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Documenting Warsaw’s ghetto
Unfinished but not undocumented: This screen shot from Yael Heronski’s 2010 film A Film Unfinished shows Nazis rounding up Jews in the Warsaw ghetto. Unfinished will screen next week at The Oregon...
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Nature shows its mysterious side in Thale
Nymph-o-Maniac: Silje Reinamo stars in the 2012 Norwegian film Thale as a “huldra,” a wood nymph from Norwegian folklore. Photo © Euforia/Yesbox Over the last few years, Scandinavia has established...
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Classics, clowns and comedies
Dressed to impress: Pierre Etaix arrives in style in this still from his 1966 film As Long As You’re Healthy, which he directed and starred in, and which is playing this weekend at the Northwest Film...
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Behind the scenes with climate scientists
Photo © Thin ice Earth Day is right around the corner, and Portland State wouldn’t be doing its job if there weren’t at least one event dedicated to eco-awareness. Thin Ice: The Inside Story of Climate...
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Kubrick vs. King: who reigns supreme?
Those aren’t the doublemint twins: Danny gets more redrum than he bargined for in Stanly Kubrick’s classic 1980 thriller, The Shining. Photo by © Warner Bros. Entertainment. Which was better, the book...
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Visualizing quality short films
Photo © 5th avenue cinema PSU’s 5th Avenue Cinema, located conveniently on campus, is well known for its weekly showings of classic, modern and independent films for all the community to enjoy at...
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‘I’m Harvey Milk, and I’m here to recruit you!’
Oscar winner Sean Penn stars in Gus Van Sant’s 2008 biopic, Milk, which is screening this weekend at 5th Avenue Cinema. Photo © Universal Studios The year 2008, like many election years, was a big one...
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Defining ‘femme fatale’
Two Sides of a love Triangle: Sharon Stone and Isabelle Adjani star in Jeremiah S. Chechik’s 1996 thriller, Diabolique, which screens this evening at the Northwest Film Center. Photo by © Warner Bros...
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Asking the tough questions
THE REPORTERS in Arthur Bradford’s How’s Your News? series disarm celebrities and politicians with their questions and humor. Photo © Mark Alan Lovewell The Portland Center for Public Humanities is...
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Food awareness piques Portland interest
The unfinished documentaryGaining Ground will screen this weekend at Portland State. Photo © Media Project Walking through the bustling aisles of the local farmers markets provides one of the telltale...
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1984: The year of Big Brother and The Brother
The Brother from Another Planet comes to Fifth Avenue Cinema The year 1984 was a good one in cinematic history. It yielded many memorable films: Ghostbusters, The Terminator, The Karate Kid, The...
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Head start on art
Da Vinci Arts Middle School showcases local and student artists in Arts Fair 2012 For the eighth consecutive year, da Vinci Arts Middle School will be showcasing both local and budding artists in a...
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A psychedelic take on retro sci-fi
Head trip: A forlorn cyborg stands alone in what’s either a photo from the film Beyond the Black Rainbow or Daft Punk’s dressing room. Photo courtesy of Magnet releasing. Beyond the Black Rainbow,...
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A user-friendly guide to the 2013 Academy Awards
Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln, © Dreamworks Kathryn Bigelow’s, Zero Dark Thirty, Photo II Distribution Co. Ben Affleck’s, Argo, Photo Warner Bros. Ent. Benh Zeitlin’s, Beasts of the Southern Wild, A-Film...
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Great art for a great cause
Art Show Attendees from a recent Buckman Arts Fair mill about, perusing the hand-crafted wares. Photo © Jason Locken Smart Art: The proceeds from the art “Show and Sell” will help fund The Buckman...
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Like father, like daughter
ON THE ROAD: Tatum and Ryan O’Neal star in Paper Moon, which is playing at PSU this week. Photo from Screened.com Bible swindlers, whiskey smugglers and “wrastlin’” to settle differences are just some...
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A tale of death, a tale of life
No touching! Werner Herzog’s 2011 film Into the Abyss tackles the thorny issues involving the death penalty. Photo © IFC in theaters LLC. It’s very rare, and quite difficult, for documentarians to make...
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