Another Friday, another update full of great events happening in the Pacific Northwest!

This was an easy Weekly Update to put together, as Quantumania is taking over theaters across the Pacific Northwest, but that doesn't mean you've got to check out the latest from Marvel Studios to get your geek-on.  Just check out the great Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy events below, and you'll see what I mean.  I'm not saying you shouldn't see the film (I know I will at some point), but you do have some options to keep you from heading into an over-crowded theater.

And we all know how rowdy those Marvel fans can be.

And while no other films are opening this week to take on the Marvel juggernaut, the bat-sh*t crazy-looking Cocaine Bear opens next week, and I'd love to see that film hit the number one slot on its opening weekend.  I'll have a more complete list of theaters showing the film next week.  And hell yeah, I'll be seeing that next weekend.

As for this week, Fan Expo Portland takes place this weekend, CineMagic in Portland, OR, is showing the first two Alien and Predator films, Central Cinema in Seattle, WA, is showing Nope and Pearl, you can check out Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey in multiple theaters, VHS Uber Alles brings Sylvia Kristel's only horror film to The Grand Illusion theater in Seattle, WA, and Northwest horror filmmaker Joe Sherlock's anthology Dark Zone Thirteen Part Two is playing at the Darkside Cinema in Corvallis, OR.  You'll find details on these events, and MANY MORE below.

But if you want to plan things out a bit further, check out the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar, which has listing for the rest of the year.  I add more events every few days, so you'll want to keep checking back as you plan out your geeky outings.

Well, that's all I have for this week.  I'll be back next Friday with more great things happening under The Shadow Over Portland.  Stay safe and have a great week, everyone.

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Happening This Week 

Live Attractions 

 

Fan Expo Portland returns to the Oregon Convention Center (777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd in Portland, OR)  from Friday to Sunday, February 17, 18 and 19, for three days of genre goodness.  William Shatner (Star Trek, The Devil's Rain), Ron Perlman (Hellboy, Blade II), Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica, The Mandalorian), Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead films, Darkman, Spider-Man), and Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottome in the Harry Potter films), Michael J. Fox (the Back to the Future trilogy, The Frighteners), Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden and Brent Spider (Star Trek: The Next Generation), Bruce Campbell (The Evil Dead; do I need say more?). Carl Weathers (The Mandalorian), Ming-Na Wen (The Mandalorian, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D), Ethan Peck and Anton Mount (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds), and Nathan Fillion (Firefly) are schedule to appear.

 

The Museum of Pop Culture (325 5th Ave N in Seattle, WA) has Jim Henson puppets and set pieces from the 2019 Netflix series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance on display now.  You can read about the display, and the work the museum put into displaying the artifacts, at the link.

 

 

The Marvel Universe of Super Heroes makes a stop at OMSI (1945 SE Water Ave in Portland, OR) through April 9, 2023.  Marvel (see what I did there) at the hundred of artifacts, from original comic book pages, interactive displays, life-size statues of Marvel heroes, costumes and props from films and TV programs, and MUCH MORE.  Excelsior! 

Back in Theaters

CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) presents the series Aliens and Predators, featuring screenings of Alien, Aliens, Predator and Predator 2, through Tuesday, February 21.  Visit the link for showtimes.

The 5th Ave. Cinema (501 SW Hall St in Portland, OR) presents an Afrofuturist Double Feature of 1974's Space is the Place and 1996's documentary The Last Angel of History through Sunday, February 19.

Jordan Peele's Nope is playing at Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, February 22).

Ti West's Pearl, starring Mia Goth, is playing at Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, February 22).

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 is playing at the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 23).

Travel the multiverse again as Everything Everywhere All at Once is playing at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 23), the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA; scheduled through Thursday, February 23), The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA; scheduled through Thursday, February 23) and the Ark Lodge Cinemas (4816 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Sunday, February 19).

First Run Features  

The horror film no one expected, Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, comes to theaters nationwide tonight, courtesy of Fathom Events.  Check the link to find a theater near you. 

UPDATE: Due to the overwhelming response, this film will run through Thursday, February 23.

M. Night Shyamalan's latest film, Knock at the Cabin, is playing at the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 East Burnside St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 23), the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 23), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 23), the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, February 23), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 23),  Living Room Theaters (341 SW 10th Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 23), Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 23), the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 23), and the Tracyton Movie House (1520 NE Riddell Rd in Bremerton, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, February 22).

Brandon Cronenberg's latest film, Infinity Pool (starring Mia Goth and Alexander Skarsgård), is playing at the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, February 22), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 23), and  Living Room Theaters (341 SW 10th Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 23).

 

I hadn't heard about this one until today, but the buzz surrounding the film is pretty intense and I'm sold!  The micro-budget Canadian horror film Skinamarink is playing at the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 23).

The film has a final screening at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) on Monday, February 20, at 9 pm.

  

Film Festival Submission Information 

 

The Northwest Flying Saucer Film Festival is accepting UFO/Alien themed short films, documentaries, animation or music videos for the festival, which takes place on September 22 at McFiler's Chehalis Theater (558 N Market Blvd in Chehalis, WA). Submissions are accepted on FilmFreeway through July 15.

The Crypticon Seattle Film Festival is now open for submissions.  The Late Deadline is April 4, 2023.  Visit the link for all the details.

February, 2023

 

Friday, February 17

 

Friday Night Frights gets all witchy tonight with a screening of The Craft at the Blue Mouse Theatre(2611 N Proctor St in Tacoma, WA) tonight only at 10 pm.  Be one of the weirdos and check this film out on the big screen! 

Weird Elephant at The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) presents the Afrofuturist sci fi film Space is the Place tonight and tomorrow night at 10 pm.

Saturday, February 18

The Sprocket Society presents Saturday Secret Matinees 2023 every Saturday through March 25 at 1 pm, in GLORIOUS 16mm, at The Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA).  Each Saturday starts with a new episode from the classic serial King of the Rocket Men, followed by a secret film.  The clue for today and next week's film is Nuts!

The Oregon Symphony presents The Goonies in Concert at 7:30 pm tonight and 2 pm tomorrow at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (1037 SW Broadway in Portland, OR).

Animayhem brings Ghost in the Shell to the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) tonight at 7:20 pm.

The Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) will show The Wiz tonight at 7:30 pm.

VHS Uber Alles brings Sylvia Kristel's only horror film, playing a vampire searching for her husband, the long deceased Count Dracula, to The Grand Illusion (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) in GLORIOUS VHS tonight at 9:30 pm.  This might be your only chance to check it out, as the film has never been released on DVD.

The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) is showing Tom Holland's killer doll classic Child's Play tonight at 10:30 pm.

A fundraiser screening of Little Shop of Horrors takes place at 1 pm today in the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR).  Hosted by filmmaker Thom Hilton, proceeds from ticket sales will go towards the production of his short film Genre Flick, a raunchy queer comedy that takes place mostly in the Clinton Street Theater.

FLASH! A-HA!!!  The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen the camp classic Flash Gordon tonight and tomorrow night at 9:30 pm in GLORIOUS 35mm.  

Sunday, February 19

Hey you guys! The Liberty Theatre (1203 Commercial St in Astoria, OR) will show the Northwest favorite The Goonies tonight at 7 pm.

Monday, February 20

Local horror filmmaker Joe Sherlock's horror anthology Dark Zone Thirteen Part Two will be screened at 7 pm tonight at the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR).  It's got ghosts, exorcisms, general weirdness and a Lovecraft adaptation.  Support locally made films by checking this out!

A newly restored version of the horror film Def by Temptation, starring the writer/director/producer James Bond III (and featuring Samuel L. Jackson), will be shown at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm.

Tuesday, February 21

The Sci-Fi Extravaganza, presented by CMNYK, brings the surprisingly fun zombie (at least I thought so) film Mutant, starring Wings Hauser and Bo Hopkins, to the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR) tonight at 7 pm.  Preshow starts at 6:15 pm.

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will show the vampire film Ganja and Hess, starring Duane Jones (Night of the Living Dead), tonight at 7 pm. 

Wednesday, February 22

CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen director Lam Ngai Kai's (Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky) insane-in-the-best-ways action fantasy film The Seventh Curse, featuring Chow Yun-Fat and Maggie Cheung, tonight at 7 pm. 

The Reel Oddities series from the Olympia Film Society brings Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise to the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA) at 7 pm tonight.

Church of Film brings Marguerite of the Night, the French retelling of Faust in a jazzy 50s milieu, to the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) tonight at 8 pm.

The Palouise Cult Film Revival 2023 series continues with Tim Burton's Mars Attacks! at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Center (508 S Main St in Moscow, ID) tonight at 7:30 pm.

Thursday, February 23

If you haven't seen the trailer online, yes, this is a real movie and it looks INSANE IN THE BEST WAYS!  Cocaine Bear opens tonight at the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, March 2), Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, March 2), Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, March 2), the St Johns Twin Cinema (8704 N Lombard St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, March 2), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, March 2),  the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, March 2), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Thursday, March 2),  Living Room Theaters (341 SW 10th Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, March 2), and SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Thursday, March 2).

It opens on Friday, February 24, at the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR; scheduled through Thursday, March 2) and CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, March 9).

RACE TALKS Movies brings The Wiz to McMenamins Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd Ave in Portland, OR) tonight.  The film starts with an introduction at 6:15 pm, and a Q and A discussion will follow the screening. Singing along is encouraged if viewers know the words.

The horror film Ma is screening at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm.

Friday, February 24

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me tonight at 11:30 pm.

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will screen the original Candyman, with Tony Todd and Vanessa Williams, tonight at 7 pm.

Pan African Commons presents Jordan Peele's Oscar-winning Get Out at the 5th Ave. Cinema (501 SW Hall St in Portland, OR) through Sunday, February 26.

Saturday, February 25

Steve Cardenas, (Rocky, the Red Ranger in Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, and the Blue Zeo Ranger in Power Rangers Zeo) will be at Unlock the Con (1101 Outlet Collection Way, Set 1325, in Auburn, WA) today from noon to 3 pm.  General admission is FREE, but Front of Line Passes and Exclusive Items are available on TIXR.

Chucky's back at The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) with a screening of Child's Play 2 tonight at 10 pm.

The haunted house movie The Unsettling is playing at The Grand Illusion (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Tuesday, February 28).

The Kenworthy Performing Arts Center (508 S Main St in Moscow, ID) will show a English dubbed version of Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away today at noon, followed by the film in Japanese with English subtitles at 4 pm.

The horror anthology Tales from the Hood, starring Clarence Williams III, is playing at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm.

The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen Frank Henenlotter's Basket Case tonight and tomorrow night at 9:30 pm.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show returns to the Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA) with the Denton Delinquents performing their annual SWITCH night.  The performers will draw the role for that night from a hat, so anything might happen.  Doors and pre-show at 9 pm.