Monday, March 20, 2023

Today's Events

7:00 pm - TRUE LOVE: A BENEFIT FOR OLYMPIA JAZZ CENTRAL

Film Show Times

Thu - Sun 4PM & 7PM
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Olympia, WA 98501
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DRYLONGSO (1998): 4K RESTORATION

April 13, 16 & 20, 2023 DRYLONGSO (1998): 4K RESTORATION A lost treasure of 1990s DIY filmmaking, Cauleen Smith’s Drylongso embeds an incisive look at racial injustice within a lovingly handmade buddy movie/murder mystery/ romance. Alarmed by the rate at which the young Black men around her are dying—indeed, “becoming extinct,” as she sees it—brash […]

LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING (ONE NIGHT ONLY!)

April 11, 2023 LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING $12 GA & $9 OFS Doors 6:30pm / Film 7:00pm Little Richard: I Am Everything tells the story of the Black queer origins of rock n’ roll, exploding the whitewashed canon of American pop music to reveal the innovator – the originator – Richard Penniman. Through a […]

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CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT (1966): POST-FILM DISCUSSION w/ PRODUCER OF RESTORATION MICHAEL DAWSON

Saturday, April 15, 2023 An Olympia Film Society Fundraiser Chimes at Midnight (1966): 6K Restoration Post-Film Discussion w/ Chimes at Midnight’s Producer of Restoration, Michael Dawson Doors 6:00PM / Film 7:00PM $12 GA & $9 OFS After decades of inferior, faded, off-synch 35mm copies, a pristine 6K digital master now exists to fully experience Welles’ […]

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OFS KIDS CLUB: FINDING NEMO – FREE FOR KIDS 12 & UNDER

March 5, 12 & 19, 26 2023 OFS KIDS CLUB PRESENTS: FINDING NEMO (2003) FREE FOR KIDS 12 & UNDER Marlin (Albert Brooks), a clown fish, is overly cautious with his son, Nemo (Alexander Gould), who has a foreshortened fin. When Nemo swims too close to the surface to prove himself, he is caught by […]

ELECTRA (1962): POST-FILM DISCUSSION w/ MICHAEL CACOYANNIS BIOGRAPHER JOHN HOWARD

Friday, April 7, 2023 Olympia Film Society & Evergreen Present: Electra (1964) Post-Film Discussion w/ Michael Cacoyannis Biographer John Howard Doors 6:00PM / Film 7:00PM $12 GA & $9 OFS This excellent adaptation by Michael Cacoyannis of the famous tragedy by Euripides garnered him his first international success and an award at the 1962 Cannes […]

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THE HEROIC TRIO (1993): 4K RESTORATION

April 6, 9 & 13, 2023 THE HEROIC TRIO (1993) – 4K RESTORATION The supernova star power of Hong Kong cinema icons Maggie Cheung, Michelle Yeoh, and Anita Mui propels this gloriously unrestrained action extravaganza from genre maestro Johnnie To, which injects its martial-arts mayhem with a blast of comic-book lunacy. They are the knife-throwing, […]

DOSED: THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME w/ POST-FILM DISCUSSION

Saturday, May 6, 2023 DOSED: THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME Post-Film Discussion to Follow $15 GA & $12 OFS members Doors 6pm / Show 7pm A loving mother of four is granted the right to legally use magic mushrooms to treat her end-of-life anxiety. She then embarks on a remarkable journey of personal transformation and […]

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LIVE! ON STAGE: JONATHAN RICHMAN FEATURING TOMMY LARKINS ON THE DRUMS

Saturday, June 24, 2023 OFS Presents Jonathan Richman Featuring Tommy Larkins on the Drums $25 GA / $20 OFS 7:00PM Doors / 8:00PM Show Tickets go on sale now! “Richman is one of America’s most unique and dynamic songwriters…” – Nashville Scene “Richman didn’t need much else besides a beat to work his magic.” – […]

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RETURN TO SEOUL

April 20 – April 29, 2023 RETURN TO SEOUL On an impulse to reconnect with her origins, Freddie (Ji-Min Park), 25, returns to South Korea for the first time, where she was born before being adopted and raised in France. The headstrong young woman starts looking for her biological parents in a country she knows […]

REWIND & PLAY

March 30 – April 9, 2023 REWIND & PLAY In December 1969, legendary jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk ended his European concert tour with a performance at the Salle Pleyel in Paris. Before the show, he was invited to appear on a French television program to perform and answer questions in an intimate setting. […]