For three days this November, seven area high schools and the Portland Playhouse are bringing Shakespeare to town.For Brian Weaver, Shakespeare and the drama of high school are a perfect fit. They're both bawdy, they're both a little ....

Students of the Marshall High School Renaissance Arts Academy not only watched a live theater show about public education and the Civil Rights Movement late last month – they were actively inspired to build a protest movement of their own to keep open the doors of their school.

On Sunday, Nov. 7, the Northwest Film Center will be hosting the Portland premier of the documentary, "Guilty Except for Insanity" about the Oregon State Hospital for the criminally insane. The screening will be held at 3 p.m. at the Portland Art Museum's Whitsell Auditorium.

In "Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench," Melancholy Madeline (Desiree Garcia) sits alone freezing on a park bench in Boston contemplating what just happened after being dumped by her boyfriend on a chilly, wintry day. Meanwhile, her equally-wistful ex (Jason Palmer) trudges home through the snow with his trumpet slung lazily over his shoulder.

If you want a chance to wax nostalgic about how just two years ago the country came together like on no other occasion since 9/11/01, you might like to check out "11/4/08," a documentary revisiting the events surrounding the historic election of Presidential Barack Obama.

Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun; For movies opening October 29, 2010

No movies have made me squirm in my seat and shout out loud more than those in the Jackass franchise, and this 3D version is no exception. Yes, Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O and the rest of their merry band of intrepid stuntmen have returned for another round of jaw-dropping, death-defying feats.

Perhaps not being female or not being privy to the original HBO series seriously limits one's ability to appreciate the adaptations of Sex and the City. Regardless, this critic came away feeling the same about the sequel as I did about the original screen version

Scathing Expose Chronicles Failings of Public Education System

Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun For movies opening October 15, 2010