Portland’s Venue For All Things Weird and Wonderful
Welcome to the world-famous Clinton Street Theater! Portland’s fiercely independent theater and community space.
Events
Kintsukuroi
Like every immigrant family, the Itos came to the United States to build a better life. After years of struggle and sacrifice, the dream that was America seemed within its grasp. Then the bombs fell and the world changed forever ...
After Life
If you could choose only one memory to hold on to for eternity, what would it be? That’s the question at the heart of Hirokazu Kore-eda’s revelatory international breakthrough.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show with Thom Hilton
If you’ve ever wanted to attend, but didn’t know if you’d enjoy your first time, our special host for this evening, Thom Hilton, will be your guide. You’ll learn the funniest callbacks, proper prop timing, and how to dance the Time Warp.
The Maiku Hama Trilogy
Portland premiere of the new 4k restorations! Enigmatic actor Masatoshi Nagase thrives as the hardboiled detective wannabe Maiku Hama in Kaizô Hayashi’s trilogy of the same name.
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Portland premiere of the high-definition digital transfer of the original film! During the violent chaos of post-War Japanese black market, a young gangster called Shozo Hirono has to keep up with the rapid shifts of power between unscrupulous bosses.
EGG
Portland premiere of the high-definition digital transfer of the original film! Tsukiko lives a mundane existence revolving around her inscrutable tech office job. One day while on her way to work, she closes her eyes and a mysterious giant egg appears in what’d otherwise be the darkness of her eyelids.
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
Portland premiere of the high-definition digital transfer of the original film, featuring new and improved English subtitles! Ten years after being blacklisted, Seijun Suzuki returned with a darkly satirical take on a sport's manga.
Anatomia Extinction
Portland premiere of the new, director-supervised scan and high-definition transfer of the original 16mm film! Yoshihiro Nishimura's prequel to Tokyo Gore Police is overflowing with excellent blue and reddish hues and queasy practical gore effects to transport viewers into a twisted Tokyo of the 90's.
A HOLY PLACE (1990) (Church of Film)
A Serbian monk, Toma, meets a witch on a dark and stormy night—and kills her. Her father summons Toma to fulfill his daughter's last wish: that Toma pray over her body for three nights.