SPIRIT OF EVIL, legend holds, was the first horror film ever made in the Soviet Union, and for a long time the only one. Based on Nikolai Gogol's Ukrainian folk tale, VIY recounts the story of a debauched novice priest who, one dark and spooky night, encounters an old witch whom he mortally wounds.
A dream of dark and troubling things . . .
David Lynch’s 1977 debut feature, Eraserhead, is both a lasting cult sensation and a work of extraordinary craft and beauty. With its mesmerizing black-and-white photography by Frederick Elmes and Herbert Cardwell, evocative sound design, and unforgettably enigmatic performance by Jack Nance, this visionary nocturnal odyssey continues to haunt American cinema like no other film.
After a bizarre and near deadly encounter with a serial killer, a television newswoman is sent to a remote mountain resort whose residents may not be what they seem.
AGFA's Head Archivist brings his Bat City Cinema show to the Clinton Street Theater for an explosion of evil on 16mm like no other!
The world of Gandahar is a peaceful matriarchal society where everyone lives in harmony with nature, until a mysterious invasion of metal men begin petrifying and capturing its people.
Operation Nightwatch Portland will proudly host a free screening of Paul Freedman’s documentary, The Dirty Divide. Panel discussion with the filmmaker and local organizations immediately following.
Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein (writers, producers, and showrunners for The Simpsons, Futurama, Disenchantment) present a new, never-before-seen restoration of their TV show Mission Hill with original music! Select episodes screened followed by a Q&A with the creators.