This week on Situational Significance we revisit cinema and how we define it in Part 2 of Defining Cinema. We are joined by Alyssa Roherenbeck, whose latest feature film “Here…
Situational Significance Episode 1: “Defining Cinema” Part 1
“Ep. 1 Defining Cinema” In our premiere episode, we dive deep into what defines cinema. We are joined by Cooper Fitch, who recently graduated film school, has produced four short…
Events Calendar Aug. 20–26
Tuesday, Aug. 20 Art Project POOCH Pop-Up Oregon Public House 6–9 p.m. Donation based Project POOCH and Fluid Art by Joyce are doing their second pop-up, bringing together dogs and…
Events Calendar Aug. 6–12
Tuesday, Aug. 6 Art Coloring Therapy AVID Cider Company (Pearl) 3–10 p.m. Free Ciders and coloring surprisingly go hand in hand, especially when there’s the chance to win a cash…
Black boys are blue in the moonlight
Representation in film is important but simply including a Black actor is not enough. The lighting in film is not geared toward, or more often not flattering to, people of…
Shadow of Demons: from Africa to Afru Gallery
In a nondescript industrial building in Buckman, demons, flesh-eating beasts and frightening human faces cover the walls, painted in vibrant colors on canvases made from jumbo flour sacks. These hand-painted…
Events September 18-24
Tuesday 9/18 Comedy Feminist Forward Comedy Show Crush 7 p.m. $8 21+ Voted best LGBT bar in Portland for the last four years, Crush hosts a night of feminist comedy….
‘Carnosaur’ vs. ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’
Today’s trash: Carnosaur (1993) Directed by: Adam Simon and Darren Moloney Number of Jurassic Park movies it’s better than: 4 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is, regrettably, a terrible movie. The…
Jane Campion’s weekend double feature
Prolific director and screenwriter Jane Campion is getting the double feature treatment at the 5th Avenue Cinema this week. On the docket is her debut feature film Sweetie (1989) and…