Ditzy Teens and Dirty Old Men: What to Watch in Portland's Repertory Cinemas Aug. 12-18

OMSI’s Reel Science series delves into The Neverending Story, with a screening and lecture on the science of imagination. OMSI. 6:30 pm Wednesday, Aug. 12 and 4 pm Saturday, Aug. 15 (Film only). 

Casino is not Martin Scorsese’s strongest effort by a long shot. That the fascinating, muddled gangster epic is still better than half the films of its era is further proof that Scorsese is among the best directors of all time. Hollywood Theatre. 7:30 pm Wednesday, Aug. 12. 

Long before the Satanic Panic of the ‘80s, there were scare flicks like 1962’s The Devil’s Hand, in which a dude’s horniness gets him ensnared in a cult of devil worshipers. Joy Cinema. 9:30 pm Wednesday, Aug. 12.  

It’s the Ramones vs. the man on the rooftop of the Hotel deLuxe as Top Down presents the punk classic Rock ‘N’ Roll High School. Hotel deLuxe. 8 pm Thursday, Aug. 13. 

The pop-up PDX Drive-In Movie Spectacular transforms the Expo Center into an old-school hickey factory. This week’s screenings include The Day the Earth Stood Still (Friday), Ghostbusters (Friday) and American Graffiti (Saturday). Portland Expo Center. 6 pm Thursday-Saturday, Aug. 13-15. 

It was recently announced that Nosferatu is getting yet another remake. Considering that it’s going to be standing in the shadow of Klaus Kinski and Werner Herzog’s eerie 1979 version—which skewed closer to Bram Stoker’s Dracula—the director has a lot of work ahead of him. Hollywood Theatre. 9:30 pm Friday, Aug. 14. 

Flicks on the Bricks gets R-rated with The Breakfast Club. Pioneer Courthouse Square. Dusk Friday, Aug. 14. 

This year, Clueless turns 20, essentially proving that Paul Rudd is an ageless vampire who must be stopped. Laurelhurst Theater. Friday-Thursday, Aug. 14-20. 

A huge cast of puppets—including goblins, headless monsters and David Bowie’s schlong—highlight Jim Henson’s surreal classic, Labyrinth. Academy Theatre. Friday-Thursday, Aug. 14-20. 

Back in 2002, Punch Drunk Love had audiences swooning, hailing the picture as the emergence of Adam Sandler as a serious dramatic talent. In the ensuing years, Adam Sandler starred in Pixels, Jack & Jill, Blended and I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry. Good call, critical community. The film, along with The Band Wagon and Shoot the Piano Player, screens as part of the NW Film Center’s P.T. Anderson retrospective. NW Film Center’s Whitsell Auditorium. See NWFilm.org for full listings. 

The Karate Kid returns to Portland to offer up lessons on overcoming adversity through discipline and kicking assholes in their asshole faces. Hollywood Theatre. Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 15-16. 

Hecklevision goes for the jugular with the godawful Mortal Kombat. Hollywood Theatre. 9:30 pm Saturday, Aug. 15. 

 

Back in 1991, a Portland couple went on a first date. Obviously, they’re still together, considering they have great taste in film: The movie in question was The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear. Now, they’re bringing the film back, and inviting the public to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary. And, perchance, to fall in love under the watchful eye of Frank Drebin. Clinton Street Theater. 4 pm Sunday, Aug. 16. 

Singin’ cowboys who glittered up screens between 1927-64 are the stars of film archivist Dennis Nyback’s Hillbillies in Hollywood retrospective. Hollywood Theatre. 7:30 pm Monday, Aug. 17. 

Biographer Jimmy McDonough is on hand for a screening of cult filmmaker Andy Milligan’s ultra-twisted 1978 chiller Legacy of Horror. Hollywood Theatre. 7:30 pm Tuesday, Aug. 18.