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The Best Movies and Shows to Watch in Portland This Weekend: Aug 21-23, 2020
If you’d been told just last year that drive-in movies would enjoy a resurgence not seen since the 1970s, you’d probably be like “So… what, did a completely manageable pandemic go raging out of control thanks to our idiot president being completely useless, making drive-ins basically the only way to enjoy a big-screen experience?” Hey, you know what? You’re pretty prescient and on-the-ball! You’re also probably the kind of person who appreciates not just the wide array of drive-in options available this weekend, but would love to settle down in front of your screen of choice and check out a special screening of Return of the Living Dead, or catch the latest episode of Lovecraft Country, or take a relaxing nostalgia bath with High Score. So read on for all the best Things to Watch in Portland this weekend!
DRIVE-INS
99w Drive-In Double Feature: Grease & Dirty Dancing
The hand-jive was just too strong last weekend, so the fine folks in Newberg have decided to hold last week’s double feature over for this week, too. It’s a second chance to cater to a very specific (and apparently lucrative) audience: People who really like grown adults playing naughty teenagers doing a lot of singing and dancing and (gasps, looks around, leans in close) the sex. First up: Grease, now deemed a family classic, but chock-full of terrible “life-lessons” for anyone watching, followed by Dirty Dancing, which was considered empty trash upon release but is actually pretty thoughtful about its storytelling. Plus, shirtless, glistening Swayze! Jerry Orbach! Jennifer Grey carrying a watermelon! Wayne Knight. So good.
SUPPORTING LOCAL THEATERS
H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival
What with HBO finding some standout success via their latest series, Lovecraft Country, now is probably the perfect time to finally dive into what this Lovecraft guy was all about (when he wasn’t being an irredeemably racist piece of shit, that is) via this online film festival paying tribute to 130 years of Lovecraft’s influence on cosmic horror and sci-fi fiction. Featuring new short films from inventive storytellers, classic shorts from the fest’s history, and live Q&A sessions with directors and historians.
Hollywood Theatre