Portland Movie Club

1. Just like a book club, we watch the movie before we meet.
2. We'll meet at Lucky Lab at 4pm (map) on the scheduled day & date. We'll typically have a sign at our table(s) but at least we'll try to be obvious and identifiable.
3. Grab some food and drinks and spend some time socializing and discussing this movie with us.

Eight years after a traumatic boating incident, the only survivor Angela Baker (played by Felissa Rose) returns to Camp Arawak as a shy and lonely 13-year-old. She becomes the target of a lecherous cook, a stuck-up cabinmate and other insensitive tormentors who take advantage of her shyness and morbid fear of the water. Honoring its cinematic role models, the perpetrators meet increasingly violent and gory fates at the camp.

Sequels to Sleepaway Camp have included “Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers,” and “Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland.” These aren’t required viewing for the purposes of the Meet-Up, but the actual titles themselves are amusing enough we couldn’t resist mentioning them here.

Viewing Options for "Sleepaway Camp"

Streaming options appear to be plentiful and reportedly include Amazon Prime, Peacock, Screambox, The Roku Channel with additional for-purchase options at Apple TV and Fandango-At-Home, and free with ads options at Pluto TV and Tubi.

LGBTQ+ Portland Movie Club Meet-Up Cinema Series

LGBTQ+ characters and themes have been present throughout film history dating back to pre-Hays Code era. The relationship between film and the LGBTQ+ community has had its ups and downs over the years and has been continually changing. This discussion group will highlight some key films that mark these changes and shed light upon the vast selection of LGBTQ+ films which cinema has to offer.

Tips:

1. Haven't seen the movie in a while? You're in for a treat - try to watch the movie sometime before we meet. Just like a book club we don't watch the movie at our meetup, just discuss it. You don't have to watch the movie to join us, but it'll be more fun if you can.
2. I usually take a few notes while I watch to keep from forgetting the most interesting stuff. If you think of some interesting discussion topics while you watch, bring 'em with you!

Some of the films previously viewed and discussed in this series of PMC Meet-Ups have included Gregg Araki’s “The Doom Generation” and “Nowhere,” “But I’m A Cheerleader,” “I Saw The TV Glow,” “Dog Day Afternoon,” Gus Van Sant's "My Own Private Idaho" and the documentary “Paris Is Burning.”

Here's how it works:
1. Just like a book club, we watch the movie before we meet.
2. We'll meet at Lucky Lab at 4pm (map), there will be a sign at our table, or at the least we will make it as obvious as we can who we are (watch for that rowdy bunch waving hands and wearing movie themed T-Shirts) and where we are saving tables and chairs.
3. Grab some food and drinks and spend some enjoyable time discussing this cult movie masterpiece with us.

A little about BARBARELLA
Adapted from Jean-Claude Forest’s adult SF saga, produced by a giant of the Italian movie industry, Dino DeLaurentiis, scripted by the noted satirist from Texas Terry Southern (“Dr. Strangelove,” “The Magic Christian and a contributor to “Easy Rider”), directed by Roger Vadim, who was at the time Jane Fonda’s husband and famous for helping to turn his first wife Brigitte Bardot into an international superstar with his French art-house hit “And God Created Woman” – “Barbarella” was a truly international concoction which honors its source’s pop-art blend of sex, humor and psychedelic space travel.

Anyone expecting a realistic approach to Science Fiction ala “2001: A Space Odyssey,” released the exact same year, should check that attitude at the door. Filled with colorful, eye-popping special effects and a production design that might be described as “early lava lamp,” there’s even a bouncy pop-driven musical score credited in part to Bob Crewe, known for “Big Girls Don’t Cry.” This is just about as far away from Kubrick as you can get.

Viewing Options
Streaming options are reported to include Apple TV, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Fandango, YouTube and Google Play. You might also find it on Paramount Plus since it is a Paramount film. Over the decades the studio has released it on VHS, LaserDisc, DVD and Blu-ray. Arrow Video offers a spectacular boxed edition on 4K UHD Blu ray with a deep well of extra features.

About Cult Films
Sometimes good, almost always interesting, and only somewhat definable, this very special category of cinema can be known for its dedicated fanbases, high-camp kitsch, transgressive ideas, counterculture perspectives, polarized reception, and sometimes for artfulness, but far more often for obscurity. Many cult films exist at the borderline between art and exploitation.

While Cult Films typically defy mainstream criticism, they are rich candidates for open-minded entertainment and interpretation, viewed through a lens that emphasizes their unique perspectives regardless of their financial success or failure.

Some of Portland Movie Club Organizer Nick’s favorites are The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Big Lebowski, Plan 9 From Outer Space, Birdemic and Office Space. There's a great writeup of the genre on Wikipedia.

Tips

1. Haven't seen the movie in a while? You're in for a treat - try to watch the movie sometime before we meet. You don't have to watch the movie to join us, but it'll be more fun if you can
2. Some PMC members casually take a few notes while watching to keep from forgetting the most interesting stuff. If you think of some interesting discussion topics while you watch, bring 'em with you!

Previous films viewed by “Cult Film” Meet-up members for group discussion have included “Fantastic Planet,” a double feature of “The Brain That Wouldn’t Die” with “The Man With Two Brains,” Takashi Miike's "Audition," “Daisies,” “Jennifer’s Body,” Dolemite in “The Human Tornado,” David Cronenberg’s “Videodrome” and "The Brood," David Lynch’s “Eraserhead,” “Switchblade Sisters,” “The Love Witch,” Ed Wood's “Plan 9 From Outer Space,” Tim Burton’s “Ed Wood,” and Brian DePalma’s “Phantom of The Paradise.”

Coming soon, but not necessarily in this order: a depraved Doris Wishman double feature, early David Cronenberg, a controversial Cannes Film Festival winner, Jess Franco (eventually, I promise!), Italian films that are not giallo, more David Lynch, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Hong Kong cinema and many surprises!