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The Punk Singer

December 13 – December 19 Mezzanine Lounge Service on Friday, December 13 The Punk Singer Whenever the early-90s Riot Grrrl movement is mentioned, Olympia’s own Bikini Kill usually tops the list. While just one of several groups that seized the stage to carve out an equal space for women in the punk subculture, Bikini Kill […]

Lee Daniels’ The Butler

December 21 – December 26 Lee Daniels’ The Butler In Lee Daniels’ The Butler, the history of the American civil rights movement is illustrated through the true-life experiences of one man and his family. Forest Whitaker plays Cecil Gaines, a White House butler whose career extended over decades. Beginning with a tragic childhood, through his […]

Muscle Shoals

December 21 – December 26 Muscle Shoals If you liked 20 Feet From Stardom, you are going to burst into song for Muscle Shoals— you might even dance. After all, “Land of 1000 Dances,” “Mustang Sally,” “Brown Sugar,” and many other hits were sparked here. Since the 60s, a bevy of artists were recorded: Percy […]

Inequality for All with post film Q&A

Wednesday, October 29 – Special one time screening with post film Q&A 6:00pm doors/6:30pm show $9.00 General Admission/ $6.00 OFS Members, Tickets available online or at the box office night of show Inequality for All Dir.: Jacob Kornbluth / 2013 / US / 89 min / Digital Cinema If you’re working harder than ever before only […]

The Summit

December 6 – December 12 Mezzanine Lounge Service available Friday, December 6 The Summit This beautiful, thought-provoking, and strikingly well-made documentary will stand with classics such as Into The Void and Thin Air, describing a harrowing real-life incident on K2, the world’s second highest and #1 deadliest mountain. K2 is also called Savage Mountain, claiming […]

GOOD OL’ FREDA

December 6 – December 12 Mezzanine Lounge Service on Friday, December 6 Good ol’ Freda Forty-plus years after they broke up, you might think that there’s nothing new to be learned about The Beatles. But Ryan White’s new documentary, Good Ol’Freda, tells the story of the rise of the Fab Four through the eyes of […]

Blue Is the Warmest Color

November 29 – December 4 Mezzanine Lounge Service Opening Night 11/29 Blue Is the Warmest Color Blue Is the Warmest Color is an epic-length romance that won the grand prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Emma is 17, in high school, and has yet to fall in love. She does have a boyfriend, but […]

GMO OMG

November 23 – November 27 GMO OMG With the subject of genetically modified foods up for debate, GMO OMG arrives at a pivotal time. In this topical, environmentally minded documentary, filmmaker Jeremy Seifert takes us on a journey through the logistics of genetically modified seeds and crops. Going behind the scenes and around the world, […]

Enough Said

November 28 – December 4 Mezzanine Lounge service on 11/29 Enough Said Enough Said is the latest relationship-based comedy from filmmaker Nicole Holofcener. Eva (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is a professional masseuse who has been through her share of frustrating relationships, including a divorce. Now in mid-life, she has all but given up on love, until she […]

The Grandmaster

November 23 – November 27 The Grandmaster Hong Kong-based director Wong Kar Wai, who is mostly known for his introspective, romantic dramas such as In the Mood for Love and Chungking Express, takes a different turn with The Grandmaster, as he brings his distinct style to a historic martial arts epic. Based on the martial […]