While every other newspaper and magazine in town are popping out “Best of Portland” issues like a Gresham teen makes babies, let’s be honest: How many times
The Best of Estacada
Marjorie Skinner
Marjorie Skinner is the Portland Mercury's Managing Editor, author of the weekly Sold Out column chronicling the area's independent fashion and retail industry, and a frequent contributor to the film and other arts and feature sections of the paper. She has been writing about Portland life and culture for the Mercury since 2001, produces one of Portland's largest annual spring fashion shows, and occasionally answers emails.
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The Worst in Me
A Sour Farewell from Ingmar Bergman
Saraband dir. Bergman Opens Fri Aug 5 Cinema 21 In what’s supposedly the last film of his career, Saraband, director Ingmar Bergman reunites the central characters of his earlier work, 1973’s Scenes From a Marriage. The return of Scenes‘ actors to their characters (Liv Ullman as Marianne, Erland Josephson as Johan) adds to Saraband‘s sense […]
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One’s Better Than None
The Love, Hate, and Ehh… of Eros
Eros dirs. Wong, Soderbergh, Antonioni Opens Fri July 8 Hollywood Theatre Eros is a trio of short films by directors with disparate points of view, coming from diverse backgrounds. Wong Kar-Wai (“The Hand”), Steven Soderbergh (“Equilibrium”), and Michelangelo Antonioni (“The Dangerous Thread of Things”) make up the directorial team, which sets out to explore the […]
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Ronald McMovie
McDonald’s Takes Another Whack
McLibel Dir. Armstrong Opens Fri June 24 Clinton St. Theater McDonald’s bashing has basically evolved into its own genre of entertainment. Between Fast Food Nation, Super Size Me, and a host of sometimes humorous, always damning websites, the deconstruction and criticism of the world’s largest restaurant chain has been pretty well documented and served up […]
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Torrid Teens
The Dramatics of Love and Summer
My Summer of Love dir. Pavlikovsky Opens Fri June 17 Fox Tower Ordinarily, I hate teenagers. But when they’re two fascinating/evil/sassy/silly British chicks who’re caught up in red wine, Ouija boards, and a lesbian love affair, well… that’s a different story. My Summer of Love is a strangely aimless film for most of its duration, […]
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Let’s Get Gay!
Your Rainbow-Soaked Guide to Pride ’05
As summer rumbles into view, it brings with it another innocuously themed Gay Pride Fest: “Everyday People.” Though some may complain about titles (especially ones that fetishize assimilation like this one), Pride is still a warmhearted get-together for the gay community—like a family reunion picnic, but with fewer mayonnaise-based dishes and more buttless chaps. Here’s […]
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Where Have All the Groupies Gone?
Tips for Old-Fashioned Star Fucking
It’s not very often in this post-feminist haze of the 21st century that you find someone who voluntarily identifies as a groupie. Gone are their glory days, a time that not just coincidently coincided with the glory days of Southern rockers–the two went together like peas and carrots. But now that women have carved out […]
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Playing the Role of Rock
Juliette Lewis is Perfectly Cast
Juliette & The Licks Sat May 21 Dante’s 1 SW 3rd It’s not immediately damning to me that Juliette Lewis started a rock band. I like Juliette Lewis, and always vote “hot” over “not” whenever it comes up over lunch and copies of Us Weekly. Touring in support of Juliette & The Licks’ first full-length, […]
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It Went So Fast!
I Almost Missed How Dull It Was
XXX: State of the Uniondir. Tamahori Opens Fri April 29 Various Theaters XXX: State of the Union begins with a tranquil farm scene–and then, before you’ve even been able to decipher whether or not what you’re watching is another preview–it blasts into action as suddenly as the bullet trains, souped-up sports cars, and helicopters that […]
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The Little Bikes That Could
Vintage F-160s Are the Toughest Little Guys on the Grid
It’s opening weekend at the Pacific Raceway in Kent, Washington, and it’s pouring rain. Nonetheless, the road racers have erected a mini village of tents, pickups, and trailers. These are the pits, where riders mill in leather safety gear, making last minute adjustments to their motorcycles before setting out on the track–which currently has both […]