BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Clinton Street Theater - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Clinton Street Theater X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://cstpdx.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Clinton Street Theater REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251210T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251210T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20251127T195753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251127T200257Z UID:10002103-1765393200-1765400400@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:RUSSIAN FAIRY TALE ANIMATION (Church of Film) DESCRIPTION:RUSSIAN FAIRY TALE ANIMATION! A collection of wondrous short fairy tale films from the Soviet Union’s best animation studio\, Soyuzmultfilm! \n\n\n\nGiven free reign stylistically\, and with no profit motive\, Soviet animators created one of the most productive and groundbreaking animation studios in the world to rival Walt Disney! While many of the fairy tales echo Disney’s choice of material\, Russian animators employed a broader technical diversity and approaches\, and often more abstract\, beautiful\, and phantasmagoric representations. \n\n\n\nIncluded will be Ivan Aksenchuk’s breathtaking THE LITTLE MERMAID (1968) and CINDERELLA (1979)\, work by the great Olga Khodataeva\, Vladimir Pekar’s exquisitely designed VASSILISSA THE BEAUTIFUL (1977)\, and much more! URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/church-of-film-russian-fairy-tale-animation-4/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/rfta.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251207T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251207T170000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20251113T140912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T140917Z UID:10002086-1765119600-1765126800@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Psychotronic After School Christmas Special DESCRIPTION:In the mood for a little weird Christmas? Celebrate the annual return of this handmade holiday mash-up featuring an oddball treasure trove of seasonal shorts! Special appearances by a 10-year old Seth Green\, a squad of rental Santas and three aliens on an epic holiday quest! PRESENTED ON 16mm FILM! \n\n\n\nSEE aliens discover the holiday spirit in A COSMIC CHRISTMAS \n\n\n\nEXPLORE the Xmas revels of 1969 Los Angeles in THE SEASON \n\n\n\nDISCOVER the meaning of CHARLIES CHRISTMAS SECRET \n\n\n\nFeaturing a PSYCHOTRONIC CHRISTMAS QUIZ with physical media (DVD\, VHS) prizes! \n\n\n\nCurated and hosted by Greg Hamiilton\, Portland film curator and co-founder of the Nyback Archive. \n\n\n\nEach ticket comes with a free small popcorn! URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/psychotronic-after-school-christmas-special-2/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Psychotronic-Christmas-2025-CST.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251205T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251205T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20251106T183348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T183350Z UID:10002083-1764961200-1764968400@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:The Nightmare Before Christmas DESCRIPTION:Jack Skellington\, king of Halloween Town\, discovers Christmas Town\, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion. \n\n\n\n \n Director: Henry Selick\n Year: 1993\n Country: United States\n Runtime: 73 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/the-nightmare-before-christmas/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/The-Nightmare-Before-Christmas-poster.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251203T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251203T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20251127T200105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251127T200106Z UID:10002105-1764788400-1764795600@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:THE MILLENNIAL BEE (1983) (Church of Film) DESCRIPTION:Through fire\, snow\, and hail\, this swirling\, discursive Magic Realist epic follows three generations and thirty years in a Slovakian village\, and the spirit of the irrepressible beehive that represents them. \n\n\n\nTHE MILLENNIAL BEE is a towering patchwork portrait of sex\, labor and death at the turn of the Twentieth Century\, leading to the slaughter of the first World War and the birth of Socialist resistance. Told with absurd and psychedelic detours\, and director Juraj Jakubisko’s signature soaring camerawork\, it’s often considered the Czechoslovakian New Wave legend’s greatest achievement! URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/the-millennial-bee-1983-church-of-film/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/millennial.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251128T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251128T220000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20250924T211430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T200452Z UID:10002012-1764356400-1764367200@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Skweezy Jibbs Makes A Movie DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT \n\n\n\n\nSkweezy Jibbs Makes a Movie with Skweezy live\, in person! \n\n\n\nOddball internet legend Skweezy Jibbs is making the movie of his dreams; “literally John Wick plus Magic Mike plus Transformers plus Fast and the Furious“. Unfortunately for him\, he’s got no money\, no experience\, no skill\, and no filmmaking talent. \n\n\n\nWhile Skweezy makes his movie\, the actual film is the mockumentary chronicling the trainwreck\, even as he thinks he’s creating the greatest blockbuster ever in part to win the love and respect of his emotionally distant mother. As chaos ensues\, the production derails\, and his mom takes over\, Skweezy is forced to confront the very essence of who he is and why he does the crazy things he does.Starring Skweezy Jibbs\, Adam Pasi\, and Abigail Killmeier.Screening followed by a Q&A and meet & greet with Skweezy! \n\n\n\n \n Director: Michael Ward\n Year: 2025\n Country: United States\n Runtime: 85 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/skweezy-jibbs-makes-a-movie/ CATEGORIES:comedy,film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Skweezy-Jibbs-Makes-a-Movie-Poster-A.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251126T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251126T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20251028T023841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T023843Z UID:10002076-1764183600-1764190800@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:THE SNOW QUEEN (1986) (Church of Film) DESCRIPTION:Based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale\, THE SNOW QUEEN is a surreal and sinister film focusing on the young girl Kerttu’s journey to rescue her brother Kai from the evil Snow Queen. Kerttu travels through beautiful and hostile lands\, meeting various strange and threatening characters on the way – befriended and helped by some\, waylaid and trapped by others. \n\n\n\nA rarely seen landmark of Finnish cinema\, and a wintry fantasy epic! URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/the-snow-queen-1986-church-of-film/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Snow-Queen-Poster.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251120T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251120T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20251013T051517Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251111T055912Z UID:10002039-1763665200-1763672400@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Trigger Warning: Popcorn (1991) DESCRIPTION:One of our beloved hosts for The Rocky Horror Picture Show and everyone’s favorite ancient royal vampire\, Thee Countess Sinophelia roasts 1991’s schlock satire Popcorn in real-time! \n\n\n\nWhen a group of film students devise a gimmick-filled horror movie marathon at an abandoned cinema\, they unwittingly wander into the sights of a murderous psychopath who’s all too happy to use their props and tricks to his own deadly ends. \n\n\n\nIncludes drag performances by Thee Countess Sinophelia\, one-half NelSon\, Romie Romak and XO Skeleton before the movie. \n\n\n\n \n Director: Mark Herrier\n Year: 1991\n Country: USA\n Runtime: 91 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/trigger-warning-popcorn-1991/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/popcorn-poster-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251119T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251119T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20251028T023545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T023547Z UID:10002075-1763578800-1763586000@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:THE FEATHER FAIRY (1984) (Church of Film) DESCRIPTION:Mother Winter saves a young boy from her cousin\, Death\, and raises him as her immortal child. However\, consumed by curiosity and desiring love\, the young boy renounces his immortality to become human again! Banned from filmmaking for a decade\, Juraj Jakubisko’s reputation grew as film fanatics whispered about a legendary “Slovakian Fellini.” Jakubisko proudly endorsed the mantle with a glorious return to form and film\, THE FEATHER FAIRY—even casting Fellini’s wife\, Giullieta Massina (La Strada\, Juliet of the Spirits) in the title role! \n\n\n\nA wondrous\, delirious adaptation of the Brother’s Grimm tale Mother Hulda\, Jakubisko’s camera drifts from earth to heaven and spins its way into beautiful carnivalesque folk montages in a joyous celebration of what it means to be human! URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/the-feather-fairy-1984-church-of-film/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/perinbaba.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251115T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251115T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20250925T014351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T044302Z UID:10002015-1763233200-1763240400@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Concorde DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT \n\n\n\n\nPublic premiere of a new Portland film! \n\n\n\nTwo lifelong friends\, James and Michael\, who must confront aspects of their relationship to each other and their hometown as Michael gets ready to move to New York. \n\n\n\n \n Director: Ethan Van Der Merwe\n Year: 2025\n Country: United States\n Runtime: 78 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/concorde/ CATEGORIES:film,local ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025_8_7-CONCORDE-POSTER-LETTERBOXD-DIMENSIONS-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251115T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251115T170000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20251012T235328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T045800Z UID:10002038-1763218800-1763226000@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Hiding Henry DESCRIPTION:Hiding Henry was the very best at hide and go seek. Then\, one day in the 1990s\, he disappeared. Thirty years later\, Sarah takes on a house-sitting gig in Henry’s legendary childhood home and can’t help but seem to feel someone is watching her… \n\n\n\nKN95 masks are required for this matinee and will be provided. \n\n\n\n \n Director: Sean Whiteman\n Year: 2024\n Country: United States\n Runtime: 88 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/hiding-henry/ CATEGORIES:film,local ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/hiding-henry.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251114T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251114T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20251003T074617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T004310Z UID:10002025-1763146800-1763154000@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Dude Bro Party Massacre III DESCRIPTION:In the wake of two back-to-back mass murders on Chico’s frat row\, loner Brent Chirino must infiltrate the ranks of a popular fraternity to investigate his twin brother’s murder at the hands of the serial killer known as “Motherface.” \n\n\n\nActor Paul Prado (Turbeaux) in attendance! \n\n\n\n \n Director: Jon Salmon\, Michael Rousselet\, Tomm Jacobsen\, Joey Scoma\n Year: 2015\n Country: USA\n Runtime: 103 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/dude-party-massacre-iii/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/dude-bro-party-massacre-.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251112T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251112T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20251028T023403Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T023405Z UID:10002074-1762974000-1762981200@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:THE STORY OF THE FOX (1930) (Church of Film) DESCRIPTION:Based on the fable by Goethe\, in which the animal kingdom\, ruled by King Lion and his lascivious Queen\, struggles to contain the mischievous Renard the Fox\, whose malicious pranks are taking their toll. \n\n\n\nTHE STORY OF THE FOX (La Roman de Renard) is a stop-motion masterpiece by genius Russian émigré Ladislas Starevich\, who worked ten years with his daughter to create one of the first ever animated sound features! The screening will also feature his beautiful short\, THE MASCOT! URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/the-story-of-the-fox-1930-church-of-film/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/fox.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251108T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251108T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20251002T175447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T175703Z UID:10002024-1762628400-1762635600@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Dance Freak DESCRIPTION:A dangerous experiment goes awry resulting in a Dance Freak running wild. \n\n\n\nThe much-anticipated film from the team of Robby Rackleff and Alan Resnick (This House Has People in It) stars Stavros Halkias and Megan Koester along with Connor O’Malley and Sarah Sherman. \n\n\n\n \n Director: Robby Rackleff and Alan Resnick\n Year: 2025\n Country: USA\n Runtime: 90 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/dance-freak/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/dance-freak-poster.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251106T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251106T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20250927T051736Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251026T183204Z UID:10002018-1762455600-1762462800@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:D(E)AD DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT \n\n\n\n\nTillie (Isabella Roland)\, a floundering young woman and her charismatic\, alcoholic father (Craig Bierko)\, struggle to resolve their fractured relationship in the weirdest possible way: after he dies\, his ghost appears in mirrors to haunt everyone in the family but Tillie. Tillie’s sister\, Violet (Vic Michaelis)\, mother (Claudia Lonow)\, grandparents (Mark Lonow and Joanne Astrow)\, stepfather (Jonathan Schmock)\, and even Violet’s free-spirited baby daddy (Nick Marini)\, must do everything they can to make Tillie see her father… even employing a very reform rabbi (Eddie Peppitone) to exorcize him… or else they will be plagued by this ghost forever. Written by Isabella Roland. Directed by Claudia Lonow. \n\n\n\n \n Director: Claudia Lonow\n Year: 2025\n Country: USA\n Runtime: 100 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/dead-3/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/dead-movie-poster.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251105T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251105T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20251028T023118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T023120Z UID:10002073-1762369200-1762376400@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:THE MANNEQUIN IN RED (1958) (Church of Film) DESCRIPTION:The Hillman Detective Agency is hot on the trail of a blackmailing model\, but the case takes a twist when she ends up with a knife in her back. In fact\, there are a lot of weird happenings and strange murders going on at La Femme fashion house\, which may have something to do with its imperious matron and her fortune. \n\n\n\nArne Mattsson’s THE MANNEQUIN IN RED seems on paper like a conventional thriller\, but its garish\, over the top art production\, ostentatious camerawork\, homoerotic subtexts and creepy thrills went way beyond its trappings. So far\, in fact\, that it won the admiration of Alfred Hitchcock\, and may have been the model for Mario Bava in creating the giallo film. URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/the-mannequin-in-red-1958-church-of-film/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/mannequin2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251029T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251029T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20250928T010621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250928T010622Z UID:10002022-1761764400-1761771600@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:THE BIRTH OF HORROR: A Scary Collection of Early Film Horror (Church of Film) DESCRIPTION:A very special presentation! Born out of novelties\, toys\, and camera tricks\, early filmmakers formulated the first horror cinema in the nickelodeons. THE BIRTH OF HORROR presents a global survey of monsters\, goblins and things that go bump in the night\, from the first screen conception of Frankenstein\, to early home invasions and escaped psychos! \n\n\n\nThese films are presented with atmospheric original soundtracks by Seattle’s Hexafoils—meticulously constructed horrorscapes crafted from synthesizers and foley design. A project years in the making! URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/the-birth-of-horror-a-scary-collection-of-early-film-horror-church-of-film/ CATEGORIES:horror ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/the-birth-of-horror.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251022T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251022T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20250928T010700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250928T010701Z UID:10002023-1761159600-1761166800@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:FANGS! (Church of Film) DESCRIPTION:On a dark and stormy New Years Eve\, two lovers seek shelter at an old dark house. They are welcomed by the lord of the manor\, Dracula\, and his crazy\, haunted disco New Years Party! If it sounds like the Rocky Horror Picture Show\, well\, that’s intentional! Mohammed Shebl’s FANGS! is a bizarre Egyptian tribute to the beloved cult film\, full of incredible songs\, discotheque lights\, dances in halloween masks\, and unbelievable set pieces! You have to see it to believe it! URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/fangs-church-of-film-3/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/fangs.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251018T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251018T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20250718T215043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251018T160959Z UID:10001928-1760814000-1760821200@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Mandy (2018) DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT \n\n\n\n\nThe enchanted lives of a couple (Nicolas Cage & Andrea Riseborough) in a secluded forest are brutally shattered by a nightmarish hippie cult and their demon-biker henchmen\, propelling a man into a spiraling\, surreal rampage of vengeance. \n\n\n\n\nDirector: Panos Cosmatos\n\n\n\nCountry: USA\n\n\n\nYear: 2018\n\n\n\nRuntime: 121 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/mandy-2018/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Mandy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251015T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251015T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20250928T010441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250928T010443Z UID:10002021-1760554800-1760562000@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:SPIDER (1992) (Church of Film) DESCRIPTION:Vita agrees to model as the Virgin Mary for a sinister avant-garde painter. Under his creepy gaze\, her subconscious bursts forth all sorts of visions and horrors\, including terrifying visions of spiders! \n\n\n\nSPIDER is a sumptuously surreal\, highly stylized Latvian monster movie\, with incredible practical effects\, tons of goo\, and all weirdly dressed up as a psychosexual art film. Bizarre\, impressive and disturbing on an epic scale! \n\n\n\n(CW Sexual Violence) URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/spider-1992-church-of-film/ CATEGORIES:horror ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/spider.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251008T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251008T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20250928T010312Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250928T010314Z UID:10002020-1759950000-1759957200@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:MISTER DESIGNER (1989) (Church of Film) DESCRIPTION:Platon Andreyevich\, an ingenious artist and designer\, had at one time led the avant-garde with a treatise on how the artist might perfect the imperfect creations of the gods. Now he seems to be slipping into madness. He is obsessed with using models to create lifelike dolls\, and haunted by strange memories. One day he is approached by a wealthy client to design a house for his wife. But the man’s wife seems strangely familiar—is she one of Platon’s former models\, or one of his dolls? \n\n\n\nOleg Teptsov’s MISTER DESIGNER is a lavish gothic tale based on a story by Alexander Grin (Morgiana) that builds towards a spiraling\, hallucinatory climax of horror and psychedelic lunacy. Also\, the soundtrack is a killer! URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/mister-designer-1989-church-of-film/ CATEGORIES:horror ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/mister-designer.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251004T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251004T190000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20250909T044041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T181824Z UID:10002000-1759590000-1759604400@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Psychotronic Halloween Special DESCRIPTION:Time to get spooky with the PSYCHOTRONIC HALLOWEEN SPECIAL—free small popcorn with every ticket! \n\n\n\nAll you ghouls will be thrilled to pieces when you see this Halloween extravaganza of cartoons\, stop-motion animation and other oddities on vintage 16mm film. Get ready to shiver in your shoes with a visit from the Groovy Ghoulies\, the Spooky Boos\, The Witty Witch and none other than the Headless Horseman! \n\n\n\nGuaranteed to kick off October and help get you in the Halloween mood! \n\n\n\nCurated by Greg Hamilton of Darkroom Associates – the mind behind the Psychotronic After School Special\, The Nyback Show\, Trailermania and several other excuses to unspool 16mm film. URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/psychotronic-halloween-special-2/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Psychotronic-Halloween-Clinton-2025.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251001T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251001T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20250928T010131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250928T010132Z UID:10002019-1759345200-1759352400@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:UNCANNY TALES: A Collection of Cinematic Curiosities (Church of Film) DESCRIPTION:A collection of peculiar film oddities that will leave you asking\, “What on earth did I just watch?” UNCANNY TALES charts a course through the narrative experimental work of Surrealists Raul Ruiz and Jean-Claude Carrière\, Mexican horror anthologies\, English video pieces\, and beyond\, searching for those corners of storytelling where logic seems to have dropped the ball\, or in which characters are trapped in an insidious new logic\, with weird and terrifying results. \n\n\n\nIncludes Raul Ruiz’s Dog’ Dialogue (1977)\, John Smith’s The Black Tower (1987)\, Antonio Mercero’s grim The Phone Box (1972)\, and much more! URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/uncanny-tales-a-collection-of-cinematic-curiosities-church-of-film/ CATEGORIES:horror ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/uncanny-tales.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250928T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250928T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20250806T040310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T190519Z UID:10001952-1759086000-1759093200@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:25 Cats from Qatar DESCRIPTION:Qatar is one of the world’s wealthiest nations\, and its rapid growth is powered by migrant workers who make 89% of the population. But underneath the luxurious surface lies an overwhelming street cat population where disease is rampant\, the heat is extreme\, and expats are burdened to help the struggling felines.  \n\n\n\nWhen an American flight attendant and cat cafe owner becomes aware of the crisis\, she hatches a plan to fly 25 cats to Milwaukee\, where her cat cafe provides a pipeline for adoption.  \n\n\n\nPresenting a microcosm of a global crisis\, the film asks searching questions about animal welfare\, all within a ticking-clock narrative about the nuts and bolts of a rescue mission. It is both an urgent wake-up call and a heartwarming story of overcoming international barriers for a common goal. \n\n\n\nPart of the FRESH PRODUCE series\, a program that finds new and compelling independent cinema from the festival circuit and brings those films to Portland audiences. Hosted by Portland film curator Greg Hamilton. \n\n\n\n \n Director: Mye Hoang\n Year: 2025\n Country: United States\n Runtime: 95 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/25-cats-from-qatar-2/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cats-from-qatar.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250928T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250928T170000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20250806T040158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250806T040200Z UID:10001951-1759071600-1759078800@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:25 Cats from Qatar DESCRIPTION:Qatar is one of the world’s wealthiest nations\, and its rapid growth is powered by migrant workers who make 89% of the population. But underneath the luxurious surface lies an overwhelming street cat population where disease is rampant\, the heat is extreme\, and expats are burdened to help the struggling felines.  \n\n\n\nWhen an American flight attendant and cat cafe owner becomes aware of the crisis\, she hatches a plan to fly 25 cats to Milwaukee\, where her cat cafe provides a pipeline for adoption.  \n\n\n\nPresenting a microcosm of a global crisis\, the film asks searching questions about animal welfare\, all within a ticking-clock narrative about the nuts and bolts of a rescue mission. It is both an urgent wake-up call and a heartwarming story of overcoming international barriers for a common goal. \n\n\n\nPart of the FRESH PRODUCE series\, a program that finds new and compelling independent cinema from the festival circuit and brings those films to Portland audiences. Hosted by Portland film curator Greg Hamilton. \n\n\n\n \n Director: Mye Hoang\n Year: 2025\n Country: United States\n Runtime: 95 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/25-cats-from-qatar/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cats-from-qatar.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250914T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250914T160000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20250718T215402Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T202915Z UID:10001930-1757854800-1757865600@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Death: Out of the Shadows DESCRIPTION:There are over 8 billion people in the world. Every single one of them will die\, about 2 people every second. In the United States alone\, over 8\,000 people die every day. The time has come to bring death out of the shadows and break the cycle of fear and trauma. In this one hour documentary\, we talked to death doulas\, grief counselors\, doctors and first responders to find out why people are afraid of this necessary part of life\, and what we\, as a culture\, can do to improve our relationship with death. \n\n\n\nPanelists: \n\n\n\nDeanna Haines – End-of-Life Doula\, Community Educator \n\n\n\nValenca Valenzuela – Licensed Clinical Social Worker\, Grief Counselor \n\n\n\nAsher Wallis – Grief Counselor\, Hospice Spiritual Care Provider \n\n\n\nDina Brothers – Medical Doctor\, Community Educator \n\n\n\nMaryann Giunta – End-of-Life Doula\, Occupational Therapist \n\n\n\nAlyssa Ackerman – End-of-Life Doula\, Griefworker\, Massage Therapist URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/death-out-of-the-shadows-2/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/death-out-of-the-shadow.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250907T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250907T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20250731T033432Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250731T033454Z UID:10001935-1757271600-1757278800@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:West Side Story (1961) DESCRIPTION:The greatest love story ever told… in the most acclaimed musical of all time! Winner of ten Academy Awards\, including Best Picture\, this electrifying musical sets the ageless tragedy of “Romeo and Juliet” against a backdrop of gang warfare in 1950s New York. Featuring an unforgettable score\, exuberant choreography and powerful performances by Natalie Wood\, Russ Tamblyn\, Richard Beymer\, Rita Moreno and George Chakiris.  \n\n\n\nPresented by\, and a portion of proceeds going to\, the Portland Lesbian Choir to help you join in at all your favorite parts! \n\n\n\n \n Director: Robert Wise\, Jerome Robbins\n Year: 1961\n Country: United States\n Runtime: 152 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/west-side-story-1961/ CATEGORIES:film,music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/west-side-story.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250815T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250815T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20250718T213315Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250721T170153Z UID:10001922-1755284400-1755291600@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Mandy DESCRIPTION:Special screening to help raise money for Goat Witch Goods! \n\n\n\nThe enchanted lives of a couple (Nicolas Cage & Andrea Riseborough) in a secluded forest are brutally shattered by a nightmarish hippie cult and their demon-biker henchmen\, propelling a man into a spiraling\, surreal rampage of vengeance. \n\n\n\n\nDirector: Panos Cosmatos\n\n\n\nCountry: USA\n\n\n\nYear: 2018\n\n\n\nRuntime: 121 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/mandy-4/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Sade-Mandy-Poster.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250812T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250812T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20250423T041019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T041021Z UID:10001829-1755025200-1755032400@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:The Goonies DESCRIPTION:Rose City Comic Con presents a free screening of Oregon-made classic\, The Goonies! \n\n\n\nHappening September 5 – 7\, this year’s comic connection features a special cast reunion with Sean Astin\, Corey Feldman\, Joe Pantoliano\, Kerri Green\, Martha Plimpton\, and Robert Davi. In preparation of Portland’s premier pop culture event\, come watch the lovable group of young misfits discover an ancient map and set out on an adventure to find a legendary pirate’s long-lost treasure. \n\n\n\n \n Director: Richard Donner\n Year: 1985\n Country: United States\n Runtime: 114 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/the-goonies/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/goonies.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250809T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250809T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20250806T155007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250806T155009Z UID:10001953-1754766000-1754773200@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Secret Screening DESCRIPTION:What are we showing? Who knows! No need to RSVP or buy tickets\, just come on by to watch something fun on the big screen. \n\n\n\n \n Director: ???\n Year: ???\n Country: ???\n Runtime: ??? URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/secret-screening-2/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Secret-Movie-Screening.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250805T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250805T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T064019 CREATED:20250718T213156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250718T213157Z UID:10001920-1754420400-1754427600@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:16mm Nyback Showdown DESCRIPTION:Watch as two 16mm programming teams (Darkroom Associates and Astral Projections) fire up their projectors and trade cinematic jabs back and forth by screening selections from the world-famous Dennis Nyback 16mm film archive! No one knows what will be screened next – cartoons\, music\, educational films\, documentary shorts and weird advertisements run amok! There are no rules\, no prisoners\, and no show is the same! A one-of-a-kind film free-for-all that will amuse\, confuse and contuse your cinematic soul! \n\n\n\nDennis Nyback (1953-2022) was the former owner of the Clinton St. Theater and an internationally renowned film curator and programmer. Over his 40 year career he amassed one of the most unique and rare film collections in the United States\, an archive he regularly would draw from to create one-of-a-kind film programs that screened in the Pacific Northwest and around the world. We celebrate Dennis’ legacy by doing what he did best; putting on a show and sharing some of the coolest unseen cinema projected on 16mm film! \n\n\n\nFEATURED PROJECTIONISTS: \n\n\n\nASTRAL PROJECTIONS – aka Garrett and Ioana – known for their muti-faceted 16mm programs at the Hollywood Theatre. \n\n\n\nDARKROOM ASSOCIATES – aka Greg Hamilton a 20-year Portland film programmer known for the PSYCHOTRONIC AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL and TRAILERMANIA. URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/16mm-nyback-showdown-5/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/16mm-showdown.webp END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR