There are a lot of sweet films playing at local theaters this weekend and unless you’re staring at the spring term class schedule with a blank look on your face, attempting to decide what to take, you probably don’t have the time to pick out the best films. But don’t worry about it—we’ve searched through them for you.
Local Film Highlights
There are a lot of sweet films playing at local theaters this weekend and unless you’re staring at the spring term class schedule with a blank look on your face, attempting to decide what to take, you probably don’t have the time to pick out the best films. But don’t worry about it—we’ve searched through them for you.
Friday
Harmony and Me
Don’t you worry, you Portland State hipsters you, I know what you like when it comes to brand spankin’ new movies. And something tells me you’re going to like (if not love) Bob Byington’s Harmony and Me. The award-winning indie flick follows a young man named Harmony who refuses to let go of the woman who broke his heart.
Living Room Theaters
12:20 p.m., 3 p.m., 5:10 p.m., 6:50 p.m., 8:30 p.m., 10:10 p.m.
$6 w/PSU ID
21+ after 4:30 p.m.
Saturday
Harold and Maude
It may be dark and a little bit twisted, but Harold and Maude is a classic. The 1971 surprise cult hit follows the old adage that opposites attract though perhaps, as it has been criticized, takes it a little too far since the romance is between a 19-year-old man (Harold) and a 79-year-old woman. The taboo relationship is one of Hollywood’s least expected, most tender romances of all time. Laurelhurst Theater presents it as part of Cult Favorites February.
Laurelhurst Theater
Times TBA
$3
21+
Sunday
The Reverse
If you’re a loser who doesn’t know good cinematography opportunities when they’re at your doorstep (i.e., you haven’t gone to see anything at the 33rd International Film Festival), then get your rear in gear this weekend because this is your absolute last chance. This is a good film to catch, too, considering it’s one of the few chosen for an encore screening. Telling the story of three generations of women living in 1950s Poland, The Reverse is a good way to get some more insight on the Stalin regime.
Whitsell Auditorium
2:30 p.m.
$10
All ages
To Pay My Way With Stories
It doesn’t get much more local than documentarian Brian Lindstrom’s To Pay My Way With Stories, which gives insight to an awesome Portland nonprofit. Write Around Portland offers 10-week intensive writing courses to the underserved, and ends with a public reading and published anthology. The film follows participants as they move beyond their difficulties—including poverty, cancer and HIV or AIDS—to find their unique voices. Brian Lindstrom will be present for Q-and-A after the screening.
Cinema 21
6 p.m.
$7 w/PSU ID
21+
Monday
In a Lonely Place
Everyone (with a decent taste in films, that is) loves themselves a little film noir—and what could be better than Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame in Nicholas Ray’s 1950 classic? Not much, which is why you should go see it on Monday night when it plays in a newly restored print. With some of the most romantic lines in cinema, like Bogart’s, “I was born when she kissed me. I died when she left me. I lived a few weeks while she loved me,” In a Lonely Place is one that ought to be part of your budding film repertoire.
Cinema 21
7 p.m.
$7 w/PSU ID
21+
