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May 11 – 17 LEAN ON PETE From acclaimed filmmaker Andrew Haigh (Weekend; 45 Years), and based on the beloved novel by Willy Vlautin, comes Lean on Pete—a deeply moving story about love, loneliness, family, and friendship, told through the unique prism of one boy’s connection to a very special racehorse. Fifteen-year-old Charley Thompson (Charlie […]
Last Days of Chinatown Trailer from Nicole Macdonald on Vimeo. MAY 6 LAST DAYS OF CHINATOWN followed by a post-film Q&A with filmmaker Nicole Macdonald 4:30pm door/ 5:00pm show $5 General Admission & Member Tickets at the box office day of show Detroit’s Cass Corridor, one of the roughest areas in the city for the past […]
April 29 – May 3 BLOOD SIMPLE This razor-sharp modern film noir, the first film by Joel and Ethan Coen, introduced the brothers’ inimitable black humor and eccentric sense of character, a sensibility that has helped shape the course of contemporary American cinema. Deep in the heart of Texas, a sleazy bar owner suspects his […]
May 4 – 10 THE DEATH OF STALIN The one-liners fly as fast as political fortunes fall in this uproarious, wickedly irreverent satire from Armando Iannucci (Veep, In the Loop). Moscow, 1953: when tyrannical dictator Joseph Stalin drops dead, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to be the next Soviet leader. […]
May 5 – 10 GEMINI A heinous crime tests the complex relationship between a Hollywood actress and her tenacious personal assistant. As the assistant unravels the mystery, she must confront her own understanding of friendship, truth and celebrity. Dir: Aaron Katz / 2017 / US / 92 min “An intoxicating journey the whole way through” […]
May 4 – GALLERY BOOM & OFS Presents May the fourth- or uh… “Schwartz” be with you. SPACEBALLS $9 General Admission / $6 OFS Members and those in costume! Costume parade • Raffle Prizes • SciFi fun! Voted number one in a poll chosen by OFS patrons, Spaceballs is a 1987 comedic parody of popular 70’s […]
April 29 – May 3 RAISING ARIZONA In one of the Coen brothers’ most celebrated films, an ex-con (Nicholas Cage) and an ex-cop (Holly Hunter) meet, marry and long for a child of their own. When it is discovered that the two are unable to have children they decide to snatch a baby. While trying […]
Wednesday, May 2 – OFS presents An evening with MARK LANEGAN with special guest Mark Pickerel 6:00pm doors / 7:00pm show $25 General Admission / $20 OFS Members + service fees Online Tickets available now! With a voice that Pitchfork has called “as scratchy as a three-day beard yet as supple and pliable as moccasin leather,” […]
FRIDAY APRIL 27 OFS Presents Arts Walk at the Capitol Theater Doors 6:00PM / Show 6:30PM All Ages with 21+ lounge open Suggested donation $5 (all proceeds go to bands) Olympia Film Society will host a free live concert including Oly bands such as the jazz/hip-hop virtuosos MonkFlower, dream-wave rockers Molten Salt, and lo-fi […]
Olympia Film Society and Sea Mar have partnered up to present a day of Zumba and a free movie during this ArtsWalk Saturday! Zumba will start at 11:30am! After Zumba, there will be a FREE SCREENING of Jorge Gutierrez’s Book of Life at 1:30 pm! Work by local visual artists Katherine Smith and Jess Tanguay […]