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.

Recent Articles

Portland Mercury

Finally, A Film Festival for People Who Love Germans and Hamsters

Marjorie Skinner
Portland Mercury

The Portland German Film Festival: Now Featuring Hamsters!

Also: WWII and Try-Hards

Marjorie Skinner

The Light Between Oceans: Another Derek Cianfrance Movie About Pretty People Pretending to Be Sad

Marjorie Skinner
<i>The Light Between Oceans</i> (and One Really Bad Idea)
Movies & TV Aug 31 4:00 AM

The Light Between Oceans (and One Really Bad Idea)

When Bad Ideas Happen to Good People

Marjorie Skinner
Everything's Terrible! (Except <i>Microbe and Gasoline</i>)
Movies & TV Jul 22 9:14 AM

Everything's Terrible! (Except Microbe and Gasoline)

Marjorie Skinner
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Hitting the Road with <i>Microbe and Gasoline</i>
Movies & TV Jul 20 4:00 AM

Hitting the Road with Microbe and Gasoline

Michel Gondry’s Eccentric Tale Offers Some Much-Needed Optimism

Marjorie Skinner
<i>Love & Friendship</i> Is the Best <i>Underworld</i> Movie Yet
Movies & TV May 31 10:14 AM

Love & Friendship Is the Best Underworld Movie Yet

Marjorie Skinner
<i>Love & Friendship</i> and Jane Austen
Books May 25 4:00 AM

Love & Friendship and Jane Austen

Of 18th Century Feminism. And Peas!

Marjorie Skinner
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Tonight at the Hollywood: Kelly Reichardt's <i>River of Grass</i> (with Reichardt in Attendance!)
Movies & TV May 18 10:14 AM

Tonight at the Hollywood: Kelly Reichardt's River of Grass (with Reichardt in Attendance!)

Marjorie Skinner
<i>Being Charlie</i> Is a Movie About a Little Shit
Movies & TV May 14 10:14 AM

Being Charlie Is a Movie About a Little Shit

Marjorie Skinner
Kelly Reichardt's Unearthed <i>River of Grass</i>
Movies & TV May 11 4:00 AM

Kelly Reichardt's Unearthed River of Grass

The Director's Little-Seen 1994 Debut Gets Re-Released

Marjorie Skinner
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<i>Being Charlie</i> and the Reiner Family Overshare
Movies & TV May 11 4:00 AM

Being Charlie and the Reiner Family Overshare

This Movie Means a Lot to Rob Reiner! We Don't Need to See It.

Marjorie Skinner
Toffee Club: The New English Soccer Pub Is not Your Grandpa's Watering Hole
Food and Drink Apr 19 9:14 AM

Toffee Club: The New English Soccer Pub Is not Your Grandpa's Watering Hole

Marjorie Skinner
<i>The Invitation</i>: Enough with the Chitchat Already!
Movies & TV Apr 18 10:59 AM

The Invitation: Enough with the Chitchat Already!

Marjorie Skinner
<i>The Invitation</i> to a Maddening Dinner Party
Movies & TV Apr 13 4:00 AM

The Invitation to a Maddening Dinner Party

Enough with the Chitchat Already!

Marjorie Skinner
Pizza Week Preview: Good Neighbor Pizzeria’s “Old World”
Pizza Week Apr 6 12:29 PM

Pizza Week Preview: Good Neighbor Pizzeria’s “Old World”

Marjorie Skinner
Pizza Week Preview: Bella Faccia Pizzeria’s “She Bangs”
Pizza Week Apr 5 9:59 AM

Pizza Week Preview: Bella Faccia Pizzeria’s “She Bangs”

Marjorie Skinner
<i>Eye in the Sky</i>: Helen Mirren, Alan Rickman, and the Morality of Modern Warfare
Movies & TV Mar 28 10:29 AM

Eye in the Sky: Helen Mirren, Alan Rickman, and the Morality of Modern Warfare

Marjorie Skinner
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