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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 […]
May 11 – 17 OUTSIDE IN After serving 20 years for the crime of essentially being in the wrong place at the wrong time, 38-year-old Chris (Jay Duplass) is granted early parole thanks largely to the tireless advocacy of Carol (Edie Falco), his former high-school teacher. As he struggles with the challenges of navigating the […]
April 20 – April 26 CLAIRE’S CAMERA A refreshingly sunny performance from Isabelle Huppert (The Piano Teacher, Elle) is at the center of this comic charmer from South Korean Master Hong Sangsoo. Huppert plays Claire, a school teacher with a camera (that might be magical) on her first visit to Cannes. She happens upon a […]