The Academy Theater

**Starts Friday, June 12th**

Sweeping Hollywood tragedy A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951) arrives at the Academy Theater screening through Thursday, June 18th. This month’s Femmes in Film selection celebrates the magnetic performances of Elizabeth Taylor and Shelley Winters—two actresses frequently reduced to familiar Hollywood molds who shatter them completely through tenderness, desperation, and commanding emotional power.

Drawn from a real-life murder case, the film revisits a story shaped by violence against women through the aching perspective of its female characters. Taylor and Winters elevate every moment, leaving behind performances that continue to define the emotional legacy of classic American cinema. Romantic, crushing, and impossibly beautiful, A PLACE IN THE SUN endures as one of the most heartbreaking films ever made.

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 of passion that unravels his world forever.

Coming soon to the big screen.

Our Revival Program rolls on with a fresh lineup of cult favorites and classics. Head to our website for showtimes and tickets. Link in bio!! 🎬

**Playing Tonight Saturday, June 6th**

Tonight, Academy Theater is thrilled to host a special screening and VHS debut of local filmmaker Jacques Boyreau’s strange and singular Portland-shot horror film BLACK STRAWBERRY!

Released on physical media for the very first time courtesy of local tape label Video Hoarder, limited edition VHS copies of Black Strawberry will be available before and after the screening in the lobby — complete with an incredible set of Black Strawberry trading cards. We’ll also be hosting a vendor market featuring Video Hoarder, Jacques Boyreau himself, and a lineup of local VHS vendors and collectors.

The evening will kick off with an introduction from the director, followed by screenings of Boyreau’s shorts BLACK TERMINATOR and SOCCER SUSPIRIA, as well as Portland filmmaker Rocko Zevenbergen’s MEAT LOVERS.

Shot between 2008–2015, BLACK STRAWBERRY captures a grimy, uncanny vision of Portland that feels equal parts nightmare, time capsule, and regional oddity. Don’t miss the chance to experience this deeply weird slice of local horror on the big screen.

Market at 5:30 PM
Screening at 7:00 PM


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