New releases in Portland-area theaters not reviewed in this week's A&E.
“Bill Cunningham: New York” Dazzling and delightful Oscar-nominated documentary about a New York Times photojournalist and unlikely pillar of the fashion world and high society. (5th Avenue Cinema, Friday through Sunday only)“Daughters of the Dust” Director Julie Dash will be present for a screening of her 1992 feature about life in the Gullah regions of Georgia and South Carolina. (Northwest Film Center, Monday only)
“H. P. Lovecraft double feature” The silent short feature “The Call of Cthulhu” and the full-length “The Whisperer in Darkness” help keep Portland’s love of the cult writer alive. (Clinton Street Theater, Friday to Sunday only)
“The Killing” Stanley Kubrick’s great, tense, doomy 1956 heist movie. A perfect film noir. (Laurelhurst Theater)
“NW Animation Festival” A selection of short films from around the world. (Hollywood Theatre, Friday to Sunday only)
“Payback” Documentary, based on a Margaret Atwood book, about the culture of debt and bankruptcy. (Living Room Theaters)
“The Perfect Family” Kathleen Turner in a dark comedy about a mom trying to reshape her family into an ideal. (Living Room Theaters)
“Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview” Feature-length chat with the computer guru from the days when he was running the doomed company NeXT. (Hollywood Theatre)
“Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” Before the internet meme featuring a sarcastic Gene Wilder, before Johnny Depp and Tim Burton, um, revisited it, the original 1971 adaptation of Roald Dahl’s book became a classic for good reason. Presented in a sing-along version. (Hollywood Theatre, Saturday only)
“Zombie Dawn” Low-budget zombie movie from Chile. And if that isn’t intriguing enough, you get a free comic book with your ticket. (Kiggins Theatre)
