THE VELVET UNDERGROUND

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
10/24/21 – 11/4/21
Warning: The Velvet Underground contains sequences with imagery and sustained flashing lights that may affect those with photosensitive epilepsy.

Each ticket comes with a chance to win music from the soundtrack and other cool Velvet Underground cd’s and vinyl!

The Velvet Underground created a new sound that changed the world of music, cementing its place as one of rock ’n’ roll’s most revered bands. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Todd Haynes, “The Velvet Underground” shows just how the group became a cultural touchstone representing a range of contradictions: the band is both of their time, yet timeless; literary yet realistic; rooted in high art and street culture. The film features in-depth interviews with the key players of that time combined with a treasure trove of never-before-seen performances and a rich collection of recordings, Warhol films, and other experimental art that creates an immersive experience into what founding member John Cale describes as the band’s creative ethos: “how to be elegant and how to be brutal.”
Dir: Todd Haynes / 2021 / US / 120 min

“This is a great documentary about people who are serious about music and serious also about art, and what it means to live as an artist.” – Peter Bradshaw, Guardian

“See it in a theater with good audio, and you will actually vibrate when ‘Heroin’ kicks in.” – Ben Kenigsberg, RogerEbert.com

“Haynes, whose 1988 Velvet Goldmine skirted around some of these characters in a fictional way, does the art and the time, the people and the places, immersive justice.” – Fionnuala Halligan, Screen International

SCREENING: SUN 10/24 4PM; THU 10/28 7PM; FRI 10/29 4PM; SAT 10/30 7PM; SUN 10/31 4PM; THU 11/4 4PM
Tickets available at the box office 1/2 hour before showtimes.

Upon entry, all patrons will be asked to show proof of full vaccination (card or photo/screenshot of card) with matching ID before entry. Fully vaccinated means two weeks after your second dose. No exceptions. OFS is not accepting proof of negative testing at this time.

Patrons must wear masks at all times. A Thurston County directive effective Friday August 13, 2021, requires mask-wearing while indoors.

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