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February 20 – 28 OSCAR SHORTS: DOCUMENTARY A Night at the Garden – Marshall Curry, US, 7 minutes In 1939, 20,000 Americans rallied in New York’s Madison Square Garden to celebrate the rise of Nazism – an event largely forgotten from history. ‘A Night at the Garden’ transports audiences to this chilling gathering and shines […]
2nd Annual Northwest Horrorfest May 31, 2019 Submit here Guts. Ghosts. Ghouls. The 2nd Annual Northwest Horrorfest celebrates macabre filmmakers from across the greater Pacific Northwest area. Entries can range from documentaries to narrative feature and beyond. The Northwest Horrorfest is hosted around the Olympia, Washington downtown area, mainly inside the Capitol Theater, a 1924 […]
Sunday, February 24 OFS presents THE 91st Academy Awards OSCAR PARTY LIVE on the big screen! Sponsored by Dillinger’s Cocktails and Kitchen Hosted by local filmmaker Rachel Millena Saul 4:00pm red carpet / 5:00pm show $10 general / $7 members Mezzanine Lounge Open (21+ w/ ID) The Olympia Film Society is bringing some old-fashioned Hollywood glitz […]
Saturday, March 16 POLYRHYTHMICS with DIRTY REVIVAL 7pm doors / 8pm show $25 GA / $20 OFS Members Rich with bold brass and hypnotic percussion, Polyrhythmics’ latest album, Caldera, showcases the instrumental eight-piece’s impossibly tight grooves and virtuosic musicianship as they tear through a singular blend of funk, soul, psychedelic rock, R&B, progressive jazz, and […]
OLYMPIA SHORT CUTS FILM FESTIVAL April 20-21, 2019 Click to Submit Celebrating film around the world, OLYMPIA SHORT CUTS brings the freshest short films off the festival market to the Capitol Theater’s screen. Two days of brand new shorts. Narration. Documentary. Animation. Experimental. Anything’s game! Filmmakers are encouraged to submit their latest masterpieces by April […]
SUNDAY MARCH 24 MCSI Presents MRS. DOUBTFIRE 1:30pm doors / 2:30pm film $10 general / $7 members Troubled that he has little access to his children, divorced Daniel Hillard (Robin Williams) hatches an elaborate plan. With help from his creative brother Frank (Harvey Fierstein), he dresses as an older British woman and convinces his ex-wife, […]
February 8 – 13 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATION Bao – Domee Shi and Becky Neimann-Cobb, USA, 8 minutes In Disney•Pixar’s “BAO,” an aging Chinese mom suffering from empty nest syndrome gets another chance at motherhood when one of her dumplings springs to life as a lively, giggly dumpling boy. Mom excitedly welcomes this new bundle of […]
February 8 – 12 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTION Madre – Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Maria del Puy Alvarado, Spain, 19 minutes A single mother receives a call from her seven-year-old son who is on vacation with his father in the French Basque Country. At first the call is a cause for joy, but soon it becomes […]
May 14 NOSFERATU with LIVE SOUNDTRACK BY THE INVINCIBLE CZARS Sponsored by Dillingers and Harlequin Productions $10 GA / $7 OFS Doors 7:00PM / Show 8:00PM Austin’s most adventurous band, The Invincible Czars, bring their new tastefully modern score for the 1922 German silent film Nosferatu (1922 F.W. Murnau) to the Capitol Theater! Nosferatu is […]
Saturday, January 26 – Olympia Historical Society and Bigelow House Museum Present: “Reel Olympia” & 2019 Annual Meeting 1:00 pm FREE ADMISSION Join the Olympia Historical Society and Bigelow House Museum for their Annual Meeting on Saturday, January 26, 2019, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at the Historic Capitol Theater 206 5th Avenue SE. Open […]