No fooling, I'm back on schedule!

Happy April First, everyone.  Hope you haven't fallen for any April Fool's Pranks today, if that's still a thing.  Is it?  I don't know.  Jeez, I am old.

But one thing I do know.  This is the perfect day for a scary clown picture!

One thing that isn't a prank is this edition of the Weekly Update.  I've stuffed it full of great movies, stage events and even a bit of crazy kung fu mayhem, guarenteed to keep Pacific Northwest Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Fans happy.

As always, I'll remind you to check out the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar if you want to see what's coming up later in the month and throughout the year.  I update it every few days, so be sure to keep checking back.

Oh, my move is over.  I'm in my new place and enjoying the new neighborhood, but still have A LOT of unpacking to do.  And, best of all, I only had one cheap Halloween themed plate break.  I'll miss the plate, but glad that was the only thing to break.

Be safe, stay healthy and I'll be back next week with all the events happening under The Shadow Over Portland

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Happening This Week   

The International Mermaid Museum (7 S Arbor Rd in Aberdeen, WA) will hold its annual Mermaid Festival through Sunday, April 3.  During this week, admission into the museum is FREE.  Aside from the exhibits in the museum, you'll find a series of special attractions, including performances by Una the Mermaid and MORE!  Follow the museum on Facebook.   

 

You Won't Be Alone, about a witch living among humans in anothers skin, opens tonight at the the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR), the Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway NE in Salem, OR), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR), Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR), the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) and The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA).

"If Boogie Nights and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre had a baby, X would be their demonic love-child!"  Well, just shut up and take my money!!  The latest from director Ti West (The House of the Devil, The Innkeepers), X X continues at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR)and the Laurelhurst Theater and Pub (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR) and Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR) through Thursday, April 7.

 

Jujutsu Kaisen 0 will continue at The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) and the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) through Thursday, April 7.

No fooling!  A 2K restoration of John Carpenter's first film, 1974's Dark Star, will be shown at The Grand Illusion (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) through Tuesday, April 5.

Central Cinema (1411 21St Ave in Seattle, WA) will show the fantasy classic The Princess Bride through Thursday, April 7.

 

Stumptown Stages presents Tinderella: the Modern Musical, in which a princess is shown the magic of Tinder by her fairy-god-roommate.  Doesn't sound like a Disney-fied take on the classic fairy tale!  The production runs through April 17 at the Portland'5 Brunish Theatre at Antoinette Hatfield Hall (1111SW Broadway in Portland, OR).

 

The latest film in the Sony Spiderverse, Morbius, opens this week at Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR), the St Johns Twin Cinema (8704 N Lombard St in Portland, OR), the Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grande, OR), the Liberty Theatre (312 NE 4th Ave in Camas, WA), the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR), and the following McMenamins locations: Anderson School Theater (18607 Bothell Way NE in Bothell, WA), Old St. Francis Theater (700 NW Bond St in Bend, OR), the Bagdad Theater (3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR), the Grand Lodge Theater (3505 Pacific Ave in Forest Grove, OR), the Olympic Club Theater (112 N Tower Ave in Centralia, WA), the Power Station Theater at Edgefield (2126 SW Halsey St in Troutdale, OR),  and the St Johns Theater (8023 N Ivanhoe St in Portland, OR).

 

The Batman continues this week at the Academy Theater (78818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR), the Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grande, OR), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR), Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR), Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR) and the Laurelhurst Theater and Pub (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR) through Thursday, April 7.

 

The Portland Horror Film Festival is accepting submissions for the upcoming festival.  And, until March 31, the festival is waiving submission fees for woman directors.  You must apply for the waiver here.

April, 2022

Friday, April 1

VHS Night at CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) will show Traxx, an action/comedy intended to satirize the 80's action heroes and was sent straight to VHS when the studio heads didn't get the joke, where it's stayed ever since. 

Head over to the Rio Theatre as Samuel L. Jackson takes on some "monkey-fighting snakes" on a "Monday to Friday plane!"  Snakes on a Plane hits the big screen once again, tonight at 10:30 pm.

Morbius will play at  the 99W Drive-In (3110 Portland Rd in Newberg, OR) Friday and Saturday, along with Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Saturday, April 2

Horrific: A Night of Horror Themed Dance is back from the dead at Alma Mater's Fawcett Hall (1322 South Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) tonight at 8 pm.  Advance tickets are recommended.  You must be 21 or older to attend.

 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen the Foo Fighter-starring horror film Studio 666 tonight at 10 pm.

 

Okay, yesterday was April 1, so this could be a belated joke.  But if it isn't, this will be crap-tastic!  The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) will screen Unmasking the Idol tonight at 7:30 pm.  What's it about, you might ask.  Well, according to the web site, the movie is about a ninja spy and his martial arts master BABOON SIDEKICK battling a masked villain who pushes elderly women in wheelchairs into A POOL FULL OF PIRANHAS!!  Shut up and take my money!! 

Okay, I just found a poster online and it's AMAZING!

Celebrate the Clinton Street Theater's (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) 44th anniversary of weekly screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show with screenings in GLORIOUS 35mm at 7 pm and midnight tonight.  The event features a live shadow cast by the Clinton Street Cabaret.  Door open an hour before each screening.  Advance ticket purchases recommended.

 

Sunday, April 3

 

Fathom Event's Studio Ghibli Fest 2022 brings Princess Mononoke back to the big screen for its 25th anniversary on Sunday, Monday and Wednesday, April 3, 4, and 6.  Monday's screening is subtitled, the others are dubbed.  Visit the link to find a theater near you.

Monday, April 4

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will have a FINAL SCREENING of 2021's Dune tonight at 9 pm.

 

Wednesday, April 6

 

Celebrate First Contact Day at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) as they screen Star Trek: First Contact tonight at 7:30 pm. 

Thursday, April 7

The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) will screen the Czechoslovak fantasy/comedy The Girl on the Broomstick tonight at 8 pm.

 

Friday, April 8

 

Michelle Yeoh fighting to save the multiverse?  I'm SOLD!  Also starring the amazing James Hong and Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All At Once opens this week at the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR), the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) and CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR).

 

Catch the greatest exploding head scene ever filmed on THE BIG SCREEN, as the Hollywood Theatre shows David Cronenberg's sci fi/horror film Scanners tonight at 7:30 pm.

 

Central Cinema (1411 21St Ave in Seattle, WA) will screen Wes Anderson's animated sci fi/comedy Isle of Dogs through Thursday, April 14.

 

Takashi Mikke's musical/horror/comedy The Happiness of the Katakuris plays at Central Cinema (1411 21St Ave in Seattle, WA) through Wednesday, April 13. 

 

Tuesday, April 12

 

Kung Fu Theater at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen the AMAZING Master of the Flying Guillotine at 7:30 pm tonight in GLORIOUS 35mm.  I know it's martial arts, but I can't not mention a movie where a one armed martial arts master must defend himself against a blind master of the Flying Guillotine.  And yes, that weapon is what you're thinking!

 

Burlynomicon returns to The Coffin Club (421 SE Grand in Portland, OR) tonight at 8 pm.  Advance tickets are recommended, but if you want to risk it, doors open at 7 pm.

 

The move is almost complete, but the Weekly Update is back on schedule!

 

It's amazing to find out how much stuff you really have, and the best way to discover this is to pack it all up.  For the past three weeks, I've been exploring closet spaces, drawers and the like, and am just amazed at what I've found that haven't seen daylight in years.

I was wondering where I put that!

It would have been a great time to figure out what needed to go, but I was running short on time, so everything is in a box, waiting for me to decide its fate later.  Should make unpacking interesting, at least.

Best of all, my new place is only 20 blocks from the Hollywood Theatre here in Portland, so it will be easier for me to catch the monthly Grindhouse Film Festival starting in April.  And as I'm close to a couple of first run theaters, I can get to a new Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy release without having to spend an hour on the bus.  I can't wait!

But enough on that.  Let's get to the Weekly Update, where you'll find a bunch of great movies and stage events sure to appeal to all Pacific Northwest Fans.  And after you get done here, head over to the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar for early notice on other great movies, cons and stage events taking place in 2022 and beyond.  For example, you'll find details on the Booklover's Burlesque: The Sci-Fi Edition taking place in Portland, OR, next month.  And you'll find details on the guests at Crypticon Seattle, and the Washington State Summer Con in Puyallup, WA.

Anyway, time to get back to work, than more packing!  Stay safe and be healthy, and I'll be back next week!

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Playing This Week   

The second film in John Carpenter's "Apocalypse Trilogy," Prince of Darkness, will play at The Grand Illusion (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) through Wednesday, March 30.

 

McMenimans Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd Ave in Portland, OR) will show director Mamoru Hosoda's animated film Belle through Thursday, March 31. 

"If Boogie Nights and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre had a baby, X would be their demonic love-child!"  Well, just shut up and take my money!!  The latest from director Ti West (The House of the Devil, The Innkeepers), X continues next week at the Laurelhurst Theater and Pub (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR), Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR), the Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA), the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR), Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR), and the Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway NE in Salem, OR).  It opens at the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR) on Friday, March 25.

Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR) will show the Japanese animated dark fantasy Jujutsu Kaisen 0, both dubbed and English subtitled versions, through Thursday, March 31.  The film is also playing at The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) and the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) through Thursday, March 31.

 

You can head down the Yellow Brick Road to see him, or just go to Central Cinema (1411 21St Ave in Seattle, WA) and catch The Wizard of Oz on the big screen through Thursday, March 31.

 

David Lynch put allusions to The Wizard of Oz in his script, so it seems fitting that Central Cinema (1411 21St Ave in Seattle, WA) will show Wild at Heart through Wednesday, March 30.

 

Stumptown Stages presents Tinderella: the Modern Musical, in which a princess is shown the magic of Tinder by her fairy-god-roommate.  Doesn't sound like a Disney-fied take on the classic fairy tale!  The production runs through April 17 at the Portland'5 Brunish Theatre at Antoinette Hatfield Hall (1111SW Broadway in Portland, OR).

Radial Theater Project's production of George Orwell's 1984 returns to 18th and Union (1406 18th Ave in Seattle, WA) two years after the theater closed due to COVID.  The production runs through March 26.

The Batman continues this week at the Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grande, OR), the St Johns Twin Cinema (8704 N Lombard St in Portland, OR), the Laurelhurst Theater and Pub (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR), Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR), The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR), Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR), the Academy Theater (78818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR), and at the following McMenimans theaters: Anderson School Theater (18607 Bothell Way NE in Bothell, WA), Old St. Francis Theater (700 NW Bond St in Bend, OR), the Bagdad Theater (3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR), the Power Station Theater at Edgefield (2126 SW Halsey St in Troutdale, OR), the Olympic Club Theater (112 N Tower Ave in Centralia, WA) and the St Johns Theater (8023 N Ivanhoe St in Portland, OR) and the Grand Lodge Theater (3505 Pacific Ave in Forest Grove, OR).

 

Spider-Man: No Way Home swings into the Liberty Theatre (312 NE 4th Ave in Camas, WA) this week. It also swings into the 99W Drive-In (3110 Portland Rd in Newberg, OR) right after Uncharted.  Hey, it's a Tom Holland double feature!

 

The Portland Horror Film Festival is accepting submissions for the upcoming festival.  And, until March 31, the festival is waiving submission fees for woman directors.  You must apply for the waiver here.

March, 2022

 

Friday, March 25

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will screen Kwaidan, a collection of Japanese ghost tales, tonight at 10 pm.

The Kiggins' Cult of Horror series brings the podcast Horror Movie Talk to the Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA) to introduce The Exorcist tonight at 9:30 pm.

 

The Mondo Trasho series at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) brings the infamous, and so craptastic, gore cut of Tammy and the T-Rex to the big screen tonight at 7:30 pm.

Capital City Comic Con returns this year to the Victoria Conference Centre and Crystal Garden (720 Douglas St in Victoria, BC) for a weekend of Pop Culture fun! 

UPDATE: Due to COVID concerns, this event has been postponed until September 23, 2022.

The 10th Annual Oregon Ghost Conference takes place this weekend at the Seaside Civic and Convention Center (415 1st Ave in Seaside, OR).

 

Saturday, March 26

Get ready for a major adrenaline boost as the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) screens The Road Warrior in GLORIOUS 35mm tonight at 7:30 pm.

John Carpenter's remake of the 1960 classic Village of the Damned will be at The Grand Illusion (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) through Thursday, March 31.

The International Mermaid Museum (7 S Arbor Rd in Aberdeen, WA) will hold its annual Mermaid Festival through Sunday, April 3.  During this week, admission into the museum is FREE.  Aside from the exhibits in the museum, you'll find a series of special attractions, including performances by Una the Mermaid and MORE!  Follow the museum on Facebook.  

The Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) continues the series It's Alive! with the 1932 pre-code horror/comedy classic The Old Dark House today at noon.

Saturday Secret Matinees concludes at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) with the final chapter of Daredevils of the Red Circle, featuring Charles Middleton (Ming the Merciless) as the villain in this 1939 serial, shown in GLORIOUS 16mm!  Of course, what's a serial without a feature, and each week, the episode will be paired with a secret feature film.  Bi-weekly themes will provide clues, but you have to show up to find out what's being shown!  The fun starts at 1 pm. 

 

UPDATE: Passes are sold out.  A few individual tickets will be available each week.  

 

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will present the "Be It Yourself" edition of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, tonight with a pre-show starting at 11:30 pm.  Doors open at 11 pm.   

The Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA) will be showing The Rocky Horror Picture Show at 10 pm tonight, with the Denton Delinquents helping everyone do the Time Warp again.  Doors open at 9 pm. 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) and the Geekenders will host The Rocky Horror Picture show tonight at 11:30 pm.  Doors open at 11 pm.

 

Sunday, March 27

 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will show the English dubbed version of director Mamoru Hosoda's animated film Belle today at 12:50 pm.  A final screening, this time in Japanese with English subtitles, takes place at 9:20 pm on Wednesday, March 28. 

 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will show the latest version of Dune tonight at 8:45 pm.  Be aware, this is listed as the final screening. 

Tuesday, March 29

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen PG: Psycho Goreman at 8:30 pm tonight, with filmmakers in attendance for a Q and A

 

Thursday, March 31

 

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will show Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes tonight at 9 pm.

 

Celebrate seven years of Queer Horror, and host Carla Rossi's birthday, at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) tonight at 8:30 pm.  It starts with an all-musical preshow, which is followed by the musical horror film about man-eating mermaids, The Lure.

The latest film in the Sony Spiderverse, Morbius, opens this week at Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR), the St Johns Twin Cinema (8704 N Lombard St in Portland, OR), and the following McMenamins locations: Anderson School Theater (18607 Bothell Way NE in Bothell, WA), Old St. Francis Theater (700 NW Bond St in Bend, OR), .

April, 2022

Friday, April 1

No fooling!  A 2K restoration of John Carpenter's first film, 1974's Dark Star, will be shown at The Grand Illusion (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) through Tuesday, April 5.

Central Cinema (1411 21St Ave in Seattle, WA) will show the fantasy classic The Princess Bride through Thursday, April 7.

Head over to the Rio Theatre as Samuel L. Jackson takes on some "monkey-fighting snakes" on a "Monday to Friday plane!"  Snakes on a Plane hits the big screen once again, tonight at 10:30 pm.

Saturday, April 2

Horrific: A Night of Horror Themed Dance is back from the dead at Alma Mater's Fawcett Hall (1322 South Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) tonight at 8 pm.  Advance tickets are recommended.  You must be 21 or older to attend.

 

Sunday, April 3

 

Fathom Event's Studio Ghibli Fest 2022 brings Princess Mononoke back to the big screen for its 25th anniversary on Sunday, Monday and Wednesday, April 3, 4, and 6.  Monday's screening is subtitled, the others are dubbed.  Visit the link to find a theater near you.