Jerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly) is an American ex-GI who stays in post-war Paris to become a painter, and falls for the gamine charms of Lise Bouvier (Leslie Caron). However, his paintings come to the attention of Milo Roberts, a rich American heiress, who is interested in more than just art.
Y'ALL!! WE'RE TURNING 5!!! Melange made it FIVE YEARS!!! Every month, for the last 5 years, we've been putting on a show for you. 5 consistant years of BIPOC entertainment of various forms, have graced our various stages! From Portland, to San Francisco, to Oakland, to Eugene, Melange, and D&D Productions, has been at it. And we have so much more in store, so get into it!! Don't miss our 5 year spectacular!!! LET'S PARTYYYYY!!!
Undisputedly written into the annals of rock history and dedicated to the most sincere methods of the DIY ethos, Northwest musicians Dead Moon (Andrew Loomis and Fred & Toody Cole) have intentionally cut out the bullshit, and left the major labels and "commercial success" behind. Unknown Passage: The Dead Mood Story follows the band on the road and at home, chronicling lifestyle rock and rollers who happen to also be small business owners and grandparents.
Toody Cole will join us for a post-screening Q&A
An American spinster’s dream of romance finally becomes a bittersweet reality when she meets a handsome—but married—Italian man while vacationing in Venice.
A valorous, strong and simple Cossack named Vasyl is given the arduous task of traveling across the wilderness and plains, and (literally) to Hell and back, to deliver an important petition for help to the Russian Empress Elizabeth. Based on an adventurous comedy by Nikolai Gogol, Boris Ivchenko's THE LOST LETTER was one the last and most striking films of the Ukrainian Poetic Cinema movement. Banned immediately by Soviet censors, it's a lost masterpiece of its time!
Melvin Van Peebles’s edgy, angsty, romantic first feature could never have been made in America. Unable to break into a segregated Hollywood, Van Peebles decamped to France, taught himself the language, and wrote a number of books in French, one of which, La permission, would become his stylistically innovative feature debut.
Based on the novel of the same title by Sam Greenlee and directed by Ivan Dixon (Hogan's Heroes, Trouble Man), the film follows the story of a former CIA agent (Lawrence Cook) who organizes Black teenagers into well-trained guerrilla bands called The Cobras bent on overthrowing the white establishment.
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This documentary follows queer Palestine liberation activists fighting against the “Rainbow Generations” pro-Israel propaganda tour in Seattle in 2012. Free screening, followed by a Q&A discussion with Selma, Dean and Ponyboy from the movie.
Slim and Queen's (Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Turner-Smith) first date takes an unexpected turn when a policeman pulls them over for a minor traffic violation. When the situation escalates, Slim takes the officer's gun and shoots him in self-defense. Now labeled cop killers in the media, Slim and Queen feel that they have no choice but to go on the run and evade the law. When a video of the incident goes viral, the unwitting outlaws soon become a symbol of trauma, terror, grief and pain for people all across the country.
A young thief falls in love with a comedienne in a traveling carnival, but runs afoul of the law. To win his freedom, he must use his cloak of invisibility to save the ruling Lord’s daughter from a nefarious court alchemist, who steals the hearts of others to fuel his magical machines. Juraj Herz’s (Morgiana) THE NINTH HEART was a spectacular gothic fantasy filmed in tandem with his dark adaptation of Beauty & the Beast, with set design by his longtime friend Jan Švankmajer!
A 90's box office success starring Jada Pinkett, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox, and Kimberly Elise (in her film acting debut.)
After being fired from her job as a bank teller, Frankie begins working at a janitorial service with her friends Tisean, a single mother; Cleo, a boisterous lesbian; and Stony, who is dealing with the recent death of her brother. The women are struggling with their finances, so they decide to start robbing banks. At first the group is successful, but they soon attract the attention of an obsessive detective Directed by F. Gary Gray (FRIDAY, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON).
Violet Hex Presents: A queer celebration & screening of Prince’s iconic cult classic. Break out your diamonds and pearls, put on your raspberry beret, and have your delirious lady cab driver cruise your little red corvette past Alphabet St. and down to the Clinton for a viewing of this masterpiece with pre-show drag performances!
Fright-B-Wary programs off beat films; films that mainstream festivals ignore or don't appreciate. Find dark, esoteric, and nightmarish stories perfectly suited for a dark, cold, rainy winter day.
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Event Schedule 12:00 PM - Doors Open, Filmmaker Check-in 1:00 PM - Awards Presentation and Film Introductions2:00 PM - Social, Networking and Photos3:30 PM - Session 1 Film…
Monica (Sanaa Lathan) and Quincy (Omar Epps) are two childhood friends who both aspire to be professional basketball players.
Part of Portland German Film Fest. Based on a true story, director Andreas Dresen's portrait of the contradictory life of the digger driver Gerhard Gundermann, who made a name for himself as a singer-songwriter in former East Germany, and his struggles with life as a coal miner and his dealings with the secret police (STASI) of the GDR, tragically dying at only 43 in 1998.
Tony is an ordinary boy, the son of immigrants of the UK's Windrush generation. Torn between his parents, who insist that with hard work and trying hard to fit in he will succeed, and his brother, an organizer and anti-racist activist, he tries to carve his own way.
It's 1976 and this is the story of Franz Klammer, "The Kaiser" and the most famous downhill race in the history of the sport. Packed with thrilling race sequences and set over several days leading up to the contest, this passionate film explores Klammer’s journey in forging his own identity as an athlete. Director Andreas Schmied’s feel-good biopic provides a highly entertaining look behind the scenes of professional sports and shows Klammer as a rebel against the commercialization of skiing.
🍑🍑🍑Thicc. Voluptuous. Juicy. However you wanna describe this cast, these $EXY BABES are about to show you what $en$uality, $3xuality, playfulness, & and being a big bodied powerhouse is all about!!
Join us in supporting the future of queer independent cinema with this special screening of Frank Oz’s wildly fun musical masterpiece, hosted by local filmmaker (and our emcee for THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW) Thom Hilton! Proceeds from ticket sales will go directly towards production of Thom’s upcoming short film GENRE FLICK. Filming in May, GENRE FLICK is a raunchy queer comedy that will be filmed and take place almost entirely at the historic Clinton Street Theater! Attendees will learn about additional crowdfunding opportunities, how to be an extra in the film, and more.
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Beautifully photographed by Ernest Dickerson (DO THE RIGHT THING) and starring Kadeem Hardison (A DIFFERENT WORLD, I'M GONNA GIT YOU SUCKA) and Samuel L. Jackson (PULP FICTION), this sole directorial effort from child actor James Bond III is a macabre, neon-tinged portrait of late 1980s Brooklyn. The movie blends supernatural horror and religious mysticism, punctuated by an electrifying hip hop and R&B soundtrack.
Flirting with the conventions of blaxploitation and horror, Bill Gunn’s revolutionary independent film Ganja & Hess is a highly stylized and utterly original treatise on sex, religion, and African American identity. Duane Jones (Night of the Living Dead) stars as anthropologist Hess Green, who is stabbed with an ancient ceremonial dagger by his unstable assistant (director Bill Gunn), bestowing upon him the blessing of immortality… and the curse of an unquenchable thirst for blood.
Skeptical graduate student Helen Lyle befriends Anne-Marie McCoy while researching superstitions in a housing project on Chicago's Near North Side.
A creepy mortician, Mr. Simms (Clarence Williams III), attempts to scare teenage drug dealer Stack (Joe Torry) and his friends straight by telling them four horrifying stories. One is about a guilt-riddled cop (Anthony Griffith) who goes crazy after ignoring his corrupt partner (Michael Massee). He also tells of a meek schoolboy (Brandon Hammond) with terrifying supernatural powers. Although the young thugs want to take their drugs and escape Mr. Simms, he still has two more tales to tell. Written and directed by Rusty Cundieff (Fear of a Black Hat).
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Event Schedule 11:45 AM - Doors Open, Filmmaker Check-in 12:15 PM - Awards Presentation and Film Introductions12:45 PM - Social, Networking and Photos1:15 PM - Session 1 Film…
In a rapidly gentrifying city, the construction of a luxury condominium threatens a local mural forcing the artists and a neighborhood to rally to protect its history, voice, and land.
From witchy Gogol adaptations, sinisterly psychedelic Alice in Wonderland serials and cigarette ads, to surrealist parables, antifascist poems, and even Stephen King (!), Ukrainian animators rebuilt their industry after the second world war and made Kievnauchfilm one of the most distinguished animation studios in the world.
Executive produced by award winning actress and humanitarian Rosario Dawson and directed by Emmy nominated director Linda Goldstein Knowlton, SPLIT AT THE ROOT follows the emotional journey of mothers separated from their children at the U.S. border and the grassroots initiative that, against all odds, reunites those families.
In this taut psychological thriller by Karyn Kusama (JENNIFER’S BODY), the tension is palpable when Will shows up to a dinner party hosted by his ex-wife Eden and new husband David (Michiel Huisman).
Roberta (Arquette) is a bored housewife from the suburbs with a wealthy bonehead of a husband that is taken on a maniacal fairytale journey through 1980s new-wave New York’s East Village. Following a mysterious series of personal ads seeking a meeting with a woman named Susan, Roberta decides to rock her suburbia boat and see the fascinating woman in person at the most recent location in the paper. A bonk on the head, a sick jacket, and a career in stage magic later, DSS is a delightful slapstick caper.
