Don’t walk… run (or drive) to see Drive My Car. Drive My Car © DR It has been awarded the top prize by Los Angeles, New York, and the National Society of Film Critics. It was named one of the best films of 2021 by the Seattle Film Critics Society and is Japan’s entry to […]
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Portland Music Month Preview: Forty Feet Tall Just Might Be Your Next Favorite Band
Forty Feet Tall headlines this week’s must-see show for Portland Music Month. Clementine Hage [For the entire month of January, Portland Music Month features 100+ musical acts designed to get you into our city’s great clubs and venues, and $1 from each ticket goes to support individual music artists and their professional needs. Find out […]
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Film Review: The 355 Is a Bummer (With a Really Good Cast)
Good cast. Baaaaaad movie. The 355 The worst thing a film can do is squander what it’s got going for it. In The 355, a blockbuster espionage action-thriller (now showing in theaters), it has two solid things at play: its strong ensemble cast and an interesting musical composition. Those two things should be enough to […]
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Broke Gravy Improv Trio Holding Show at Curious Comedy: “I’m chomping at the bit to get back on stage.”
courtesy of broke gravy Broke Gravy is ready to get back to performing. Consisting of Eric Simons, Leon Anderson, and Chris Williams, the improv trio has been on pause with the rest of the world, though they’re making their triumphant return to the stage at Curious Comedy Theater for a New Year’s Eve Eve show […]
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IATSE Members Narrowly Voted to Ratify New Contract, Ending Strike Threat. What’s Next For Portland Film Set Workers?
Union slogans are seen on a car at the candlelight vigil for Halyna Hutchins at IATSE’s West Coast Office in LA last month. Rodin Eckenroth / getty images In a closely watched vote, national members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) have voted to ratify a new three-year agreement. The vote by […]
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Amid National Union Struggle, Local Film Set Workers See Room for Change
powerofforever / getty images As our favorite movies and television provide solace over the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the workers responsible for making them have been busy looking critically at the state of their industry. Over the past several months, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), a union representing thousands of crew members in […]
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Q&A: Comedian Niles Abston On Blowing Up in Quarantine, His Dave Chappelle Joke, and His First Headliner Tour
Niles Abston Kevin Plachy Comedian Niles Abston has been steadily making a name for himself as one to watch. His debut special, GIRLS DON’T TWERK TO JOKES, was filmed on February 15, 2020 in front of 100-plus people at a house in Van Nuys, CA. Overflowing with a sharp wit, it was not just his […]
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In Antlers, the Real Horror Is the Environmental and Social Decay Plaguing Rural Oregon
Jeremy T. Thomas and Keri Russell in the film Antlers. 20th Century Studios A film about how the depths of terror come not from monsters lurking in the shadows but from the gradual decay of society around us, Antlers uncovers the degradation of our collective misery. Adapted from writer Nick Antosca’s short story “The Quiet […]
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The Pacific Northwest and the Origin of Dune
Our world has a lot in common with Arrakis. Dune In the opening moments of the newest adaptation of Dune, the first visuals on screen are of the sun falling behind the iconic dunes that dominate the desolate planet of Arrakis. The voice of Zendaya’s Chani monologues about how her people, the Fremen, live on […]
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Portland Film Festival’s Women-Directed Shorts Bring Fun-Size Horror for Halloween
A still from the short film The Tale of the Daughter. Editor’s note: This article includes mentions of self-harm. The Portland Film Festival (PFF) is currently running through November 8 and has made available an impressive lineup of virtually available films you can watch right from the comfort of your own home. Across 320 films […]
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Five Virtual Picks from the Seattle Queer Film Festival
RuPaul’s Drag Race‘s BeBe Zahara Benet stars in Being BeBe at this year’s Seattle Queer Film Festival. Being BeBe Editor’s note: A version of this article originally ran on our Seattle-based sister website, The Stranger. Because streaming access for this festival is available to everyone in the Pacific Northwest, we’re sharing the virtual picks here. […]
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Wouldn’t Ewe Know It, A24’s New Peculiar Horror Lamb Is Outstanding
A24 A patient slow burn of a film built around a haunting atmosphere, Lamb is an exploration of deep loss that plays out as a horrifying yet darkly comedic fable. More closely resembling a fairytale in style and execution, it is all about the desperate lengths one couple will go to ease the pain of […]