Movies & TV
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Workers at Portland's Living Room Theaters Vote to Form an Independent Union
Following an unfair labor picket in January, the movie theater staff voted to form United Cinema Workers.
Somebody I Used to Know Is a Polyamory Bait Switch
Also swapping, Oregon plays Washington in this charming romantic comedy.
Audrey Hepburn Before the Death of the Rom-Com
Cinema 21 celebrates the romantic comedy with Hepburn films all February.
Portland EcoFilm Festival Reckons with Climate Crisis
Opening weekend takes us deep into the lives of people and animals on the front lines of a changing climate.
Living Room Theaters Employees Picket in Downtown Portland
Staff say they were told not to discuss a coworker's termination at work or outside of work.
The Mercury's Favorite Films of 2022
The cannibalism movie, the broke millennial gay Pride and Prejudice, and the instant Internet classic all made the list.
Film Review: Avatar: The Way of Water Is Peak Immersive Filmmaking
Will a post-pandemic audience be invested in a story from 13 years ago and, furthermore, devote three hours of their time for it?
It Took a Village (of Portland Animators) to Raise Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Our city is home to some of the world's most talented animation staff, and they're the ones who built Pinocchio's bones.
Film Review: I Am DB Cooper Crashes To Earth
In this dubious documentary, a man claims to be the mysterious plane hijacker who parachuted to unsolved infamy in 1971.
Hollywood Adds Encore Matinee of Susperia With Live Score by Claudio Simonetti's Goblin
The 1977 Italian horror film will be scored live by the latest incarnation of the prog band who wrote the original score.
John Waters Will Celebrate His 77th Birthday in Portland
Clinton Street Theater has planned a week of Waters' cult films in his honor.
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Dances With Darkness
Brilliant Portland-made animation, masterful narrative reworking, but could have gone harder on the fascism.
Don't Call Mother Of Color Magic Realism
The first feature film from Dawn Jones Redstone is as much about Portland (including a protest reenactment) as it is about ancestors and enchantment.
Building Towards TĂR
Portland-raised director Todd Field was best known, before now, for his acclaimed In the Bedroom.
Stop Motion Director Henry Selick Talks Wendell & Wild, Jordan Peele, and Portland Animation
Portland is where the talent is, Selick says.
Remembering Film Archivist and Former Clinton Street Theater Owner Dennis Nyback
The Mercury once described Nyback as "the P.T. Barnum of Cinema."
Film Review: Riotsville, U.S.A. Is a Surreal History Lesson on the Militarization of the US Police
Archival footage shows racism was at the core of how law enforcement responds to riots today.
Review: A New Documentary Shines Light on Abuse Within the Portland Thorns and Women's Soccer
Truth Be Told–The Fight For Women’s Professional Soccer focuses on former Thorns coach Paul Riley and other scandals that rocked the league.
Film Review: Vesper Is Superb Science Fiction
The makers of Vanishing Waves return with another beautifully bleak masterpiece.
Earth II Is Four Decades of Disaster Movies Recut Into Climate Change Reality
"Time and time again, climate change is reduced to just a tsunami or just a twister or whatever."
Queen Latifah's End of the Road Is a Horror Movie about MAGA Country
Don't be fooled by the Netflix misclassification—this is a zombie movie about Trumpers.
A Decade of the Portland Film Festival
Milestones be damned, PFF wants its own movie theater.
Portland Playhouse Returns to the Short, Local Films of Wonderland
Short films are where the filmmakers of tomorrow are being born.
For National Cinema Day SOME Portland Movie Theaters Will Offer $3 Admission
Are movie theaters that you like participating in this new, national tradition?
Sam Now Documents a Stunning Family Mystery
Half-Brothers Spend Decades Trailing a Mother's Unexpected Departure
Silence on the Set: Claims of Harassment and Assault Within Portlandâs Film Community
Multiple women have spoken to the Mercury about being allegedly harassed by actor Christian Kane while working on Portland-area productions. Another said she was assaulted by actor Timothy Hutton following a production.
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