Damn, it's hot in the Pacific Northwest for the next few weeks. Here in Portland, we might break our all-time high temperature tomorrow, and that's a day I was NEVER looking forward to.
This will be me walking to the bus tomorrow afternoon.
I'm sure I won't look out of place.
But you don't have to melt away in the coming heat wave, as this edition of the Weekly Update has plenty of ways to stay cool. From movies and indoor stage events to a Goth river float (and a few outdoor movies, if you feel the need to get outside), The Shadow Over Portland has you covered, even on the brightest summer day!
As you scroll down this page, pause by the Buy Tickets Now section, as the NW Film Center in Portland, OR, has announced two additional screenings of the uncut 35mm version of Suspiria in December. Tickets for the first screening sold out it just TWO DAYS, so do not miss out again! You'll also find details on the screenings of Rawhead Rex, 1978's Dawn of the Dead and Ed Wood coming this month at The Hollywood Theatre in Portland, OR.
And the Horror/Sci Fi/ Fantasy Calendar has some new additions, including stops for the Goblin - The Sound of Fear Tour in the Northwest this November, some great horror film screenings hosted by the Idaho Horror Film Festival and details on Dracula-The Music and the Film-with Philip Glass and the Kronos Quartet coming to Portland, OR, this October!
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And please, if you attend any of the events listed below, let the organizers know you read about it at The Shadow Over Portland!
Buy Tickets Now!
The NW Film Center (screenings take place in the Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium, 1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR) has added two additional screenings of the 35mm, uncut version of Suspiria. The new showtimes are at 9:15 pm on Friday, December 1, and 7 pm on Sunday, December 3. Additional tickets for the Saturday, December 2 screening have also been released. The initial ticket release sold out in two days, so BUY YOUR TICKETS ASAP! For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the NW Film Center website.
Wyrd War presents the digitally restored official theatrical re-release of Rawhead Rex at 9:30 pm on Saturday, September 23, at The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR). This film, based on a Clive Barker story, has been hard to see, so don't miss the opportunity to watch it on the big screen. Advance tickets are now on sale at The Hollywood Theatre website.
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The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) pays tribute to the late George A. Romero with what some consider his masterpiece, 1978's Dawn of the Dead on Saturday, August 19, at 6:30 pm. This event will probably sell out, so visit The Hollywood Theatre website for more details and a link to advance ticket sales.
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The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) pays tribute to the late Martin Landau with a screening of Ed Wood on Friday, August 18 at 6:30 pm. Landau won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his portayal of Bela Lugosi in the film. This one might sell out, so get your tickets early! For more details and advance ticket sales, visit The Hollywood Theatre website.
The Laurelhurst Theater and Pub (2735 East Burnside St in Portland, OR) is the place to go for indie horror this week, as the theater screens Get Out and It Comes at Night, as well as the big budget Alien: Covenant, through Thursday, August 3. Head to the Laurelhurst Theater website for more details and showtimes.
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It Comes at Night screens through Thursday, August 3, at the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR). For more details and showtimes, visit the Academy Theater website.
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The Steven Spielberg classic Jurassic Park screens through Thursday, August 3, at the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR). For more details and showtimes, visit the Academy Theater website.
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The OMSI 2017 Sci Fi Film Fest runs through August 5 at the Empirical Theater at OMSI (1945 SE Water Ave in Portland, OR) and the schedule looks amazing, with old classics and new favorites. Tickets for each film are just $7 for general admission, $6 for youths 3 to 13 and seniors 63 and older. Or you can purchase a festival pass for just $35 for adults, $30 for youths and seniors. For more details on the event, and advance ticket and festival passes, visit the OMSI website or scroll down to specific dates.
Haunted Attractions
Please visit the Haunted Attractions page for details on trap rooms and ghost tours in the Pacific Northwest, as well as an advance details for October haunted attractions.
Open Film Submission
August, 2017
Wednesday, August 2
The Joy Cinema and Pub (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR), brings Brazilian Horror Icon Coffin Joe to Weird Wednesday with a screening of This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse at 9:15 pm. Admission is FREE, but you must be 21 or older to attend. Oh, and this film is subtitled, just so you know. Be sure to support the continuing efforts of The Joy to keep Wednesdays WEIRD by picking up some tasty beverages and snacks at the concession stand. And beware, Coffin Joe frowns on sneaking outside food or drinks into the theater! For more details, visit The Joy Cinema website.
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Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller, Rear Window, screens at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) at 6:30 pm. For more details, including a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.
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The OMSI 2017 Sci Fi Film Fest continues at the Empirical Theater at OMSI (1945 SE Water Ave in Portland, OR) tonight with a screening of Serenity at 9:15 pm. Tickets are just $7 for general admission, $6 for youths 3 to 13 and seniors 63 and older. Or you can purchase a festival pass for just $35 for adults, $30 for youths and seniors. For more details on the event, and advance ticket and festival passes, visit the OMSI website.
Thursday, August 3
The OMSI 2017 Sci Fi Film Fest continues at the Empirical Theater at OMSI (1945 SE Water Ave in Portland, OR) tonight with screenings of Brazil at 6:30 pm and Sunshine at 8:45 pm. Tickets for each film are just $7 for general admission, $6 for youths 3 to 13 and seniors 63 and older. Or you can purchase a festival pass for just $35 for adults, $30 for youths and seniors. For more details on the event, and advance ticket and festival passes, visit the OMSI website.
Friday, August 4
First Friday at Wells and Verne (734 E Burnside in Portland, OR) presents Ira Thomas Pratt Art Opening tonight at 6 pm. More details will be coming, so check back here, or at the Facebook Event Page, later.
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The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) presents Game of Thrones LIVE: Hodor Rises tonight and tomorrow at 8 pm. The award winning Troupe Tourettes Without Regrets brings their show to BC, with ALL NEW ACTS to keep up with the current GoT universe. The performance features interactive vaudeville, burlesque, comedy, live medieval music and an audience battle to change the ending of the show itself! For more details, and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.
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Torchsong Entertainment presents Something Wicked This Way Rocks! at The Headwaters Theatre (55 NE Farragut St, Ste 9, in Portland, OR). This production Macbeth, featuring "excessive spandex" and an 80s rock soundtrack, runs Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through August 13. For more details, including showtimes and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.
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The haunted basement in the Capital Taproom (150 High St SE in Salem, OR) is open again for Scary Movies and Beer tonight starting at 7:30 pm. Haunted or not, in this heat, a basement a cool place to be! Admission to the movie screenings is free. For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.
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The OMSI 2017 Sci Fi Film Fest continues at the Empirical Theater at OMSI (1945 SE Water Ave in Portland, OR) tonight with screenings of The Matrix at 7 pm and 2001: A Space Odyssey at 9:30 pm. Tickets for each film are just $7 for general admission, $6 for youths 3 to 13 and seniors 63 and older. Or you can purchase a festival pass for just $35 for adults, $30 for youths and seniors. For more details on the event, and advance ticket and festival passes, visit the OMSI website.
Saturday, August 5
Tim Burton's Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children screens tonight at Wilkes Park (3655 NE 154th Ave in Portland, OR). Part of the Movies in the Park the event starts with the Americana and cajun music of Plan B at 6:30 pm. The screening is presented in English with Spanish subtitles. The parks are tobacco free zones and dogs must be on a leash. For more details on this event, and other Movies in the Park, visit the City of Portland website. Remember, the event can be cancelled due to rain.
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Eugene Rec presents Hitchcock Night: Rear Window this evening at University Park (2300 University St in Eugene, OR). The event starts at 7:30 pm with whodunit puzzles, Hitchcock madlibs and a mystery for the entire family to solve. The movie starts around 9 pm. For more details, visit the Eugene, OR, website.
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The OMSI 2017 Sci Fi Film Fest concludes tonight at the Empirical Theater at OMSI (1945 SE Water Ave in Portland, OR) tonight with screenings of The Iron Giant at 4 pm, 2001: A Space Odyssey at 6 pm and a subtitled version of the Soviet Sci Fi film Stalker at 9 pm. Tickets for each film are just $7 for general admission, $6 for youths 3 to 13 and seniors 63 and older. For more details on the event, and advance ticket and festival passes, visit the OMSI website.
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The Grand Cinema (606 South Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) will show Night of the Living Dead in tribute to the late George A. Romero. This Weird Elephant Series special screening starts at 11 pm. For more details, and a link to advance ticket sales, visit The Grand Cinema website.
Sunday, August 6
Get your inner tube ready and get ready to cool down from the hot weather at the 3rd Annual 'Goth Float' on the Clackamas River, starting at the Barton Campground (19009 SE Barton Park Rd in Boring, OR) at noon. Be prepared to depart for Carver Park (14888 S Springwater Rd in Oregon City, OR) just 4 miles downriver, by 1 pm. A shuttle bus will run from one park to the other, so you will be able to easily get back to your car (cost is $5). Though the Clackamas river is easy to tube on, the organizers strongly recommend life vests (REQUIRED on children) and the use of tubes designed for use on rivers, not pools. For more details, including parking fees at the parks, visit the Facebook Event Page.
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The Zymoglyphic Museum (6225 SE Alder St in Portland, OR) opens to the public today from 11 am to 4 pm. Stop by and check out the Best Rogue Taxidermist, according to the Willamette Week's Best of Portland 2017 edition. For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.
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Yes, Syfy is blessing/cursing us with Sharknado 5: Global Swarming. You can see it on the big screen tonight at 8 pm at The Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA). Admission is free, so be sure to stop by the concession stand for some tasty treats and beverages. For more details, visit The Kiggins Theatre website.
Monday, August 7
Clinton Resistance presents Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan at 7 pm tonight at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR). Proceeds from tonight's film will benefit MoveOn.org Civic Action. For more details on the event, the organization benefiting from the screening and advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.
Tuesday, August 8
Get ready to rumble at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) with a screening of Battle Royale tonight at 9:15 pm. I sure hope your pack contains something useful! For more details, including a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.
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Critical Hit Burlesque bring Burlynomicon back to the Lovecraft Bar (421 SE Grand Ave in Portland, OR) tonight at 9:30 pm. This dark, but humorous, show features burlesque and cabaret talent from Portland and beyond, all in the mythos inspired Lovecraft Bar. Tickets are $13 at the door, and you must be 21 or older to attend. Doors open at 9 pm. For more details, including a list of performers, visit the Facebook Event Page.
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Walter Hill's action classic The Warriors comes out to play at the McMenamins Mission Theater (1624 NW Glisan in Portland, OR). The film plays at various times through Monday, August 14. For more details, including showtimes and advance ticket sales, visit The Mission Theater website.
Thursday, August 10
Cinebago Events presents They Live tonight at 8 pm at Columbia City's Ark Lodge Cinemas (4816 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA). Not only will they screen John Carpenter's sci fi classic, but you'll be able to score a free pair of "Obey" sunglasses at the door! Also, artist and designer Marc J. Palm will present a specially curated "They Live" art show, with local artists offering fan art in the lobby. Tickets to the event are $13. For more details, including a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.
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Eugene Rec presents Dive-In Movie: Warm Bodies at Echo Hollow Pool (1655 Echo Hollow Rd in Eugene, OR) tonight at 9 pm. Swim and enjoy this PG-13 zombie romance, in which a zombie absorbs the love for a still-living girl after eating her beau's brains. Just to let you know, some of the attacks are a bit strong for younger viewers. For more details, visit the Eugene, OR, website.
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The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) presents a double dose of Kurt Russell tonight starting at 6:45 pm with the romantic comedy Overboard, with Goldie Hawn. But at 9 pm, you can catch a ride on the Pork Chop Express as Big Trouble in Little China hits the screen. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door, for a single movie, or you can attend both features for just $13 in advance, $15 at the door. For more details, visit either the Facebook Event Page for Overboard, or the Facebook Event Page for Big Trouble in Little China.
Friday, August 11
Go Back to the Future tonight at Trainsong Park (2775 Edison St in Eugene, OR), as Eugene Rec screens one of the best time travel movies made. The event starts at 9 pm. For more details, visit the Eugene, OR, website.
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The Three Dollar Bill Cinema Parental Advisory? series presents Beetlejuice tonight at Cal Anderson Park (1425 Broadway in Seattle, WA). The film starts around dusk, but get there early to find a great spot and enjoy the concessions and music starting at 7 pm, as well as the ghost-themed relay race starting at 8 pm. Admission is free, but be aware, the event is smoke free. For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.
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If you've never seen Nobuhiko Obayashi's 1977 film House (Hausu), you do not want to miss tonight's 11 pm screening at the Rio Theatre (1600 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC). The only way I can discribe this film is to imagine watching a haunted episode of H. R. Pufnstuf on acid. Yes, it's that demented and wild! For more details, including a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.
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The nerdlesque troop The Geekenders present A Bawdy Night of Bardlesque Revelry at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) tonight at 8 pm. Celebrate the works of William Shakespeare "just the way he wanted it - with bawdy wenches, obscure dick jokes and terrible, terrible puns." And one has to assume a few witches and ghosts might show up as well! Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. You must be 18 or older with ID to enter. For more details, including a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.
Saturday, August 12
Eugene Rec presents Monty Python and the Holy Grail tonight at Bethel Community Park (5700 Babe Ruth Lane/Avalon St at Legacy St in Eugene, OR). The event starts at 6:30 pm with games, trivia, boffing and a bounce house. Costumes are welcome. The film starts at 9 pm. For more details, visit the Eugene, OR, website.
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Portland Movies in the Park presents local stop-motion studio Liaka's latest film, Kubo and the Two Strings tonight at King School Park (3655 NE 6th and Humboldt St in Portland, OR) at dusk. The music of Oleada starts the event at 6:30 pm. The parks are tobacco free zones and dogs must be on a leash. For more details on this event, and other Movies in the Park, visit the City of Portland website. Remember, the event can be cancelled due to rain.
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The Pierce County Toy and Geek Festival takes place today at the Washington State Fair and Events Center - Red Gate (110 9th Ave NW in Puyallup, WA) from 10 am to 5 pm. Tickets are $6 for adults, $4 for kids 2 to 10. Early access is at 8 am. For more details, visit the PCTGF website.
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The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) The screening of An American Werewolf in London at The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR), with actor David Naughton in attendance, has sold out.
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Shriek: A Women of Horror Film Class screens the surprise horror hit of the year (so far), Jordan Peele's Get Out at the Naked City Brewery and Taphouse (8564 Greenwood Ave N in Seattle, WA). As always, a discussion will follow the film. You must be 21 or older to attend. For more details, including advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.
Monday, August 14
Depths August Edition at Substation (645 NW 45th St in Seattle, WA) features Videodrome with a live improvised score. Doors open at 8 pm, film starts at 8:30 pm. Admission is free, but you must be 21 or older to attend. For more details, including a list of the musicians performing the score, visit the Facebook Event Page.
