Dana Alston

After It Went Unfinished for 10 Years, a Portland Made Documentary Took an Unexpected Turn

The meaningful, yet small story behind “Henry’s Hair” grew in magnitude when McCrea was in the final stages of making the documentary. “Henry’s Hair” went unfinished for almost 10 years, until McCrea decided to enter post-production in 2017. Shortly thereafter, he was diagnosed with terminal heart disease and given six months to live. So Portland’s film community rallied around McCrea to bring the project to fruition. Videographers, editors and sound designers all offered to help McCrea, free of charge.

New Movie “Gemini” Is a Portland-Grown Vision of LA

“Gemini” unfolds like a languid dream. The film’s opening shot is of a row of distorted palm trees, inviting us into a neon-soaked Los Angeles. It follows Jill LeBeau (Lola Kirke) as she tries to solve a brutal murder, but the soft visual palette rejects any hard-boiled crime trappings. Pulsing beats and low-synthesized hums drift in and out of the soundscape, and LA is at the forefront of every scene.

New Documentary “Thou Shall Not Tailgate” Finds Old Portland In Sellwood Resident Chuck Linville

“What you find [in Portland] now is kind of pasted-on weirdness. Weirdness sold for profit. Chuck’s weirdness comes out from within, and is a representation of a time when Portland was a much stranger place. His house sits in a nice little neighborhood with groomed yards. And it stands out.”

New Documentary “Thou Shall Not Tailgate” Finds Old Portland In Sellwood Resident Chuck Linville

“What you find [in Portland] now is kind of pasted-on weirdness. Weirdness sold for profit. Chuck’s weirdness comes out from within, and is a representation of a time when Portland was a much stranger place. His house sits in a nice little neighborhood with groomed yards. And it stands out.”

In Honor of Francis Ford Coppola Coming to Portland This Week, Here’s a Spec Script For a Sequel to “Apocalypse Now,” Set in Portland’s Columbia Slough

It is set in the Slough’s expansive homeless camps.

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Dana Alston

After It Went Unfinished for 10 Years, a Portland Made Documentary Took an Unexpected Turn

New Movie “Gemini” Is a Portland-Grown Vision of LA

New Documentary “Thou Shall Not Tailgate” Finds Old Portland In Sellwood Resident Chuck Linville

New Documentary “Thou Shall Not Tailgate” Finds Old Portland In Sellwood Resident Chuck Linville

Here’s What We’re Most Excited to See at This Year’s Reel Music Festival

Here’s What We’re Most Excited to See at This Year’s Reel Music Festival

Found Footage Festival Unearths The Weirdest VHS Tapes Its Organizers Can Find

A New Movie Hopes To Save A River Threatened By California’s Logging and Marijuana Industries

A New Movie Hopes To Save A River Threatened By California’s Logging and Marijuana Industries

In Honor of Francis Ford Coppola Coming to Portland This Week, Here’s a Spec Script For a Sequel to “Apocalypse Now,” Set in Portland’s Columbia Slough

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