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Jim Nollman and Rankin Renwick Will Talk to the Animals at the Hollywood on Nov. 1
An experimental musician best known for recording with orcas and a Portland filmmaker present a night of art centered around interspecies communication.
Get Your Reps In: In ‘Ginger Snaps,’ the Kids Are Not Alright
John Fawcett’s Canadian werewolf cult classic screens at Moreland Theater Oct. 30.
Review: ‘Wildwood’ Is No Walk in the Park
Laika’s magnum opus is the best advertisement Oregon could ask for. It’s also quite bloody and violent.
Laika’s ‘Wildwood’ Comes in Third Nationally but Sells Out in Portland Indie Theaters
“This is the busiest we’ve been in a long, long time,” says Moreland Theater manager Patrick Schranck.
Imaginary Authors Bottles ‘Wildwood’ With Its Newest Perfume
Impassable Wilderness is three parts forest, two parts magic and one part oakmoss.
Get Your Reps In: The ‘Phantom of the Opera’ That Dares to Be Genuinely Upsetting
The 1925 silent film screens with a live organ accompaniment at the Hollywood Theatre on Oct. 24.
Portland Teens and Tweens Are Wild for ‘Wildwood’
The marketing machine is in full swing nationwide for the new Laika film, but nowhere more meaningfully than in Portland.
Big Pink Was the Surprise Venue for the Portland Film Festival This Year
After the 14-year-old festival’s venue fell through, building owner Jeff Swickard rented space for the early October event.
Get Your Reps In: ‘Halloween III’ Is More Than ‘the One Without Michael Myers’
‘Season of the Witch’ screens at Academy Theater on Oct. 17.
A John Prine Love Story Set in Portland’s Food World
‘In Spite of Ourselves’ has the makings of a rom-com, but the movie never gets too sweet.
Get Your Reps In: Before ‘The Sound of Music’ Was the Very Metal ‘The Haunting’
Robert Wise’s Shirley Jackson adaptation screens at Cinema 21 on Oct. 10.
Get Your Reps In: ‘The Fly’ Still Disgusts and Delights in Equal Measure
David Cronenberg’s body-horror masterwork screens at Cinemagic this week.