Pictured, left to right: Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Marky Marks nipples.
  • Pictured, left to right: Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Marky Mark’s nipples.

Date Night! Eh, it’s fine I guess. (And if you wanna hear me be even more ambivalent about it [who doesn’t?!], check out today’s Cort and Fatboy show, featuring special guest star ME.)

The Runaways! In which those chicks from Twilight play rock stars. Ezra likes it! He also likes Twilight.

Ran! Akira Kurosawa’s masterpiece returns to the big screen at Cinema 21. Go.

The Lord of the Rings! They’re finally on Blu-ray. Don’t buy ’em.

Andy Blubaugh! Don’t miss Chris Higgins’ profile of the local director.

More, as ever, in our Film Shorts and Movie Times.

With honor and distinction, Erik Henriksen served as the executive editor of the Portland Mercury from 2004 to 2020. He can now be found at henriksenactual.com.

6 replies on “This Week’s <i>Mercury</i> Film Section.”

  1. Erik: I try to keep myself from being annoying like this, but I’ve got my peeves, and the internet is conveniently in front of me. With that apology:

    Word Nerd: Ambivalence doesn’t mean you don’t really care, it means you’re feeling conflicted because you hold strong feelings both for and against the object of your ambivalence.

  5. I’ll go see it with my wife (or wait for Netflix, rather) as it’s simply the perfect “date movie”. I get to look at a scantily-clad Tina Fey, and my wife gets to look at…hmm…oh yes! Marky Mark.

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