FilmWatch Weekly: ‘Civil War,’ ‘The Beast,’ ‘La Chimera,’ and more
Marc Mohan
April 11, 2024
Kirsten Dunst is exceptional in Alex Garland’s emphatically non-partisan vision of a war-torn future America.
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Kirsten Dunst is exceptional in Alex Garland’s emphatically non-partisan vision of a war-torn future America.
Portland filmmaker Lindstrom discusses his new work “Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill” and a career profiling “hard-hit people living hard-hitting lives.”
An obscenity-filled period comedy pits Olivia Colman against Jessie Buckley as friends-turned-archrivals whose feud stirs up controversy in a sleepy English village.
Plus: “Asphalt City,” “Lousy Carter,” and the latest Liam Neeson revenge fantasy “In the Land of Saints and Sinners.”
Five artists interpret the legendary creature in sculpture, paintings, film, and multi-media work in a show that goes beyond the popular-culture image of Bigfoot.
Also this week: a trio of Tarantino double features, OMSI’s 2024 Sci-Fi Film Fest, and a Middle Earth marathon at the Hollywood Theatre.
Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian star in a stylish neo-noir, plus the feature film debut of writer-director-star Julio Torres of HBO’s “Los Espookys.”
Plus: “Accidental Texan,” “Cabrini,” and “Kung Fu Panda 4.”
After its biggest and most successful year yet, the wine country film festival looks toward a bright and expansive future.
Timothée Chalamet rides a sandworm in the sequel to 2021’s “Dune,” and a 2022 documentary portrait of Alexei Navalny gets a theatrical release after his death.
Also this week: “Barbarella” remastered in 4K, and documentaries about the rise of Christian nationalism and the history of the Seattle Black Panther Party.
A bustling studio in close-in Southeast Portland is a magnet for makers of short films, music videos, commercials, and maybe even movies.
The 13th annual festival runs Feb. 23-25 with something for everyone — more than 100 films will be screened in 90-minute blocks.
Wim Wenders’ latest film, an Oscar-nominated fictional feature set in Tokyo, follows the day-to-day existence of an eccentric toilet cleaner.
Also screening this week: “Lisa Frankenstein,” “The Sweet East,” and the latest 3D documentary from Wim Wenders.
The remarkable and well-loved animator, who died Feb. 1 at 63, worked around the world and won an Oscar for “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” but was a Portlander through and through.
The stop-motion animation master, who won an Oscar for “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” was revered in Portland’s vibrant animation community.
Also this week: Mads Mikkelsen in “The Promised Land” and the documentaries “Dario Argento Panico” and “In the Dirt.”
The director and actor talk with Marc Mohan about filming in Astoria and working with an internationally famous movie star.
Fifteen months after the death of the legendary showman and collector of rare and offbeat films, friends and colleagues are rescuing his films and bringing them back into theaters.
A fictionalized film adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s best-selling book “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” falls short of its ambitions. Plus: where to watch every Oscar-nominated film before the awards show.
This week, director Jonathan Glazer provides a stark reminder of the banality of genocide, and Anthony Hopkins stars as the father of psychoanalysis opposite Matthew Goode’s C. S. Lewis.
Also this week: Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan in “Foe,” three Heisei-era Gamera films at Cinemagic, and Lakeith Stanfield in “The Book of Clarence.”
Filming commercials for tech company Ubiquiti, actors develop their characters while navigating a disorienting, featureless world.
Films range from 3 minutes on an 83-year-old collector of sea lion data to a one-hour documentary about a Hawaiian woman trying to maintain a family bay-keeping legacy.
2024 kicks off with a French farce, a biting satire starring Jeffrey Wright, and a new film by Hirokazu Kore-eda.
Marc Mohan shares his picks for this year’s best films.
Three new films from directors Michael Mann, Blitz Bazawule, and George Clooney round out the year with more whimper than bang.
Also this week: the Hollywood Theatre’s year-end 70 mm extravaganza, and some joyful holiday favorites including “White Christmas,” “Elf,” and “Eyes Wide Shut.”
From Pasolini to Jackie Chan to Werner Herzog’s memoirs, here’s a picture-perfect assortment of gift ideas sure to please even the most discerning movie lover.
Sure, it’s an entertaining action flick. But its connections to Christmas are surface stuff. Go ahead: Watch it, and have fun. But when it comes to the spirit of the holiday, it doesn’t fit the bill.
Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo give superb performances in the new film by Yorogs Lanthimos, plus the latest from Aki Kaurismäki and Portland filmmaker Irene Taylor.
This week at the movies: Bradley Cooper is Leonard Bernstein, Ottessa Moshfegh’s debut novel comes to the silver screen, plus documentaries, the return of Hayao Miyazaki, and a few holiday favorites.
The films of underground pioneers George and Mike Kuchar will be shown as part of the Clinton Street Theater’s Kuchar Festival December 4-9.
For 10 years, Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett have presented curated selections from lost or discarded VHS tapes to sold-out crowds. They share their latest highlights this weekend at the Hollywood Theatre.
Nicolas Cage plays a biology professor who starts appearing in people’s dreams, Barry Keoghan stars in Emerald Fennell’s sophomore feature, and Joaquin Phoenix is Napoleon in Ridley Scott’s latest historical epic.
Portland-based director Todd Haynes’ latest feature is an elusive melodrama with strong performances from Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore.
Paul Giamatti stars in Alexander Payne’s nostalgic nod to the films of Hal Ashby, and the fate of the universe is at stake again in the MCU’s latest installment.
Doughton’s film, based on a short story by Jonathan Raymond, has its Portland theatrical premiere on Monday, November 6 at Cinema 21.
Plus: Annette Bening and Jodie Foster in “Nyad,” Jessie Buckley and Jeremy Allen White in “Fingernails,” and William Friedkin’s posthumous final film, “The Caine Mutiny Court Martial.”
Also screening: Steven Soderbergh’s “Divinity” and a slew of frightful flicks for the end of October.
Highlights from the festival’s 14th season included the documentaries “Kim’s Video” and “Finding Groovopolis” and the narrative features “Free Time” and “The Secret Art of Human Flight.”
Also this week: Errol Morris’s “The Pigeon Tunnel,” Signe Baumane’s “My Love Affair with Marriage,” and the Astoria International Film Festival.
Four days at the Bend Film Festival yield a bounty of gripping documentaries, local gems, and highly anticipated indie releases.
Lemire fell hard for the pipe organ as a child. On Tuesday, he will play his own score to accompany the silent film in McMinnville.
A new documentary about Joan Baez offers an intimate view of the singer and counterculture icon toward the end of an astonishing career.
Ahead of appearances at Portland’s Cinemagic theater, the French-Australian filmmaker discusses aliens, Dennis Hopper, and World War II.
The newly renovated theater on SE Division Street opens its doors to the public November 3 with a live appearance by David Byrne.
Julia Garner and Jessica Henwick brush up against the rough inhabitants of the Australian outback; Marisa Tomei inspires Peter Dinklage to finish his opera; plus, the world premiere of a documentary about sticker art.
About 60 films of the weird and macabre will spool out at Portland’s Hollywood Theatre in the 28th annual H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival. Oh, the horror!
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