Pacific Northwest Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Fans have a lot to choose from this week!

 

Sorry I haven't posted a Weekly Update in a couple of weeks, but between the heat wave and some messed up issues at work, I just found myself unable to muster the energy to sit in front of the computer and get things done. The problems at the day job have settled down recently, so I hope to have more time and energy to get into the office.

Speaking of the heat wave.....

Back when temperatures were reaching all time highs a couple weeks ago, several theaters had to shut down for a few days, as their AC units couldn't handle the heat.  So, if your area is visited by another heat dome, or just abnormally high temperatures, please use the links provided in this Weekly Update to make certain the venue you wish to visit is open.  No sense in driving in such hot weather just to find your destination isn't open.  

 And let's be honest, some days it's just too damn hot to drive anywhere.

Now, before we get to what's happening this week, let's take a look at some of the theaters and events that are coming back in 2021 and beyond.  And having said that, here's the first event I have listed in 2022!

That's right!  Horrific: A Horror Themed Dance Show is Back from the Dead (and ready to party, I assume), returning to the stage at Alma Mater (1322 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) on Saturday, January 15, 2022.  Showtimes are 6:30 and 9 pm, and the event is presented by Tacoma Dance Studios.  I'll post more details as soon as available, or you can follow Horrific on Facebook.

 

On Wednesday, July 28, the Portland Horror Film Festival opens both online and at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR).  The nine day festival will be mostly on line, but will also present films at the Hollywood Theatre on selected dates as well.  Check the link for schedules and ticket prices.

Another event returning is Friday Night Frights at the Blue Mouse Theatre (2611 N Proctor St in Tacoma, WA).  The series opens this Friday, July, 16, with the sci fi/horror/thriller Dreamscape, followed by the Roger Corman classic Piranha, directed by Joe Dante, on Friday, August 20.  Both shows start at 10 pm.

As for independent theaters reopening, The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) has opened its doors, which means we have a Weird Elephant screening this month.  You'll find the complete (at this time) list of genre films playing at that venue in the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar.  Also, The Grand Illusion (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) will be reopening on August 20, so expect updates on their future attractions later in the month.  Also, the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) reopens this Friday with some great genre hits you might have missed on the big screen in the past year and a half.

In upcoming event news, I've included on the calendar the genre films featured in the Northwest Film Center Cinema Unbound: Drive-In Theater at OMSI.  The link will give you all the details, as well as a complete list of films being shown.  

And the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar is updated with all the events I could find coming to the Pacific Northwest in the future.  Check it out and start your planning early!

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And now for the films and events happening right now...

Ongoing

 

Northwest Ghost Tours has released its summer schedule.  If you want to take a spooky, walking tour to the most haunted spots in Oregon City, be sure to check out the site.  The tours run through August 14.

 

The Slay Film Festival is looking for some great horror short (8 minutes or less) films.  The festival is taking submissions through September 15. 

 

 

Stalker Farms Haunted Attractions is hiring scareactors, paintball actors and security for the October 2021 haunted house season.  The link will take you to the attractions Facebook page, where you'll find all the details and a link to the application page.

Thursday, July 15

Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grande, OR) is showing The Forever Purge, the fifth and final installment of the series, through Thursday, July 15.  Final installment... Yeah, right, heard that before.

The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) will show Werewolves Within through Thursday, July 15.

The Northwest Film Center's Cinema Unbound: Drive-In Theater at OMSI presents Steven Spielberg's dinosaur classic Jurassic Park.  The event takes place at the Bridge Lot at OMSI (1945 SE Water Ave in Portland, OR).  Doors open, and music starts at 8 pm, with the film starting at dusk.  Food and beverages are available for purchase.  The link above will fill you in on all the details and provide a link to advance ticket sales.

 

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) presents another screening of the Soviet sci fi classic Solaris tonight at 7 pm.  Don't miss the chance to see this one on the big screen!  

 

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) presents 2009's computer animated version of Astro Boy today at 4 pm.  This is part of the Family Time at CST series.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) pays tribute to the late Richard Donner with a screening of Superman: The Movie tonight at 6:30 pm.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen Blade Runner: The Final Cut tonight at 9:40 pm. 

Friday, July 16

The Oregon Scream Week Horror Film Festival Summer 2021 takes place this weekend at the Sunshine Mill Artisan Plaza and Winery (901 E 2nd St in The Dalles, OR).  This will be an outdoor showcase of short independent, international horror films.  The collection of short films will screen over the weekend from about 8 pm to 11 pm.  The link above will send you to the Facebook Event Page, with the list of films being shown and a link to advance ticket sales.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen James Cameron's sci fi classic The Terminator tonight at 10:30 pm and at 9 pm on Tuesday, July 20.

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will screen the Sci Fi-ish cult classic Repo Man tonight at 7:30 pm.  

If you think Repo Man was cult material, check out Warning from Space, tonight's Cult Classic at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR).  The film starts at 10 pm.

The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen Christopher Nolan's Tenet in GLORIOUS 70mm tonight, July 16, at 7 pm, on Saturday, July 17, at 2 pm, and on Sunday, July 18, at 7 pm.  Tickets WILL sell out, as the theater will be at 75% capacity.

 

UPDATE: All three screenings have SOLD OUT!

Oh, I HAD to include this one!  The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) presents Pig, a revenge-thriller starring Nicolas Cage as a reclusive Oregon truffle hunter on the trail of his kidnapped, prize hunting pig, tonight at 8 pm, and at 9 pm on Saturday, July 17.  Yeah, that sounds AMAZING!

 

UPDATE:  Two more screenings have been added: Monday, July 19 at 9:25 pm, and a final screening on Wednesday, July 21, at 9:15 pm. 

UPDATE: The Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR) has reopened and will be showing Pig this weekend.

The City of Vancouver, WA, Friday Night Movies in the Parks presents the late Richard Donner's Northwest classic, The Goonies.  The film starts at dusk, at Fisher Basin Park (SE 192nd Ave and Mill Plain Blvd in Vancouver, WA).

 

The Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) reopens this weekend with some great genre hits you might have missed on the big screen in the past year and a half.  If you're itching for some giant kiaju smackdown, you can catch Godzilla vs. Kong.  Trippy sci fi more your interest, you can watch Tenet.  And animation fans can enjoy Raya and the Last Dragon or Wolfwalkers.

Friday Night Frights presents a pretty forgotten 80s horror/sci fi film, Dreamscape, at the Blue Mouse Theatre (2611 N Proctor St in Tacoma, WA) tonight at 10 pm.

 

 

The Joy Cinema and Pub (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR) has two great horror classics opening tonight, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and John Carpenter's The Thing.  Also opening over the weekend is a matinee showing of Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse.

 

Saturday, July 17

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will screen the animated classic The Iron Giant today at 4 pm.  The screening is part of the Family Entertainment at CST series.

 

On a less family oriented note, the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will screen the anime classic Ghost in the Shell tonight at 8 pm.  This film NEEDS to be seen on the big screen, and will wash away any residual nightmares induced by the Americanized remake.  

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will screen The Rocky Horror Picture Show, complete with the Clinton Street Cabaret tonight at midnight.  Doors open at 11 pm, with a pre-show at 11:30 pm. 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) screens Edgar Wright's second in the so-called Cornetto Trilogy, Hot Fuzz, tonight at 11:10 pm. 

Sunday, July 18

It's easy to considered Hard Boiled to be director John Woo's finest hour.  After all, the ending gunfight pitting Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung against hundreds of gangster goons in a FORTY MINUTE hailstorm of bullets, blood and broken glass.  You can catch it on the big screen, the way it should be seen, tonight at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC).

Monday, July 19

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will screen the silent Sci Fi classic Metropolis, with 25 minutes of restored footage, tonight at 7 pm.  Part of the Clinton St. Resistance series, proceeds will benefit the Oregon Justice Resource Center.  

Tuesday, July 20

 

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will screen the 1992 craptastic Sci Fi film The Lawnmower Man tonight at 7 pm.

The Lot + Hollywood Theatre presents a screening of the Jim Henson dark fantasy Labyrinth, with a musical set by Kyle Craft.  It all takes place at The Lot at Zidell Yards (3030 S Moody Ave in Portland, OR).  Doors open at 7 pm, with the show starting at 8 pm.

Wednesday, July 21

The Whiteside Theatre (361 SW Madison Ave in Corvallis, OR) is showing the fantasy classic Time Bandits, tonight at 7 pm. 

 

Thursday, July 22

 

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) presents 2009's computer animated version of Astro Boy today at 4 pm.  This is part of the Family Time at CST series. 

Trailermania returns to the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm.  Prepare yourself for two hours of "gonzo Horror, out-of-this-world Sci Fi and mind-blowing exploitation" trailers in GLORIOUS 16mm.  Stick around after the show for a movie trailer quiz and prizes.

 

Friday, July 23

 

Weird Elephant at The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) presents James Cameron's sci fi/horror/action classic Aliens on Friday and Saturday, July 23 and 24, at 10 pm.  

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) screens the time travel classic Back to the Future tonight at 11 pm.

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) presents the Portland premiere of the Sci Fi film Settlers tonight at 7 pm.  The film will also screren on Saturday, July 24, Sunday, July 25, Monday, July 26, Tuesday, July 27, Wedensday, July 28, and Thursday, July 29.

You'll find more Sci Fi thrills at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) tonight, as the John Carpenter/Dan O'Bannon cult film Dark Star screens at 10 pm.

The City of Vancouver, WA, Friday Night Movies in the Parks presents the recent Disney animated film, Raya and the Last Dragon.  The film starts at dusk, at Edgewood Park (600 Edward Lane in Vancouver, WA).

 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen the indie horror film Censor on Friday, July 23, at 8:45 pm. 

Saturday, July 24

The Rocky Horror Picture Show returns to the Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA), along with the Denton Delinquents to do the Time Warp again!  Purchase approved prop bags at the theater, wear a costume and give yourself over to absolute pleasure.  The doors open and the pre-show begins at 10 pm.  Advance ticket purchases are required.  If you want to bring a bunch of friends and sit together, consider purchasing as a group.  For more details, including a link for advance ticket sales, visit the Kiggins Theatre website. 

 

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will also show The Rocky Horror Picture Show, where you're invited to come "Be It" Yourself.  Doors open at 11 pm, with a preshow at 11:30 pm and the movie starting around midnight. 

 

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will screen the animated classic The Iron Giant today at noon.  The screening is part of the Family Entertainment at CST series.

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will screen the Sci Fi Noir cult classic Dark City tonight at 8 pm.  If you've never seen this one, check it out on the big screen!  It will be so worth it!! 

The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents a digital restoration of the 1939 musical fantasy Wizard of Oz today at 2 pm, and Sunday, July 25 at 2 pm.

 

 

 

Welcome to summer, time to MELT!

 

Holy Cthulhu, summer just started and already, the Pacific Northwest is bracing for some scorching temperatures, breaking 100 degrees F.  Not that we didn't come close to such temperatures last weekend, but sunny and hot is in the forecast for most of next week.  And if you've visited this site during past summers, you know how well I react to hot, sunny days.

Yep, that about sums it up.

Exposure to the summer sun results in a black, crispy tan for me.

Of course, heading to a movie theater is always a great way to beat the heat.  I wish I could say there's lots of films for Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Fans showing this week, but pickings are a bit slim week.  Still, if you want to plan ahead, the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar has been updated with all the genre films at the Northwest Film Center's Cinema Unbound Summer Movies and Open-Air Experiences, as well as details on the Oregon Scream Week Horror Film Festival Summer 2021 in July, Crypticon Seattle in August and the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival and CthulhuCon in October.   I've also included the July genre films at Weekdays at the Whiteside Theatre in Corvallis, OR, as well as the genre films filling up the schedule at the Rio Theatre in Vancouver, BC.

Remember, check the links included below to read current Covid regulations at the venues, and if advance ticket purchases are required (which is the case at many theaters).

And if you want to support The Shadow Over Portland, consider visiting my Ko-fi page.

Now let's get to the Weekly Update!

The Liberty Theatre (315 NE 4th Ave in Camas, WA) won't be very silent this week as A Quiet Place Part II opens on Friday, June 25.

 

The Joy Cinema and Pub will be showing the sci fi classic Creature from the Black Lagoon in GLORIOUS 3D from Friday, June 25, to Monday, June 28, at 9 pm.

The horror whodunnit, Werewolves Within, will screen at the Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA) from Friday, June 25, to Sunday, June 27.  Wonder if the film has a break to let you try and guess the werewolves identities.

The screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA) on Saturday, June 26, has SOLD OUT.  But if you click on the link, you'll find showtimes and advance ticket sales for future screenings. 

Local horror filmmaker Joe Sherlock's latest movie, Channel 99, an homage to the late night fare of mid-80s cable and afternoon genre films, has its world premiere at the Whiteside Theatre (361 SW Madison Ave in Corvallis, OR) at 7 pm on Saturday, June 26.  You can also find details on the screening at the Facebook Event Page.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen the anime classic Ghost in the Shell on Sunday, June 27, at 9:30 pm.  This film should be seen on the BIG SCREEN, and will hopefully erase any memories of the Americanized live action film.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) presents an encore screening of Ridley Scott's horror/sci fi classic, Alien, on Monday, June 28 at 9:30 pm.

The Warriors will come out to play-a at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) at 9:30 pm on Wednesday, June 30.  Can you dig it?

It's a lovely day when you can catch Mad Max: Fury Road on the big screen.  And you can watch an encore screening of the film on Thursday, July 1, at 11 pm at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC).

No need to panic on the Fourth of July, as the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) is screening the classic summer blockbuster, Jaws, on Friday, July 2, at 10:40 pm, and on Sunday, July 4, at 6:45 pm.

Wow, a crazy week at the day job and some old man references. Time for the Weekly Update!

Well, damn, this week hasn't been the easiest at the old day job.  Not that it's ever easy, but due to circumstances beyond my control, my normal schedule has changed three times in the past two weeks.  And while I do get three days off now, it's at the cost of working 10 hour days at a new location, pushing carts back and forth across a street.  Just in time for the hottest months of the year!

It all makes me feel like I'm stuck in some wacky time loop.  But instead of being a grumpy old weatherman given the opportunity to better his life and win the girl, I'm more like that bitchy sorority girl getting murdered every night.

Right there with you, Tree.

But while even she has a chance to break out of the loop by bettering herself, that's not my case.  I just get to hang on and hope the events that lead me to this fate change in the very near future.  Which are about the same as a snowball's chances you know where.  I will do my best to keep the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar up to date, and the Weekly Updates coming, but forgive me if I fall a bit behind.

Enough about my life, let's get to this edition of the Weekly Update.  Remember, we're still living in a pandemic, despite what the numbers might show, and a lot of venues are continuing to require masks, offering limited seating and requiring advance tickets.  So be sure to click on the links provided below before you head to any of the events listed to check out the requirements, purchase advance tickets (often required) and get showtimes.

If you want to support The Shadow Over Portland, consider making a donation on my Ko-fi page.  Any money generated will go towards purchasing a new computer, so I can produce The Shadow Over Portland Podcast, which will feature interviews with Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Creators throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Now, let's get to the screenings Pacific Northwest Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Fans are waiting for!

 

Over at the Joy Cinema and Pub (11595 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR), you can catch the bloody reboot of Mortal Kombat through Monday, June 21.

The Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA) continues screening A Quiet Place Part II this week.  And on Wednesday, June 23, the theater will present a double feature of A Quiet Place and A Quiet Place Part II, starting at 5 pm.  Also, the Kiggins will pay tribute to the late Ned Beatty by screening the 1978 superhero classic, Superman, on Friday and Saturday, June 18 and 19, and Deliverance plays on Saturday, June 19 at 8 pm. 

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will screen The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Saturday, June 19, with the return of the Clinton Street Cabaret shadow-casting the cult classic.  Doors open at 8 pm, with a pre-show, including virgin games, starting at 8:30 pm and the movie starting around 9 pm.

The Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grande, OR) screens the latest in the Conjuring Universe, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, through Monday, June 21.  Man, if that movie doesn't include a clip of Flip Wilson, the filmmakers dropped the ball.  And yes, I'm old, so if you didn't get the reference, just Google it.

Oh damn, Flip Wilson IS in a movie playing this week!   At the 99W Drive-In (3110 Portland Rd in Newberg, OR) you can watch a double feature of Cruella, along with 1979's Skate Town USA, featuring Scott Baio, Ron Palillo (Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives, as well as a little 70s sitcom), Maureen McCormick (Marcia, Marcia, Marcia), Patrick Swayze (yep, the star of Ghost), and comedians Ruth Buzzi and Wilson.  Again, if you don't get any of my old man references, use the damn Internet, like I did when I tried to find out what the hell Tik Tok is.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) has reopened, and this week you can catch Ridley Scott's sci fi/horror classic Alien tonight at 10 pm and on Wednesday, June 23 at 9:05 pm.  Also playing is the director's cut of Midsommar at 9:30 pm on Sunday, June 20 and Mad Max: Fury Road at 11 pm on Friday, June 25.

The Liberty Theatre (315 NE 4th Ave in Camas, WA) is screening both the latest Disney villain origin tale, Cruella, and A Quiet Place: Part II this week.

As for the rest of June, let's take a sneak peek, shall we? 

Based on the latest information, the Portland Horror Film Festival will take place at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) this year, and horror star Kelli Moroney (Night of the Comet, Chopping Mall) will be the 2021 Bloody Judge.  However, the festival will not start on June 23, and the new dates have yet to be announced.  Stay tuned here for more details, or you can visit the official website or the PHFF Facebook Page.

The Whiteside Theatre (361 SW Madison Ave in Corvallis, OR) will screen Battle Royale on Wednesday, June 23, at 7 pm.  You know you'd rather see this for the hundredth time than watch The Hunger Games on some streaming service.

The Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main Street in Vancouver, WA) brings the horror whodunnit Werewolves Within to the big screen on Friday, June 25.  Wonder if the film has a countdown to let you figure out who the werewolf is?

The Rocky Horror Picture Show returns to the Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA), along with the Denton Delinquents, to do the Time Warp again on Saturday, June 26!  Purchase approved prop bags at the theater, wear a costume and give yourself over to absolute pleasure.  The doors open and the pre-show begins at 10 pm.  Advance ticket purchases are required.  If you want to bring a bunch of friends and sit together, consider purchasing as a group. 

In upcoming news, local horror filmmaker Joe Sherlock's latest movie, Channel 99, an homage to the late night fare of mid-80s cable and afternoon genre films, has its world premiere at the Whiteside Theatre (361 SW Madison Ave in Corvallis, OR) at 7 pm on Saturday, June 26.  You'll also find details at the Facebook Event Page.

That's all for this week.  I'll do my best to keep the Weekly Updates coming during the summer months, as more venues open.