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Saturday, March 16, 2024 Olympia Film Society presents: Coffy Post-Film Q&A w/ Pam Grier Moderated by Jas Keimig Doors 3:00PM / Film 4:00PM $30 GA & $25 OFS $50 for Wham! Bam! Here Comes Pam! Double-Feature (discount will be applied once both tickets are in the cart) In Pam Grier’s breakout role, a nurse sets […]
Saturday, March 16, 2023 Olympia Film Society presents: Friday Foster Post-Film Q&A w/ Pam Grier Moderated by Jas Keimig Doors 7:00PM / Film 8:00PM $30 GA & $25 OFS $50 for Wham! Bam! Here Comes Pam! Double-Feature (discount will be applied once both tickets are in the cart) Friday Foster (Pam Grier), a magazine photographer, […]
Monday, March 25, 2024 This Must Be the Place: Book Talk & Panel Discussion Free Admission 6pm doors / 6:30pm show When music thrives, so do cities – or so says Music Cities expert Shain Shapiro, Ph.D. Join a book talk and panel discussion with local leaders within the music industry and Shapiro from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on […]
Thursday, April 11, 2024 Olympia Film Society and Rachel Corrie Foundation present: Foragers A Birthday Celebration for Rachel Corrie 6:00pm doors & 7pm Film $13 GA & $10 OFS All Proceeds Benefit Palestinian Children in Gaza Introduction by Cindy Corrie Post-film presentation and Q&A by Savinna Chowdhury, Political Economy, and Environmental Justice Professor at T.E.S.C. […]
May 7, 2024 The Taste of Things Set in France in 1889, the film follows the life of Dodin Bouffant (Benoit Magimel) as a chef living with his personal cook and lover Eugénie (Juliette Binoche). They share a long history of gastronomy and love but Eugénie refuses to marry Dodin, so the food lover decides […]
February 15 – 22, 2024 The Zone of Interest Nominated for Best Picture at the 2024 Academy Awards, Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest follows the commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, as they strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp. […]
February 7, 14, 21 & 28, 2024 Reel Oddities: Valentine Edition In the Mood for Love Hong Kong, 1962: Chow Mo-wan (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) and Su Li-zhen (Maggie Cheung Man-yuk) move into neighboring apartments on the same day. Their encounters are formal and polite—until a discovery about their spouses creates an intimate bond between them. […]
March 21 – 28, 2024 American Fiction Nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor at the 2024 Academy Awards. Thelonious “Monk” Ellison’s writing career has stalled because his work isn’t deemed “Black enough.” Monk, a writer and English professor, writes a satirical novel under a pseudonym, aiming to expose the publishing world’s […]
March 6, 13, 20, 2024 Reel Oddities: Tokyo Pop Wendy (Carrie Hamilton) is disillusioned with her life in New York City. After receiving a postcard from Japan saying “wish you were here,” she spontaneously hops on a plane to Tokyo with dreams of making it big as a singer. Quickly finding herself broke and a […]
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 Olympia Film Society presents: A John Waters Birthday: Devil’s Advocate $50 GA & $45 OFS $80 VIP – Sold Out (seat in first two rows & signed John Waters event poster) 7pm doors / 8pm show John Waters. Is he a cautionary contrarian, a reactionary radical, or a true devil’s advocate? […]