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May 20, 21 & 27, 2022 ALL ABOUT EVE (1950) Post-film discussion w/ Mary Kobayashi (Adult Swim), Mikayla Nicholson (Northwest Film Forum), and Rob Patrick (Olympia Film Society) on 5/21 In Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s devastatingly witty Hollywood classic, backstage is where the real drama plays out. One night, Margo Channing (Bette Davis) entertains a surprise […]
35th Anniversary Screening on Prince’s Birthday SIGN ‘O’ THE TIMES – NEW 4K REMASTER June 7, 2022 6:30PM doors / 7:00PM show $11 GA & $8 OFS Music legend Prince and his band perform 13 numbers, most of them from his double album, “Sign ‘o’ the Times.” This is high-energy stuff: neon signs flash above […]
April 15, 17, 24, 28 & May 5, 2022 WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY $11 General Admission & $8 OFS members An unexpected love triangle, a failed seduction, and a chance encounter with the past. Propelled by coincidence and imagination, and guided by love’s gentle current, Oscar-winning director Ryūsuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car) presents an […]
April 15, 17, 21, 28, and May 5, 2022 THE AUTOMAT $11 General Admission & $8 OFS members Directed by former Olympia Film Society board member Lisa Hurwitz and featuring an original new song written and performed by Mel Brooks, THE AUTOMAT tells the 100-year story of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, the […]
Wednesday, May 25 2022 Mayor Selby and the Olympia Heritage Commission present 2022 OLYMPIA HERITAGE AWARDS AFTER PARTY with…. DJ WILDMAN JAMES • SALAD OF A THOUSAND DELIGHTS – concert flyer show! 5:30pm doors / 6:00pm show All Ages FREE Celebrating the contribution of local businesses and community members for making arts, culture, and history […]
Sunday, May 1 (Evening Two – Maple Program) Olympia Mountaineers Presents BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR 2022 6pm doors / 7pm show $16 single night $26 for two nights (discount will be applied once both tickets are in the cart) The world-renowned Banff Centre’s Banff Mountain Film Festival is celebrating its 46th year. The Banff […]
April 21, 24 & 29, 2022 LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (1945) Novelist Richard Harland (Cornel Wilde) seems to have found the perfect woman in Ellen (Gene Tierney), a beautiful socialite who initiates a whirlwind romance and steers him into marriage before he can think twice. Yet the glassy surface of Ellen’s devotion soon reveals monstrous […]
MEMORIA May 14, 15, 19, 22 This film will only ever play in theaters, and will not become available on DVD, on-demand, or streaming platforms. From the extraordinary mind of Palme D’or winning director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and starring Academy Award winner Tilda Swinton, comes a bewildering drama about a Scottish woman, who, after hearing a loud […]
May 8, 2022 MOMMIE DEAREST (1981) On Mother’s Day! 6:30pm doors / 7pm film Joan Crawford trivia before the screening! Prizes for correct answers! Outrageous and controversial, this is the story of legendary movie star Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway) as she struggles for her career and battles the inner demons of her private life. This […]
Friday, May 13, 2022 Olympia Film Society presents HILLSTOMP THE GRIZZLED MIGHTY 7:00pm doors / 8:00pm show $20 GA & $15 OFS Member Hillstomp is a 2-man band comprised of Henry Hill Kammerer and John Johnson. Henry plays guitar and banjo like a hurricane, and if you close your eyes you’d swear he’s playing 2 […]