Cinema 21 and Living Room Theaters Offered Private Rentals Before the Most Recent Lockdown, Which Made Them Some of the Only Venues in Town Showing New Releases

Hollywood Theatre’s PDX Drive-In Movie Spectacular May Be Sold Out, but You Can Still Score Tickets

Drive-in theaters are clearly in demand during the pandemic—as quickly as one pops up, lines form and advance tickets are snapped up in minutes. Anyone who thought they wouldn’t be able to get into the now-sold out outdoor movie screenings by the Hollywood Theatre at the Portland Expo Center may be in luck: There is still a way to score a spot. Love Portland, a team of real estate professionals, is one of the event’s sponsors and decided to give away its stash of VIP tickets to some lucky viewers. In order to win, you just need to be able to do a little work behind the camera yourself.

Oregon Movie Theaters Petition the Governor’s Office to Allow Them to Reopen

“We can operate under Phase 1 guidelines as well or better than any other business currently open. There’s no sound public safety reason for denying us that opportunity. We’re not asking for any special consideration. We just follow the rules like everyone else.”

The Hollywood Theatre Will Turn the Expo Center Into a Drive-In, at Least for the Summer

The Portland Expo Center was hosting moviegoers parked in cars long before the drive-in became cool once again due to the pandemic. Now that program is getting a boost thanks to a partnership with the Hollywood Theatre. Starting Thursday, Aug. 13, audiences will be able to watch a lineup of films chosen by the historic venue’s film buffs.

Private Screenings at the Hollywood Theatre Appear to Bolster Business During the Pandemic-Spurred Shutdown

Movie Theaters Remain Closed, but Concessions at Some Portland Area Cinemas Are Doing Big Business

At first glance, one might assume Jeff Martin, owner of Joy Cinema in Tigard, is defying the statewide ban of large gatherings and running a bootleg movie house in plain sight. Why else would a half-dozen patrons be queued up if not to catch one of the oddball B films the theater is known for screening?

Watch Director Guillermo del Toro Introduce “Pan’s Labyrinth” for the Hollywood Theatre’s Streaming Series

“The best fairytales contain a deeper message and are highly political and highly violent,” says Del Toro, who also directed The Devil’s Backbone, The Shape of Water and Pacific Rim. “I wanted to make a fable about the difficult things you face in making choices and how choice defines who you are, and therefore a movie that would be perennial. It was good then and it’s good now.”

What Will Movies Look Like Post-Pandemic? Hollywood Theatre’s Dan Halsted Suspects the Marvel Era Might Be Over.

Halsted is adjusting. And soon, he thinks the mainstream film industry will have to adjust, too.