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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Get Your Tix Now for SCOOP—Our Short Documentary Film Fest!
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME TEENSY-TINY TRUTH BOMBS? SCOOP is a new mini-doc fest brought to you by brilliant minds behind HUMP!, SLAY, and SPLIFF Film Festivals. Earlier this year, we asked readers to go out into our chaotic world and SEND US THEIR BEST SCOOPS on the issues they care about the most. After […]
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This Weekend: Watch the Horror Fest SLAY Live at Clinton Street (Or Online at Home)!
Get ready for a screaming good time… the terrifying fun of SLAY—our scary short film fest made by horror lovers like YOU—is showing LIVE AND IN-PERSON THIS WEEKEND October 29 & 30, and is also streaming online Oct 29-31! Earlier this year, we asked filmmakers to send in their homemade short horror films (eight minutes […]
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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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This Weekend: Watch the SLAY Horror Fest Live at Clinton Street Theater and Online!
Get ready for a screaming good time… the terrifying fun of SLAY—our scary short film fest made by horror lovers like YOU—is showing LIVE AND IN-PERSON THIS WEEKEND October 29 & 30, and is also streaming online Oct 29-31! Earlier this year, we asked filmmakers to send in their homemade short horror films (eight minutes […]
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Kicking Off TONIGHT: Stream the Horrifyingly Fun SLAY Film Fest!
Get ready for a screaming good time… the terrifying fun of SLAY—our scary short film fest made by horror lovers like YOU—returns STARTING TONIGHT (Friday, October 22) and through October 31, streaming online AND next weekend at the Clinton Street Theater! Earlier this year, we asked filmmakers to send in their homemade short horror films […]
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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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Stream These Indigenous-Made Films from the Portland Film Festival
A still from the short film River of Small Gods. Oregon celebrated its first official Indigenous People’s Day last week—but considering that all non-Native people are currently on stolen land, you shouldn’t need a special holiday to learn about and support Indigenous people and cultures. One way to do this is by watching some of […]
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Watch SLAY, Our Horror Film Fest Online THIS WEEKEND (Or In-Person on Oct 29-30)!
Get ready for a screaming good time… the terrifying fun of SLAY—our scary short film fest made by horror lovers like YOU—returns STARTING THIS WEEKEND (October 22) and through October 31, streaming online AND at the Clinton Street Theater! Earlier this year, we asked filmmakers to send in their homemade short horror films (eight minutes […]
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Naked Oscar Isaac Is But One of the Many Pleasant Visuals in Dune
A family outing. Dune I did not go to see Dune for the laughs, which is why I was startled to find that the movie ends with one of the funniest cinematic jokes I’ve ever seen. After two and a half hours of slow, sweeping shots and poetic dialogue about power and prophecy, it becomes […]
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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. […]