Oh, I'm late with this one...

Sorry this edition of the Weekly Update is so late, but the day job transitioned to summer hours this week.  And while I'm one of the very few employees protected from summer layoffs (which is nice), it means I need to cover some of the tasks assigned to others.  So my workload has increase quite a bit, and it's left me worn out after my shift to the point where I just want to go home, sit on the couch and watch a movie or two.

Maybe if I got up and worked on the site, the fungus wouldn't be covering me.

Hell, I'll get to my desk tomorrow.  At least this is giving me a bit of color.

I have a plan to avoid being late next week, which is to spend my weekend updating the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar as much as possible.  Check it out later in the week to see if I'm successful, and to get a glimpse at what's coming up this summer.

Well, that's what I have for now.  Stay safe, have a great weekend, and I'll be back (hopefully on Friday) with another update from The Shadow Over Portland.

Happening This Week

Live Attractions 

Paranormal Cirque II invites you to face your fears as they invade the The Outlet Collection Seattle (1101 Outlet Collection Way in Auburn, WA) through Monday, May 27.  Please note, no one under 13 years of age will be admitted.  Those 13 to 17 years of age must by accompanied by an adult.

Saw the Musical, an unauthorized parody of the film, is coming from New York to the Alberta Abbey (126 NE Alberta St in Portland, OR) through June 9.  As you might guess, the Abbey is issuing a parental advisory for explicit content.  Oh, and there is a "splash zone!"  Visit the link above for tickets.

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.

Back in Theaters

The animated French neo-noir sci fi film Mars Express is playing at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, May 29).

Kiki's Delivery Service, in both subtitled and dubbed formats, is playing at Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, May 29).

My Neighbor Totoro is playing at the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, May 30) in both dubbed and subtitled versions.  Visit the link for showtimes.

The action classic Raiders of the Lost Ark is playing at the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, May 30).

The cult classic Donnie Darko is playing at the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, May 30).

Dario Argento's classic Suspiria is playing at Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, May 29).

Dune: Part 2 is playing at McMenamins Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, May 30).

First Run Features  

I Saw the TV Glow, about a boy introduced to a mysterious late-night TV show, only to find his view of reality begin to crack, is playing at the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, May 30), the Metro Cinema (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, May 30), the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA; scheduled through Thursday, May 30), the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, May 30), the Living Room Theaters (341 SW 10th Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, May 30), The Grand Cinema (6067 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA; scheduled through Thursday, May 30), SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Thursday, May 30), the Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway St NE in Salem, OR; scheduled through Thursday, May 30), and the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR; scheduled through Thursday, May 30).

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is playing at CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, June 6), the Kelso Theater Pub (214 S Pacific in Kelso, WA; scheduled through Thursday, May 30), the St Johns Twin Cinema (8704 N Lombard St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, May 30), The Grand Cinema (6067 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA; scheduled through Thursday, May 30), the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, May 30), the Metro Cinema (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, May 30), Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, May 30), the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA; scheduled through Thursday, May 30), the Ark Lodge Cinemas (4816 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Sunday, May 26), the North Bend Theatre (125 Bendigo Blvd N in North Bend, WA; scheduled through Sunday, June 2), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, May 29), Studio One (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, May 30), the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, May 30), the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Thursday, May 30), SIFF Cinema Downtown (2100 4th Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Thursday, June 13), the Living Room Theaters (341 SW 10th Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, May 30), the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, 30), the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, May 30), The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA; scheduled through Thursday, May 30), Tracyton Movie House (1520 NE Riddell Rd in Bremerton, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, May 29), the Joy Cinema (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR; scheduled through Thursday, 30), and the following McMenamins theaters: the Bagdad Theater (3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, June 5), the Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grande, OR; scheduled through Thursday, May 30), the St. Johns Theater (8203 N Ivanhoe St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, June 5), and the Power Station Theater (2126 SW Halsey St in Troutdale, OR; scheduled through Thursday, June 6).

The Skyline Drive-In (182 SE Brewer Rd in Shelton, WA) is showing Furiosa along with Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire through Monday, May 27.

Well, if you're interested, The Strangers: Chapter 1 (yep, it's a prequel and the first of a new trilogy, with the second being releasing this year!) is playing at the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, May 29), and the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Thursday, May 30).

The Beast, a sci fi romantic drama loosely based on Henry James' The Beast in the Jungle, is playing at the Roxy Bremerton (270 4th St in Bremerton, WA; scheduled through Thursday, June 6), and the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA; scheduled through Thursday, June 6).

Film Festival and Stage Performance Submission Information 

The H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival and CthulhuCon is accepting submissions for the 2024 festival in Portland, OR.  Visit the link above for all the details, as there are multiple deadlines (the final one is on August 1 for limited films).

The 16th Annual Guignolfest 72 Hour Horror Film Contest is taking applications for 2024 now.  You can also watch the trailer on YouTube.

The Northwest Flying Saucer Film Festival returns to McFiler's Chehalis Theater (558 N Market Blvd in Chehalis, WA) this September, and will begin accepting submissions of UFO themed shorts, documentaries, animations or music videos from Northwest filmmakers on January 1.  Deadline is August 18, 2024.

May, 2024

Sunday, May 26

HEY YOU GUYS!  The Goonies is playing at the Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway St NE in Salem, OR) tonight at 6:30 pm.

I'm going to say it, one of the greatest sequels ever, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, is playing at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) in GLORIOUS 35mm tonight at 7:30 pm.

Hundreds of Beavers invade the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre (508 S Main St in Moscow, ID) today.

The People's Joker has an encore screening at the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA) today at 4 pm.

Monday, May 27

The 1971 musical fantasy Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory plays at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre (508 S Main St in Moscow, ID) today at 1 and 6 pm.

The fantasy classic The Wizard of Oz at the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) today at 1:30 pm.

Tuesday, May 28

The Grindhouse Film Festival at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) is presenting a one-time Secret VHS Screening tonight at 7:30 pm.  The film is unavailable in any other format, and guaranteed to "entertain and offend.

Wednesday, May 29

V: The Final Battle Part 3, the conclusion to the epic sci fi series, screens at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) tonight starting at 7:30 pm. 

Stand by Me, based on the Stephen King novella The Body, is playing at the Admiral Theatre (515 Pacific Ave in Bremerton, WA) tonight at 7 pm.

Alfred Hitchcock's classic Psycho plays at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre (508 S Main St in Moscow, ID) tonight at 7 pm.

Thursday, May 30

The Whiteside Theatre (361 SW Madison Ave in Corvallis, OR) is showing the multiple Oscar winner  Everything Everywhere All at Once tonight at 7 pm.

Hundreds of Beavers invade the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA; scheduled through Sunday, June 2).

Portland visual artist Eatcho curates this month's Blessings Movie Night at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) with an original live rescore to The Dark Crystal by returning local musician Pink Buddha tonight at 7 pm.

Friday, May 31

Ari Aster's folk horror film Midsommar is playing at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm.

Seattle-based musician Corey J. Brewer will perform a new live score during a screening of 1927's silent horror/comedy The Cat and the Canary at the Tomorrow Theater (3530 SE Division St in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm.

Panos Cosmatos' horror/revenge film Mandy, with Nicolas Cage at his Cage-ist, is playing at 9:30 pm tonight and tomorrow at Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR).

Kiki's Delivery Service is playing at is playing at the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, June 6).

It's rock and roll with a driller beat!  Slumber Party Massacre II is playing at is playing at the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, June 6).

June, 2024

Saturday, June 1

Wyrd War presents a Dead End Drive-In Double Feature at the 99W Drive-In (3110 Portland Rod in Newberg, OR) to celebrate cult Australian filmmaker Brian Trenchartd-Smith's 78th birthday.  Check out two of his classics, Dead End Drive-In and Turkey Shoot (AKA Escape 2000), and Trenchard-Smith will be signing copies of his memoir Adventures in the B-Movie Trade before the films.  Gates open at 6 pm, films start at dusk.

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Film Festival takes place today at SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA) from 3 to 8 pm, and tomorrow at SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA) from 1 to 4:30 pm.  Visit the link for all the details.

Handling the Undead, about three families in Oslo thrown into chaos when their deceased loved ones (and thousands others) return from the dead, is playing at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) tonight at 9 pm, and on Tuesday, June 4, at 9:30 pm.  Don't expect any much gut munching, as this seems more a horror/drama about grief and loss.

Sunday, June 2

The Crafternoon series at the Tomorrow Theater (3530 SE Division St in Portland, OR) invites you to make a felt Jiji to take home with you after watching Kiki's Delivery Service today at 4 pm.