The old rhyme is that April showers brings May flowers. But flowers and trees are already blooming in the Pacific Northwest and that means it's officially hay fever season! Yep, people everywhere will be experiencing the joys of sinus pressure, runny noses and watery eyes for the next few months. It's just nature's way of saying, "Don't you wish it was still winter, folks?"
If you think these watery eyes are bad,
just wait until I sneeze!
But fear not, Pacific Northwest Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Fans, as this edition of the Weekly Update is full of events that will get you out of the pollen-filled air and into the comfort of the great indoors. It's no cure, but sometimes a couple hours inside watching a movie or a stage show, or hanging out at a con, sure can't hurt!
Be sure to check out the
Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar, as it's filling up with great events coming to the area this month, and throughout 2018. Break out your calendar and start making plans for the coming year, but don't forget to keep checking back, as I've got plenty more films, conventions and stage events to add!
Remember, it's easy and FREE to get your event listed on the site. Just email me at shadowoverportland@live.com with the details and any promotional artwork, and I'll do the rest!
And if you attend any of the events listed below, or on the calendar, don't forget to spread the word. Let the organizers know you read about it at The Shadow Over Portland!
Ongoing
The
Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) will screen
David Lynch's
Dune through Thursday, April 5. Visit the
Academy Theater website later for showtimes.
-----------------
Sci Fi Month concludes at the
Laurelhurst Theater and Pub (2735 East Burnside St in Portland, OR) with James Cameron's
The Terminator. The film plays through Thursday, April 5. For more details, visit the
Laurelhurst Theater website.
Buy Tickets Early!
The
Northwest Film Center will screen the INSANE Japanese cult classic
Hausu (
House) in GLORIOUS 35mm on Saturday, April 7, at the
Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium
(1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR). Seriously, don't miss this one,
it's the weirdest film you'll see this year. The only way I can
describe it is to have you think of the old TV show
H. R. Pufnstuf
if the writers were all smoking crack. It's a haunted house film with
an evil cat, a futon closet of death and a hungry piano. Yeah, it's
that bizarre and just as AMAZING! Showtime is 9:30 pm. For more
details and advance ticket sales (strongly recommended), visit the
NW Film Center website.
------------------
WYRD WAR'S Third Annual Walpurgisnacht Celebration brings the Indonesian horror classic
Mystics in Bali,
directed by H. Tjut Djalil (Lady Terminator). I can't even begin to
explain how AMAZING this film is on the big screen, and it will sell out so buy tickets early and DO NOT MISS OUT ON THIS ONE!
The movie will show at
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) on Monday, April 30, at 7:30 pm. For more details, you can visit the
Facebook Event Page, and you can buy advance tickets (strongly recommended) at
The Hollywood Theatre website.
April, 2018
Wednesday, April 4
Tonight's Weird Wednesday feature at The Joy Cinema and Pub (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR) is OWNER'S CHOICE!
Stop by and see what horrible movie owner Jeff Punk Rock Martin has in
store for you!! Showtime is 9:15 pm and admission is FREE, but you must
be 21 or older to attend. Remember to support Weird Wednesday
screenings by stopping at the concession stand for some tasty treats and
beverages before the show. For more details, visit The Joy Cinema website.
---------------
The Nerd Out (3308 SE Belmont St in Portland, OR) will show The Last Starfighter tonight at 8 pm. For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.
Thursday, April 5
The
Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) begins a
month-long celebration of the animated films of Hayao Miyazaki with a
screening of Princess Mononoke tonight at 7:30 pm. The film is in the
original Japanese with English subtitles. For more details and advance
ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
Friday, April 6
The
Hayao Miyazaki Celebration continues at
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) with a screening of
Spirited Away
tonight at 7:30 pm. This screening will be in the original Japanese
with English subtitles. For more details and advance ticket sales,
visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
-----------------
The
Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) will screen
the 1976 sci fi cult classic
Logan's Run through Thursday, April 11. Visit the
Academy Theater website later for showtimes.
---------------
The Joy Cinema and Pub (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR) will screen the Oscar winning film,
The Shape of Water, this week. Check
The Joy Cinema website for showtimes.
---------------
The classic family fantasy film
The NeverEnding Story plays at
McMenamins Mission Theater and Pub
(1624 NW Glisan in Portland, OR) through Tuesday, April 10. For more
details, including showtimes and advance ticket sales, visit the
Mission Theater website.
---------------
The
Liberty Theatre (315 NE 4th Ave in Camas, WA) celebrates the 50th anniversary of
Planet of the Apes with a screening of the sci fi classic tonight at 8:30 pm. For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Saturday, April 7
Pop culture scholar Jennifer K. Stuller presents
Wonder Woman: Herstory of a Heroine on Screen today at
SIFF
(305 Harrison St in Seattle, WA) from noon to 4 pm. The presentation
looks at the titular superhero in her many incarnations, from cartoons
to live action television movies and series and her appearance on the
big screen. General admission tickets are just $20. For more details
and advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
--------------
The
Hayao Miyazaki Celebration continues at
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) with a screening of
Spirited Away
today at 4 pm. This screening will be dubbed. For more details and advance ticket sales,
visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
---------------
Weird Elephant at
The Grand Cinema (606 S Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) will screen the new zombie movie,
The Cured, tonight at 11 pm. For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
------------
The
Hayao Miyazaki Celebration continues at
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) with a screening of
Ponyo
tonight at 7:30 pm. This screening will be presented in the original
Japanese with English subtitles. For more details and advance ticket
sales,
visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
---------------
The
Northwest Film Center will screen the INSANE Japanese cult classic
Hausu (
House) in GLORIOUS 35mm tonight at the
Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium
(1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR). Seriously, don't miss this one,
it's the weirdest film you'll see this year. The only way I can
describe it is to have you think of the old TV show
H. R. Pufnstuf
if the writers were all smoking crack. It's a haunted house film with
an evil cat, a futon closet of death and a hungry piano. Yeah, it's
that bizarre and just as AMAZING! Showtime is 9:30 pm. For more
details and advance ticket sales (strongly recommended), visit the
NW Film Center website.
Sunday, April 8
The
Hayao Miyazaki Celebration continues at
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) with a screening of
Ponyo
today at 4 pm. This screening will be dubbed. For more details and advance ticket
sales,
visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
---------------
The
Hayao Miyazaki Celebration continues at
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) with a screening of
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
tonight at 7 pm. This screening will be presented in the original
Japanese with English subtitles. For more details and advance ticket
sales,
visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
Who will win when the
Robots vs. the White Eagle? Find out tonight at the
White Eagle Saloon
(836 N Russell St in Portland, OR) as they show two mystery movies
featuring mechanical menaces! Showtime is 7 pm. For more details,
visit the
Facebook Event Page.
---------------
The
Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR)
Resistance Series presents Tim Burton's
Batman, starring Micheal Keaton and Jack Nicholson.
Innovative Housing, Inc,
a nonprofit that provides high-quality, affordable housing to
individuals and families, will benefit from the screening. For more
details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
------------
Church of Film brings Mario Bava's
Danger Diabolik! to
Century
(930 SE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) tonight at 9:30 pm. Admission and
popcorn are free, and you must be 21 or older to attend. For more
details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Tuesday, April 10
Burlynomicon returns to
The Lovecraft Bar
(421 SE Grand in Portland, OR) tonight at 9 pm. Doors open at 9 pm,
and admission is $15 at the door. You must be 21 or older to attend.
For more details, including a list of performers, visit the Facebook
Event Page.
Wednesday, April 11
Shriek: A Women of Horror Film Class heads to the
Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) for a screening and discussion of Wes Craven's classic slasher film,
A Nightmare on Elm Street. The event starts at 7 pm. For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
----------------
Reel Science brings the Oscar winning film
Get Out to the
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (1945 SE Water Ave in Portland, OR) this evening. The event starts with a lecture from author David F. Walker (
Becoming Black: Personal Ramblings on Racial Identification, Racism and Pop Culture) entitled
Stealing the Black Body, followed by the film at 7:30 pm. For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Thursday, April 12
WYRD WAR presents a screening of the 1975 sci fi classic
Rollerball, in GLORIOUS 35mm, at 7:30 pm tonight at
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR). For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page. Advance tickets are now available at
The Hollywood Theatre website.
-------------
GROOVY! McMenamins Mission Theater and Pub (1624 NW Glisan in Portland, OR) will be showing the Sam Raimi classic
Army of Darkness, starring Bruce Campbell, through Tuesday, April 17.
For additional details, including showtimes and advance ticket sales,
visit the
Mission Theater website.
Friday, April 13
The
West Coast Haunters Convention takes place this weekend at the
Doubletree Hilton Lloyd Center (1000 NE Multnomah St in Portland, OR). You'll find details on all the events and classes taking place at the
Facebook Group Page or the
official website.
-------------
The
Admiral Theatre (515 Pacific Ave in Bremerton, WA) has announced a screening of
Creature from the Black Lagoon at 7 pm this evening. Yes, it's early, but you can check out the
Facebook Event Page for any updates that come along. And you know I'll post them once I know.
---------------
Wizard World Comic Con Portland takes place this weekend at the
Oregon Convention Center (777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd in Portland, OR). Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley of the
Harry Potter series), Charisma Carpenter and James Marsters (
Buffy the Vampire Slayer,
Angel), Dave Bautista (
Guardians of the Galaxy), Holly Marie Combs (
Charmed), Ian Somerhalder (
The Vampire Diaries), Jason Momoa (
Aquaman), Joe Flanigan (
Stargate: Atlantis), Nichelle Nichols (
Star Trek), Sean Astin (
Lord of the Rings trilogy) and Sebastian Stan (
Captain America) are listed on the autograph page of the official website. For more details, check back here, or at the
Facebook Event Page or the
official website.
UPDATE: Chris Sullivan (
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2) is scheduled to appear.
------------
Queer Horror brings
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood to
The Hollywood Theatre
tonight in GLORIOUS 35mm! The show starts at 9:30 pm with a preshow
tribute to Camp Crystal Lake and the Haus of Voorhees hosted by Carla
Rossi, Portland's premier drag clown! For more details and advance
ticket sales (strongly recommended), visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
-------------------
The
Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) will screen
the best haunted spaceship movie ever made, 1997's
Event Horizon, through Thursday, April 13. Visit the
Academy Theater website later for showtimes.
-----------------
The
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC)
Friday Late Night Movie presents
Army of Darkness tonight at 11:45 pm. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Saturday, April 14
The
BoneBat "Comedy of Horrors" Film Fest 2018 starts at 1 pm today at
SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA). Keep checking the
Facebook Event Page for updates.
---------------
The
Hayao Miyazaki Celebration continues at
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) with a screening of
Howl's Moving Castle
today at 2 pm. This screening will be dubbed. For more details and advance ticket
sales,
visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
----------------
The
Hayao Miyazaki Celebration continues at
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) with a screening of
Kiki's Delivery Service
tonight at 7 pm. This screening will be presented in the original
Japanese with English subtitles. For more details and advance ticket
sales,
visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
-------------------
The
Multiverse Pub Crawl Portland takes place today, starting at
Splash Ultra Lounge
(904 NW Couch St in Portland, OR). Admission cost includes drink and
shot specials at every venue, waived cover fees and entry in to the
costume contest.
Daft Entertainment has posted this event
strictly for those 21 and older and IS NOT associated with Adult Swim.
For more details and advance tickets sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
_DVD.jpg)
The
Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) begins a
month-long celebration of the animated films of Hayao Miyazaki with a
screening of Princess Mononoke tonight at 7:30 pm. The film is in the
original Japanese with English subtitles. For more details and advance
ticket sales, visit The Hollywood Theatre website.
The Hayao Miyazaki Celebration continues at The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) with a screening of Spirited Away
tonight at 7:30 pm. This screening will be in the original Japanese
with English subtitles. For more details and advance ticket sales,
visit The Hollywood Theatre website.
.png)
.png)
_theatrical_poster.jpg)
_theatrical_poster.jpg)
.jpg)
