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The one and only Patton Oswalt will be guest programming two films at the Capitol Theater on November 15 & 16 🍿 The actor, comedian, and writer has chosen to screen McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) and Pig (2021) – two Pacific Northwest staples After each film concludes, Patton will be discussing the titles […]
October 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29, 2025 Reel Oddities: Re-Animator 4K Restoration RE-ANIMATOR is the ultimate 1980s body horror experience, a joyously grotesque peer of Mary Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN, Lucio Fulci’s THE BEYOND, and Sam Raimi’s EVIL DEAD. Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs) is a new student at Miskatonic University. He also moonlights as a mad […]
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Friday, October 31, 2025 Donnie Darko (original cut) Post-Film Q&A w/ James Duval Moderated by Jonah Barnett $38.25 GA & $33.25 OFS (Prices Include Service Fees) 6:00pm doors 7:00pm film Spend Halloween evening with Frank the Rabbit: James Duval will be live and in person for a special screening of Richard Kelly’s Donnie Darko! Before Stranger […]
Thursday, October 30, 2025 Suspiria (1977) The classic returns to the big screen! Jessica Harper stars in this horrific tale of a young student who uncovers dark and demented secrets within the walls of a famous German dance academy. Dir. Dario Argento / 1977 / Italy / 92 min “Late at night after all the […]
October 23 – November 1, 2025 Eleanor the Great In Eleanor The Great, June Squibb brings to vivid life the witty and proudly troublesome 94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein, who after a devastating loss, tells a tale that takes on a dangerous life of its own. Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut is a comically poignant exploration of how […]
October 24 – November 2, 2025 The Mastermind Celebrated filmmaker Kelly Reichardt directs an unforgettable Josh O’Connor in The Mastermind, her latest Cannes triumph. In a sedate Massachusetts suburb circa 1970, unemployed family man and amateur art thief J.B Mooney sets out on his first heist. With the museum cased and accomplices recruited, he has […]
October 7, 14, 21 & 28, 2025 Animation Tuesdays: Alice When Alice follows the White Rabbit into Wonderland, so begins this dream expedition into the astonishing landscape of childhood, through many dangerous adventures, and ultimately to Alice’s trial before the King and Queen of Hearts. Czech animator Jan Svankmajer has created a masterpiece of cinema, […]
Monday, November 10, 2025 Witch Vine Productions presents: Harmonious 6:30pm doors & 7pm film Free Admission Post-Film Q&A w/ Justine Ricca and Izzy Hope Evensdotter A dancer, an alien parasite, a cult, and of course: friendship. The Olympia premiere of Harmonious! Lacey is a contemporary dancer with a tendency for perfectionism and skepticism. Living with […]
We’re returning in 2026! Named one of the “Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World” by MovieMaker Magazine, the Capitol Theater has hosted the Olympia Film Festival since 1984. The gathering is a five-day, around-the-clock extravaganza of films, filmmakers, and film-related guests, special performances, discussion panels, and educational workshops. It attracts between 5,000 and […]
Monday, September 29, 2025 National Silent Movie Day: Beverly of Graustark w/ Original Live Score by Crockett King 6pm Doors & 7pm Film $18.25 GA & $15.25 OFS (Includes Service Fees) In this silent comedy, Marion Davies plays an American student whose cousin Oscar (Creighton Hale) is a Prince and heir to the throne of […]
PATTON OSWALT: November 14, 15 & 16
SAM MILLER’S CHRISTMAS SHOW - Saturday, December 20
Saturday, December 13
FEMALE TROUBLE: A BENEFIT FOR OLYMPIA BOOKS TO PRISONERS: 12/24
Comedy with JOSH BLUE: March 21, 2026
PATTON OSWALT: November 14, 15 & 16
SAM MILLER’S CHRISTMAS SHOW - Saturday, December 20
Saturday, December 13
FEMALE TROUBLE: A BENEFIT FOR OLYMPIA BOOKS TO PRISONERS: 12/24
Comedy with JOSH BLUE: March 21, 2026
PATTON OSWALT: November 14, 15 & 16
SAM MILLER’S CHRISTMAS SHOW - Saturday, December 20
Saturday, December 13
FEMALE TROUBLE: A BENEFIT FOR OLYMPIA BOOKS TO PRISONERS: 12/24
Comedy with JOSH BLUE: March 21, 2026
PATTON OSWALT: November 14, 15 & 16
SAM MILLER’S CHRISTMAS SHOW - Saturday, December 20
Saturday, December 13
FEMALE TROUBLE: A BENEFIT FOR OLYMPIA BOOKS TO PRISONERS: 12/24
Comedy with JOSH BLUE: March 21, 2026
PATTON OSWALT: November 14, 15 & 16
SAM MILLER’S CHRISTMAS SHOW - Saturday, December 20
Saturday, December 13
FEMALE TROUBLE: A BENEFIT FOR OLYMPIA BOOKS TO PRISONERS: 12/24
Comedy with JOSH BLUE: March 21, 2026
PATTON OSWALT: November 14, 15 & 16
SAM MILLER’S CHRISTMAS SHOW - Saturday, December 20
Saturday, December 13
FEMALE TROUBLE: A BENEFIT FOR OLYMPIA BOOKS TO PRISONERS: 12/24
Comedy with JOSH BLUE: March 21, 2026
PATTON OSWALT: November 14, 15 & 16
SAM MILLER’S CHRISTMAS SHOW - Saturday, December 20
Saturday, December 13
FEMALE TROUBLE: A BENEFIT FOR OLYMPIA BOOKS TO PRISONERS: 12/24
Comedy with JOSH BLUE: March 21, 2026
PATTON OSWALT: November 14, 15 & 16
SAM MILLER’S CHRISTMAS SHOW - Saturday, December 20
Saturday, December 13
FEMALE TROUBLE: A BENEFIT FOR OLYMPIA BOOKS TO PRISONERS: 12/24
Comedy with JOSH BLUE: March 21, 2026
PATTON OSWALT: November 14, 15 & 16
SAM MILLER’S CHRISTMAS SHOW - Saturday, December 20
Saturday, December 13
FEMALE TROUBLE: A BENEFIT FOR OLYMPIA BOOKS TO PRISONERS: 12/24
Comedy with JOSH BLUE: March 21, 2026
PATTON OSWALT: November 14, 15 & 16
SAM MILLER’S CHRISTMAS SHOW - Saturday, December 20
Saturday, December 13
FEMALE TROUBLE: A BENEFIT FOR OLYMPIA BOOKS TO PRISONERS: 12/24
Comedy with JOSH BLUE: March 21, 2026
