If you listen, you can here them snoring.
They're so cute at this age!
Of course, the process is a bit draining, so I'd better get this edition of the Weekly Update out before I have to fertilize the little nippers again. And I do have a lot to share, including some great films playing at Cinema 21 (Donnie Darko, Raw, Colossal), The Void spreading to several theaters, screenings of Blood Diner and The Slumber Party Massacre, and much more!
Don't forget to check the Horror Calendar, for more great events happening through the rest of the month, and later in the year. You'll find several genre burlesque tributes, lots of movies and film festivals, the return of Re-Imagined Radio to the Kiggins Theatre and much more!!
Remember, you can get your event listed on the site just by emailing me at shadowoverportland@live.com. That's all you need to do. Not only is getting your event on the site easy, it's FREE!
And, should you attend any of these events, please let the organizers know you read about it at The Shadow Over Portland.
Buy tickets NOW!
Tickets are still available for the screening of Interstellar, in GLORIOUS 70mm, at The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) on April 8. As of Tuesday, April 4, tickets for screenings of Ghostbusters (Sunday, April 9 at 2 pm), Tron (Monday, April 10 at 7 pm) and Interstellar (Saturday, April 8 at 1 pm) are still available. For a link to showtimes and advance ticket sales, visit The Hollywood Theatre website.
Ongoing
They Live, director John Carpenter's sci fi satire on Reaganomics, seems as timely now as it did in 1988. Rowdy Roddy Piper plays a homeless, out of work blue collar laborer drifting from job to job, who comes across a pair of sunglasses that allow him to see the aliens, and their subliminal messages, who are ruining the Earth for their own gain. Of course, his only choice is to chew bubblegum and kick ass... And he's all out of gum! The film is at The Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) at 9::40 pm through Thursday, April 6. For more details, visit The Academy Theater website.
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Feathers and Teeth, a mix of "dark comedy, family drama and fantastical horror," runs through April 2 on the Morrison Stage of the Artists Repertory Theatre (1515 SW Morrison St in Portland, OR). A young girl, grieving over her mom's recent death, deals with her father's new girlfriend (her mother's ex-nurse), the boy next door and a few freaky little creatures. This mix of monster tale and revenge tragedy, set in 1978, is "a meaty exploration of grief and obsession." For additional details, including showtimes and advance ticket sales, visit the Artist Repertory Theatre website.
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The horror film Get Out is still showing at The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) through Thursday, April 6. For more details, including showtimes and advance ticket sales, visit The Hollywood Theatre website.
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The action classic Raiders of the Lost Ark plays through Wednesday, April 5, at Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA). What more do I need to say, other than you shouldn't miss watching this film on the big screen! For more details, including showtimes and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Central Cinema website.
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Raw, a French-Belgian horror film about a vegetarian college student who becomes a cannibal, opens tonight at Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR). This film caused a stir on the festival circuit, as several viewers passed out during the film! The film runs through April 13. For more details, visit the Cinema 21 website.
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M. Night Shyamalan's Split shows at The Joy Cinema and Pub (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR) through Thursday, April 6 at 9 pm. This tale of three girls kidnapped by a man with 23 unique personalities garnered some good reviews, so you might want to check it out on the big screen. Please note, the film will not show on Weird Wednesday. For more details, visit The Joy Cinema website.
Haunted Attractions
Mental Trap Escape Room Game (3855 SW Murray Blvd in Beaverton, OR) presents Escape Blood Forest, The Awakening. You and your friends have one hour to gather the weapons and artifacts needed to escape before your hour is up. Designed for 2 to 6 players, this trap room will be open for a short time and NO ONE is expected to survive this game! Be aware, the game features lifelike gore and decay, loud noises, realistic collapsing buildings and possible dense fog and strobe lights. For more details, and a link to advance ticket sales, visit Mental Trap website.
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Please visit the Haunted Attractions page for details on other trap rooms and ghost tours in the Pacific Northwest.
Open Film Submission
NEW LISTING: The third annual Ax Wound Film Festival is accepting submissions. The festival will be held on Saturday, November 19, at the Hooker-Dunham Theatre and Gallery in Brattleboro, VT. All selected filmmakers have the option to be interviewed in the 'zine-style program handed out to all attendees. Submissions will be accepted in any horror sub-genre and must be written and/or directed by women-identified filmmakers. Submissions are accepted through September 1. For more details, including rules, a timeline of registration dates and a link for submitting your film, visit this link.
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The Happenstance Horror Fest (taking place on Tuesday, June 13 in Haverhill, MS) is accepting short genre films (running 20 minutes or less) through May 31. For more details on submitting your film, visit the FilmFreeway link. For information on the festival, visit the Facebook Event Page.
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The 2017 Portland Horror Film Festival
is accepting submissions for Bumpers, very short (under 2 minutes)
darkly humorous films ending with the Portland Horror Film Festival
logo. Bumpers run before features or short film blocks, a "station
identification" to kick each section off. Bumpers must be submitted
before April 25 at the FilmFreeway link. For a list of rules and
prizes, as well as the FilmFreeway link, visit the Portland Horror Film Festival website. Please be aware, you'll need to open a free FilmFreeway account.
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Open Auditions
Horrific 3: A Night of Horror-Themed Belly Dance, hosted by Tacoma Bellydance, is looking for performers. Acts must be based on horror movies and can not be a themed costume with regular dancing. Strong dance background and well rounded, specific ideas with a story are a must. For more details and an application, visit the Horrific website. The performance takes place on Saturday, January 27 of 2018, in Tacoma, WA (location to be announced). Registration is open until April 25.
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April, 2017
Tuesday, April 4
Horror Brew's Pub Quiz takes place tonight at Home, A Bar
(719 SE Morrison St in Portland, OR). Get a team together and test
your wits at Portland's only horror trivia night. The top two teams win
gift certificates to Home, A Bar, and there will be raffles for horror
prizes. The quiz starts at 7:30 pm. For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.
Wednesday, April 5
The anime classic, 1995's Ghost in the Shell, plays tonight at the Rio Theatre (1660 E Broadway in Vancouver, BC) at 6:45 pm. The film will be presented in the original Japanese with English subtitles. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door. For additional details, and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.
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The Northlander, an Alberta-lensed dystopian sci-fi fantasy, has its BC Premiere tonight at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) at 9 pm. Filmmakers (TBD) will be present to introduce the film and participate in a Q and A after the film. For more details, and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.
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Weird Wednesday at The Joy Cinema and Pub (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR) features a movie based on a Life magazine story on crime in Portland during the 40s and 50s. Portland Expose' features Carolyn Craig (House on Haunted Hill) and Frank Gorshin (The Riddler on TV's Batman) in the story of a bar owner forced into business with a local crime boss, until events in the bar leads him to fight the mob. Be sure to stop at the concession stand before the movie and stock up on treats and beverages. Remember, no outside food or drink is allowed. The film starts at 9:15 pm and admission is FREE, but you must be 21 or older to attend. For more details, visit the Joy Cinema website or Facebook Page.
Thursday, April 6
The bimonthly program Queer Horror returns to The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) with a screening of Slumber Party Massacre tonight at 9:30 pm. Written by Rita Mae Brown (the script was a parody of the slasher genre until the producers decided to shoot it as an actual slasher film) and directed by Amy Holden Jones, the film involves a slumber party interrupted by an escaped killer armed with a power drill. Oh, Freud would have a field day! The event is hosted by Portland's premier drag clown Carla Rossi and features a pre-show twist on the 80s slasher classic. For more details, and a link to advance ticket sales, visit The Hollywood Theatre website.
Friday, April 7
The Void, a Lovecraftian horror tale, opens tonight at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA). Showtimes have yet to be announced, so check back, or visit the Grand Illusion Cinema website, closer to the opening date.
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The 1984 comedy classic Ghostbusters plays through Wednesday, April 12, at Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA). It's a great opportunity to catch the Ghostbusters cleaning up the town on the big screen! For more details, including showtimes and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Central Cinema website. And Wednesday's screening is just $1.99!
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Celebrate the 15th anniversary of Donnie Darko at Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR). The film will play for one week only. Showtimes are now listed at the Cinema 21 website.
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Blood Diner, a film that started out as a sequel to the H. G. Lewis classic Blood Feast, screens tonight at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) at 11:30 pm. Director Jackie Kong will be in attendance for a Q and A after the film. For more details, and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.
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This month's First Friday opening at Wells and Verne (734 E Burnside in Portland, OR) features the art of Elise Mesnard. The show opens at 6 pm. For more details, including links to the artist's Facebook page and website, visit the Facebook Event Page.
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The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) has opened ticket sales to the public for three great features screening this weekend in GLORIOUS 70mm. The original Tron, the original Ghostbusters and Interstellar will play throughout the weekend, and you know each screening will SELL OUT, so get your tickets NOW! For a link to showtimes and advance ticket sales, visit The Hollywood Theatre website.
UPDATE: As of Sunday, April 2, tickets for additional 70mm screenings of Ghostbusters (Sunday, April 9 at 2 pm) and Tron (Monday, April 10 at 7 pm) are on sale, but do not expect them to last long! Also, the only screening for Interstellar with tickets still available is on Saturday, April 8 at 1 pm.
Saturday, April 8
The 4th Annual Cherry City Comic Con returns to the Oregon State Fair and Expo Center ( 2330 17th St NE in Salem, OR ) through April 9. Actor Vernon Wells (The Road Warrior, Commando) will be in attendance. Visit the official website, later in the year. You can also find more information at the Facebook Event Page.
UPDATE: Kimberly J. Brown (Marnie from the Disney movie Halloweentown), will be in attendance.
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The BoneBat Comedy of Horrors Film Festival takes place today, from noon to midnight at SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA). That's all the details I have for now, so check back later in the year, or visit either the Facebook Event Page or the BoneBat Film Festival website closer to April, 2017.
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The Lure, a musical tale of deadly mermaid sisters in an alternate 1980s Poland, returns to the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) tonight at 6 pm. This played several times last month, so it must be a real crowd pleaser! The film is shown with English subtitles. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Rio Theatre website. (NOTE: The site lists a showtime of 9:20 pm as well as 6 pm. Contact the theater for the correct showtime before purchasing tickets.)
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The Void, a Lovecraftian horror tale, plays tonight at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) at 8:15 pm. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Rio Theatre website.
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The Portland Underground Film Festival (PUFF) will screen Shorts Block 7: Horror/Sci Fi tonight at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) at 8 pm. For more details, and a list of the films showing in the block, visit the Facebook Event Page, or the PUFF Facebook Page.
Sunday, April 9
The Zymoglyphic Museum (6225 SE Alder in Portland, OR) will be open today from 11 am to 4 pm. For details, visit the Facebook Event Page.
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Shriek: A Women of Horror Film Class presents Musarañas (Shrew's Nest) tonight at Naked City Brewery and Taphouse (8564 Greenwood Ave N in Seattle, WA). The film deals with two shut-in sisters and their house of secrets, and the events that transpire when a broken man shows up at their doorstep. Oh, nothing good ever comes from that! The screening is for those 21 and older, and no outside food or drinks are allowed. But don't worry, as Naked City Brewery can help sate your hunger or thirst! For more details, and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.
Tuesday, April 11
Blood Diner, a film that started out as a sequel to the H. G. Lewis classic Blood Feast, screens tonight at the Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) at 7 pm. Director Jackie Kong will be in attendance for a Q and A after the film. For more details, and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.
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Critical Hit Burlesque presents Burlynomicon at the Lovecraft Bar (421 SE Grand Ave in Portland, OR) tonight at 9:30 pm. The show features an array of talent from Portland and beyond, in a mythos inspired setting. Doors open at 9 pm and admission is $13 at the door. You must be 21 or older to attend. For more details, including a list of the performers, visit the Facebook Event Page.
Wednesday, April 12
The Void, a Lovecraftian horror tale, plays tonight at 7 pm at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC). For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Rio Theatre website.
Thursday, April 13
You've seen the classic original, now heckle the sub-par sequel as Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) presents the Hecklevision version of Ghostbusters II tonight at 8 pm. Your witty texts will appear on the screen as the film plays, so join in the fun or just enjoy the fun. Remember, though this is an all ages show, some of the heckles can get raunchy. For more details, and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Central Cinema website.
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Norwescon 40 takes place today through Sunday, April 16, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport (18740 International Blvd in Seattle, WA). For more details on the Pacific Northwest's "premiere science fiction and fantasy convention," and a link to ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.
Friday, April 14
Campout Cinema at the Museum of Pop Culture (325 5th Ave N in Seattle, WA: formerly the EMP Museum) will screen Raiders of the Lost Ark tonight at 7 pm at the Sky Church. Tickets are $14 and include admission to Infinite Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Worlds of Myth and Magic. Please note, you must be 21 or older to attend. For more details on the screening, visit the Facebook Event Page.
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Colossal, starring Anne Hathaway who finds herself in control of a kaiju attacking South Korea, opens tonight at Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR). Showtimes are now listed on the Cinema 21 website.
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Also opening at Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR) tonight is David Lynch: The Art of Life, a journey through his early life and career, guided by Lynch himself. No showtimes have been listed, so check back here, or visit the Cinema 21 website, later.
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The Void, a new Lovecraftian horror film about a hospital where the patients and personnel are changing into something inhuman, plays tonight and Sunday, April 16, at 9:30 pm at The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR). For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit The Hollywood Theatre website.
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The Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA) joins in the 15th anniversary celebration of Donnie Darko by presenting the restoration of both the original film and the director's cut! Showtimes have yet to be announced, so check back here, or at The Kiggins Theatre website, later.
Saturday, April 15
Ray Harryhausen takes on another H. G. Wells classic as Rocket Sci-Fi Matinee presents First Men in the Moon at the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) today at noon. Presented by Rocket Donuts, you don't want to miss a chance to see Harryhausen's work on the big screen! Tickets are just $3, and you can find a link to advance ticket sales, as well as more details on the screening, at the Pickford Film Center website.
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The screening of The 'Burbs, with acclaimed horror director Joe Dante in attendance at The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) has sold out.
