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
OCCUPATION IN 26 PICTURES (1976) (Church of Film)
Three youths, a Croat, Italian and Jew, are inseparable friends in Dubrovnik as war looms. When their country is taken over by Fascist Italy and Germany, their friendship is fractured as sides are taken, and their sleepy city turns into a carnival of debauchery and slaughter.
The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
West Coast premiere of the high definition restoration! In a poor 19th century rural Japanese village, everyone who reaches the age of 70 has to climb a nearby mountain to die. An elderly woman, Orin, comes close to her cut-off age during her last days with her family.
The Warped Forest
West Coast premiere of the high-definition digital transfer of the original HDCAM tapes! Mostly unseen since its 2011 festival circuit debut, director Shunichiro Miki dives into the realm of the absurd solo in this pseudo-sequel to The Funky Forest.
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.