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On beyond streaming and big screens: “Old” technologies give a fresh lease on life to some eye-opening cinematic rediscoveries.
Alternate universes, an IRS office, hot dog fingers, and tons of fun. Plus: Israel, Palestine and “Ahed’s Knee”; French “Gagarine.”
“We’re looking to be Ashland, but with the clout and the power of Sundance”: Virtual or not, the festival opens up to a wider world.
The Project resurfaces with vivid works by Berlin video artist Anouk de Clercq. Plus what’s new on home and big screens.
The retired college professor says her Irish chambermaid hero appeared to her on a road trip.
Mobsters and Mark Rylance with scissors in the entertaining “Outfit,” “X” marks the slashers, plus new & revival releases around town.
Two foreign-film winners: Archaeology and understanding on a Russian train; moral complexity in the Palestinian West Bank.
The stars show up, a cinemonster crashes the party at Tuesday night’s Cinema Unbound Awards – and the film center forges a new identity.
A fascinating and empathetic sci-fi family drama explores the ever-thinning line between artificial and “real” intelligence, and what being human is.
ABC has dropped several categories from its live Oscars telecast. In the process it’s dismissing some of the year’s best work.
Photo essay: Portland’s iconic video store and memorabilia museum has kept the film lights flickering through the pandemic.
The 11th annual event returns to an in-person format with an epic vibe and changes afoot for next year.
Marc Mohan reviews Dennis Hopper’s punk masterpiece “Blue” and Kentucker Audley’s surreal futuristic “Mansion.”
Musician, writer, and ecdysiast Viva Las Vegas, who’ll talk at a screening at the Hollywood Theatre, declares the artistry of the naked body.
A smart, engaging, crowd-pleasing winner from Norway; a probing of race in America with righteous resolve and firm facts.
A “film festival for filmmakers”, MSFF brings together national and local artists with an array of culturally diverse screenings, events, and gatherings
The Film Center honors a “Portlandia” progenitor and other trailblazers; the Cascade Festival of African Films begins, Tim Roth quietly shines.
Also this week: An extra-noirish “Nightmare Alley” and a host of good revivals strut their stuff.
The daughter of Stanley Kramer has a film, “NAKUSA,” in next month’s festival.
Joel Coen’s movie adaptation is too timid for the tale it tells.
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