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20th ANNIVERSARY: THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS October 9, 10 & 17, 2021 SCREENING: SAT 10/9 7PM; SUN 10/10 4PM; SUN 10/17 7PM Tickets are available at the box office 1/2 hour before showtimes. Before their separation, Royal Tenenbaum (Gene Hackman) and his wife Etheline (Anjelica Huston) had three children, Chas (Ben Stiller), Richie (Luke Wilson) and […]
DIDI’S DREAMS Available to your home theater through the Olympia Film Society Streaming tickets now available! In this one-of-a-kind fantasy comedy, Didi is an aspiring actress trying to prove herself to her superstar sister. She keeps having the same dream about the love affairs of a woman named Xu Chunmei, who owns a spaceship restaurant […]
New Date: 10/22/21 NAPOLEON DYNAMITE Post-film Q&A w/ Jon Heder & Efren Ramirez Hosted and moderated by Mary Anne Carter 7:00pm doors / 8:00pm film $50 General Admission / $45 OFS member Previously purchased tickets will be honored on this new date The inimitable original, Napoleon Dynamite, makes an appearance at the Capitol Theater with […]
September 17, 18 & October 1 MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (1954) on 35mm Introduced by Olympia Film Society’s director of programming, Rob Patrick on 9/18 Reckless playboy Bob Merrick (Rock Hudson, in his breakthrough role) crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from the town’s only resuscitator — at the very moment that a beloved local doctor has […]
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2021 THE VELVET VAMPIRE ORIGINAL LIVE SCORE BY COREY J. BREWER 7pm doors / 8pm show “I’ve always wanted to make every kind of film I could, at least once.” — Stephanie Rothman Directed by Roger Corman protegee Stephanie Rothman and laced with an addictive psych score, this endearing cult item remains […]
OFS PRESENTS ALL FREAKIN NIGHT 2021 GUEST PROGRAMMED AND HOSTED BY ISABELLA L. PRICE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23TH FIVE HORROR MOVIES 4PM DOORS / 5PM FIRST MOVIE TRIVIA, PRIZES, COSTUME CONTEST $20 GENERAL ADMISSION / $15 OFS MEMBERS All bags, backpacks, carry-on luggage will be subject to searches: best to leave your unmentionables at home. Hosted […]
September 17, 19, 23, 2021 LUPIN THE 3RD: THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO – NEW 4K RESTORATION In 1979, the imaginative mind of Hayao Miyazaki debuted on the big screen with this thrilling entry into the beloved anime series. This new 4K restoration will give audiences a fresh chance to experience the classic globetrotting adventures of […]
October 8-14, 2021 Ana finds herself transported to a dreamlike and dangerous land where she joins an army of girls engaged in a never-ending war. Along a rugged coast, the women lure men to their deaths at sea via radio transmissions, like 20th-century sirens. Though she finds strength in this exhilarating world, Ana comes to […]
September 18, 19, 25 10TH ANNIVERSARY: YOUNG ADULT Guest Programmed and Introduced by Mary Kobayashi (9/18) Academy Award winner Charlize Theron plays Mavis Gary, a writer of teen literature who returns to her small hometown to relive her glory days and attempt to reclaim her happily married high school sweetheart (Patrick Wilson). When returning home […]
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2021 STOP MAKING SENSE: DANCE PARTY 6:30PM doors / 7:00PM show Universally acclaimed as one of the best concert films ever made, Stop Making Sense documents the groundbreaking Talking Heads at their peak and was directed by Jonathan Demme. Stop Making Sense was digitally re-mixed and re-mastered by Palm with the newest […]