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The Road to Astoria: Finding North-Coast Inspiration at the Pickford
This past week, I took a trip up the coast to Bellingham, Washington. While the scenery was familiar, my primary destination was a specific cultural landmark: the Pickford Film Center. For those of us in the “small-town cinema” world, the Pickford is a North Star. It is a living, breathing case study in how a dedicated…
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Something Is Happening Up Here
For a long time, the Pacific Northwest had a strange relationship with its own image on screen. Moviemakers would set stories here, featuring rain-soaked streets, Douglas firs, and that flat gray winter light that makes everything look like the establishing shot of a thoughtful independent movie. Then they would go shoot them in Vancouver, B.C.…
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Why Film Festivals Still Matter (Maybe More Than Ever, We’re Sorry to Report)
There’s a persistent myth that movie festivals are for insiders. This idea is for people who already know what a Dardenne brothers tracking shot looks like and can make that face when someone says “mumblecore.” You know the face. It communicates I know what that is and I have feelings about it. This myth is very convenient…
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Lights, Camera, Action! Dive into FILM 1 This Summer
Are you ready to stop just “watching” movies and start truly seeing them? This summer, Clatsop Community College is thrilled to offer FILM 1: Introduction to Cinema, an immersive 8-week journey into the heart of the silver screen. Designed for aspiring filmmakers and casual movie fans alike, this course will help you transform your relationship with the medium. We’ll trade passive viewing…
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