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Saving Shaolin: Portland Film Geek Unearths Grindhouse Goldminenew
Dan Halsted started Portland's Grindhouse Film Festival in 2004. Since then, he has developed the festival into a monthly showcase of genre cinema that pits the sordid pulp of films like The Toolbox Murders against the antiseptic blandness of contemporary multiplexes.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
09-10-2009 |
Movies
Is This the Year the Portland International Film Fest Will Matter?new
Despite cramming a ridiculous number of hard-to-find films into a relatively short timeframe, the Portland International Film Festival simply isn't on the radar for most Portlanders. But this year, people are talking about PIFF. Call it the Coraline Effect.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
02-05-2009 |
Movies
Brendan Fraser Ruins Everythingnew
With this week's release of a third Mummy movie following Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D, we've been cursed with an unholy attack no other generation has had to endure: Two Brendan Fraser movies in a single month.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
07-31-2008 |
Movies
Are We Excited Yet?new
Hang the blame on poor marketing, or a tendency to cater to a faithful older audience rather than drum up some fresh blood—fact is, Portland's International Film Festival (PIFF) is not the Big Deal it should be.
The Portland Mercury |
Marjorie Skinner |
02-08-2008 |
Movies
I Love Television: The State of the Robotic Unionnew
My fellow Americans: We have a serious and potentially life-threatening problem facing our nation this week. Shockingly, the president of the United States has scheduled his State of the Union address to directly conflict with not one, but TWO of my fave new shows!
The Portland Mercury |
Wm. Steven Humphrey |
01-24-2008 |
Movies
The Films of Paul Thomas Andersonnew
Screening all of Anderson's feature-length films in order was something I'd never done, but in anticipation of his latest, There Will Be Blood, I started with Hard Eight, then hit Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and Punch-Drunk Love.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
01-10-2008 |
Movies
Strike?! What's a TV Columnist to Do?new
I'm forming a NEW union called the TV Critic and Watchers Guild (TCWG), and we're going to start making a few demands of our own!
The Portland Mercury |
Wm. Steven Humphrey |
11-15-2007 |
Movies
NW Film and Video Fest's Fuzzy Dedicationnew
The lineup of the 34th NW Film and Video Festival is a true hodge-podge of filmmaking ranging from stories of baseball and nuclear power plants to famous nudes and zombies, from all regions of the Northwest.
The Portland Mercury |
Courtney Ferguson |
11-08-2007 |
Movies
