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August 7, 14, 21, 28, 2024 Reel Oddities: Eraserhead A dream of dark and troubling things . . . David Lynch’s 1977 debut feature, Eraserhead, is both a lasting cult sensation and a work of extraordinary craft and beauty. With its mesmerizing black-and-white photography by Frederick Elmes and Herbert Cardwell, evocative sound design, and unforgettably […]
August 24, 25 & 30, 2024 Harakiri on 35mm Following the collapse of his clan, an unemployed samurai (Tatsuya Nakadai) arrives at the manor of Lord Iyi, begging to be allowed to commit ritual suicide on the property. Iyi’s clansmen, believing the desperate ronin is merely angling for a new position, try to force his […]
August 4, 11, 18, 25, 2024 OFS Kids Club Presents: Migration Free for Kids 12 and Under From the creators of Despicable Me comes an adventure-filled comedy about overcoming your fears and opening yourself up to the world and its opportunities, filled with Illumination’s signature subversive humor, authentic heart and unforgettable characters. The Mallard family […]
September 15 – 22, 2024 Between the Temples A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student. Dir: Nathan Silver / 2024 / US / 109 min “It’s lovely to see […]
August 22 – 25, 2024 Heaven Adores You 10th Anniversary Screenings Heaven Adores You is an intimate, meditative inquiry into the life and music of Elliott Smith (1969-2003). By threading the music of Elliott Smith through the dense, yet often isolating landscapes of the three major cities he lived in — Portland, New York City, […]
August 2 – 11, 2024 Janet Planet In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, Janet. As the months pass, three visitors enter their orbit, all captivated by Janet and her spellbinding nature. In her solitary moments, Lacy inhabits […]
Saturday, September 21, 2024 Dan Savage’s 2024 HUMP! Film Festival – Part Two Hosted by Ms. Hattie Hotpants $20 GA 7pm doors / 8pm film 18+ We’re making HUMP! history in 2024 with another all-new lineup featuring 25 MORE brand-new, adult short films, and there’s something for everyone in the second half of this year’s offerings! You’ll experience smokin’ […]
Thursday, August 8, 2024 Olympia Film Society presents: Negativland/Sue-C Live featuring Stand By For Failure: A Documentary About Negativland $25 GA & $20 OFS 6pm doors / 7pm film / 8:40pm Q&A / 9:15pm performance We’ll start the evening with a screening of STAND BY FOR FAILURE: A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT NEGATIVLAND directed by Ryan Worsley, […]
August 3, 4 & 11, 2024 Pandora’s Box New 4K Restoration One of the masters of early German cinema, G. W. Pabst had an innate talent for discovering actresses (including Greta Garbo). And perhaps none of his female stars shone brighter than Kansas native and onetime Ziegfeld girl Louise Brooks, whose legendary persona was defined […]
July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2024 Reel Oddities: Run Lola Run The cult classic is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a brand new 4K restoration! Lola (Franka Potente) answers a call from her boyfriend Manni (Moritz Bleibtru), a small-time courier for a big-time gangster. He has a problem: His boss is coming to pick […]