It’s free movie weekend at the Moreland Theater in Southeast Portland as the historic one-screen cinema marks its 100th year in business.

The lineup of free screenings Sept. 19–21 includes Oregon classics such as The Goonies, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Stand By Me . (Full schedule is below.) Seats are first-come, first-served with no reserved advance tickets.

“I think what makes the theater so special is it’s got this old, classic charm to it,” says manager Patrick Schranck. “It feels like you’re stepping into the past and it enhances the experience.” The theater has up-to-date projection and sound technology, though, and the comfy, enormous seats that modern audiences expect.

The Moreland was built in 1925 and remains independently, family-run, Schranck says. It opened as

See Full Page