There are a lot of sweet films playing at local theaters this week and unless you’ve spent the last week staring at a bottle of José Cuervo counting down the minutes until Cinco de Mayo, 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’ve spent the last week staring at a bottle of José Cuervo counting down the minutes until Cinco de Mayo, 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
The Professionals
For the last installment of April Action Month—yeah, yeah, I know, it’s not April anymore, but cut them some slack—Laurelhurst Theater brings us another classic western. The Professionals, set against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution of 1917, has everything a classic action flick ought to have: kidnappings, a powerful villain, seduction, and yes, some good old-fashioned gun-slinging heroes. The film stars Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Claudia Cardinale and Jack Palance.
Laurelhurst Theater
9:20 p.m.
$3
21+
Wednesday
Core
Just in time for late spring—sunshine and warmer temperatures will hopefully join us soon—comes Core, a film that (according to director Chuck Fryberger’s website) “goes to the heart of climbing.” Core follows kickass climbers from around the world as they brave some of the toughest rocks out there. Giving a deeper understanding of the varying lifestyles of the athletes juxtaposed against their achievements, the film takes viewers on an incredible visual journey that you won’t want to miss out on.
Hollywood Theatre
7 p.m.
$6.50
All ages
Thursday
Vincere
There is something most people don’t know about Benito Mussolini. Before becoming the fascist dictator of Italy, before the First World War even, he had a wife named Ida Dalser who bore him a son, Benito Albino. Vincere tells the heart-wrenching story of the woman who gave up everything for Mussolini, only for him to disappear after he joined the Army, and re-emerge married to another woman. Denied his love, locked away in an institution with her son, the scorned Ida refuses to give up without a fight.
Living Room Theaters
2:20 p.m., 4:50 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 10:05 p.m.
$6
21+ after 4:30 p.m.
Friday
The Bicycle Thief
In newly restored 35mm print, The Bicycle Thief is an Italian classic that ought to be added to your foreign film repertoire. Directed by Vittorio De Sica, the film follows Antonio Ricci as he searches for his stolen bike. Needing a bicycle for work, Ricci finds himself on the streets of Rome, looking high and low, with no help from the police. Based upon the novel of the same name by Luigi Bartolini, The Bicycle Thief stars Lamberto Maggiorani.
Hollywood Theatre
12 p.m.
$6.50
All ages
Saturday
The Human Centipede
The film is just as the title sounds. That is, The Human Centipede is a horror film about—you’ll never guess—a human centipede. OK, OK, that’s not exactly how it goes. The 2010 film by Tom Six is about a mentally deranged doctor who surgically connects three victims together, mouth to anus, to create a human centipede. Sound creepy and weird enough for you? (If not, then you need some help.)
Cinema 21
Time TBA
$7 w/PSU ID
All ages
