It's a great week to be a Pacific Northwest Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Fan!

I'm serious, you'll find so much to do in this edition of the Weekly Update, you might feel pulled into pieces trying to see everything.

Such sights to see!  I haven't been this happy since last October!!

And it's not just movies, though you'll find a great selection from old classics to new releases, and several from John Waters.  But I've also got details on a mermaid opera, a toy show, a film festival, a Bigfoot discussion, and screenings of the first four Evil Dead movies, including the original in GLORIOUS 35mm!  Just scroll down and you'll find all the details.

You will also want to check out the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar, as I've included details on the May screenings of Lifeforce and 2001: A Space Odyssey in GLORIOUS 70mm at the Hollywood Theatre in Portland (tickets will sell out fast), a growing list of May the Fourth events, and for Twilight fans reading this site, an August weekend in St Helens with three of the actors, a tour of shooting locations and much more.  And I haven't mentioned everything, so check it out!  And you know more will be coming, so keep checking back!!

Oh, and I haven't forgotten my pledge to start The Shadow Over Portland podcast.  The day job is keeping me too busy to start on it, but I get a five day break in May, giving me a chance to play with my new tech and make it happen.

That's all I have for now.  Stay safe and I'll be back next week with more great events happening under The Shadow Over Portland!

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Happening This Week 

Live Attractions 

The Wyrd War Gallery (3505 NE Broadway in Portland, OR) spring exhibition, Murder in the Front Room: The Art, Insanity, Scrawlings and Sketches of of Mark DeVito is open every Saturday and Sunday from 3 to 7 pm through June 3.  Check out the fan banners, original sketch designs and posters for bands like Metallica, Motorhead, Slayer, The Cult, Twisted Sister, and much more! 

Hidden Worlds: The Films of LAIKA is open at the Museum of Pop Culture (located in the Seattle Center; 325 5th Ave N in Seattle, WA).  The exhibit features never-before-seen artifacts from the Laika production studios, immersive set displays, character interactive and a sneak peek at the studio's next feature, Wildwood.  The exhibit will be open through Summer 2024.

 

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.

Back in Theaters

CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) celebrates next week's opening of Evil Dead Rise with Book of the Dead: The Evil Dead Saga.  That's right, grab your broomstick and head into the workshed with screenings of The Evil Dead in GLORIOUS 35mm, Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn, Army of Darkness, and 2013's Evil Dead.  Check the link for showtimes.

Alejandro Jodorowsky's Santa Sangre is playing at the Academy Theatre (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, April 20).  The film is rated NC-17, so leave the kids at home.

Get ready for the new Indy movie, as Raiders of the Lost Ark returns to the big screen at the Kiggins Theater (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA; scheduled through Monday, April 17).

The comedy sci fi classic Back to the Future is playing at McMenamins Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Tuesday, April 20).

Fathom Events brings the extended version of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King to theaters nationwide for its 20th anniversary.  The film plays through Thursday, April 20, and features an introduction from Elijah Wood.  Visit the link to find a theater near you.

Battle Royale is playing at the Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Tuesday, April 18).

The Olympia Film Society's Reel Oddities series brings Satoshi Kon's animated psychological thriller Perfect Blue to the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA) every Wednesday in April at 7 pm.

Still in Theaters

Yes, Everything Everywhere All at Once gets its own category, as it's still playing in theaters over A YEAR after its release.  You can find it at the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, April 20), the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR; scheduled through Thursday, April 20), and McMenamins Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Tuesday, April 20).

First Run Features  

The horror comedy Renfield, starring Nicholas Hoult and Nicolas Cage, opens tonight at the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, April 20), Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, April 19), the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Thursday, April 20), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Thursday, April 20), the Living Room Theaters (341 SW 10th Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, April 20), the Ark Lodge Cinemas (4816 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Sunday, April 16), the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, April 20), and the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR; scheduled through Thursday, April 20).

Julius Avery's The Pope's Exorcist, starring Russell Crowe and Franco Nero, opens tonight at the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Thursday, April 20), Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, April 19), and the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Thursday, April 20).

The sci fi drama Linoleum, about a failing science show host building a rocket, is playing at the Roxy Bremerton (270 4th St in Bremerton, WA; scheduled through Thursday, April 20) and the Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway St NE in Salem, OR; scheduled through Tuesday, April 18).

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor among Thieves is playing at Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, April 19), the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Thursday, April 20), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Thursday, April 20), the Living Room Theaters (341 SW 10th Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, April 20), the Tracyton Movie House (1520 NE Riddell Rd in Bremerton, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, April 19), the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, April 20), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, April 20), the Ark Lodge Cinemas (4816 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Sunday, April 16), and the Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grande, OR; scheduled through Thursday, April 20).

It opens on Friday, April 14, at the Milton-Freewater Drive-In (84322 Oregon-Washington Highway in Milton firewater, OR; scheduled through Sunday, April 16), with subtitles on Saturday's showing. 

Oh Cthulhu, there's another one?  How many idiot have to try and top the previous Ghostface?  It's not like it worked well for the other posers. Oh, it's different because its Ghostface takes Manhattan.  Scream VI is playing at the Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grande, OR; scheduled through Thursday, April 20), and at the Milton-Freewater Drive-In (84322 Oregon-Washington Highway in Milton firewater, OR; scheduled through Sunday, April 16), with subtitles on Saturday's showing. 

  

Film Festival Submission Information 

 

Sign of the Beast Burlesque is now taking applications to be part of Metalesque Fest 2023, taking place on October 6 and 7 in Portland, OR.  Applications are open through June 1.

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.

April, 2023

Friday, April 14

The Skyline Drive-In Theater (182 SE Brewer Rd in Shelton, WA) will show Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, followed by Scream 6 tonight and tomorrow.  On Sunday, the order will be reversed.

Cocaine Bear roars into the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) tonight at 9:45 pm.

Czechoslovakian filmmaker Jura Herz's black comedy/horror/satire The Cremator, about a crematorium director in 1030s Prague who is recruited by the Nazis and formulates his own Final Solution, is at The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) tonight at 7 pm and Sunday, April 16, at 5:30 pm.

The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) brings the low budget gore fest/puppet crazed Attack of the Beast Creatures (AKA Hell Island) to the big screen for the first time in decades tonight at 9:30 pm.

Takashi Miike's horror classic Audition is playing at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) tonight at 9 pm, and tomorrow night at 9:30 pm.

Darren Aronofsky's Pi is playing at  The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) tonight and tomorrow at 10 pm.

A 4K restoration of Gaspar Noe's Irreversible: The Straight Cut (the film has been edited to run in chronological order) plays at 9;30 pm tonight at Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR).

Saturday, April 15

Bigfoot-Real or Hoax explores the history of Bigfoot hoaxes and real encounter at 1 pm today at McFilers Chehalis Theater (558 N Market Blvd in Chehalis, WA).  The event benefits the Lewis County Historical Museum.

David Lynch's Mulholland Drive returns to The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) at 3:30 pm, and tomorrow at 2 pm.

David Lynch's Lost Highway is playing at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm.

The Liberty Theatre (315 NE 4th Ave in Camas, WA) will show the family fantasy classic The Muppet Movie today at 12:30 pm, and tomorrow at 1:45 pm. 

The live action/animated feature Who Framed Roger Rabbit plays at 3 pm today at the Whiteside Theatre (361 SW Madison Ave in Corvallis, OR).

A 4K restoration of Gaspar Noe's original version of Irreversible plays at 9;30 pm tonight at Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR).

The Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) will screen the animated adult feature Unicorn Wars tonight and tomorrow.  The film is in Spanish with English subtitles.

GROOVY!!! The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) is show The Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn, and Army of Darkness tonight starting at 7 pm.  Sure, you could by a single ticket to your favorite, but why not spend the entire evening with Ash and his boomstick (I'm so gonna get dinged for that).  Costumes are encouraged, and it's suggested you buy tickets in advance.

Sunday, April 16

The Animayhem series brings the sci fi film Redline to the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) tonight at 7:30 pm.

Monday, April 17

The Science on Screen series at The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) brings Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, with a presentation from Lindsay Walker of Communities for a Healthy Bay, to the big screen tonight at 7 pm.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will show Studio Ghibli's My Neighbor Totoro, in Japanese with English subtitles, tonight at 6:30 pm, and an English dub at 3:30 pm on Saturday, April 22. 

In celebration of John Waters' birthday, the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) is showing Multiple Maniacs (with English captions) tonight at 7 pm.  The theater will show the film without captions on Saturday, April 22, at 4 pm.

Ari Aster's horror classic Hereditary will be shown at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) tonight at 8:45 pm.

Tuesday, April 18

The CMNYK Sci-fi Extravaganza at the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR) screens the Sci-Fi comedy The Nasty Rabbit, starring Arch Hall Jr., tonight at 7 pm.  Pre-show starts at 6:15 pm.

In celebration of John Waters' birthday, the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) is showing Polyester (with English captions) tonight at 7 pm.  The theater will show the film without captions on Saturday, April 22, at 7 pm.

Wednesday, April 19

The incredibly underrated (in my opinion) Canadian zombie comedy Fido plays at 7 pm tonight at the Whiteside Theatre (361 SW Madison Ave in Corvallis, OR).  I mean, come on, the film takes place in a 50s world beset by zombies, and some of the dialog pays homages to Lassie.  What's not to love?

Thursday, April 20

The newest movie in the Evil Dead series, Evil Dead Rise opens tonight at CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, April 27), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Thursday, April 27), the Tracyton Movie House (1520 NE Riddell Rd in Bremerton, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, April 26), and the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Thursday, April 27).

Portland artist Eatcho and musician Alex Meltzer (of Korgy and Bass) provide and improvised live score to RoboCop 2 at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm.

Ari Aster's black comedy/surrealistic horror film Beau is Afraid opens tonight at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, April 27), SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Thursday, April 27), Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, April 27), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, April 27), and the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, April 27).

OH MY GOD!  Baron Von Terror brings Troll 2 to the Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) in Hecklevision tonight at 8 pm.

Friday, April 21

Alfred Hitchcock's classic horror film Psycho is playing at the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Thursday, April 27)

In celebration of John Waters' birthday, the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) is showing Serial Mom tonight at 7 pm. The film screens with English captions on Sunday, April 23, at 4 pm.

In celebration of John Waters' birthday, the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) is showing Cecil B. Demented tonight at 10 pm.  The film screens with English captions on Sunday, April 23, at 7 pm.

A new 4K restoration of Darren Aronofsky's Pi is playing at 9:30 pm tonight and tomorrow at Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR).

The witchy, imaginative fable, The Five Devils (presented in French with English subtitles), is playing at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Thursday, April 27).

Kiki's Delivery Service, in both English dub and Japanese with English subtitles, is playing at the Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, April 26).

If you're looking for some darker witchy drama, check out The VVitch, playing at the Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, April 26).

Friday Night Frights brings Frank Henenlotter's horror/comedy Basket Case to the Blue Mouse Theatre (2611 N Proctor St in Tacoma, WA) tonight at 10 pm.

Saturday, April 22

The XII Annual Bonebat Comedy of Horrors Film Festival takes place today at the SIFF Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA).  The show starts at 1 pm.

The Washington State Toy Show-Vancouver takes place today at the Clark County Event Center at the Clark County Fairgrounds (17402 NE Delfel Rd in Ridgefield, WA).  Early bird admission gets you in at 9 am, general admission starts at 10 am.  The show closes at 4 pm.

Antonín Dvořák Rusalka (The Mermaid Opera), performed by the Portland Opera, takes the stage at Keller Auditorium (222 SW Clay St in Portland, OR) tonight, Friday, April 28, and Sunday, April 30. 

The Indian supernatural thriller Virupaksha will play at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) today at 12:15 pm.  The movie is in Telugu with English subtitles, and screens with a brief intermission.

In celebration of John Water's birthday, Desperate Living will be show in GLORIOUS 35mm at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Thursday, April 27).

VHS Uber Alles brings the tale of Frankie and Zoey, enjoying a sex and weed-fueled adventure in the desert, who become the target of insane biker Billy Badd, to Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) tonight at 9:30 pm.  This film, presented in GLORIOUS VHS, has never been released on DVD.

The Olympia Film Society presents John Carpenter's The Thing, with guest Keith David in attendance for a post- film Q and A, tonight at 7 pm.  The event takes place at the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA).  Tickets are on sale NOW!

UPDATE: This event has been cancelled due to a scheduling conflict.

Sunday, April 23

The South Korean Cinema: An Unconventional Crash Course series at SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA) will screen the sci fi/horror/black comedy  Save the green Planet! today at 1:30 pm.

The S.I.N. Sunday film at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) is Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World tonight at 7 pm.  If you're a service industry worker, bring your OLCC or food handlers' card for a discount on admission.  

The Rocket Sci-Fi Matinee series at the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) presents the classic This Island Earth today at 1:45 pm.

Fathom Events brings Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away: Live on Stage. to theaters nationwide in both subtitled and dubbed versions through Wednesday, March 29.  Click on the link to find a theater near you.