Well, looks like I didn't check my calendar too closely last week, as THIS edition of the Weekly Update is the last one for the month of May, despite the headline for May 23. Much as I'd like to blame the mistake on a temporal distortion or a journey into an alternate reality, I just have to admit I screwed up.
Although trying to pass it off as some kind of
time tunnel accident sounds so much cooler!
Regardless, this edition of the Weekly Update is a great way to end the month of May and head into June! Listed below are the final genre films at the
Seattle International Film Festival and the first genre features playing in the
Academy Theater Summer Repertory series. Of course, you'll also read about some great cons, films, a great
B-Movie Bingo feature as well as the first film in the
Mondo Trasho series, both at
The Hollywood Theatre in Portland, OR.
Of course, the
Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar is updated, at least with the events I mentioned needing to post on the site last week. But I've found SO MUCH MORE to add that I'll be working on it again over the weekend, so please check back. You're going to love all the great events coming this summer, and throughout the rest of the year.
Remember, it's quick and easy to get your event listed on The Shadow Over Portland. Just email me at shadowoverportland@live.com with the details and any promotional material, and I'll take care of the rest. Best of all, it's FREE!
And please help spread the word. Should you attend any of the events listed below, let the organizers know you read about it at The Shadow Over Portland.
Playing This Week
The
Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) ends three months of Sci Fi with the anime feature
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. The film runs through Thursday, May 31. Visit the
Academy Theater website later for showtimes.
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Torchsong Entertainment presents the world premier of an original rock musical comedy,
Sanguine Academy.
Taking place at a school for vampires, the story takes place as
werewolves are being integrated into the student body and shallow party
vamp Ellie must help the nerdy Miles, whom she sired after a night of
debauchery. The production features an original rock score with a live
band. The show runs Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through June 3 at
The Headwaters Theatre (55 NE Farragut St, #4, in Portland, OR). For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Lakewood Playhouse (5729 Lakewood Towne Center Blvd in Lakewood, WA) presents the musical
Little Shop of Horrors on stage tonight through June 24th. For showtimes and tickets, visit the
Lakewood Playhouse website.
Buy Tickets Now
The
Portland Horror Film Festival is selling
Patron of Horror
ticket packages for the 2018 festival through May 31. The package
includes a pass to all four days of the festival, an exclusive
"Bonemask" t-shirt, an exclusive Hand of Glory wooden talisman and
more! Check out the details at
the link.
May, 2018
Wednesday, May 30
The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) presents the Mexican horror film
Tigers Are Not Afraid at 9:30 pm tonight at
SIFF Cinema Uptown
(511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA). Writer/Director Aislinn Clarke is
scheduled to appear. For more details and advance
ticket sales, visit the
SIFF website.
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The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) presents the Sci-Fi Western
Prospect at 4 pm tonight at
SIFF Cinema Uptown
(511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA), and at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, May 30 at the
Shoreline
(16101 Greenwood Ave N in Shoreline, WA). Writers/Directors Zeek Earl
and Chris Caldwell are scheduled to attend all three screenings. For
more details and advance
ticket sales, visit the
SIFF website.
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Weird Wednesday at
The Joy Cinema and Pub (11969 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR) brings you the cautionary tale of a man who didn't wear enough sunscreen and became
The Hideous Sun Demon!
Okay, that's not the plot, but it was better than some George Hamilton
joke. As you might know, showtime is at 9:15 pm and admission is FREE,
but you must be 21 or older to attend. And be sure to support The Joy's
continuing effort to keep Wednesdays WEIRD by stopping at the
concession stands for some tasty treats and beverages before the show!
For more details, visit
The Joy Cinema website.
Thursday, May 31
The
Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) presents
A Rough Draft, a Russian film about a videogame designer recruited to be the gatekeeper of a multi-dimensional portal, at 8:30 pm tonight at
Shoreline
(16101 Greenwood Ave N (Building 1600 in Shoreline, WA) and at 9:15 pm
on Friday, June 1, and 1:30 pm on Saturday, June 2 at the
SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA). For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
SIFF website.
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Campout Cinema at the
Museum of Pop Culture (325 5th Ave N in Seattle, WA) presents a night of trivia, drinks and 1992's
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, starring Kristy Swanson. Tickets include admission to the exhibits
Scared to Death: The Thrill of Horror Films and
Infinite Worlds of Science Fiction.
June, 2018
Friday, June 1
The
Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) presents the Austrian horror anthology
The Field Guide to Evil at 11:59 pm tonight at
SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA) and at 9:30 pm on Monday, June 4, at the
SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA). For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
SIFF website.
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The John Cameron Mitchell film
How to Talk to Girls at Parties, based on the Neil Gaiman story, opens tonight at
Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR) and
The Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA). For advance ticket information and showtimes (when available), visit the
Cinema 21 website or
The Kiggins Theatre website.
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Columbia City's Ark Lodge Cinemas (4816 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) will show
Mad Max: Fury Road, The Black and Chrome Edition
starting tonight. The film plays through Thursday, June 7. For
additional details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Summer Repertory selections coming to the
Academy Theater
(7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) through August have been announced
and the list contains several of interest to genre lovers. This week,
catch
Back to the Future through June 7. For more details and showtimes (when available), visit the
Academy Theater website.
HEADS UP: The
Academy Theater announced earlier this week that the theater was closed due to power issues. The shutdown is scheduled to last until May 31. Please check and make sure the problem has been resolved before heading out.
Saturday, June 2
The
Lilac City Comicon has announce the dates for 2018. The event will take place on Saturday and Sunday, June 2 and 3. Visit the
Lilac City Comicon website for more details and advance ticket sales.
UPDATE: Lou Ferigno (
The Incredible Hulk) and Daniel Logan (Boba Fett in
Star Wars Episode II) is scheduled to appear.
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The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) presents the German film
Hagazussa - A Heathern's Curse, at 9 pm tonight at the
SIFF Cinema Eqyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA) and at 9:15 pm on Saturday, June 9 and 9:30 pm on Tuesday, June 5, at
SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA). For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
SIFF website.
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The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF)
presents ★, a cosmic tapestry cut together from over a century of film
starscapes, at 6 pm tonight 3:30 pm on Sunday, June 3, at the
SIFF Film Center (305 Harrison St in Seattle, WA). For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
SIFF website.
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The
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) presents
A Clockwork Orange tonight at 9:30 pm. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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Fandom PDX 2018 (formerly Newcon PDX/Anime PDX) takes place today and tomorrow at the
Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel
(8235 NE Airport Way in Portland, OR). A celebration of all things
geek, the event includes an exhibitor's hall, Artist Alley, video game
rooms, CCG/RPG/tabletop gaming, panels, celebrity guests and more. For
all the details and tickets, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The future of law enforcement comes to Tacoma as
Weird Elephant at
The Grand Cinema (606 S Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) screens
RoboCop tonight at 11 pm. For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Sunday, June 3
The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) presents
The Bottomless Bag, a Russian version of Kurosawa's
Rashomon, at 8:30 pm tonight at
SIFF Cinema Uptown
(511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA), and at 4:30 pm on Monday, June 4, at the
AMC Pacific Place (600 Pine St in Seattle, WA). For more details and advance
ticket sales, visit the
SIFF website.
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The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) presents
Automata,
a sci-fi noir about a hard-boiled detective and his robot sidekick, at 6:30 pm today at the
SIFF Cinema Eqyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA), and at 7 pm on Tuesday, June 5, at the
AMC Pacific Place (600 Pine St in Seattle, WA). For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
SIFF website.
Monday, June 4
The
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) screens
A Quite Place at 9:30 pm tonight and Wednesday, June 6. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Tuesday, June 5
The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) presents the Chinese Gothic tale
Susu at 9 pm tonight and at 11 am on Friday, June 8, at the
AMC Pacific Place
(600 Pine St in Seattle, WA). Writer/Director Yixi Sun and actor
Roslyn Hill and Xiaodan Wu are scheduled to attend. For more details
and advance ticket sales, visit the
SIFF website.
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The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) presents the classic Canadian ghost story
The Changeling at 6:30 pm tonight at
SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA). For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
SIFF website.
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B-Movie Bingo at
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) brings
Ninja 3: The Domination,
the craziest of Canon's 80s ninja movies, to the big screen tonight at
7:30 pm. Telephone lineperson/aerobics instructor Christie Ryder
(Lucinda Dickey) becomes possessed by the spirit of a ninja and is force
to kill the police responsible for his death. As only a ninja can kill
a ninja, good ninja Yamada (Sho Kosugi) must exorcise and defeat the
evil spirit within Christie. And trust me, the film is even weirder
than the synopsis lets on! For more details and advance ticket sales,
visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
Wednesday, June 6
The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF)
presents Zombillenium, a French animated film about a Halloween themed
amusement park staffed by the creatures of the night, at 4 pm today and 11 am on Saturday, June 9, at the
SIFF Cinema Eqyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA). For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
SIFF website.
Thursday, June 7
The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) presents
Good Manners, a Brazilian werewolf film dealing with social inequalities. The film will screen at 9:30 pm tonight at the
SIFF Cinema Eqyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA) and at 9:15 pm on Saturday, June 9 and 8:30 pm on Sunday, June 10, at
SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA). For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
SIFF website.
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The
Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) presents the Italian film
Little Tito and the Aliens at 7 pm tonight at the
SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N), at 4 pm on Friday, June 8, at the
SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA), and at 4:30 pm on Sunday, June 10, at the
AMC Pacific Place (600 Pine St (Ste 400) in Seattle, WA. For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
SIFF website.
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The horror film
Hereditary opens tonight at
The Hollywood Theatre
(4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR). The film runs through Thursday,
June 14. For more details, including showtimes and advance ticket
sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
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The "final screening" of
Annihilation at the
Rio Theatre
(1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) takes place tonight at 6:30 pm.
For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Friday, June 8
The
Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) presents
Ruin Me at 11:55 pm tonight at
SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA) and at 8:30 pm on Saturday, June 9, at the
SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA). For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
SIFF website.
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Mondo Trasho, the latest series at
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) premieres with John Water's
Female Trouble, starring Divine and other Dreamland regulars. Showtime is 9:45 pm. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
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The
Friday Late Movie tonight at the
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) is the 4K restoration of Dario Argento's
Suspiria. Showtime is 11 pm. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Olympia Film Society Fright Club celebrate 30 years of Chucky with the original
Child's Play tonight at 9 pm. The film will also play at 9 pm on Friday, June 15 and June 22. All screenings take place at the
Capitol Theater
(206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA). Tickets are available at the box
office 1/2 hour before showtimes. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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Columbia City's Ark Lodge Cinemas (4816 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) will show
Logan Noir
starting tonight. The film plays through Thursday, June 14. For
additional details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Summer Repertory season continues at the
Academy Theater
(7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR). This week,
catch
Back to the Future II through June 8. For more details and showtimes (when available), visit the
Academy Theater website.
Saturday, June 9
The
Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) will show
The Neverending Story today at 1 pm, as part of their
Family Matinee series. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Pickford Film Center website.
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Frankenstein's Comicbook Swap 13: Donald Duck Day! takes place today at the
East Portland Eagle Lodge 3256
(4904 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR). Not only is it the fourth
anniversary of the comic swap, it's also Donald Duck's birthday, and you
are invited to celebrate either event. And prepare to be dazzled by
the tables full of comics, books, toys, cards, buttons and MUCH MORE to
buy! Admission is just $1 from noon to 6 pm, with kids and elders
admitted for FREE! Early bird admission is just $5 and gets you in an
hour early. The comic swap is also accepting cans of food for donation
to the Oregon Food Bank. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents director William Friedkin's new documentary
The Devil and Father Amorth
tonight at 9:45 pm. Friedkin filmed an actual exorcism, with no crew,
using natural lighting and a small digital camera and mic unit. For
additional details and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
Sunday, June 10
The
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) presents a free, family friendly screening of
The Wizard of Oz today at 1 pm. Doors open at 12:30 pm and seating is general admission. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Rio Theatre present two Studio Ghilbli anime classics, starting with
Porco Rosso at 3:45 pm, followed by
Princess Mononoke
at 5:50 pm. Both movies are dubbed in English. You can either by
tickets for a single movie, or catch both for one low price. For more
details, including ticket prices and advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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