This weekend will be the 2026 Fan Expo Portland show, and for the Canadian-side cousin, Vancouver, the tour is certainly focussed on Lord of the Rings and the Turtles. From An Evening with the Hobbits to original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with a splash of Goonies, both are slightly different from one another for good reason, availability. The State-side show is said to be roomier with room to navigate around, but that needs to be verified. Also, Gates McFadden and Walter Koenig will be appearing.
As with other Fan Expo events, some programming is placed behind additional ticketed access, a practical decision given how limited certain convention spaces can be. Even in Seattle, expansion required the construction of an entirely new building to accommodate demand. For attendees on the fence about premium panels, such as discussions with the Lord of the Rings cast reflecting on Peter Jackson’s epic productions, there is no waitlist alternative once those sessions sell out.
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Not every recent film will hit the mark in what winter frost means when it comes to survival horror. It’s merely decoration with Ghostbuster: Frozen Empire, but with Frankenstein, as revealed in part one, it’s about the heart and how to deal. In part two of our Winter Cinema Survival Guide, just how people deal comes to the fore with the most well known marking the end. No 
The frozen planet in Nolan’s cosmic odyssey is anything but serene. Its calm surface hides betrayal beneath the ice. Dust coats not just the land, but the truth itself. Sometimes the coldest places provide perfect cover for the warmest lies, and in the silence of space, that absence of warmth becomes deafening. Just how anyone can survive depends on matters of the heart, and surviving entering a black hole!
With winter in full swing and some cities either buried under snow or still digging out, in cinema, things can often become far worse. No, this isn’t about the usual wave of disaster movies where the weather goes feral. Those dominate lists easily enough. Instead, this Winter Cinema Survival Guide focuses on films where the environment itself becomes a player, a tool, or a symbol wielded by heroes and villains alike. Snow and ice aren’t just scenery here, they’re characters in their own right.
Antarctica as a gladiatorial cage? Absolutely. A hidden pyramid buried beneath centuries of ice becomes the battleground where two apex hunters collide, with humans reduced to witnesses rather than participants. The cold isn’t mute here, it’s a referee. You’re either prepared for it, or you freeze in place.
Christmas is nearly upon the denizens of North America, which means the folks at 
Venue: Metrograph, 7 Ludlow St, New York