The Clinton Street Theater

How do anti-fascists defeat the rising tide of fascism though hidden networks when the stakes couldn’t be higher?

Join us for a conversation with Christopher Mathias about his new book “To Catch a Fascist” w/Leah Sottile. www.ojrc.info/to-catch-a-f... @cstpdx.bsky.social @westernstatescenter.org

Image of the Twin Peaks Season 1 box set featuring a photo of Laura Palmer.

Tickets for the first event in our year-long TWIN PEAKS series are now available at: cstpdx.com/event/twin-p...

A poster showing a slice of cherry pie and a cup of coffee that reads twin peaks see the entire mystery beginning this April.

It's weird to be planning anything, let alone something that'll stretch into 2027. Persisting through the horrors and all that.

Don't wait for politicians. Start organizing now. generalstrikeus.com

Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026

Film about Alabama’s prison system gets an Oscar nomination A groundbreaking film on Alabama’s prison system is a step closer to one of Hollywood’s highest honors. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences named “The Alabama Solution” as a nominee for Be...

Congratulations to everyone involved in the making of The Alabama Solution on the Oscar nomination for Best Documentary!

It was an honor to host a screening of this important film earlier this week at the @cstpdx.bsky.social. Now streaming on HBO.

www.apr.org/news/2026-01...

Good work.

Music friends, we're looking to borrow an 88-key digital piano, drum kit, and electric guitar with an amp for a touring band coming from France this February. Please reach out if you might be able to help. Thanks!

Hand-drawn poster of a Scopitone machine, which is essential a video jukebox from the 1960s that was popular for a very brief period of time.

This will be a fun one. cstpdx.com/event/cellul...

What a fun time to be alive and speculating.

Did a screen test yesterday and excited to announce that it does in fact live up to the hype. Don't miss this one.

Screening the Jeff Buckley documentary tonight, if anyone wants to come be sad.

People needing health care coverage have until Thursday to sign up for Obamacare With Congress debating cuts to consumers’ premiums, state officials urge Oregonians to enroll now and steer clear of fake websites offering false promises.

Oregonians have only a day left to sign up for health care coverage through Oregon’s health insurance marketplace website, or they will have to wait until next year to get covered. ​Open enrollment using the marketplace ends at midnight Thursday, Jan. 15.

An image of a Pacific Northwest forest with text reading "This April, it begins."

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Police: Two East Portlanders Reportedly Shot by Federal Agents Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers have shot two people in Portland, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The shooting took place at 2:18 pm on Southeast Main street, but the victims, o...

Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers have shot two people in Portland, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The shooting took place at 2:18 pm on Southeast Main street, but the victims, one male and one female, were found at 146th and East Burnside minutes later.

Poster for the film Zoot Suit.

Poster for the film Mississippi Masala.

We have two fundraising screenings this month. ZOOT SUIT (1981) this Saturday benefits Pueblo Unido PDX and MISSISSIPPI MASALA (1991) benefits Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition.

Moreover, ICE must be abolished.

Stories from inside Alabama’s prison system, told by those living them.

We’re proud to host a free community screening with @safetyandjustice.bsky.social of The Alabama Solution: January 19 – 4 pm – Clinton Street Theater @cstpdx.bsky.social. Panel discussion to follow.

RSVP: dsnp.co/BCHmXK

A tremendous performance from one our great idiosyncratic actors! RIP.

Jan. 9 at @cstpdx.bsky.social

An image of a hand holding a cell phone from behind prison bars. The text reads: you are invited to a special screening of HBO original the Alabama solution. Incarcerated men defy the odds to expose a cover-up in America’s deadliest prison system. Monday, January 19 at the Clinton St., Theatre 2522 Southeast Clinton St., Portland, OR. Screening and discussion at 4 PM hosted by the Oregon justice resource center. Screening followed by a panel discussion.

We’re proud to host a free community screening of The Alabama Solution, a film exposing the crisis inside Alabama’s prisons. January 19 – MLK Day – 4 pm – Clinton Street Theater.

Followed by a panel discussion.

RSVP: dsnp.co/BCHmXK

#TheAlabamaSolution @cstpdx.bsky.social

Film poster for BLKNWS, featuring a blue vinyl record with the words "terms and conditions" written on it.

Most anticipated film of the year, for us anyway. Can't wait to bring this one to Portland. cstpdx.com/event/blknws...

A poster for a film series called color and sound, which features characters from movies like Singin' in the Rain, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, and Mississippi Masala.

Happy New Year! Vol. 4 of our Color & Sound series is back this January. Times and tickets: cstpdx.com/color-sound-...

As we celebrate the end of the year that The Rocky Horror Picture Show turned 50, five independent theaters around the world reflect on the strange journey that has the raucous musical keeping the moviegoing experience electric.

Read the full story on Journal: boxd.it/2U4

Thanks for coming!

CSTPDX’s films CSTPDX’s films

That's it for us this year. For a single screen cinema, we show a lot of different films over twelve months. If you're interested in seeing what some of them were, we keep this @letterboxd.social account kinda, sorta up to date: letterboxd.com/cstpdx/films/

Thanks for all the support. See you soon.

If there's legal precedence to win $1,000,000 from the cancellation of a free event at a 200~ seat venue, then we're about to be fucking rich.

Color & Sound | The Southeast Examiner of Portland Oregon Arts & Entertainment | Clinton Street Theater December 26, 2025

Preview of what's coming up in January: www.southeastexaminer.com/2025/12/colo...

OPB’s ‘Slow TV’ brings you a maritime sunset, Cascade Range hike and more OPB is trying a new experiment: filming scenic journeys through beautiful landscapes at a leisurely pace.

That crackling fire on your TV is great, but if you're looking for something other than yule log to gaze at this holiday season, give OPB's "Slow TV" a whirl. Enjoy a beautiful sunset in Astoria or watch steelhead jump in the Umpqua River. Consider it a gift from us to you.

YouTube video by Like Stories of Old Why Movies Just Don't Feel "Real" Anymore

Interesting video; great note to check out Laura U. Marks's book "The Skin of the Film." www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvwP...

In partnership with @vimeostaffpicks.bsky.social, we take a look at what the Letterboxd community has to say about their ten must-see selections for the Best of 2025.

Read more on Journal: boxd.it/2TK

Re-upping in case some folks didn't see it the first time. Holler if you'd like to attend.