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October 10, 11 & 13, 2024 Basquiat: Black and White Version New 4K Restoration No painter electrified the 1980s art scene like Jean-Michel Basquiat, a New York street kid whose visionary blending of expressionism, pop art, and the radical new aesthetics of hip-hop and graffiti propelled him to international fame before a tragic early demise. […]
Thursday, August 29, 2024 Evergreen Experimental Animation and More Short Q&A w/ Artists to Follow Screening 3:30pm doors / 4pm Films Free Admission Every summer a few intrepid Evergreeners embark on an intensive adventure to create cameraless animation on 16mm and 35mm film in five weeks using a myriad of handcrafted techniques not recommended by […]
Saturday, September 14, 2024 StoryOly Grand Slam Hosted by Elizabeth Lord With Musical Guest Vendredi’s Bag $20 GA & OFS P.W.Y.C at the door. A Portion of the Proceeds Benefit Community Youth Services 6pm doors / 7pm show 14+ StoryOly is Olympia’s premiere Story Slam event. From November to August, community members come together at monthly […]
Friday, September 13, 2024 On the Backstage: The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis Winston Hightower $20 General Admission & $17 OFS Member Doors 7:30pm / Show 8:00pm Joe Lally was onstage, playing at full throttle, when he realized that his band had found a true kindred spirit. It was the fall of 2021 and the Messthetics […]
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September 6, 7 & 15, 2024 The Conversation 4K Restoration Lonely wiretapping expert and devout Catholic Harry Caul (Gene Hackman) is hired to record a seemingly innocuous conversation in San Francisco’s Union Square between two lovers. Upon re-hearing the tapes, however, Caul believes he may be putting the couple in danger if he turns the […]
September 4, 11, 18, 25, 2024 Reel Oddities: Videodrome 4K Director’s Cut When Max Renn goes looking for edgy new material for his sleazy cable TV station, he stumbles across the pirate broadcast of a hyperviolent torture show called “Videodrome.” His attempts to unearth the program’s origins send him on a hallucinatory journey into a […]
November 1, 2 & 3, 2024 The Burmese Harp New 4K Restoration In the last days of World War II, a Japanese platoon sustains morale through the Burma campaign by singing traditional songs, accompanied by the delicate harp-playing of Private Mizushima (Shoji Yasui). After the unit surrenders to British forces, Mizushima is tasked with convincing […]
Saturday, October 19, 2024 Olympia Film Society presents: All Freakin’ Night 9pm doors / 10pm first movie $20 General / $15 Member Hosted and Curated by Bret Berg of American Genre Film Archive All bags, backpacks, carry-on luggage will be subject to searches: best to leave your unmentionables at home. Tickets go on sale Friday, […]
Sunday, September 29, 2024 Surfrider Olympia chapter, Remake and The Chayah Movement present: Fashion Reimagined $13 GA & $10 OFS Any student who shows a student ID from middle school, HS and college receives free admission 3pm doors / 4pm film Post-Film Discussion with JeLisa Marshall, Community Organizer with Remake; WA State Representative, 22nd district, Beth Doglio; […]
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Thursday, September 12, 2024 Olympia Film Society presents: David Cross – The End of the Beginning of the End Featuring Special Guest Sean Patton $52 GA & $47 OFS 7pm doors 8pm show 18+ Tickets available Beginning on Friday, May 10th 10AM PST Emmy Award winner and two-time Grammy Award nominee, David Cross is an inventive performer, […]