Mapping Portland Film

NW Filmmakers' Fest Preview and Master Chart

We talk with the NW Film Center's festival director about what's in store—and what's not to be missed. The fest runs Nov. 9–18.

11/08/2012 By Aaron Scott

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Halloweekend Roundup

13 spooky shows and dance parties that will have you shaking.

10/25/2012 By Jonathan Frochtzwajg

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Slide Show: Portland's Film Family Tree

10/19/2012

Culturephile

Portland Film Family Tree

Mapping the connections that make Portland one of the country’s greatest indie film towns

10/16/2012 By Anne Richardson

Film

Semper Film

Gary Mortensen brings images of wars past and present to life.

08/22/2012 By Kristen Hall-Geisler

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Twilight’s Portland Premiere

07/24/2012

Local Royalty

Hollywood Knights

Phil Knight famously made a fortune as a founder of Nike. Now the shoe king and his son Travis are vying for a foothold in the super-competitive world of filmmaking with a cartoon girl named Coraline.

07/24/2012 By Tom McNichol

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Movie House Magic

Our Favorite Local Theaters

07/24/2012 By Stacey Wilson

Art Stars

Meet Your Makers

Meet the newest stars of stage, screen, and sculpture, like the members of our favorite local rock band, Blitzen Trapper.

07/24/2012 By Martha Calhoon, John Chandler, and Bart Blasengame

5 MINUTES WITH

Adrienne Barbeau

07/24/2012 By John Chandler

Out and About

Eames: the Architect and the Painter

Charles and Ray Eames – and their innovative designs – star in this vivid new documentary.

12/03/2011 By Kristin Belz

Mudroom

The Lost World of Gus Van Sant's My Own Private Idaho

Twenty years later, Gus Van Sant reflects on My Own Private Idaho’s vanished city of flophouses and hustlers.

09/21/2011 By Ryan Donaldson

eye want candy

TBA 2011: Miwa Matreyek’s Silhouette Sorcery

09/20/2011 By Anne Adams

review

TBA 2011: Ruhr

Going the Distance with James Benning

09/18/2011 By Claudia La Rocco

gallery

Moves Management at North View Gallery

03/28/2011 By Anne Adams

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Three Veils opens POWfest

03/03/2011 By Anne Adams

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PIFF Pick: The Last Circus

This International Film Fest flick delivers politically portent clown-on-clown violence.

02/23/2011

Mudroom

Portland's Bustling Indie Film Scene Prepares for Its Close-Up

A 2008 study showe tdhat the film industry contributed $708 million to the state's economy—and that number is expected to rise this year.

02/11/2011 By Aaron Scott

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A Few Good Reasons To Watch "Foreign" Films

Need a reason to catch the Portland International Film Festival? Here are several.

01/31/2011 By Anne Adams

tune in: television

Portlandia Premiere

Creator Carrie Brownstein and Director Jonathan Krisel weigh in on their new IFC series’ growing hype.

01/15/2011 By Anne Adams