Oscar-winner Guillermo del Toro praises Portland’s ‘personality’ at 2023 Cinema Unbound Awards, Portland

The Portland Theater Festival in its new season is looking to change minds

The Portland Theater Festival says it is “guided by the belief that good stories can change minds and hearts.” The first is ...

Portland's iconic Hollywood Theatre turns 100, celebrates centennial with weeklong fest

A Portland landmark, the Hollywood Theatre on Northeast Sandy Boulevard, celebrated its 100th birthday on Thursday!The movie ...

100 years of Hollywood Theatre: Slip back in time at Portland’s historic movie palace

The theater — now an impossible-to-miss, historic landmark and the center of a growing Portland film district — first opened ...

Portland Art Museum and Tomorrow Theater host Cinema Unbound Week this May

Portland’s annual Cinema Unbound Awards is expanding into a five-day public celebration in 2026, bringing film, music, comedy, food and conversation programming to multiple venues, and welcoming ...

Portland’s Independent Movie Theater Programmers Reflect on the Movies That Reshaped Their Cinemas

Some qualities are mandatory for movie theater programmers: film knowledge, good taste, rallying enthusiasm. But what about perceptiveness, that sometimes nebulous ability to study the grosses, poll ...

Portland micro-cinema uses films from the past to cast light on the present

It's not your typical movie theater — just a non-descript white building, located in an industrial zone on the Portland waterfront. Inside there's a warehouse feel, but it's cozy. Rows of folding ...

Portland Can’t Get Enough of Lesbian Cinema Club

They looked to their personal VHS collection of lesbian films, landing on Cheryl Dunye’s The Watermelon Woman from 1996, the ...

Oscar-winner Guillermo del Toro praises Portland’s ‘personality’ at 2023 Cinema Unbound Awards

“I’ve always been in love with monsters,” filmmaker Guillermo del Toro said Thursday night, as part of the acceptance speech for his Cinema Unbound Award. And as he looked out at a crowd including ...

The NBA teams that had folks at Las Vegas Summer League asking: ‘What are they doing?’

Front offices usually understand what their rivals are doing or trying to do. But these teams have other execs scratching ...

Don’t miss these 10 performers at the Newport Folk Festival

Make the most of your Newport Folk Festival experience with this handy guide to some of the early afternoon performers.

7 Gardens So Serene, You Won’t Believe They’re in the City

Across America, botanical gardens large and small are perfect for a quick getaway where you can breathe fresh air, find a ...

Significant heat arrives in Portland this week: What to know

The hottest weather so far this summer is on the way this week, as a ridge of high pressure continues to build over the ...

Motorcyclist dead after crash in northeast Portland on NE 33rd Ave overpass

A motorcyclist died in a crash in Northeast Portland on Sunday night, authorities said. Read more: <a ...

Motorcyclist dies in crash on overpass in NE Portland

A motorcyclist is dead after a crash on Northeast 33rd Avenue in Portland on Sunday evening, according to police.

Oregon wildfires burn more than 200,000 acres, stretching state resources

More than 203,000 acres are burning across Oregon, with the majority of fire activity concentrated in central Oregon.

Troy Jackson gains momentum to replace Platner as Democrats’ Senate candidate in Maine

Former Maine lawmaker Troy Jackson has moved into a strong position to replace Graham Platner as the Democratic candidate for ...

Dover soccer pub sees boost in business from World Cup

Business has been booming over the past five weeks at the June Cork Pub, a soccer pub in Dover. The pub welcomed back its ...

Rudd, Rodman score for the Spirit in 2-1 victory over the Legacy

Tara Rudd and Trinity Rodman scored for the Washington Spirit in a 2-1 victory over the Boston Legacy in the first meeting ...

More than 85 wildfires across central Oregon stretch firefighting resources

Lightning sparked more than 85 fires across Central Oregon as crews battle extreme heat, wind and dry conditions. California ...

PHOTOS: 2nd day of Pride Festival brings thousands to Portland’s South Waterfront

Thousands of people attended the Portland Pride Festival at the South Waterfront on Sunday, with participants saying the ...