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November 24 – 26, 2023 Blue Collar When Detroit autoworkers Zeke (Richard Pryor), Jerry (Harvey Keitel) and Smokey (Yaphet Kotto) find bills piling up and pressures bearing down, they decide to take matters into their own hands. Paul Schrader creates a brutal vision of the low wage and huge debt that traps workers between big […]
Friday, October 27, 2023 Olympia Film Society presents: The Dusty 45s The Stuntmen $20 GA & $15 OFS 7pm doors / 8pm show Tickets on sale 6/29 at 10am PST The Dusty 45s have inspired and fired up crowds for over two decades to the delight of fans and critics alike. With their signature style […]
Saturday, October 28, 2023 Olympia Film Society, Stand Up! Records, and Rainy Day Records present: Sam Miller’s Record Release Show! Featuring Live Comedy & A Screening of Sam’s New Comedy Special ‘Round Trip’ $15 GA & $12 OFS members Doors 7pm / Show 8pm Sam Miller’s comedy special ‘Round Trip’ was recorded at the Capitol […]
November 18, 19 & 24, 2023 The Big Lebowski: 25th Anniversary Jeff Bridges plays Jeff Lebowski who insists on being called “the Dude,” a laid-back, easygoing burnout who happens to have the same name as a millionaire whose wife owes a lot of dangerous people a whole bunch of money — resulting in the Dude […]
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 Olympia Film Society & Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice present: 5 Broken Cameras Fundraiser for Palestine Children’s Relief Fund $12 GA & $9 OFS Doors 6pm / Film 7pm Introduction by Cindy Corrie, President of Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 85th […]
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 Wolf Haven International presents: The Trouble With Wolves Doors 6pm / Film 7pm Free Admission Post-film discussion to follow screening The Trouble with Wolves is an exploration of the complex and often controversial relationship between wolves and humans in the American West. The documentary delves into the challenges and rewards surrounding […]
November 17, 18 & 19, 2023 Millennium Mambo: 4K Restoration Celebrating the life and art of the newly retired master filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien, we’re proud to present the recently restored Millennium Mambo at the Capitol Theater. A stylish and seductive submersion into the techno-scored neon nightlife of Taipei, Hou’s much-misunderstood marvel stars Shu Qi (The […]
November 11 & 12, 2023 Fantasy A Gets a Mattress Special Guests on both dates! $12 GA & $9 OFS Fantasy A, autistic Seattle rapper, suffers trials and tribulations from total creeps as he attempts to become a superstar. Along the way he also finds a mattress to sleep on, after being kicked out of […]
November 5, 11, 16, 2023 Gigi Introduced by Olympia Film Society’s Aimee Hughes on 11/5 Weary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic friendship that may not stay platonic for long. Winner of nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Dir: Vincente Minnelli / 1958 / US […]
November 25, 2023 Farewell My Concubine Uncut 4K Restoration In celebration of its 30th anniversary, we are proud to bring the recently restored 4K version of Farewell My Concubine to Olympia, where audiences will be able to see the complete, uncut film (20 minutes longer than its original theatrical release) on screen for the first […]