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The Hollywood Theatre’s “Save Movie Madness” Kickstarter Adds New Rewards, Hopes to Build Screening Room

WILL CORWIN Three weeks into the Hollywood Theatreโ€™s campaign to save Portland video store Movie Madness, the non-profit has announced new rewards and a benefit screening in hopes of hitting a stretch goalโ€”building an in-store screening room and bar at Movie Madness. The Hollywood is now hoping to raise an additional $75,000, after their “Save […]

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The Hollywood Theatre’s Kickstarter to Save Movie Madness Is Going Great. Now They’ve Added a Stretch Goal

WILL CORWIN The Hollywood Theatre is looking to raise an additional $100,000 to build a micro-theater within the Movie Madness video store. This new stretch goal comes only a week after the non-profit announced an ambitious $250,000 Kickstarter to purchase current owner Mike Clarkโ€™s collection of roughly 84,000 items. The Hollywoodโ€™s campaign has already raised […]

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With an Ambitious Kickstarter, the Hollywood Theatre Aims to Save Movie Madness

WILL CORWIN Movie Madness has no center. Portlandโ€™s largest video store and film museum doesnโ€™t have straight, orderly aisles that herd customers toward the cash registers. In Movie Madnessโ€™ warren of hallways and shelvesโ€”with nearly every surface crammed with DVDs, VHS tapes, and Blu-raysโ€”itโ€™s easy to get lost. Next to a slew of Soviet-era sci-fi […]

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The Hollywood Theatre Wants to Save Film Historyโ€”But First, It Needs to Save Movie Madness

The Fate of Portland’s Favorite Video Store Depends on an Ambitious Kickstarter

Movie Madness has no center. Portlandโ€™s largest video store and film museum doesnโ€™t have straight, orderly aisles that herd customers toward the cash registers. In Movie Madnessโ€™ warren of hallways and shelvesโ€”with nearly every surface crammed with DVDs, VHS tapes, and Blu-raysโ€”itโ€™s easy to get lost. Next to a slew of Soviet-era sci-fi films stands […]

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A Rock Camp Reunion

SURFER ROSIE Their putt-putt gameโ€”like their friendshipโ€”is strong. Natalie Eagan Laura Daegling of Surfer Rosie sits in the booth of a Northeast Portland restaurant with a mug of chamomile tea. Sheโ€™s recovering from a harsh cold, and when Noah Johanson (drums), Gill Brase (bass), and Gilly Avina (guitar) arrive, they discuss the Netflix shows Daegling […]

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