FOUR HOURS OF STOOGES!

The Clinton St. Theatre is proud to present a thorough representation of all three different sets of Stooge trios. Some of these comic gems include "From Nurse to Worse," (1940) "No Dough Boys" (1944) and "An Ache in Every Stake." (1941) (All starring Curly.) Some of the Shemp classics include "Tricky Dicks" (1953) and "Bedlam in Paradise" (1955). And Joe Besser pops up in two rarely seen comedies: "Pies and Guys" and "Quiz Whiz" (both from 1958.)

New Year's Day has been declared a 3 STOOGES holiday at the Clinton St. Theatre and all fans of classic film comedy will not want to miss this once in a lifetime movie event.
All prints are projected on beautiful 16mm film.

France, 1977,
Luis Bunuel,
35mm, 102 minutes

Just after boarding a train, much to the surprise of his fellow passengers, a man pours a bucket of water over a young girl on the platform.
Over the next few hours he explains (and we see in flashback) how he became
obsessed by her (so much so that he failed to notice that she was played by two different actresses, representing different sides of her personality), and how she tantalised him, but would never allow him to satisfy his desire
for her...

Japan, 2002,
Takeshi Kitano,
35mm, 114 minutes

Three stories of undying love from acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano. Bound by a long red cord, a young couple wanders in search of something they have forgotten. An aging yakuza returns to the park where he used to meet his long-lost girlfriend. A disfigured pop star confronts the phenomenal devotion of her biggest fan ... Three stories delicately intertwined by the beauty of sadness.

Film website

U.S., 2004,
Deborah Koons Garcia,
35mm

DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE on January 13th, 7pm for Q&A following screening!

Offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade. From the prairies of Saskatchewan, Canada to the fields of Oaxaca, Mexico, this film gives a voice to farmers whose lives and livelihoods have been negatively impacted by this new technology. The health implications, government policies and push towards globalization are all part of the reason why many people are alarmed by the introduction of genetically altered crops into our food supply. Shot on location in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, THE FUTURE OF FOOD examines the complex web of market and political forces that are changing what we eat as huge multinational corporations seek to control the world's food system. The film also explores alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture, placing organic and sustainable agriculture as real solutions to the farm crisis today.

Film website

Shows at
7pm and 9pm

Special 7pm screening
w/director on 1/13

Matinees
5pm
 (Sat - Sun)

General Admission
$6

Tuesday Admission
$4

16mm, 90 minutes

ONE NIGHT ONLY!

CELEBRATE MLK DAY WITH THREE SHORT FILMS ABOUT HIS LIFE AND MISSION

Great Americans:
MARTIN LUTHER KING
Three of Dr. King's closest friends, plus his widow Coretta, voice their sentiments and assessments of his leadership in the civil rights movement.

LEGACY OF A DREAM
This program, narrated by James Earl Jones, examines the life and times of the civil rights leader, as well as revealing his enduring legacy.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR:
Man of Peace
A brief look at the life and philosophy of Martin Luther King Jr., on the occasion of his selection for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Japan, 1961,
Akira Kurosawa,
35mm, 110 minutes

The 1961 Akira Kurosawa Masterpiece. For sheer entertainment value 'Yojimbo' is hard to beat! A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town. 'Yojimbo' was a massive influence on many spaghetti westerns, specifically 'A Fistful Of Dollars' which is a Western remake. Don’t miss this rare chance to see Yojimbo on 35MM on the Big Screen.

USA, 1986,
Don Lusk,
35mm, 75 minutes

35mm print of this 80's gem!

A SUPER ALL STAR lineup of guest voices including: Roddy Mcdowell, Telly Savalas and Margot Kidder

At the edge of the universe... The adventure of a lifetime. The
Go-Bots fight to rescue the Rock People.

Japan, 2002,
Takashi Nakamura,
35mm, 130 minutes

In a remote corner of the planet Arcana, an aging botanist lives a solitary existence with his puppet, Palme, who has been inert since the death of Xian, the botanist’s wife. They are visited one night by Koram, a wounded warrior from the Sol tribe who gives the mystical ‘Egg of the Roof’ to the old man, telling him it must be taken to the legendary realm of Tamas She disappears soon after, just as the men pursuing her burst in, searching for the Egg. The botanist, ever the crafty type, has hidden the Egg’s capsule within the puppet. Displeased at this turn of events, Koram’s pursuers kill the old man, and it is left to Palme to take the Egg to the land Below

USA, 1971,
Stanley Kubrick,
35mm, 137 minutes

In a futuristic Britain, a gang of teenagers go on the rampage every night, beating and raping helpless victims. After one of the boys quells an uprising in the gang, they knock him out and leave him for the police to find. He agrees to try "aversion therapy" to shorten his jail sentence. When he is eventually let out, he hates violence, but the rest of his gang members are still after him..

Japan, 2004,
Shinji Aramaki,
35mm, 103 minutes

From the creators of
Ghost in the Shell...

Top notch Japanese anime with knock-you-out visuals!

In a utopian society created at the end of the third world war, a female warrior who has been plucked from the badlands begins to see cracks in this new facade. And what does this community have planned for the rest of humankind?

Film website

China, 2003,
Ye Lou,
35mm, 127 minutes

Ding Hui (Zhang Ziyi) is a member of Purple Butterfly, a powerful resistance group in Japanese occupied Shanghai. An unexpected encounter reunites her with Itami (Nakamura Tooru), an ex-lover... and officer with a secret police unit tasked with dismantling Purple Butterfly.

USA, 2003,
John Roecker,
35mm, 90 minutes

An epic rock n' roll motion picture of puppet proportions.

It is the year 3069 and the Earth has been robbed of all its natural resources, destroyed by war and ozone depletion, and is now only a barren desert. The humans who inhabit this empty vessel search not only for food
but for a god to save them. Their search will soon be over when Charles Manson returns to save them.

Featuring the voices of:

Billie Joe Armstrong
of Green Day

Tim Armstrong of Rancid

Nick 13 of Tiger Army

Rob Aston of the Transplants

Travis Barker of Blink 182

Warren Fitzgerald of Fugazi

Josh Freese of The Vandals

Theo Kogan of The Lunachicks

Davey Havok of AFI

Benji Madden of Good Charlotte
plus Many Many More!!!

Film website

Japan, 2004,
Shinji Aramaki,
35mm, 103 minutes

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

From the creators of
Ghost in the Shell...
Top notch Japanese anime with knock-you-out visuals!

In a utopian society created at the end of the third world war, a female warrior who has been plucked from the badlands begins to see cracks in this new facade. And what does this community have planned for the rest of humankind?

Film website

Join us at the Clinton for 
the third annual 
NW ROCKYPALOOZA, 
a gigantron gathering featuring casts from up and down the west coast, Rocky merchandise, and the world’s longest pre-show.

For more info, check out www.rockypalooza.com

Looking for a place to kick back and soak up the 2005 Oscars?

Come on down to the Clinton on Oscar night and catch the ceremonies in Hi-Def on the Big Screen!

Admission is free, and we will serve Beer, Wine, and Pizza.

Doors open at:
4pm


Admission
FREE

THE PORTLAND MERCURY WINTER PROZAC FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS TO THE CLINTON!

Another winter helping of prozac-laced cinema is on the way! Featuring Friday night hits from the 80's and beyond - washed down with your favorite beer.

1/28 - Footloose
Kevin Bacon's breakout role as a smalltown dancing rebel. Gotta cut loose!

2/4 - Smokey and the Bandit
Rare chance to catch this in 35mm - Burt Reynolds and Jackie Gleason!

2/11 - Valley Girl
Nick Cage in Cali! Don't miss this rare 80's classic.

2/18 - Evil Dead 2
The Sam Raimi film that started it all. Bruce Campbell vs. the Undead!

2/25 - The Smurfs
Don't miss this smurfy spectacular on 35mm.

3/4 - Top Gun
Tom Cruise stars in this classic bit of gay fighter pilot action.

USA, 1998,
Terry Gilliam,
35mm, 118 minutes

CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND WORK OF THE LATE GREAT GONZO JOURNALIST
HUNTER S. THOMPSON!

FRIDAY NIGHT (3/4 : 7pm) SCREENING/WAKE/TRIBUTE W/WHISKEY AND BEER - AND ADDITIONAL HST DOCUMENTARY FOOTAGE!

An adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's epic novel, the film details a bizarre search for the "American Dream", by Thompson and his crazed lawyer. Fueled by the massive amount of drugs they purchased with an advance from a magazine to cover a sporting event in Vegas; they set out in the Red Shark convertable; encountering police, reporters, gamblers, racers, and hitchhikers. They search for some undefinable thing known only as the "American Dream" and find fear, loathing and hilarious adventures into the dementia of the modern American West.

Shows at
7pm

NO SHOWS
on 3/8

General Admission
$6

Tuesday Admission
$4

USA, 1994,
Oliver Stone,
35mm, 118 minutes

OLIVER STONE'S
PSYCHEDELIC MASTERWORK
OF HORROR/SATIRE

Delivery boy Mickey Knox (Woody Harrelson) falls in love with customer Mallory Wilson (Juliette Lewis). He soon helps her kill her abusive father (Rodney Dangerfield) and enabling mother (Edie McClurg), beginning their macabre journey down Route 666. Their M.O.: every few miles, they attack; invariably leaving only one person alive to tell the tale. The two are made famous by unscrupulous reporter Wayne Gale (Robert Downey jr.), as they run across the countryside, pursued by the equally sadistic Jack Scagnetti (Tom Sizemore). A satire of the media, public opinion, and the modern attitude toward violence.

Shows at
9:30pm

NO 9:30PM
SHOW ON
3/4

NO SHOWS
on 3/8

General Admission
$6

Tuesday Admission
$4

EXILE FROM THE SUN
by Michael Poitevin
John Blake used to be a poet and an actor, now he is an accountant. As he faces his past life, tragedy strikes and John is forced to make decisions that ultimately result in the rebirth of his artistic vision.

SALOME
by Michael Poitevin
A disturbed individual replaces drugs in his life with religion. He injects himself with holy water and a psychedelic adventure begins. Salome received the Outstanding Experimental Film award at the West Fest Film Festival in Abilene, Texas.

CONFESSIONS
by John Campbell
A self-centered rocker named "Sage" has just crossed the threshold from life to death and hovers in the nether-world. Here, for the first time, he examines a life squandered on drugs and self-indugence. Through flashbacks he pieces together his last days, struggling to find his way to the "sweet and endless ether."

TRANSIT
by Leslie Piper
An experimental film based on a monologue overheard on a Max train. It was shown at the POW festival and the Portland International film festival.

16mm, 60 minutes

ONE NIGHT ONLY!

CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY WITH A
RARE SCREENING OF THIS EARLY DOCUMENTARY ON
WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE

This rarely seen documentary follows the history of women's suffrage - from 19th century Britain to the United States - and the work it took to get women the vote!

Features classic news footage of the Suffragettes marching, fighting - and in one filmed incident, dying for the cause.

A great historical document worth seeing!

India, 1988,
Mira Nair,
35mm, 113 minutes

ONE NIGHT ONLY!

PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL TEAMS TSUNAMI RELIEF EFFORTS

The story of Krishna, Manju, Chillum and the other children on the streets of Bombay. Sometimes they can get a temporary job sellng tea, but mostly they have to beg for money and keep out of the way of the police.

USA, 2004,
Avi Lewis,
35mm, 87 minutes

In suburban Buenos Aires, thirty unemployed auto-parts workers walk into their idle factory, roll out sleeping mats and refuse to leave. All they want is to re-start the silent machines. But this simple act - the take - has the power to turn the globalization debate on its head. Armed only with slingshots and an abiding faith in shop-floor democracy, the workers face off against the bosses, bankers and a whole system that sees their beloved factories as nothing more than scrap metal for sale. With The Take, director Avi Lewis, one of Canada's most outspoken journalists, and writer Naomi Klein, author of the international bestseller No Logo, champion a radical economic manifesto for the 21st century

Shows at
7pm and 9pm

7pm Only
on 3/17

Matinees
5pm
 (Sat - Sun)

General Admission
$6

Tuesday Admission
$4

Celebrate St. Patty's Day with some murderous green mayhem - as the Clinton Street Theater presents Leprechaun!

See the seasonal terror vehicle that kept Warwick Davis in the acting business after Willow and Return of the Jedi.

LEPRECHAUN
The movie that started it all. Warwick Davis plays a mean Leprechaun that doesn't like to play by the rules, and will kill anyone who goes near his gold.
(Staring Jennifer Aniston)

The invention of motion pictures at the turn of the twentieth century made it possible for us to view the twentieth century like no previous time. With film we can obverse so much, and what can be more fun than looking at women in their undies! How educational and entertaining it is to see just what was worn beneath coats and dresses of previous eras. Men can be men and women can look for fashion tips. The program is more or less chronological beginning in 1915 with rare footage of two women disrobing, and disrobing, and disrobing through layers of undergarments which include corsets. From the twenties we have the charming tale Why Girls Walk Home which exposes more vintage underwear. From the 1930's we have the great musical number Dames, from the movie of the same name, dozens of women getting out of bed, dressing, and marching off to work, all to a very snappy musical soundtrack. We forge forward into the fortie s with How to Undress In Front of Your Husband, A Model Must Please, and How To Hold Your Husband. There will also be the naughty Soundies (Think of them as stone age rock videos) including What The Blushing Bride Wore, Georgie Porgie and The Man That Comes Around. From the fifties we have the greatest strip act ever filmed, Dixie Evans in How To Get to Hollywood. We also see what a girl has to do to thumb a ride after her car breaks down and showing a bare thumb doesn't get results. Snappy films, snappy music, and a lot of fun for the curious one.

France, 1980,
Francois Truffaut,
35mm, 131 minutes

Paris, 1942. Lucas Steiner is a Jew and was compelled to leave the country. His wife Marion, an actress, directs the theater for him. She tries to keep the theater alive with a new play, and hires Bernard Granger for the leading role. But Lucas is actually hiding in the basement... A film about art and life.

THE HEART IS DECEITFUL ABOVE ALL THINGS
by Asia Argento
The story is about Jeremiah, a child who is pulled from his foster home and thrown into a troubled life on the road with his teenage mother, Sarah. With Sarah, Jeremiah travels through the country roads of the U.S. and learns first hand about the troubles of the world.
SHOWS @ 7pm.

TOOLBOX MURDERS:
AS IT WAS
byKevin Ford and
Chris Siverston
Documentary about the making of Tobe Hooper's TOOLBOX MURDERS
SHOWS @ 9:15pm.

TOOLBOX MURDERS
by Tobe Hooper
Nell and her husband Steven are looking for a business aswell as a home, where they come across the Lusman Arms apartment block. They move in and begin renovationg the building, in which a series of wierd killings take place. When she finally discovers the supernatural evil behind it all, she gets more than she bargained for!
SHOWS @ 10:45pm.

Shows at
7pm and 9:15
and 10:45pm

General Admission
$6

U.S., 2004,
Bathsheba Ratzkoff
and Sut Jhally,
80 minutes

This pivotal film exposes how the foriegn policy of American political elites - working in combination with Israeli public relations strategies - exercise a powerful influence over news reporting about the Middle East conflict. Combining American and British news clips with observations of analysts, journalists and political activists, this film provides an historical overview, a striking media comparason, and an examination of factors that have distorted U.S. media coverage - and, in turn, Ameican public opinion.

The Clinton Street Theater has been showing the Rocky Horror Picture Show every Saturday night (except for foul weather, holidays, etc.) since April 1978, which makes it the longest running RHPS in the WORLD!

For more info, check out www.rockypdx.org

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