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March 5, 12, 19 & 26, 2025 Reel Oddities: Picnic at Hanging Rock New 4K Restoration This sensual and striking chronicle of a disappearance and its aftermath put director Peter Weir on the map and helped usher in a new era of Australian cinema. Based on an acclaimed 1967 novel by Joan Lindsay, Picnic at […]
March 20 – 23, 2025 Nickel Boys Nominated for two Oscars at the 2025 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida. Dir: […]
Sunday, March 16, 2025 Trail Running Film Festival Global Tour 2025 Presented by Brooks General Admission: $18.25 OFS: $15.25 1pm doors / 2pm show All Prices Include Service Fees Rock Candy Running is bringing the Trail Running Film Festival back to the Capitol Theater as part of its new Olympia Trailfest. Join us for the […]
Saturday, April 12, 2025 The Teacher Show: Comedy from the Classroom Hosted by Don Gavitte $28 GA & OFS (price includes service fees) 7pm doors / 8pm show It makes sense that some of our best local comedians are teachers—the profession definitely requires an ironclad sense of humor. Grab a hall pass and head to […]
OFS Members, please join us for the 2025 Membership Meeting in person at the Capitol Theater, Tuesday, April 8 at 6pm. Meet current and new board and staff, discuss our successes and challenges we overcame and what is in store for 2025 on stage and screen! Must be a member in good standing to attend and […]
Sunday, March 9, 2025 Fabulous Fleischer Cartoons in 4K 3:30pm doors & 4pm program We’re screening a newly restored block of Fleischer cartoons! Experience sixty-minutes worth of iconic animation, featuring the likes of Betty Boop and Popeye, all beautifully brought to life in 4K. 60 minute runtime SCREENING: SUN 3/9 4PM $13 GA & $10 […]
March 6 – 15, 2025 Nosferatu Nominated for four Academy Awards, Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake. Dir: Robert Eggers / 2024 / US / 132 min “…this is an awesome achievement.” – Matt […]
March 13, 14 & 15, 2025 The Apartment – New 4K Restoration In 1960, following on from the success of their collaboration on Some Like it Hot, director Billy Wilder (Ace in the Hole, Sunset Boulevard) reteamed with actor Jack Lemmon for what many consider the pinnacle of their respective careers: The Apartment. Winner of five […]
Friday, March 7, 2025 2025 New York Cat Film Festival A Portion of All Ticket Sales Benefit Olympia’s Own Feline Friends General Admission: $16.25 OFS: $13.25 6pm doors / 7pm show All Prices Include Service Fees Total Running Time of Program: 90 Minutes All the films are family-friendly and can be enjoyed by humans of all […]
March 6, 14 & 22, 2025 Mulholland Dr. A love story in the city of dreams . . . Blonde Betty Elms (Naomi Watts) has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia (Laura Harring). Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second […]