The Halloween Haunted Attractions page for 2023 is UP!

Okay, it's only got one listing, but still, that means the MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR is coming!  And you know more will be coming attractions will be added soon, just as soon as I get more details.

Let the dancing begin, Halloween is just 96 days away!

You'll find the Halloween Haunted Attractions page at the top of the site page, the same place as the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar.  You'll want to check that out, as it contains information on Halloweentown, a celebration in St Helens, OR.  The fun starts on September 16 and runs through Halloween, so visit the link for all the details.

As for this week, we've got some great films, a surprising amount of anime films, live performances, celebrity signings...  I could go on, but I've got to get back to the day job.  Just scroll down and take a look.

Got to sign off, so have a good week 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 Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR) will host Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio through September 17.  If you've seen the film (and even if you haven't yet, but what are you waiting for?), you don't want to miss this exhibit into the making of a stop-motion classic.

Stranger Things: The Experience comes to a capacious warehouse at 1750 Occidental Ave S in Seattle, WA, through Sunday, August 6.  Children under 5 years of age will not be admitted due to content, and anyone under 14 years old must be accompanied by an adult.  You have to expect some real scares when you enter the Upside Down.

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

The "improved" edition of Star Wars is showing at Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, August 3).

Nicolas Cage goes full-on Caginess in Mandy, playing at Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, August 3).

The Egyptian Theatre (229 S Broadway in Coos Bay, OR) will show the Lord of the Rings Trilogy through the rest of the month.  Visit the link for the each films showtimes.

First Run Features  

The Australian horror film Talk to Me is showing at the Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 3), the Metro Cinemas (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 3), the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 3), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 3), the Living Room Theaters (341 SW 10th Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 3), the Ark Lodge Cinemas (4816 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Sunday, August 30), the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 3), and the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 3).

Yeah, Disney's trying it again.  Haunted Mansion is playing at the Yelm Cinema (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm WA; scheduled through Thursday, August 3), McMenamins Old St. Francis Theater (700 NW Bond St in Bend, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 10), McMenamins Olympic Club Theater (700 NW Bond St in Bend, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 10), Studio One (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 3), the Tracyton Movie House (1520 NE Riddell Rd in Bremerton, WA; scheduled through Thursday, August 3), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 3), the Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grande, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 3), and The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA; scheduled through Thursday, August 3).

Wes Anderson's sci fi romantic comedy/drama Asteroid City is playing at the Salem Cinema (1227 Broadway St NE in Salem, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 3), the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 3), the Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA; scheduled through Sunday, July 30), and the Metro Cinemas (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 3).

It opens on Monday, August 7, at the Roxy Bremerton (270 4th St in Bremerton, WA; scheduled through Thursday, August 17). 

Film Festival Submission Information 

 

Time to start assembling your filmmaking friends for The 15th Annual Guignolfest: 3-Day Horror Film Contest.  For more details, visit the event's Facebook page or website.

July, 2023

Friday, July 28

Friday Night Frights brings the 1986 horror musical Little Shop of Horrors to the Blue Mouse Theatre (2611 N Proctor in Tacoma, WA), with a shadowcast by The Blue Mousketeers, tonight at 10 pm.

Midnight Friday keep the good doctor vibes rolling at the Joy Cinema (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR) with Ghost of Frankenstein, starring Lon Chaney Jr, Evelyn Ankers and Bela Lugosi, tonight at Midnight.

5th Avenue Cinema (510 SW Hall St in Portland, OR) will show Mamoru Oshii's Angel's Egg and Ghost in the Shell through Sunday, August 30.

The "Pinky Violence" classic Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701 is playing at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm.

The Moscow Film Society brings Paul Verhoeven's sci fi satire Starship Troopers to the Kenworthy Preforming Arts Centre (508 S Main St in Moscow, ID) tonight at 7 pm.  Would you like to know more?  Click the link!

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen Neil Breen's sci fi thriller Cade: The Tortured Crossing tonight at 9:05 pm.

McMenamins Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd Ave in Portland, OR) will show ALL the Harry Potter films, in order, through Sunday, July 30.  Pick your favorites to check out, or buy the Wizarding Weekend Prefect Pass and watch them all!  Visit the link for details. 

Saturday, July 29

WasabiCon PDX 2023 takes place today and tomorrow at the Hilton Portland Downtown (921 SW 6th Ave in Portland, OR).  Keep an eye on the Facebook Page for up to the minute details.

Lacy Productions brings Booklover's Burlesque: Revenge of the Sci-Fi Edition to the Alberta Rose Theatre (3000 NE Alberta St in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm.

I Like Comics (1715 Broadway St in Vancouver, WA) will bring actor Jason Faunt (the Red Time Power Ranger from Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel) today starting at noon. 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will show the horror/fantasy Moon Garden tonight at 5:20 pm.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen the anime version of Metropolis today at 3:20 pm.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen Alehandro Jodorowsky's The Holy Mountain tonight at 10:30 pm.

The anime film A Letter to Momo, about a young girl who meets three mischievous yokai after the death of her father, plays in Japanese with English subtitles at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) today at 3 pm.

The anime body swapping romantic fantasy Your Name shows three times today at the Kenworthy Preforming Arts Centre (508 S Main St in Moscow, ID).  The 1 pm showing is dubbed in English, the 4 and 7 pm showing have English subtitles.

Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR) will screen Roman Polanski's horror classic Rosemary's Baby today at 11 am.  Fun fact, William Castle was the producer, but was kept from directing the film.  I can only imaging the gimmick he'd had in mind for this one...

Sunday, July 30

Studio Ghibli at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen Princess Mononoke today at 1 pm, and on Saturday, August 26, at noon.  Both movies are English dubs.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen John Waters' Female Trouble tonight at 9:30 pm.

August, 2023

Tuesday, August 1

The CMNYK Sci-Fi Extravaganza brings Atomic Rulers to the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR) tonight at 7 pm.  Pre-show starts at 6:15 pm.

KPAC Films from the Vault brings the 1933 classic King Kong to the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre (508 S Main St in Moscow, ID) tonight at 7 pm, and admission is FREE!  DON'T miss this on the big screen!!

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen the sci fi animated classic Fantastic Planet, in French with English subtitles, tonight at 9 pm. 

Wednesday, August 2

The Whiteside Theatre (361 SW Madison Ave in Corvallis, OR) will show Stand by Me, based on the Stephen King novella, tonight at 7 pm. 

The Moscow Film Society brings Terminator 2: Judgment Day to the Kenworthy Preforming Arts Centre (508 S Main St in Moscow, ID) tonight at 7 pm.

BECU Outdoor Movies at Marymoor Park (6064 West Lake Sammomish Pkwy NE in Redmond, WA) screens the Oregon favorite The Goonies tonight at dusk.  "Doors" open at 7 pm, with live music by Mike Hopkins starting at 7:30 pm pm.

Thursday, August 3

Guess you can't keep a monster shark down.  Meg 2: The Trench opens tonight at the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 10).

Friday, August 4

The Spirit of Halloweentown presents a Twilight Weekend in St Helens, OR this weekend.  Events and tours of Twilight shooting locations will fill the weekend.  Actors Kellan Lutz, Eli Gathegi and Matt Bushell will be in attendance.  Visit the link above and click the "Get Tickets" button for more details (the button is on the lower right of your screen).

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge tonight at 11:30 pm.

The Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) will screen Mark Lester's terminators-in-school sci fi film Class of 1999 tonight and tomorrow at 9:30 pm.

The Jim Henson/Frank Oz fantasy The Dark Crystal is showing at Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, August 9).

Ack ack ACK!  Mars Attacks! at Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, August 9).

Weird Elephant at The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) invites you to a date with The Wicker Man tonight and tomorrow night at 10 pm.  Yeah, this is the one without the bees!

Saturday, August 5

The Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire (18601 Sky Meadows Lane in Snohomish, WA) kicks off its first weekend with Cogs and Corsets on the High Seas, a mix of steampunk and pirates, today and tomorrow.

The Artist Alley Comics Fest 2023, a showcase of independent comic artist who are traditionally overlooked or shut out of larger events, takes place today at Madison High School (2735 NE 82nd Ave in Portland, OR) today from 11 am to 5 pm.

The Geekenders present The Wizard of Bras at 9 pm tonight and tomorrow at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC).  Yeah, this will be a sexy trip down the Yellow Brick Road.

Studio Ghibli at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen My Neighbor Totoro today at 3:30 pm, and on Saturday, September 2, at 12:30 pm.  Both films are English dubs.

The Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) will screen Stand by Me, based on the Stephen King novella The Body, through Wednesday, August 9.

Children of the Sea, the first film adaptation of a Daisuke Igarashi manga series, plays in Japanese with English subtitles at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) today at 3 pm.

Guess it's never too early for Johnny.  The Egyptian Theatre (229 S Broadway in Coos Bay, OR) will screen Stanley Kubrick's The Shining tonight at 8 pm.

Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR) will screen Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds today at 11 am.

Fathom Events brings Princess Mononoke to theaters nationwide through Wednesday, August 9.  Click the link to find a theater near you.

Sunday, August 6

The incredibly cheesy sci fi "classic" Robot Monster plays at 1:45 pm today at the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA).  Can't say if it's in 3D, but the write-up makes it sound that way!  Call the theater to find out.