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**Starts Friday, June 12th**Luminous melodrama A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951) arrives at the Academy Theater screening throug...
05/27/2026

**Starts Friday, June 12th**

Luminous melodrama A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951) arrives at the Academy Theater screening through Thursday, June 18th. This month’s Femmes in Film selection shines a light on two unforgettable performances from Elizabeth Taylor and Shelley Winters—women often boxed into archetypes who completely transcend them through sheer presence, vulnerability, and force.

Based on a real-life murder case, the film reframes a story rooted in violence and misogyny through the emotional gravity of its female leads, whose performances continue to shape the legacy of classic Hollywood cinema. Both elegant and devastating, A PLACE IN THE SUN remains one of the greatest American tragedies ever put to screen.

Tickets and showtimes available now at academytheaterpdx.com!

Back of the box:
George Stevens’ stunning adaptation of Theodore Dreiser’s ‘An American Tragedy’ garnered six Academy Awards (including best direction and screenplay) and guaranteed immortality for screen lovers Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor. 

George (Clift) is a poor young man determined to win a place in respectable society and the heart of beautiful socialite Angela (Taylor). Shelley Winters plays the factory girl Alice whose dark secret threatens George’s professional and romantic prospects. Consumed with fear and desire, George is ultimately driven to a desperate act that unravels his world forever.

**Starts Friday June 5th**THE MUPPET MOVIE (1979) leaps onto our Big Screen this June for a run of shows! Featuring a ca...
05/26/2026

**Starts Friday June 5th**

THE MUPPET MOVIE (1979) leaps onto our Big Screen this June for a run of shows! Featuring a cast riddled stars, don’t miss this delightful, family comedy from the imagination of Jim Henson!

Back of the Box:
You’ll be seeing stars (Orson Welles, Steve Martin, Bob Hope and more!) as The Muppet Movie tells the rags-to-riches tale of Kermit the Frog’s leap to fame and fortune! It’s Hollywood or bust when a small frog in a small swamp hears about a big audition in Tinsel Town. Against all odds, Kermit hits the road to the big time with only his bicycle and his dreams. Along the way, he meets a beautiful actress, Miss Piggy, a stand-up comedian, Fozzie Bear and a whole troupe of talented friends who join Kermit as he heads West! It’s a lights, camera, action-packed good time!

Coming soon.Our Revival Program continues. Head to our website for showtimes and tickets—link in bio!! 🎬
05/24/2026

Coming soon.

Our Revival Program continues. Head to our website for showtimes and tickets—link in bio!! 🎬

Academy Theater is happy to officially announce we are a proud small business partner of this 2026 season! You can use ...
05/23/2026

Academy Theater is happy to officially announce we are a proud small business partner of this 2026 season!

You can use code "Academy-SBA2026" for a 10% discount on tickets, and season ticket holders and other small business alliance members can show their card at concessions for B1G1 free movie tickets all season long!

Look forward to some other fun collaborations we have in store as well - including an Academy Theater booth at "Spooky Scary Haunted Night" on June 11th, where we will be hanging out with Creature and raffling off some fun prizes.

The first Portland Pickles game of the season against the Portland Rosebuds starts on May 26th, grab your tickets now! 🥒⚾

(Bonus picture of our beautiful Academy Theater picnic table at Lents park!)

**Starts Friday May 29th**A riveting adventure…Timeless in thrilling Technicolor!THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938) gal...
05/19/2026

**Starts Friday May 29th**

A riveting adventure…Timeless in thrilling Technicolor!

THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938) gallops onto our Big Screen in all its vibrant, colorful glory. An Old Hollywood masterwork helmed by director Michael Curtiz (Casablanca) & filled with stars: Olivia de Havilland (Gone with the Wind), Claude Raines (The Invisible Man), Basil Rathbone (Sherlock Holmes), and of course Errol Flynn in his signature role as our titular hero! Tickets on sale now.

Back of the Box:
Errol Flynn is at his sword-wielding best as the brave and gallant Sir Robin of Locksley, a British knight who sacrifices wealth and privilege to defend the poor. Dedicated to his country and its people, Robin transforms Sherwood Forest into a rebel outpost committed to all that is honorable, good and right. Whether swinging from trees, splitting enemy arrows in mid-air or trading romantic glances with the beautiful Maid Marion (Olivia de Havilland), this legendary hero and his notorious band of merry men out-fight, out-charm and outwit some of the most treacherous and despicable villains in all England

**June Revival Announcement** A new month brings a fresh curation of films for our Revival Program! Join us this June as...
05/18/2026

**June Revival Announcement** 

A new month brings a fresh curation of films for our Revival Program! Join us this June as we celebrate Pride Month with a lineup filled with outsiders, dreamers, rebels, & unforgettable icons across decades of cinema. From glossy melodrama to underground horror, art-house masterpieces to cult oddities, this month’s program is all about films that live boldly outside the norm.

Let’s dive in with our programming team for notes of what’s to come...

June Program Notes:
– Pride Month runs through nearly every corner of June’s lineup with films centered around q***r identity, coded desire, camp, chosen family, & transgressive cinema. Whether through cult classics, boundary-pushing auteurs, or stories of people living outside convention, June’s program includes: SAFE (1995), D.E.B.S. (2004), DOG DAY AFTERNOON (1975), FUNERAL PARADE OF ROSES (1969, also our International Series pick of the month!), and NOWHERE (1997), and celebrates cinema that refuses to play by the books.
– Our Femmes in Film Series continues with George Stevens’ sweeping Hollywood tragedy A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951). Featuring powerhouse performances from both Shelley Winters & Elizabeth Taylor, this lush, emotionally devastating classic examines desire, ambition, class, & heartbreak through the lens of two unforgettable women.
– Federico Fellini’s existential, meta masterpiece 8 ½ (1963) arrives, bringing one of cinema’s most influential meditations on art, fantasy, & creative paralysis back to the theater where it belongs.
–Lastly….RABID, DRUG-INFESTED HIPPIES ON A BLOOD-CRAZED KILLING SPREE! Our Monthly Deep Cut Series presents the classic drive-in gore feast I DRINK YOUR BLOOD (1971)! After consuming rabies-infected meat pies, an LSD-addicted hippie cult goes on a vicious murdering rampage! Heavily censored since its original release, this infamous landmark of cinematic brutality is being presented in all its blood-splattered glory. 
From the Academy Programming Team,
Sorel, Door Man, & G.G.

Coming soon to the Academy.Our Revival Program returns this June with a brand-new lineup of films. Head to our website f...
05/17/2026

Coming soon to the Academy.

Our Revival Program returns this June with a brand-new lineup of films. Head to our website for showtimes and tickets—link in bio!

Can you guess what’s coming this June? 🎞️🌈☀️

Our passionate programmer Door Man returns to the Academy after attending the PROGRAMMERS JAM in Los Angeles, the first-...
05/17/2026

Our passionate programmer Door Man returns to the Academy after attending the PROGRAMMERS JAM in Los Angeles, the first-ever nation-wide gathering of repertory programmers!

Refueled & reenergized, Door Man is seen here bringing his original Japanese poster of Peter Fonda’s under-seen revisionist Western THE HIRED HAND (1971), to hang in the lobby for its upcoming screenings beginning this Friday May 22nd.

Of the PROGRAMMERS JAM, he says:

“It was a whirlwind of presentations and conversations with like-minded cinephiles that together felt like a countercultural movement deeply rooted in the present moment. What made this especially inspiring was that most attendees were repertory programmers, devoted to preserving and understanding the past. This created a unique atmosphere where typical notions of ‘past,’ ‘present,’ and ‘future’ were all tossed gleefully out the window. Big thanks to Dan of the Hollywood Theatre, John of the Trylon Cinema, and most especially Bret from AGFA for making this dream a reality.”

Check out a full article on the PROGRAMMERS JAM over at penned by Alison Foreman

**June Announcement Coming Soon!!**Rachel True reminding you to check back soon for our June Revival Program drop! Sever...
05/16/2026

**June Announcement Coming Soon!!**

Rachel True reminding you to check back soon for our June Revival Program drop! Several titles to soundtrack your summer and celebrate Pride Month on the Big Screen!! Get excited!!

**Starts Friday, May 22nd**Academy Theater presents A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE (1974) playing through Thursday, May 28t...
05/15/2026

**Starts Friday, May 22nd**

Academy Theater presents A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE (1974) playing through Thursday, May 28th!

Gena Rowlands delivers one of the most raw and unforgettable performances ever put to film in this deeply human portrait of love, isolation, and emotional unraveling. Tender yet painfully real, John Cassavetes’ masterpiece is essential big screen viewing. Tickets and showtimes available now at academytheaterpdx.com!

Back of the box:
This uncompromising portrait of domestic turmoil details the emotional breakdown of a suburban housewife and her family’s struggle to save her from herself. Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk give unforgettably harrowing performances as a married couple deeply in love but unable to express their ardor in terms the other can understand. This landmark American film is perhaps the most beloved work from the extraordinary John Cassavetes.

**Starts Friday May 22nd**A shimmer of light on the water…. a banjo twangs… our monthly Deep Cut Series presents revisio...
05/14/2026

**Starts Friday May 22nd**

A shimmer of light on the water…. a banjo twangs… our monthly Deep Cut Series presents revisionist western THE HIRED HAND (1971)!

Peter Fonda stars in his moody directorial debut with support from the great Warren Oates (Two-Lane Blacktop, The Wild Bunch) & the luscious, impressionistic photography of Vilmos Zsigmund (McCabe & Mrs Miller, Deliverance)! Ripe for rediscovery by a new generation of movie-lovers, don’t miss this under-screened rarity in all its glory on the Big Screen!

Back of the Box:
Having been at the forefront of America’s here-and-now with Easy Rider and the counterculture movies of Roger Corman, Peter Fonda retreated to the past and the American West for his directorial debut, The Hired Hand. Fonda plays Harry, a man who deserted his wife and child to explore the wide-open plains with his best friend Archie (Warren Oates). Tired of the life he decides to finally return home in order to rekindle his marriage and reacquaint himself with his daughter. Scripted by Alan Sharp (Ulzana’s Raid, Night Moves), shot by Vilmos Zsigmond (Blow Out, The Long Goodbye) and with a standout score by folk musician Bruce Langhorne, The Hired Hand is a beautiful, elegiac picture that ranks alongside the greats as one of the finest Westerns the seventies had to offer.

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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 Academy employee & operator of the new VHS vending outfit

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