Sorry the update is so late, but last week just wrecked me

I suspect it was the extra effort I had to put into the day job, and biking back and forth to work in the summer heat, that kicked my ass so hard I started my weekend spending 16 hours in bed on Sunday.  I haven't spent that much time on my mattress since the last time I throw my back out years ago.  And even after getting out of bed, I couldn't do much more than lay on the couch and watch comfort movies. 

Yeah, that about sums up how I felt after I got home Saturday night.

I'm still feeling pretty beat, but I wanted to get this edition of the Weekly Update out, as some cool things are happening this week I wanted to share.  Check out all the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy goodness happening in the Pacific Northwest down below.

I'm going to try and get the site up to date this week by finishing a couple reviews I've written, and adding more events to the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar.  But I'm not promising anything, as I suspect the coming week at the day job will be just as taxing as the last.  I'll see how it goes.

That's all I have for now.  Stay hydrated in this heat, be safe, and I'll be back, hopefully earlier than this week, with another Weekly Update from The Shadow Over Portland.

Happening This Week

Live Attractions 

Area 51 Encounter, an interactive event exploring the history of non-human visitors, opens today at the Fox Tower (710 SW Yamhill St in Portland, OR).  The exhibit is open through Monday, September 2.

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 close after Sunday, August 11.

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, and follow the event on Facebook.

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.

July, 2024

Happening This Week

The revenge film Thelma, is playing at Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR: scheduled through Thursday, July 18), and the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Sunday, July 20), the Darkside Cinema (215 SE 4th St in Corvallis, OR; scheduled through Thursday, July 18), the Metro Cinema (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, July 18), The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA; scheduled through Thursday, July 18), the Liberty Theatre (315 NE 4th Ave in Camas, WA; scheduled through Thursday, July 18) and the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA; scheduled through Thursday, July 25).

Yorgos Lanthimos' Kinds of Kindness, a triptych fable starring Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe, is playing at the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, July 18), Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, July 18), the Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway St NE in Salem, OR; scheduled through Thursday, July 11), the Metro Cinema (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, July 18), the SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Thursday, July 18), the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA; scheduled through Thursday, July 18), the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR; scheduled through Thursday, July 18), Studio One (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, July 18), and the Roxy Bremerton (270 4th St in Bremerton, WA; scheduled through Thursday, July 18).

The conclusion to Ti West's X trilogy, MaXXXine, starring Mia Goth, is playing at Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, July 18), the SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Thursday, July 18), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, July 17), the Living Room Theaters (341 SW 10th Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, July 18), the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Tuesday, July 16 in GLORIOUS 35mm, with digital screens scheduled through Thursday, July 25.  Visit the link to find the time and dates of the version you want to see), CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthrone Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, July 18), Studio One (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, July 18), the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR; scheduled through Thursday, July 18), the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, July 18), the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, July 18), The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA; scheduled through Thursday, July 18), the Metro Cinema (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, July 18), the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA; scheduled through Thursday, July 18), the Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA; scheduled through Tuesday, July 16), and the St Johns Twin Cinema (8704 N Lombard St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, July 17).

The OFS Kids Club is showing the animated film The Iron Giant at the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA) at 1 pm on Sunday, July 21 and 28.  Admission is FREE for kids 12 and under.

Longlegs, the horror film written and directed by Osgood Perkins (Anthony Perkins eldest son) and starring Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage, is playing at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, July 25), the Living Room Theaters (341 SW 10th Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through July 18), the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, July 18), the Metro Cinema (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, July 18), the Living Room Theaters (341 SW 10th Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, July 18), the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Thursday, July 18),  the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR; scheduled through Thursday, July 18), and the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Thursday, July 18).  

It will be shown in GLORIOUS 35mm on Tuesday, July 16, at the SIFF Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA).

The film opens in GLORIOUS 35mm on Thursday, July 18, at The Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Thursday, July 25).  Please be aware, the Thursday, July 25, screening will be projected digitally.

The French/Spanish animated "tragicomedy" Robot Dreams is playing at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Tuesday, July 16).

The film is also playing at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, July 16.

Fathom Events brings Studio Ghibli's Princess Mononoke back to theaters nationwide through Wednesday, July 17.  Visit the link to find a theater near you, and to find which screenings are subtitled and which are dubbed.

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 Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA; scheduled through Sunday, June 23).

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is playing at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) at 9:15 pm on Wednesday, July 17.

Tuesday, July 16

The Portland Horror Trivia Massacre takes place tonight at Home, A Bar (719 SE Morrison St in Portland, OR) at 7:30 pm.

The Russian sci fi film Solaris is playing at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm.

Repressed Cinema at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen the 2010 slasher comedy Blood Junkie tonight at 7:30 pm.  Filmmaker Drew Rosas (who wrote and directed the film) will be in attendance to introduce the film.

Let them FIGHT!  The CMNYK Sci-Fi Extravaganza brings The War of the Robots to the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR) tonight at 7 pm.  The preshow starts at 6:15 pm and, as always, be aware that heckling is encouraged.  

Wednesday, July 17

Well, it has zombie pirates, so I'm including it.  Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is playing at the Egyptian Theatre (229 S Broadway in Coos Bay, OR) tonight at 6 pm.

The Moscow Film Society brings back The Silence of the Lambs to the big screen at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre (508 S Main St in Moscow, ID) tonight at 7 pm.

The Whiteside Theatre (361 SW Madison Ave in Corvallis, OR) is showing George Lucas' sci fi classic Star Wars: A New Hope tonight at 7 pm.

The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen Steven Spielberg's classic Jaws in GLORIOUS 35mm tonight at 7 pm.

The Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) is hosting a FREE PREVIEW SCREENING of Adrian Beau's The Vourdalak tonight at 7:30 pm.  The film is in French with English subtitles.  Go to the link to RSVP and get more details on the free screening.

The Church of Film brings the Sci Fi neo-noir film Dead Mountaineer's Hotel, based on the novel by Soviet sci fi authors Boris and Arkady Strugatsky, to the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm.

Thursday, July 18

To celebrate moving to the Lloyd Centre Mall, Floating World will host a screening of the under appreciated 2012 sci fi/action classic Dread at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) tonight at 7:30 pm.

The romantic fantasy Groundhog Day is playing at 8:15 pm tonight at the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA).

Friday, July 19

Cinema of Horrors Haunted House brings Zombie Outbreak, a live action haunted laser tag experience, back to the Three Rivers Mall (1301 Grade St in Kelso, WA) tonight and tomorrow.

The Movies on the Lawn series at La Uva Fortuna Farms (16712 NE 219th St in Battle Ground, WA) invites you to relive a cinematic childhood trauma with a screening of  The NeverEnding Story this evening.  Purchase your tickets at the link.

The film is also playing at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC at 6:30 pm on Friday, July 19, at 4 pm on Sunday, July 21.

The Movie Madness Midnight Slasher Series at McMenamins Bagdad Theater (3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) continues at midnight tonight with Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan.  This is a 21 and older screening.

The AI/sci fi film Ex Machina is playing at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm.

The classic 1990 monster movie Tremors is playing at the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, July 25).

Friday Night Frights presents the horror/comedy Cemetery Man at the Blue Mouse Theatre (2611 N Proctor St in Tacoma, WA) tonight at 10 pm.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) is screening 1978's Invasion of the Body Snatchers, starring the late Donald Sutherland, tonight at 11 pm.

The animated sci fi film The Iron Giant is playing at the Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, July 24).

Looks like it's Shark Week at McMenamins Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd Ave in Portland, OR), with screenings of The Meg, Sharknado, Deep Blue Sea, The Shallows, and Jaws (as well as a couple more family friendly films) through Thursday, July 25.

The Staff Pick series at CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, July 25) includes Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise, Lars Von Trier's Antichrist, and zombie pirate film Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl. Visit the link for details and showtimes. 

Saturday, July 20

The Porlandia Mermaid Parade and Festival brings the Sirens Ball 2024 to the Portland Armory (128 NW 11th Ave in Portland, OR).  This fundraiser will go to fund the 2025 Portlandia Mermaid Festival.  The event is for those 18 and older, and there is a dress code.  You'll find all the details, and details on purchasing tickets, at the link above.

The Summer Movies at Oregon State Parks series, presented by the Hollywood Theatre and Oregon State Parks, continues with a screening of 1990's The Witches at Stub Stewart State Park in Buxton, OR.  Admission is FREE (no ticket required), and day-use parking is FREE after 7 pm.  The movie begins at dusk.

CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) is showing the John Carpenter classics They Live tonight at 7 pm, followed by The Thing tonight at 9:10 pm.

The cult sci fi film Repo Man is playing at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm.

The animated neo-noir sci fi film Mars Express is playing at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) today at 3 pm.

Sunday, July 21

The sci fi romantic drama Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is playing at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm.

Prepare to relive a childhood cinematic trauma as Fathom Events brings The NeverEnding Story back to theaters nationwide today and tomorrow.  Visit the link to find a theater near you.

The John Sayles sci fi cult classic The Brother from Another Planet is plying at the SIFF Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA) tonight at 7 pm.

PAMCUT's Night of 1000... Wachoskis brings The Matrix to the Tomorrow Theater (3530 SE Division St in Portland, OR), with Baby Sp!t, tonight at 7 pm.  Pleather attire is encouraged.

The Olympia Film Society co-hosts a screening of the coming of age werewolf film Ginger Snaps tonight at the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA) at 7 pm.

Wednesday, July 24

Puppeteers for Fears present Cthulhu: The Musical! at 8 pm tonight at Alberta Abbey (126 NE Alberta St in Portland, OR).  This rock 'n' roll retelling of Lovecraft's classic tale is performed with a live band and a cast of singing puppets.  Sounds absolutely INSANE!