There are a lot of sweet films playing at local theaters this week and unless you’re counting down the days until finals are over so you can get your drink on in Cancun, you probably don’t have the time to pick out the best ones. 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 week and unless you’re counting down the days until finals are over so you can get your drink on in Cancun, you probably don’t have the time to pick out the best ones. But don’t worry about it—we’ve searched through them for you.
Tuesday
Four Seasons Lodge
There isn’t much cuter than old people dancing, flirting, fighting and celebrating life together. Combine that with an emotional bond spanning across numerous family lines because of a horrific shared experience and you’ve got yourself a winner. Enter Four Seasons Lodge, a documentary following Holocaust survivors as they spend the summer at the Catskills, reminiscing about old times and creating new ones. Directed by The New York Times staff writer Andrew Jacobs, be sure to wear some waterproof mascara and don’t forget to bring some tissues.
Living Room Theaters
12:10 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 7 p.m., 10 p.m.
$6 w/PSU ID
21+ after 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday
2010 Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts
If you aren’t excited just by the idea of a set of potentially award-winning animated shorts, then there’s certainly something wrong with you. Lucky for you, Hollywood Theatre is screening the Oscar-nominated set this week and you ought not miss out. Logorama, touted as the most emotional and disturbing of the bunch—it includes a metropolitan landscape composed entirely of logos and a murderous Ronald McDonald chased down by Michelin tire men police—alone is worth the venture to the Northeast Portland theater.
Hollywood Theatre
10 p.m.
$6.50
All ages
Thursday
Broken Embraces
An award-winning film from director Pedro Almodóvar, Broken Embraces tells the story of a blind writer who shares his history of love and loss with his agent. With a series of flashbacks and vivid cinematography, the film resembles that of a 1950s film noir, with the exception that it’s shot with bright colors rather than black and white. Penélope Cruz stars in her fourth film with Almodóvar.
Living Room Theaters
12 p.m., 2 p.m., 4:35 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 9:45 p.m.
$6 w/PSU ID
21+ after 4:30 p.m.
Friday
Fish Tank
British director Andrea Arnold (Red Road) has given us another awesome film—this time a story about 15-year-old Mia, played by newcomer Kate Jarvis, as she struggles to find a balance between family, friendship and love. Winner of the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Fish Tank is—quite possibly—the coming-of-age film of the year.
Cinema 21
Time TBA
$7 w/PSU ID
21+
Sunday
Will Vinton: Claymation Classics
Just the title of this screening should be persuasion enough for you to get your local film on this Sunday. The set of classic short claymations includes the 1980 Dinosaur starring Herb and Rex, Oscar-winning 1974 Closed Mondays, and the 1975 follow-up Mountain Music, among other notables.
Whitsell Auditorium
2 p.m.
$7 w/PSU ID
All ages
