I found the Laurelhurst theater on 2735 East Burnside. This one was kind of cool because it had a theme each month. This month, August, is 80's month. They showed Saint Elmo's Fire, Foxes, Streets of Fire, and Krull. Next month, September, is Employee Pick's Month and they will be showing Wayne's World, Conan The Barbarian, and Used Cars. Other interesting themes are Cult Favorites in February, Sci-Fi in March, and Viewer's Choice in November. I was so excited for this, but then I read that because of state liqour laws they cannot admit minors after 3 p.m., and all of the older movies don't start until the evening.
So I continued my search. Many people told me that the Hollywood theater plays a lot of older films. However, I looked on their website and they really don't have any lined up in the months to come.
I then looked at The Clinton Street Theater, which is famous here in the northwest for Rocky Horror. I got all excited when I saw films like Stand By Me, The Breakfast Club, and Sixteen Candles all lined up in the coming months. I quickly lost that excitement when the website said that no minors are allowed inside after seven except for Rocky Horror at midnight.
Next was The NW Film Center. I found a couple on their calender. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest played once, but sadly I was out of town. In mid-October they are doing a show-case of the british director, David Lean's work. Lean is most famous for three huge epics of the late-50s and 60s, The Bridge on The River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), and Doctor Zhivago (1965). This little festival is trying to showcase 10 of his "smaller films. In Which We Serve (1942). This Happy Breed (1944). Blithe Spirit (1945). Brief Encounter (1945). Great Expectations (1946). Oliver Twist (1948). The Passionate Friends (1948). Madeline (1949). The Sound Barrier (1952). Hobson's Choice (1953).
I came upon Cinema 21 on 616 NW 21st. As far as I know they don't kick minors out. Looking through their past schedules I saw a lot of older films, but I don't see any in the upcoming month. I'm sure if I keep checking up on the website something will pop up.
Then I found The Living Room Theater, right across Powell's books downton. They have been playing classic movies every other week for a while. Films that range from The Adventures of Robin Hood to Ben-Hur to Forbidden Planet to The Wizard Of Oz. They don't allow minors into showings that start after 3:30 but that gives me lots of time to get to a showing. You will see me here regularly.
If you know any other theaters he in Portland that play classic movies please email me at jalal3haddad@yahoo.com. I encourage you to go find a theater in your hometown that plays classic films and enjoy it. They are hard to come by, but when you do it is a treat worth enjoying.
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