Portland Movie Club's "Is It Art or Is It Trash?" Meet-Up: "THE BRIDE!" (2026)

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**Portland Movie Club’s New “Is It Art or Is It Trash?” Film Discussion Meet-Up: "THE BRIDE!" (2026)** **Please note the date for this event has been changed to Sept. 5th.** *At a Portland Movie Club Meet-Up, just like a book club, we watch the movie before we meet.* **Let's talk about movies!** Join Movie Club Member and Host David J for what will be the first ever PMC Meet-Up of our newest discussion group “Is It Art or Is It Trash?” Celebrating divisive films over the decades. We start with the most recent film PMC has ever featured for one of our Meet-Up discussions, writer/director Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” This re-imagined and confrontational take on “The Bride of Frankenstein,” conceived of and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal (whom you may know from her impressive run of performances in “Secretary,” “Donnie Darko,” “Adaptation,” “The Dark Knight” and others) mashes up genres and styles with quintessential wild abandon. Her gung-ho cast includes Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Annette Benning, Penelope Cruz and of course her brother Jake. Not to mention her husband, Peter Sarsgaard. **Here's how the Portland Movie Club Meet-Ups work:** 1. Just like a book club, *we watch the movie before we meet*. You don't have to watch it to join us, but it'll likely be more fun if you do. 2. We won’t discourage you from taking notes to help you remember your most inspired observations. But this is a social event where everyone gets to speak their mind and have fun, and not a college lecture *(“zzzzzz….”)*. 3. We’ll meet at [Breakside Brewery in Beaverton](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Breakside+Brewery+-+Beaverton,+12675+SW+1st+St,+Beaverton,+OR+97005/@45.4867416,-122.8068851,17z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x54950f7496994b93:0x8f25da29dfaae2b8!8m2!3d45.4867416!4d-122.8068851!16s%2Fg%2F11sw4l63nx?g_ep=Eg1tbF8yMDI1MDYyNV8wIOC7DCoASAJQAg%3D%3D) at 2pm on the scheduled date. We typically have signs or relevant books or memorabilia at our table(s), and sometimes we even…