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SHIVA BABY 10/28/21 – 11/5/21 Our most popular virtual title makes its debut at the Capitol Theater. A near college graduate, Danielle, gets paid by her sugar daddy and rushes to meet her neurotic parents at a family shiva. Upon arrival, she is accosted by various estranged relatives about her appearance and lack of post-grad […]
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND 10/24/21 – 11/4/21 Warning: The Velvet Underground contains sequences with imagery and sustained flashing lights that may affect those with photosensitive epilepsy. Each ticket comes with a chance to win music from the soundtrack and other cool Velvet Underground cd’s and vinyl! The Velvet Underground created a new sound that changed the […]
October 1-8, 2021 In person Q&A with East of the Mountains director SJ Chiro on 10/7 Ben Givens (Tom Skerritt), a retired heart surgeon and recent widower who learns he has terminal cancer. Determined to navigate his final days on his own terms, he shares the news with no one—not even his daughter (Mira Sorvino)—instead […]
October 2, 7, 17, 21, 2021 Deep in the forests of Piedmont, Italy, a handful of men, seventy or eighty years young, hunt for the rare and expensive white Alba truffle—which to date has resisted all of modern science’s efforts at cultivation. They’re guided by a secret culture and training passed down through generations, as […]
THE NOWHERE INN September 23-30, 2021 From real-life friends Annie Clark (a.k.a. GRAMMY award-winning recording and touring artist St. Vincent) and Carrie Brownstein (Portlandia, Sleater-Kinney) comes the metafictional account of two creative forces banding together to make a documentary about St. Vincent’s music, touring life, and on-stage persona. But they quickly discover unpredictable forces lurking […]
20th ANNIVERSARY: THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS October 9, 10 & 17, 2021 SCREENING: SAT 10/9 7PM; SUN 10/10 4PM; SUN 10/17 7PM Tickets are available at the box office 1/2 hour before showtimes. Before their separation, Royal Tenenbaum (Gene Hackman) and his wife Etheline (Anjelica Huston) had three children, Chas (Ben Stiller), Richie (Luke Wilson) and […]
DIDI’S DREAMS Available to your home theater through the Olympia Film Society Streaming tickets now available! In this one-of-a-kind fantasy comedy, Didi is an aspiring actress trying to prove herself to her superstar sister. She keeps having the same dream about the love affairs of a woman named Xu Chunmei, who owns a spaceship restaurant […]
New Date: 10/22/21 NAPOLEON DYNAMITE Post-film Q&A w/ Jon Heder & Efren Ramirez Hosted and moderated by Mary Anne Carter 7:00pm doors / 8:00pm film $50 General Admission / $45 OFS member Previously purchased tickets will be honored on this new date The inimitable original, Napoleon Dynamite, makes an appearance at the Capitol Theater with […]
September 17, 18 & October 1 MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (1954) on 35mm Introduced by Olympia Film Society’s director of programming, Rob Patrick on 9/18 Reckless playboy Bob Merrick (Rock Hudson, in his breakthrough role) crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from the town’s only resuscitator — at the very moment that a beloved local doctor has […]
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2021 THE VELVET VAMPIRE ORIGINAL LIVE SCORE BY COREY J. BREWER 7pm doors / 8pm show “I’ve always wanted to make every kind of film I could, at least once.” — Stephanie Rothman Directed by Roger Corman protegee Stephanie Rothman and laced with an addictive psych score, this endearing cult item remains […]
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
