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The Academy Theater Beautifully restored movie theater featuring current, classic and indie films, beer & wine, Flying Pie pizza, Miyamoto sushi and $9/$6.50 tickets.
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Can you guess what’s playing this August? 🎬💭
07/19/2026

Can you guess what’s playing this August? 🎬💭

**August Revival Announcement Coming Soon!**The Pussycats are reminding you to check back soon for our August Revival Pr...
07/18/2026

**August Revival Announcement Coming Soon!**

The Pussycats are reminding you to check back soon for our August Revival Program drop! 🎸✨ Get ready for a month packed with cult favorites, timeless classics, and can’t-miss movies lighting up the Big Screen all month long. Stay tuned... you won’t want to miss what’s coming next!

07/16/2026

**NEON SLIME ART MARKET Saturday July 18th**

Grab your crossbow because this July the Deep Cut Series presents 80’s cult revenge scorcher SAVAGE STREETS (1984) only at !!

On Saturday, July 18th come early at 5:30pm for a NEON SLIME ART MARKET featuring 5 vendors armed to the teeth with artistic goods & handmade crafts. From prints to embroidery to chainmail, these vendors are packin’ goods so hot they just might start a summer riot!!

Then at 7pm, SAVAGE STREETS (1984) ignites its urban fury! Part of the sleazy “Neon Slime” subgenre of pulse-pounding 80’s thrillers that rock hard and take no prisoners, SAVAGE STREETS stars Linda Blair as a crossbow-wielding badass wreaking havoc on the scummy street punks of LA...

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The Deep Cut Series is a monthly series spotlighting the cult films of tomorrow... today!

Launched in March 2023, this series is programmed by Door Man, a longtime employee & operator of new VHS vending outfit

**Starts Friday, July 17th**Adventure returns to the big screen this July with INDIANA JONES & THE LAST CRUSADE (1989)! ...
07/13/2026

**Starts Friday, July 17th**

Adventure returns to the big screen this July with INDIANA JONES & THE LAST CRUSADE (1989)! Join Indy and his father on a globe-trotting quest for the Holy Grail in one of the series’ most beloved installments. Screening daily through Thursday, July 23rd.

Back of the box:
There’s nothing more exciting than trying to keep up with the Joneses in INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE. Indy’s enemies are back and have kidnapped his father, Professor Henry Jones Sr. (Sean Connery), to get help in their search for the Holy Grail. Following a trail from America to Venice to the deserts of the Middle East, it’s up to Indy (Harrison Ford) to save his father, save the Grail and save the day in this non-stop, action-packed adventure the whole family will treasure.

07/12/2026

**Playing through Thursday, July 16th**

Our monthly International Series is here this July presenting Ingmar Bergman's haunting foray into the horror genre with HOUR OF THE WOLF (1968)!

This surreal gothic nightmare is truly something to behold, building upon his previous work in Persona and thematically expanded upon in his following films Shame and The Passion of Anna. Featuring chilling performances from Bergman regulars Max von Sydow and Liv Ulmann, HOUR OF THE WOLF is a dread-inducing and beautifully sinister rollercoaster ride you can't look away from.

Grab your tickets now (if you dare) at academytheaterpdx.com!

Back of the Box:
The strangest and most disturbing of the films Bergman shot on the island of Fårö, HOUR OF THE WOLF stars Max von Sydow as a haunted painter living in voluntary exile with his wife (Liv Ullmann). When the couple are invited to a nearby castle for dinner, things start to go wrong with a vengeance, as a coven of sinister aristocrats hastens the artist’s psychological deterioration. This gripping film is charged with a nightmarish power rare in the Bergman canon, and contains dreamlike effects that brilliantly underscore the tale’s horrific elements.

We’re excited to share with the Academy community, now available at the theater thanks to Find a copy by the popper an...
07/12/2026

We’re excited to share with the Academy community, now available at the theater thanks to

Find a copy by the popper and scan the QR code to purchase your own. Support independent film culture, discover new voices, and engage with fellow movie lovers beyond Portland.

**Starts Friday, July 24th**⚡ Great Scott! One of the most beloved adventures in cinema history is racing back onto the ...
07/11/2026

**Starts Friday, July 24th**

⚡ Great Scott! One of the most beloved adventures in cinema history is racing back onto the big screen.

Part sci-fi adventure, part coming-of-age story, and endlessly quotable, BACK TO THE FUTURE remains as exhilarating today as it was in 1985. There’s no better way to experience this high octane blockbuster than with an audience.

Back of the box:
From Academy Award winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis comes BACK TO THE FUTURE - the original, groundbreaking adventure that sparked one of the most successful trilogies ever. When teenager Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) is blasted to 1955 in the DeLorean time machine created by the eccentric Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd), he finds himself mixed up in a time-shattering chain reaction that could vaporize his future and leave him trapped in the past. Powered by innovative special effects, unforgettable songs and non-stop action, Back to the Future is an unrivaled adventure that stands the test of time!

07/10/2026

**Starts Friday, July 24th**

Rebellion never goes out of style. Cult favorite SLC PUNK! (1998) crashes into Academy screens July 24th – July 30th!

Hilarious and unexpectedly heartfelt, SLC Punk! follows two self-proclaimed outsiders navigating friendship, identity, and growing up in the conservative backdrop of 1980s Salt Lake City. Packed with unforgettable performances and a memorable soundtrack, it’s a coming-of-age classic that has inspired generations of misfits and music lovers alike.

Grab your tickets now at academytheaterpdx.com!

Back of the box:
It’s 1985 and Stevo is that rare animal: a punk rocker in the Mormon stronghold of Salt Lake City, Utah. He just graduated from college with honors and now his life is a nutty roller-coaster ride of rock shows, stealing cars, beating up rednecks and nonstop partying with his buddy, He**in Bob, and his girlfriend. But with the scene getting lame and Stevo going nowhere fast, he has to put his punk ideals to the test. With a choice between “No Future” and Harvard Law School, what’s a guy with blue hair supposed to do? Fueled by a classic punk rock soundtrack and hilarious, energetic performances from Matthew Lillard, Michael A. Goorjian and Annabeth Gish, SLC PUNK is one punk’s madcap search for a way to grow up without selling out.

07/09/2026

**Starts Tomorrow Friday, July 10th**

Brian Helgeland’s crowd-pleasing medieval adventure A KNIGHT’S TALE (2001) rides into the Academy and screens daily July 10th through 16th!

Blending jousting, romance, and comedy, A Knight’s Tale transforms a classic underdog story into one of the most entertaining and endlessly rewatchable films of the 2000s. Led by a star-making performance from Heath Ledger, this beloved favorite proves that chivalry never goes out of style.

Whether you’re revisiting a longtime favorite or experiencing it for the first time, this is the perfect chance to see it on the big screen.

Grab your tickets now at academytheaterpdx.com! ⚔️🏆🐎

Back of the box:
For lowborn William (Heath Ledger), the son of a poor thatcher, it seems incomprehensible that he could ever realize his childhood dream of knighthood. But one day, at a medieval jousting tournament, fate deals William a shot at the ring. Before long he has reinvented himself as noble Ulrich von Lichtenstein of Gelderland, and is vying for the hand of the beautiful Jocelyn (Shannyn Sossamon). Told against the (by turns) oddball and awe-inspiring world of the 14th century European jousting circuit, the timeless tale of William and his band of medieval misfits (including serious, soft-hearted Roland (Mark Addy), hot-headed Wat (Alan Tudyk), Kate the blacksmith (Laura Fraser), and an unknown writer named Geoff Chaucer (Paul Bettany)) is part road trip, part romance, and part exuberant action-adventure.

07/09/2026

**Starts Tomorrow Friday, July 10th**

This July spaghetti western classic FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE (1965) rides onto our Big Screen! Armed with a bigger budget, Sergio Leone performed a cinematic miracle in 1965 by outshining his first trailblazing hit A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS (1964) with one of greatest sequels of all time. Do not miss this recent restoration Big, Loud & with a Crowd!!

Back of the Box:
Screen legends Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef co-star as two rival bounty hunters who join forces to bring murderous bandit El Indio (Gian Maria Volontè) and his vicious gang of criminals to justice. But all is not as it seems, in this explosive second installment of Sergio Leone’s legendary “Man with No Name” trilogy that blasted off with A Fistful of Dollars and concluded with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Spiced with blistering gun battles, jailbreaks, bank holdups and a sardonic sense of humor, FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE features a haunting score by the masterful Ennio Morricone and a stellar cast that includes spaghetti western legends Mario Brega, Luigi Pistilli, Aldo Sambrell and Klaus Kinski.

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