Category: GeekPortland
Venue/Location: Hollywood Theater, 4122 N.E. Sandy Blvd, Phone: 503-493-1128
Date: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 7:30 PM

Mean Streets PDX: A history of B-movies filmed in Portland
Hosted by David Walker

Admission: $7.00 General Public/$4.00 for Hollywood Theatre & Dill Pickle Club Members

Murderous lovers, monk battling models, and doomed co-eds roam the streets of Portland in Mean Streets PDX: A History of B Movies Filmed in Portland. Brought to you by the Dill Pickle Club and the historic Hollywood Theatre, this one-night-only showcase has it all: trailers, clips, and the inside scoop from the man who lived through it, filmmaker and historian David Walker.

David Walker is an award-winning journalist, filmmaker, comic book writer, and the creator of the pop culture magazine BadAzz MoFo. For over six years he was the screen editor and lead film critic for Willamette Week, the Pulitzer Prize-winning alternative weekly in Portland, Oregon. During his time at Willamette Week, Walker also created and programmed the Longbaugh Film Festival, an international showcase for independent film. He has contributed to MSN, Giant Robot, Rap Pages, Screenwriter Monthly, DVDTalk, DVD Journal and has worked for HBO, A&E, American Movie Classics, E!, and VH-1.