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BENEDETTA December 3-16, 2021 A 17th-century nun in Italy suffers from disturbing religious and erotic visions. She is assisted by a companion, and the relationship between the two women develops into a romantic love affair. Dir: Paul Verhoeven / 2021 / FRANCE, NETHERLANDS / 131 min “Benedetta is a substantial, sophisticated, yet briskly paced and […]
THE NOVICE January 22 – 30, 2022 A queer college freshman (Isabelle Fuhrman) joins her university’s rowing team and undertakes an obsessive physical and psychological journey to make it to the top varsity boat, no matter the cost. One of our favorite films of 2021 with an astonishing directorial debut by Lauren Hadaway. Dir: Lauren […]
December 17, 19, 2021 WHAT’S UP, DOC? (1972) Introduced by Olympia Film Society’s director of programming, Rob Patrick on 12/17 What’s Up, Doc? is a 1972 American romantic screwball comedy film released by Warner Bros., directed by Peter Bogdanovich and starring Barbra Streisand, Ryan O’Neal, and Madeline Kahn. It pays homage to comedy films of […]
SCHOOL DAZE (1988) Available to your home theater through the Olympia Film Society Streaming tickets available on November 12, 2021 Innovative filmmaker, Spike Lee (She’s Gotta Have It), brings to the screen a music-filled, offbeat contemporary comedy that takes an unforgettable look at black college life. Amidst gala coronations, football, fraternities, parades and parties, the […]
December 2, 4 & 5, 2021 GODZILLA: 4K RESTORATION Godzilla (a.k.a. Gojira) is the roaring granddaddy of all monster movies. It’s also a remarkably humane and melancholy drama, made in Japan at a time when the country was reeling from nuclear attack and H-bomb testing in the Pacific. Its rampaging radioactive beast, the poignant embodiment […]
KURT VONNEGUT: UNSTUCK IN TIME November 19-December 3, 2021 Recounting the extraordinary life of author Kurt Vonnegut, and the 25-year friendship with the filmmaker who set out to document it. Robert B. Weide is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. He has directed a number of documentaries and was the principal director and an executive […]
SPENCER November 19-28, 2021 The marriage of Princess Diana (Kristen Stewart) and Prince Charles has long since grown cold. Though rumors of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas festivities at the Queen’s Sandringham Estate. There’s eating and drinking, shooting and hunting. Diana knows the game. But this year, things will […]
BEANS Available to your home theater through the Olympia Film Society Streaming tickets available on November 5, 2021 Twelve-year-old Beans (Kiawentiio from AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER and ANNE WITH AN E) is on the edge: torn between innocent childhood and delinquent adolescence; forced to grow up fast to become the tough Mohawk warrior she needs […]
Saturday, December 18, 2021 OFS presents BUILT TO SPILL TEAM DRESCH 7:00pm doors / 8:00pm show $25 General Admission / $20 OFS member Tickets go on-sale August 6, 1pm PST Built to Spill is Doug Martsch, Melanie Radford, and Teresa Esguerra. This show includes a special appearance by Team Dresch! Upon entry all patrons will […]
DUNE November 6-14, 2021 Oscar nominee Denis Villeneuve (“Arrival,” “Blade Runner 2049”) directs “Dune,” the big-screen adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal bestseller of the same name. A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who […]