COMING SOON
NOW>>THEN // Short Term 12 (10th Anniversary)
- Thu, Dec 7
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton Run Time: 126 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2013
Starring: Brie Larson, John Gallagher Jr., Kaitlyn Dever, LaKeith Stanfield, Rami Malek
Arguably boasting one of the best casts of the decade—and launching the careers of Brie Larson, LaKeith Stanfield, Stephanie Beatriz, and Rami Malek, amongst others—Destin Daniel Cretton’s film is as relevant and engaging today as it was in 2013. In Short Term 12, Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace’s tough exterior begins eroding.
THE INTERSECTION // Rodney Ascher’s “Room 237”
- Fri, Dec 8
- Sat, Dec 9
Director: Rodney Ascher Run Time: 102 min. Release Year: 2012
Starring: Bill Blakemore, Geoffrey Cocks, Jay Weidner, John Fell Ryan, Juli Kearns
A subjective documentary that explores various theories about hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's classic film The Shining. Five very different points of view are illuminated through voice over, film clips, animation and dramatic reenactments.
THE INTERSECTION // The Shining Forwards & Backwards w/ Live Score by Corey J Brewer
- Fri, Dec 8
- Sat, Dec 9
Director: Akiva Saunders, John Fell Ryan Run Time: 144 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2011
"The Shining is a film meant to be watched both forwards and backwards" - Stanley Kubrick, Director
SPECIAL GUEST STARS // The Numberz Presents Black Horror Movie Night
- Sun, Dec 10
Director: Bomani J. Story Run Time: 91 min. Release Year: 2023
Starring: Chad L. Coleman, Denzel Whitaker, Keith Holliday, Laya DeLeon Hayes, Reilly Brooke Stith
Join us for a collaborative quarterly series from The Numberz and PAM CUT, highlighting the perspectives of Portland’s communities of color through themed nights, spirited discussions, and creative activations. This series will begin with a Black Horror Movie Night and feature horror writer/director Sommer-Breeze Martin and a screening of the feature The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster. And of course, music!
SNEAK PEEKS // Trees & Other Entanglements
- Thu, Dec 14
Run Time: 110 min. Release Year: 2023
Doors at 6pm, Show at 7pm. Tickets $15. HBO Documentary Films and The Treehouse Project present: “Trees &...
THE FUTURE OF FILM IS FEMALE // Perpetrator w/ Q&A
- Fri, Dec 15
Director: Jennifer Reeder Run Time: 100 min. Release Year: 2023
Starring: Alicia Silverstone, Christopher Lowell, Ireon Roach, Kiah McKirnan, Melanie Liburd
Doors at 5pm, Show at 6pm. Tickets $15. Caryn Coleman, Founder of The Future of Film is Female...
THE FUTURE OF FILM IS FEMALE // Piaffe
- Fri, Dec 15
Run Time: 99 min. Rating: R Language: German
Doors at 8pm, Show at 9pm. Tickets $15. Caryn Coleman, Founder of The Future of Film is Female...
THE FUTURE OF FILM IS FEMALE // Earth Mama
- Sat, Dec 16
Run Time: 116 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2023
Doors at 5pm, Show at 6pm. Tickets $15. Caryn Coleman, Founder of The Future of Film is Female...
THE FUTURE OF FILM IS FEMALE // Our Father, the Devil
- Sat, Dec 16
Run Time: 120 min. Language: French
Doors at 8pm, Show at 9pm. Tickets $15. Caryn Coleman, Founder of The Future of Film is Female...
UNORTHODOX // Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project w/ Anis Mojgani Poetry Reading
- Sun, Dec 17
Director: Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson Run Time: 96 min. Release Year: 2023
Starring: Kai Giovanni, Nikki Giovanni, Taraji P. Henson, Thomas Giovanni, Virginia Fowler
Intimate vérité, archival footage, and visually innovative treatments of poetry take us on a journey through the dreamscape of legendary queer poet Nikki Giovanni as she reflects on her life and legacy.
NIGHT OF 1000… PEE-WEES // Pee-wee’s Big Adventure
- Thu, Dec 21
Director: Tim Burton Run Time: 91 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 1985
Starring: Diane Salinger, Elizabeth Daily, Judd Omen, Mark Holton, Paul Reubens
The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Armed...
NIGHT OF 1000… PEE-WEES // Big Top Pee-wee
- Fri, Dec 22
Director: Randal Kleiser Run Time: 86 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 1988
Starring: Benicio del Toro, Kris Kristofferson, Paul Reubens, Penelope Ann Miller, Valeria Golino
Pee-wee’s a small town farmer (who cultivates hot dog trees, mind you!) but when the circus comes to...
NIGHT OF 1000… PEE-WEES // Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Fri, Dec 22
Director: Fran Rubel Kuzui Run Time: 86 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 1992
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Kristy Swanson, Luke Perry, Paul Reubens, Rutger Hauer
Blonde, bouncy Buffy is your typical high school cheerleader. But all that changes when a strange man informs her she's been chosen by fate to kill vampires.
FAM JAM // Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special
- Sat, Dec 23
Director: Paul Reubens, Wayne Orr Run Time: 49 min. Release Year: 1988
Starring: Aaron Fletcher, Kevin Carlson, Laurence Fishburne, Paul Reubens, Ric Heitzman
Widely regarded as the best holiday special of all time (Cher, Oprah, Grace Jones, Frankie & Annette, Little...
SOCIAL CINEMA // Ghostbusters II
- Sun, Dec 31
Director: Ivan Reitman Run Time: 108 min. Release Year: 1989
Starring: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Sigourney Weaver
Who ya gonna ring in the new year with?! Breakout your finest jumpsuit for the second installment in the Ghostbusters franchise - set on New Years Eve 1989! Featuring fantastic food and drinks (*Ectocooler based on availability) and fun galore, watch in awe as a resurgence in spectral activity causes the boys come out of retirement to save New York City.
BOWIE BIRTHDAY BASH // The Man Who Fell to Earth
- Thu, Jan 4
Director: Nicolas Roeg Run Time: 138 min. Release Year: 1976
Starring: Buck Henry, Candy Clark, David Bowie, Rip Torn, Tony Mascia
Power, space, time and a visitor.
SMARTPHONE ORCHESTRA // Music for Smartphones & Emojiii – West Coast Premiere!
- Fri, Jan 5
- Sat, Jan 6
Director: Eric Magnée, Nicholas Robert Thayer, Paul Staring, Shea Elmore, Steye Hallema Run Time: 60 min.
For the first time on the West Coast, join us for incredible interactive experiences and games that play...
SMARTPHONE ORCHESTRA // The Social Sorting Experiment
- Fri, Jan 5
- Sat, Jan 6
Run Time: 60 min. Release Year: 2024
For the first time on the West Coast, join us for incredible interactive experiences and games that play...
SOCIAL CINEMA // Valley of the Dolls
- Sun, Jan 7
Director: Mark Robson Run Time: 123 min. Release Year: 1967
Starring: Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, Paul Burke, Sharon Tate, Tony Scotti
In the Valley of the Dolls, it's instant turn-on… dolls to put you to sleep at night, kick you awake in the morning, make life seem great – instant love, instant excitement, ultimate hell!
THE GREAT ESCAPE // The Persian Version
- Thu, Jan 11
Director: Maryam Keshavarz Run Time: 107 min. Release Year: 2023
Starring: Bella Warda, Bijan Daneshmand, Kamand Shafieisabet, Layla Mohammadi, Niousha Noor
When a large Iranian-American family gathers in New York City for the patriarch’s heart transplant, a family secret is uncovered and catapults the estranged mother and daughter into an exploration of the past.
CARTE BLANCHE // Ruth E. Carter
- Fri, Jan 12
Run Time: 90 min.
The greatest living costume designer of our time is coming to Portland for one night only! In conjunction...
SOCIAL CINEMA // Black Panther
- Sat, Jan 13
Director: Ryan Coogler Run Time: 297 min. Release Year: 2018
Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Martin Freeman, Michael B. Jordan
Long live the king.
SNEAK PEEK // Bravo, Burkina!
- Sun, Jan 14
Director: Walé Oyéjidé Run Time: 64 min. Release Year: 2023 Language: Italian
Starring: Aissata Deme, Alain Tiendrebeogo, Hafissata Coulibaly, Mousty Mbaye, Noël Minoungou
fall into a dream within a dream of escape
NOW. HEAR. THIS // Podcast But Outside LIVE
- Sat, Jan 20
Director: Andrew Michaan, Cole Hersch Run Time: 120 min.
A live show that’s full of unpredictable chaos where YOU may be the star of the show. A wild and chaotic modern interview show unlike any other, this popular podcast will take place live for a one-of-a-kind episode and according to the comedians, is “the very best thing they do.” You don’t need to know anything about the podcast or hosts to enjoy it but we promise the night will feature fascinating interviews with random strangers who happen to walk by as hosted by the uber-talented Cole Hersch and Andrew Michaan.
FAM JAM // Spy Kids Pajama Night!
- Sun, Jan 21
Director: Robert Rodriguez Run Time: 88 min. Release Year: 2001
Starring: Alan Cumming, Alexa PenaVega, Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Daryl Sabara
Real spies...only smaller
NIGHT OF 1000… JOHN WATERS // Hairspray
- Fri, Jan 26
Director: John Waters Run Time: 92 min. Release Year: 1988
Starring: Debbie Harry, Divine, Leslie Ann Powers, Ricki Lake, Sonny Bono
The world was in a mess... but their hair was perfect!!
NIGHT OF 1000… JOHN WATERS // Polyester
- Fri, Jan 26
Director: John Waters Run Time: 86 min. Release Year: 1981
Starring: David Samson, Divine, Edith Massey, Mary Garlington, Tab Hunter
A suburban Baltimore housewife's life is upended when her husband reveals he's been serially unfaithful and her teenage children go wayward. Then she meets a handsome stranger...
BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR // A Thousand and One
- Sat, Jan 27
Director: A.V. Rockwell Run Time: 116 min. Release Year: 2023
Starring: Aaron Kingsley Adetola, Aven Courtney, Josiah Cross, Teyana Taylor, William Catlett
Times change. Love stays the same.
CHARLIE REFF’S SUNDANCE FAVS // Birth/Rebirth
- Sat, Jan 27
Director: Laura Moss Run Time: 96 min. Release Year: 2023
Starring: A.J. Lister, Breeda Wool, Judy Reyes, Marin Ireland, Monique Gabriela Curnen
Every body has potential.
CHARLIE REFF’S SUNDANCE FAVS // Smoke Sauna Sisterhood w/ pre-show Self Care!
- Sun, Jan 28
Director: Anna Hints Run Time: 89 min. Release Year: 2023 Language: Estonian
Starring: Elsa Saks, Eva Kübar, Kadi Kivilo, Maria Meresaar, Marianne Liiv
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (2023) In the darkness of smoke sauna, women share their innermost secrets and intimate experiences....