coast culture
See some OR-rated movies
Screening schedule
Friday, Oct. 25
2 pm: “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s
Nest” (1975) R • Depoe Bay, Salem
The Bijou Theatre celebrates Oregon-made movies in Lincoln City
4:45 pm “Stand By Me” (1986) R •
Cottage Grove, Franklin, Brownsville
By REBECCA STONE
For the TODAY
7:30 pm: “Sometimes A Great No-
tion” (1971) PG • Newport, Fogarty
Beach, Siletz River
Saturday, Oct. 26
F
ilms made in the Beaver
State will get the red-carpet
treatment in Lincoln City
from Friday, Oct. 25, through
Thursday, Oct. 31, as the Bijou
Theatre presents its Oregon-
Made Film Festival.
The festival is made possible
through a grant from Explore
Lincoln City, which aims to show
that Lincoln City can be just as
entertaining in the fall as in the
summer.
In furtherance of that goal,
Bijou owners Keith and Betsy
Altomare have scheduled an
impressive lineup.
“Three of the films are
very local,” Betsy said, “like
‘Sometimes a Great Notion,’
filmed along the Siletz River;
‘Burning Plain,’ shot at Tidal
Raves restaurant in Depoe Bay;
and ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s
Nest,’ filmed on location in Salem
as well as Depoe Bay.”
Showings are also planned for
“Goonies,” “Stand By Me, “The
Ring,” “Paint Your Wagon,” “The
General,” “Bend of the River” and
“Phoenix, Oregon.”
The last of these, “Phoenix,
Oregon,” is an independent film
from a Pacific Northwest studio.
“It’s about a guy who reopens a
run-down bowling alley, and ends
up serving great pizza,” Keith,
said, adding that the storyline
runs somewhat parallel to that
of the former DeLake bowling
alley in Lincoln City. Built in the
1930s, it was recently renovated
and now offers great pizza and
more as Olde Line Lanes &
Kitchen.
“So, the city wants to do a
pizza week to celebrate pizza and
the movie,” Keith said. Writer/
director, Gary Lundgren and
producer, Anne Lundgren will
2 pm “The General” (1926) G • Cot-
tage Grove, with introduction From
Dean Ingram
4:30 pm: “The Goonies” (1985) PG •
Astoria
7:30 pm “Home: The Story of Val-
setz” (2011) • Valsetz, with director
Ronan Feely
Sunday, Oct. 27
1 pm: “The Goonies”
4 pm: “Paint Your Wagon” (1969)
PG-13 • Baker
7:30 pm: Wandering Reel Oregon
Shorts with Michael Harrington
Monday, Oct. 28
Betsy Altomare stands ready with the Bijou Chardonnay
2 pm: “Animal House” (1978) R •
Eugene, Cottage Grove
also be on hand to talk about the
film, which was shot in Klamath
Falls.
Documentaries are also
scheduled, including some
Oregon-specific shorts, presented
by Taft High School alum,
Michael Harrington, of the
Wandering Reel Traveling Film
Festival. And Darrell Jabin, of
Salem, will present his films
about Oregon carousels and
theaters.
Requiem for a town
One intriguing documentary,
by Aurora-based filmmaker
Ronan Feely, zeroes in on the
story of Valsetz, a community
established in 1920 in the Coast
Range, near Falls City. It had
been a Boise-Cascade-owned
sawmill and logging town, and
when the decision was made to
close down operations in 1984,
the entire town was destroyed.
Ever since, the former residents
have held reunions every few
years, to mark the passing of a
home town to which they can
never return.
4:30 pm “Stand By Me”
“I saw a DVD of it, and was
struck by the loyalty the people
have for Valsetz,” Keith said. “I
couldn’t imagine not being able
to take my daughter to where
I grew up. I just wanted to do
something.”
The Bijou is inviting the town’s
former residents to share their
stories during the film festival.
“Besides the fact that people
would enjoy a weekend here, I
thought it would be great if the
city could open its arms to them”
Keith said. “And the director,
Feely, is willing to come out and
talk.”
People visit Lincoln City
for its beaches in good weather
and storm watching in bad
weather — oh, and the outlet
mall year-round. The town is,
after all, nestled on one of the
most beautiful coastlines in the
world. Yet, Lincoln City has
also steadily gained traction as a
festival magnet that draws visitors
from across the country — and
even across the globe — to attend
everything from kite festivals to
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7:30 pm: “Phoenix, Oregon” (2019)
R • Klamath Falls, with director Gary
Lundgren and Joma Films Anne
Lundgren
Tuesday, Oct. 29
2 pm: Two Documentaries — “His-
tory of Oregon Carousels” & “History
of Oregon Movie Theatres,” with
historian Darrell Jabin
4:30 pm: “Bend of The River” (1952)
PG • Mt. Hood, Columbia River,
Timberline
7:30 pm: “The Burning Plain” (2008)
R • Portland, Depoe Bay
UNIVERSAL PICTURES/PHOTOFEST
Paul Newman in “Sometimes a Great
Notion”
music festivals. But if Betsy and
Keith Altomare have their way,
the area will also become known
for the Bijou Theatre and its
Oregon-Made Film Festival.
Watch out Sundance.
The Bijou Theatre is located
at 1624 NE Hwy. 101, Lincoln
City. For more information, go to
cinemalovers.com.
Wednesday, Oct. 30
2 pm “Paint Your Wagon”
5:15 pm: “Animal House”
7:30 pm: “One Flew Over The Cuck-
oo’s Nest”
Thursday, Oct. 31
2 pm: “Phoenix, Oregon”
4:30 pm: “Bend of The River”
7:30 pm: “The Ring” (2002) PG-13 •
Newport, Astoria