I've found plenty for Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Fans to do during a rainy Northwest weekend!

It's February and the rain has returned to the Pacific Northwest.  But that doesn't mean Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Fans have to stay home, as this edition of the Weekly Update has plenty of films you can check out, from first run features to older favorites.  

I've even included the events I've found coming up on Valentine's Day, but I know more will be added in the coming days.  So check out the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar next week for any updates.  Or head there now, as I've added the latest guest coming to FanExpo PDX and Emerald City Comic Con, details on Halloween X-Spo this October in Spokane, WA, the XII Annual Bonebat Comedy of Horrors Film Festival this April in Seattle, WA, and MORE!

Harry Warden says check it out... OR ELSE!

That's all I have for now, which is good, as I have to get back to the day job.  Stay safe and I'll be back next Friday with more great events happening under The Shadow Over Portland!

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Happening This Week 

Live Attractions 

  

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

And we have more cannibals in the theaters, as The Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) shows the 2001 French erotic horror film Trouble Every Day in GLORIOUS 35mm through Thursday, February 9.

A new restoration of John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13 opens tonight at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 9).

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 on Wednesday, February 8, 15 and 22.

Jordan Peele's Oscar-winning Get Out is showing at the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 9).

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is playing at the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 9).

Travel the multiverse again as Everything Everywhere All at Once is playing at the Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA; scheduled through Monday, February 6), the Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway St NE in Salem, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 9), the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 9), the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA; scheduled through Thursday, February 9) and Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, February 8).

First Run Features  

M. Night Shyamalan's latest film, Knock at the Cabin, opens tonight at at the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 9), the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 East Burnside St in Portland, OR), the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 9), the St Johns Twin Cinema (8704 N Lombard St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 9), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 9), the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Thursday, February 9), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 9),  Living Room Theaters (341 SW 10th Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 9), Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, February 8), CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 16), Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grande, OR; scheduled through February 9), the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 9), the Ark Lodge Cinemas (4816 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Sunday, February 5), and the following McMenamins locations: The Anderson School (18607 Bothell Way NE in Bothell, WA; scheduled through Thursday, February 16), the Bagdad Theater (3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, February 15), Old St. Francis (700 NW Bond St in Bend, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, February 16),  the Grand Lodge (3505 Pacific Ave in Forest Grove, OR; scheduled through Monday, February 13), and the St Johns Theater (8203 N Ivanhoe St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, February 15), and the Olympia Club (112 N Tower Ave in Centralia, WA; scheduled through Thursday, February 9), Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grande, OR; scheduled through February 9), and the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 9).

It opens Saturday, February 4, at McMenamins Power Station (2126 SW Halsey St in Troutdale, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 16).

Brandon Cronenberg's latest film, Infinity Pool (starring Mia Goth and Alexander Skarsgård), opens tonight at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 9), the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 9), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 9), the St Johns Twin Cinema (8704 N Lombard St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, February 8), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 9), Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, February 8), Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 9), the Ark Lodge Cinemas (4816 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Sunday, February 5), and the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 9).

 

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 9).

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will show the film on Thursday, February 2, at 9 pm, with a final screening on Wednesday, February 8, at 9 pm. 

 

The killer doll genre gets an upgrade, as M3GAN is playing at the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, February 9), Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, February 8), and the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Thursday, February 9).

You can read my review of the film here.

The black comedy/horror film The Menu is playing at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) on Sunday, February 5, at 4:30 pm, and Tuesday, February 7, at 8:45 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.

Employment Opportunities

The Fear PDX is hiring for Love Bites, the Valentine's Day haunted house.  You must be able to work on Friday and Saturday, February 10 and 11.

February, 2023

Friday, February 3

VHS Night at CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) presents the 80s horror cult classic Night of the Demons, with makeup FX artist Nick Benson (Night of the Demons, society, Dead Heat) in attendance tonight.  Doors open at 9 pm, VHS trailers start at 9:15 pm, with the movie starting at 9:40 pm, and a Q and A with Nick after the show. 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen the sci fi/horror film Kids vs. Aliens with the filmmakers in attendance for a Q and A.  The event starts at 9 pm.

Weird Elephant at The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) brings Blade II back to the big screen tonight and tomorrow night at 10 pm.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will show Jordan Peele's Oscar winning film Get Out tonight at 11:30 pm.

Saturday, February 4 

 

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 Haunted Avarice.  

The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) is showing David Lynch's Eraserhead in GLORIOUS 35mm through Monday, February 6.

Sunday, February 5

Church of Film brings Boris Ivchenko's witchy love story Olesya to the Red Fox (5128 N Albina Ave in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm.  The screening will take place in an outdoor, covered and heated area.  Admission is FREE.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen the 4K restoration of John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13 at 7 pm, followed by a 4K restoration of Escape from New York at 9 pm.  You can buy tickets for either film, or purchase a double feature ticket.

The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) will show the 1942 supernatural screwball comedy I Married a Witch today at 5 pm.

Tuesday, February 7

The Sci-Fi Extravaganza, presented by CMNYK, brings Camera vs. Viras to the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR) tonight at 7 pm.  Preshow starts at 6:15 pm.

 

Wednesday, February 8

 

Church of Film brings Juraj Herz's gothic fantasy The Ninth Heart to the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) tonight at 8 pm.

The Palouise Cult Film Revival 2023 series kicks off with the musical Little Shop of Horrors at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Center (508 S Main St in Moscow, ID).  Doors open at 7 pm, film starts at 7:30 pm, and singing along is encouraged! 

Thursday, February 9

The Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) will show George A. Romero's classic Night of the Living Dead tonight at 7:30 pm.

Baron Von Terror presents Bram Stoker's Dracula at Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) tonight at 8 pm.

Friday, February 10

The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) will show Andrzej Zulawski's version of his "murdered masterpiece" On the Silver Globe through Thursday, February 16.  I'm not going to try and describe this sci fi film, just click on the link and read the synapsis for yourself.  It sounds WILD!

The Sense of Wonder series at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) brings the 1973 film Westworld back to the big screen in GLORIOUS 35mm tonight at 7:30 pm.

Saturday, February 11

The Fright-B-Wary Film Festival, dedicated to "dark, esoteric, nightmarish stories," invades the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) today at 3 pm.

The Egyptian Theatre (229 S Broadway in Coos Bay, OR) will show the fantasy classic The Princess Bride tonight at 7 pm

The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents a free screening of The Movie Orgy, Joe Dante's megamix of commercials, news reels, clips from feature films and MUCH MORE!  Be aware, this new restoration clocks in at 275 minutes (longer than the new Avatar feature).  Admission is FREE!  Showtime is 2 pm.

Sunday, February 12

The Kenworthy Performing Arts Center (508 S Main St in Moscow, ID) will screen the low budget Canadian horror film Skinamarink tonight at 7 pm.

The Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) is showing the Universal Monster classic Revenge of the Creature today at 1:45 pm.

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

Tuesday, February 14

Get ready for a delightfully decadent Valentine revue as Burlynomicon takes to the stage at The Coffin Club (421 SE Grand in Portland, OR) at 7 pm. 

The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) invites you to celebrate Valentine's Day with a screening of Akashi Miikie's J-horror classic Audition tonight at 10 pm.

Queer Horror at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) celebrates Valentine's Day with Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock tonight at 8:30 pm.  Hosted by Portland's premier drag clown Carla Rossi, the preshow features PDX all-stars.