Path to Greatness

Courting The Silver Screen

Can you say "Pollywood"? How Oregon is turning movies into big business in Portland.

05/19/2009 By Anna Hirsh

Film

Skin Flick

James Westby uses the seedy backdrop of the adult film industry to craft a love letter to Hollywood. Just don’t call it a porno.

05/19/2009 By Jason Cohen

Film

Reel World

Why Portland seems to have as many movie sets as strip clubs.

05/19/2009 By Anna Hirsh

WELIKEDIT

X-Ray Visions

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

Local Color

Made In Portland

Gus Van Sant might just be the least hip local icon you’ve ever met. “I’m very uncool,” he says. He’s OK with this, and so are we.

05/19/2009 By Bart Blasengame

Behind the Scenes

How'd You Get That Gig?

Ah... Life on the set on a Hollywood movie. The glitz, the glam—the sixteen-hour days, the freezing cold, the 3 a.m. call times. Making movies might be the toughest job a person could ever love, and these five Portlanders should know.

05/19/2009 By Stacey Wilson

Hometown Pride

Twilight Ours

Portland stars in what is expected to be one of the year’s biggest flicks.

05/19/2009 By Anna Hirsh