25 

The Sisters of Lilith are hosting a Summer Solstice Market at Prindle Mountain (1622 Ryan-Tavelli Rd in Washougal, WA) from noon to 7 pm.  The event takes place on private property, so please read and follow the rules, which you find at the link above.  Also, you need to order a ticket, which gives you a time window to attend, to help prevent overcrowding.  Tickets are donation-based, and donations will be given to the Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership and you can get one at the link above.

 

The International Mermaid Museum (7 S Arbor Rd in Aberdeen, WA) will present an outdoor screening of the new mermaid movie Erzulie tonight at 7 pm.  The film will be shown in the event tent at the Westport Winery Garden Resort (1 S Arbor Rd in Aberdeen, WA).  The film is rated PG-13, and director Christine Chen suggests the film is not for young children, likening it to "Goonies, meets Jaws and Splash."  Chen and Leila Annastasia Scott (who plays Erzulie) will be present for a Q and A.  Advance tickets are $10 and required to attend, and you can purchase them at this link.

The musical Sci Fi film Neptune Frost will be show at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) today at 1 pm and on Tuesday, June 27, at 8:45 pm.

The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) will show Jean Rollin's Fascination tonight only at 10:15 pm.

Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema returns to the Fairhaven Village Green (1207 10 St in Bellingham, WA) with a screening of Back to the Future tonight only.  Pre-show starts at 8:15 pm.

The Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) series It's Alive! continues with Edgar Ulmer's 1934 horror classic The Black Cat, with Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, today at noon. 

Fathom Events brings G.I. Joe: The Movie back to theaters nationwide in celebration of the film's 35th anniversary.  The film screens today and on Saturday, June 25.  Visit the link to find a theater near you screening the film.

In celebration of 100 years of Oregon State Parks, the Hollywood Theatre has set up Summer Movies at Oregon State Parks, starting tonight with the original Jurassic Park.  The screening takes place at Rooster Rock State Park (located in Corbett, OR).  Admission is FREE, with free day-use parking after 7 pm.  The show starts at dusk.

It's Satanageddon! at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA), starting tonight at 8 pm.  Presented by Bat City Cinema, the American Genre Film Archive and support from the Sprocket Society, this explosion of evil trailers, cartoons and shorts from the Satanic Panic era will be presented in GLORIOUS 16mm.  And the program includes two films, Satan War (this is one of only two prints in existence!) and Gene Roddenberry's failed pilot film Spectre. 

 

UPDATE: This event has been CANCELLED due to a COVID exposure. 

All's Faire, a fun medieval fantasy world for the whole family, takes place this weekend at the Thurston County Fairgrounds (3054 Carpenter Rd SE in Lacey, WA).  You can follow the event on Facebook.

 

The Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA) will show The Rocky Horror Picture Show, with the Denton Delinquents Time Warping across the stage, tonight at 10 pm.  Doors open at 9 pm.  

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

Sunday, June 26

VFX artist Phil Tippett's stop motion film Mad God will play at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) tonight at 6:45 pm and Tuesday, June 28, at 9:30 pm.

It's Satanageddon! at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR), starting tonight at 6 pm.  Presented by Bat City Cinema, the American Genre Film Archive and support from the Sprocket Society, this explosion of evil trailers, cartoons and shorts from the Satanic Panic era will be presented in GLORIOUS 16mm.  And the program includes two films, Satan War (this is one of only two prints in existence!) and Gene Roddenberry's failed pilot film Spectre. 

 

UPDATE: This event has been CANCELLED due to a COVID exposure.

Fathom Event's Studio Ghibli Fest 2022 brings The Cat Returns back to the big screen for its 20th anniversary on Sunday and Monday, June 26 and 27.  Monday's screening is subtitled, the other is dubbed.  Visit the link to find a theater near you.

 

Dig out your multipass and head to the theaters, as Fathom Events brings The Fifth Element back to the big screen nationwide in celebration of the film's 25th anniversary.  Screenings take place today and on Wednesday, June 29.  Visit the link to find a theater near you screening the film. 

 

The film is also playing at 9 pm tonight at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC).

 

Monday, June 27

 

Ari Aster's folk horror tale Midsommar plays at 9 pm tonight at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC).

 

Wednesday, June 29

 

The Portland Horror Film Festival 2022 takes place through Sunday, July 3, with evening theatrical screenings at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) and weekend matinees at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR).  You can also stream it all at home anywhere in the US!  Check out the Facebook Event Page for more details.

 

July, 2022

 

Friday, July 1

 

"It's your one way ticket to Midnight; Call it Heavy Metal!" The adult animated camp classic screens tonight at 10:30 pm tonight at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC).

 

The fantasy Legend, featuring a legendary Tim Curry performance, will screen at Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA; plays through Thursday, July 7).

 

 A new 4K restoration of David Lynch's Lost Highway opens tonight at the SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA; dates and showtimes to be announced).

 

 

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will screen the sci fi action flick Demolition Man tonight only at 7 pm.

 

VHS Night at  CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthrone Blvd in Portland, OR) presents the zombie/comedy/cop action flick Dead Heat tonight.  Show time has yet to be announced. 

 

Saturday, July 2

 

The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) will show Mario Bava's Blood and Black Lace tonight only at 7:30 pm.

 

Joe Bob Briggs returns to the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm for Joe Bob's Indoor Drive-In Geek-Out.  He'll be hosting a Cerebellum Double Feature, with The Brain and Brain Damage on the big screen.  I'm sure Joe Bob will agree when I say you should check it out.  As his last appearance sold out, get your tickets early!

UPDATE: This event has SOLD OUT.   Told you tickets were going to go quick.

 

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.

 

Monday, July 4

 

The fireworks aren't in the sky tonight, they're at Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA), where you can catch Independence Day at 3 pm, or at 6 pm in a Hecklevision version.

 

The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) will show Stanley Kubrick's The Shining tonight only at 7:30 pm.