Willamette Week

Adolescents Experiencing Unforgettable Summers: Get Your Reps In

A Terrifying Glimpse of Democracy Dying and Ron Howard Playing Journalist: Your Weekly Roundup of New Movies

NW Film Center Has Canceled an Outdoor Screening of “Kindergarten Cop” Following Complaints

Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a police detective who goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher in order to bust a drug dealer, the movie was filmed in Astoria, Ore., and is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. NWFC had planned to show the film “for its importance in Oregon filmmaking history,” according to a press release. Those plans are now off—in part, it would appear, due to an online campaign against the screening.

Time Is Running Out for Some Movies on Certain Streaming Services, So Get Your Reps In

NW Film Center Is Offering Audiences Unique Ways to Experience Cinema During the Pandemic

Koji Fukada’s Latest Film About the Echoes of Guilt: Your Weekly Roundup of New Movies

Dave Franco’s Horror Flick Is Now the Second Oregon-Made Movie to Top the Box Office During the Pandemic

To be sure, The Rental’s place at the top of the box office has a lot to do with the lack of big releases during the pandemic—its closest competitors are catalog titles like Karate Kid and reigning Oregon coast classic The Goonies. But it follows the even more surprising success of Phoenix, Oregon—a small, Klamath Falls-filmed production about two men restoring an old bowling alley—which topped the box office in April.

Documenting the Battle to Smuggle LGBTQ Individuals Out of Russia and a Post-Escobar Colombia: Your Weekly Roundup of New Movies

A Local Animator Has Created the Mascot for Our Era of Physical Distancing: Quarantine Kat

The Peacock Has Landed: Here Are the Best Movies to Stream for Free on the New Service