Posted on September 5, 2024
Tickets $25. Join us for this special anniversary screening of a film Roger Ebert called: “sickening, utterly worthless, shameful trash”, Variety called it a “moral holocaust,” and Rex Reed called it “a trough of rotten swill.” Now with never-before-seen footage and even longer than before, Caligula is not to be missed!
Read MoreTickets $15. Punk! New Wave! Rococo! Marie Antoinette seamlessly remixes modern & classical design elements into 18th-century France. Across set and costume production, color composition, typography, and symbolism, the film’s bold production design practice creates a visually rich feast. The screening will feature a discussion led by designers from adjacent practices: providing deeper insights into creative processes, techniques, and influences shaping its unique intersection with graphic design.
Read MoreTickets $15. The unbelievable true story of Chelly Wilson, who escaped the Holocaust and built a porn cinema empire in New York City in the 1970s. Chelly was a Greek-born, Christmas-celebrating, Jewish grandma, who married men but was openly gay. This documentary charts her unlikely rise to wealth as a shrewd businesswoman on “The Deuce,” aka New York’s infamous 42nd Street. Before the film the Gents of Chaos will play some retro-groove musical morsels.
Read MoreTickets $15. Honor the legacy of pioneering civil rights activist Malcom X on his birthday with a screening of Spike Lee’s masterful epic. Portland poet Emmett Wheatfall will do a poetry reading before the film.
Read MorePosted on February 13, 2024
Tickets $15. This St. Patrick’s Day we celebrate the legacy of two powerful Irish musicians: Sinéad O’Connor & Shane MacGowan (of The Pogues). Grab a whiskey from the bar and (metaphorically) pour one out for these two trailblazers. Local Portland arts and culture journalist Robert Ham will introduce both shows with his knowledge of the artists and their work.
CROCK OF GOLD: Filmmaker Julien Temple dives deep into the life of Shane MacGowan, the tortured vocalist best known as the lead singer and songwriter of the Pogues, who famously combined traditional Irish music with the visceral energy of punk rock.
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