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Laika's The Boxtrolls Premieres, And So Does A New Nike Boxtroll Shoe

The Boxtrolls, Laika's highly anticipated 3-D animated film is finally here, and the Oregon-based studio is celebrating with a new Boxtroll-themed Nike sneaker.

09/26/2014 By Matthew Schonfeld

FILM

New Elliott Smith Documentary Combines Unreleased Songs With Memories

35 new interviews make Heaven Adores You one of the most personal portraits of the late singer-songwriter yet.

09/26/2014 Photography by Schuyler Keenan

FASHION IN FILM

Like Almost Famous? Come Watch It With the REAL Pennie Lane!

Director's Cut screening! Seventies fashion! An American Idol contestant singing live! A special rock photography short film! This is the event for you.

09/19/2014 By Eden Dawn

FILM

Reese Witherspoon Gets Oscar Attention for 'Wild' and Announces New Film with Todd Haynes

The filmed-in-Oregon feature is charming critics and audiences from Telluride to Toronto, and Witherspoon and Haynes will team up for a future Peggy Lee biopic.

09/10/2014 By Matthew Schonfeld

FALL ARTS PREVIEW

How Laika is Revolutionizing Stop-Motion Animation with 'The Boxtrolls'

Portland's puppet-powered movie studio is pushing the limits of creativity and technology, melding 3-D printers with old-school craftsmanship.

09/02/2014 By Aaron Scott

LONG STORY SHORT

The Babe with the Power is Back!

Toby Froud crawled his way into our hearts in a red-striped onesie in Jim Henson’s cult fantasy movie Labyrinth. Now, he's creating his own world of magic.

08/26/2014 By Aaron Scott

FILM

Portland Film Festival Guide and Movie Madlib

The ambitious new fest returns with appearances by RJ Mitte (Breaking Bad), Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense), and Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones). Aug 26–Sept 1

08/21/2014 By Aaron Scott

JUST BECAUSE

Ninja Turtles... in Astoria!

Before Michael Bay's dubstep-tastic reboot next month, we revisit Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, when Astoria doubled as ancient Japan.

07/11/2014 By Peter Holmstrom

Article

You Think You Know Wes Anderson? Take Our Quiz, Then Watch His Film Festival

Test your knowledge of Wes's World, then rewatch all his films, plus the movies that influenced him, at NW Film Center. July 12–Aug 31

07/09/2014 By Schuyler Keenan

FILM

'The Discoverers' Puts an Oregon Spin on the Dysfunctional-Family Indie Comedy

Starring Griffin Dunne and Stuart Margolin, the story of a family dropped into a Lewis and Clark reenactment trek thrives with sharp, and sometimes heartwarming, dialogue. Now at the Fox Tower.

06/25/2014 By Schuyler Keenan

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FILM

Toby Froud’s New Puppet Film Returns Us to the Magical World of ‘Labyrinth’ and ‘The Dark Crystal’

The baby from ‘Labyrinth’ grew up to make his own fantasy film, and if the sold-out world premiere is any indication, audiences are ready to return to the enchanting realm of puppet goblins, faeries, and imagination.

06/23/2014 By Aaron Scott

FILM

Toby, the Baby from Labyrinth, Grows Up to Be a Goblin King—in Portland

“The babe with the power” now works at Laika and is screening a new goblin movie of his own making. He tells us about growing up surrounded by faeries, and what he did to David Bowie the first time they met.

06/19/2014 By Aaron Scott

INTERVIEW

Jesse Eisenberg Gets In Touch With His Inner Oregonian

The Social Network star on filming Night Moves in Southern Oregon.

06/02/2014 By Aaron Scott

NORTHWEST EVENTS

Goonies Day is Almost Here!

Starting June 6, Astoria pulls out the stops to celebrate the '80s cult classic. Yes, it's a thing.

05/15/2014 By Nicole Cordier

THEATER

Everything You Need to Know about OCT's 'The Giver'

We chart the path of the Newbery-winning novel from controversial book to successful OCT play to Jeff Bridges-starring movie. Thru May 18

05/07/2014 By Peter Holmstrom

FILM

This Is Indeed the Article You're Looking For. It's May 4th—Star Wars Day.

Local writers talk the influence of Star Wars. Plus: a recipe for Wookiee cookies.

04/29/2014 By Peter Holmstrom

JUST BECAUSE

Oregon's Beauty Captured in Stunning Slow Motion

From downtown Portland to frozen Multnomah Falls, Uncage the Soul brings Oregon's sights to life with stunning slow motion and time lapse videos.

04/25/2014 By Nicole Cordier

CLASSICAL

John Williams Takes the Symphony to a Galaxy Far, Far Away

One of the greatest movie composers of all time comes to town to conduct songs from Star Wars, Superman, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, and more on April 28.

04/22/2014 By Peter Holmstrom

FILM

The Inside Look at Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel

Critic and Anderson-expert Matt Zoller Seitz tells us five things that set the movie apart from Anderson's other films. Opening Friday

03/13/2014 By Lexy Folkes

FILM

Exclusive PDX Screening of Experimental Film MMXIII

An Oregon filmmaker takes his latest project online in an experiment in distribution, and we're participating! Feb 27-March 2

02/27/2014 By Tuck Woodstock

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