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Becoming gold: Alejandro Jodorowsky’s ‘The Holy Mountain’
Vanguard editors Matthew N. Andrews (Arts & Culture) and Andrew D. Jankowski (Online & Social Media) attended NW Film Center’s sold-out screenings of The Holy Mountain (1973). Andrew narrates, Matthew comments: I…
Northwest Film Center’s summer of classics
Missed the Constructing Identity series? Northwest Film Center is showing a ton of great movies all summer long. David Lynch: A Retrospective They’re playing every damn David Lynch movie this…
Northwest Film Center: Constructing Identity at Portland Art Museum
Northwest Film Center’s recent film series, Constructing Identity: Black Cinema Then and Now, explored black cinema from the 20th and 21st centuries, focusing on the construction of black identity in…
Off-campus calendar: July 18–24
FEATURED EVENT MUSIC FESTIVAL 14th Annual PDX Pop Now! July 21–23 AudioCinema Free, all ages The nonprofit known as PDX Pop Now! is dedicated to cultivating space for all-ages music…
Coming to terms with the trope
It’s likely you’ve heard or read the word trope recently, perhaps in the midst of some post-film discussion or while perusing movie reviews. It’s usually meant as a criticism and…
PSU Experimental Film Showcase at 5th Avenue Cinema
As part of Matt McCormick’s advanced experimental film class at Portland State, students will be showcasing their experimental film series Juxtaposed Realities at 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 11 at 5th Avenue…
Summer of superheroes blockbuster movie guide
As the school year ends and the days get hotter, people from all different walks of life seek asylum in the cherry-slushied, buttery-smelling, air-conditioned oasis that is the movie theater….
Now showing: ‘Colossal’
To riff on the movie’s title (as every other reviewer certainly will), Colossal was colossally and pleasantly unexpected. Of course, seeing any film without having watched the trailers or read the…
The quality onslaught of 2017 film
As amazing as 2016 was in the film industry, 2017 is already giving it a run for its money with epic titles and quality cinema being released nearly every week…
Film review: ‘Sophie and the Rising Sun’
Sophie and the Rising Sun is a compelling drama featuring a love story between a white woman and a Japanese man in the time of the Pearl Harbor attack. The film,…