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spring 2009
quarterly NEWSLETTER
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The olympia film Society's board of direc-tors seeks dedicated ofS members with expe-rience in fundraising, managing budgets, com-munity outreach, and/or marketing to run for election. In the coming term we will be working to improve our fiscal health, and strengthen our connections with the community. If you are interested, please contact Elaine Vradenburgh, ofS board coordinator, at [email protected] or 754-6670 for more information. Application packets are available online at www.olympiafilmsociety.org/about/board-of-directors and in the capitol Theater lobby. Applications are due no later than 5 pm on friday, may 1st. Election results will be announced at the Annual membership meeting on Saturday, may 30th.
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2009
. T
his
is a
bim
onth
ly,
not-
for-
prof
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blic
atio
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It
is pu
blish
ed
by
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Oly
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at
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hing
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8,
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free
with
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bers
hip.
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$10.00/$6.00 for kids 10 and under, tickets available at the door night of show only. all ages
$8.00 / tickets available at the door night of show
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friday, april. 3rd - 6:30 pm doors/7:00 pm show
monday, april. 13th - 6:00 pm doors/6:30 pm show
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saturday april 25th- 8 pm
friday, april. 24th - 5:00 pm doors / 5:30 pm show / free
saturday, april. 4th - 1:00 pm doors/1:30 show
one-tiMe sCreeninG! The Present, directed by Thomas campbell, is a colorful and artistic exploration of the beautiful environment that surfers play in everyday. Live music by jazz prodigy duo The Mattson 2. Raffle prizes!
surFrider BeneFit FilM sCreeninG and surFBoard raFFle! BlueGreen explores our human connection with the sea. Anna cummins and dr. marcus Erik-sen will speak. Visit www.bluegreenconnection.com.
Presented BY the olYMPia historiCal soCietY. We’ll bring you films, speakers and more related to place identity, cultural preservation, environmental stainabil-ity and the architectural heritage of olympia and cities around the nation.
Performance, dance, music and film featuring Missus Adams, Hardy dardy, Anna mink, Abigail Adams, Jean Nagai, Ryan converse, bridget Irish, Viscera, April Schief with Stare Hard, oly free choir, greta Jane, body clock, christian mistress and more.
Presented BY oFs and MindsCreen. Shot to the face, 72-hour filmmaking competition, is back! Entries will be screened, and live music to follow! www.shottotheface.org
sPeCial one-tiMe sCreeninG with direCtor’s Q&a!! this film tells the story of Huaorani leader Moi Enomenga and the discovery of an un-contacted tribe in his homeland. filmmakers Scott braman and mark meatto will be here to screen their work-in-progress documentary. $12 per night, $20 both nights for
pps and ofs members and students /non-member tickets $15 per night,
$30 both nights
friday, June. 5th, &
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Presented BY PeoPle For PuGet sound. Award-winning inde-pendent films about our oceans and performances by local artists. www.pugetsound.org/events/seacinema
Presented BY tesC Media art-ist studio. This mini-festival showcases works by students involved in the advanced upper division media program at The Evergreen State college. These short pieces span many genres.
Presented BY the GloBal oneness ProjeCt, which has been travelling the world to document examples of how people are solving real-life problems grounded in compas-sion, respect and responsibility for all of life. Participate in a pre-event reception, film screening and café-style conversations. www.globalonenessproject.org
donations welcome
$10.00 / proceeds to benefit ofs
april 11th, midnight. & 18th, 2:30: Too Much! (1987).
may 16th at midnight: Elia kazan's A Face in the Crowd (1957).
June: Midnight (1934) on stunning Super 8mm!
Saturday Family Friendly matineeS & Saturday midnight movieS!
mezzanine art gallery PreSentS
Photographs by meg cunningham
April 2009
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film
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5 /
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eral
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RIC
ES:
(Sun
days
at 2
:30.
): O
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embe
rs:
$4 /
Gen
eral
: $7
All
Show
s at
the
hist
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Slum
dog
Mill
iona
ire is
an
exhi
lara
ting
peek
into
a
fore
ign
land
as s
een
thro
ugh
the
eyes
of J
amal
, an
impo
veris
hed
youn
g m
an. A
n ur
chin
of t
he st
reet
s, Ja
mal
’s lif
e ha
s be
en o
ne o
f ab
ject
trag
edy
until
, th
roug
h a
serie
s of f
atef
ul e
vent
s, he
find
s him
self
a co
ntes
tant
on
the
Indi
an v
ersio
n of
“W
ho W
ants
To B
e A
Mill
iona
ire.”
Bur
sting
with
pas
sion,
in-
sight
, and
dev
asta
ting
real
ity, S
lum
dog
Mill
iona
ire
is an
ent
hral
ling
dram
a, b
lissf
ul l
ove
story
, an
d pi
ctur
esqu
e tra
velo
gue a
ll ro
lled
into
one
, tha
t will
le
ave
you
brea
thle
ss.
STA
RT
S APR
IL 4
TH
SLU
MD
OG
MIL
LIO
NA
IRE
DIR
EC
TE
D B
Y D
AN
NY B
OY
LE /
200
8 /
UK
/ 1
16 M
INU
TE
S
SH
OW
TI
ME
S
AR
E
AV
AI
LA
BL
E
ON
LI
NE
A
T
OL
YM
PI
AF
IL
MS
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IE
TY
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RG
STA
RT
S A
PRIL
17T
H
TH
E C
LA
SSD
IRE
CT
ED
BY L
AU
RE
NT C
AN
TE
T /
200
9 /
FRA
NC
E /
FR
EN
CH
WIT
H E
NG
LIS
H S
UB
TIT
LE
S/ 1
16 M
INU
TE
S
Win
ner
of th
e Pa
lme
d’O
r at
the
2008
Can
nes
Film
Fes
tival
, The
Cla
ss is
an
intim
ate
portr
ait
of a
div
erse
gro
up o
f hig
h sc
hool
stu
dent
s an
d th
e un
conv
entio
nal t
each
er w
ho a
ttem
pts
to in
-st
ruct
the
m o
n th
e w
ays
of t
he w
orld
. Film
ed
in a
reve
alin
gly
real
istic
sty
le, T
he C
lass
is a
n in
vigo
ratin
g fil
m-g
oing
exp
erie
nce
that
rese
m-
bles
an
enlig
hten
ing
docu
men
tary
as m
uch
as a
co
mpe
lling
dra
ma
STA
RT
S M
AY 3
0TH
HU
NG
ER
DIR
EC
TE
D B
Y S
TE
VE M
CQ
UE
EN
/
2009
/ I
RE
LA
ND
/ 9
6 M
INU
TE
S
With
litt
le d
ialo
gue
but
with
elo
quen
t w
atch
ful-
ness
, Hun
ger f
ollo
ws I
rish
Rep
ublic
an A
rmy
priso
ner
Bob
by S
ands
(pla
yed
by M
icha
el F
assb
ende
r) on
his
1981
hun
ger
strik
e. R
ecip
ient
of
the
Cam
era
d’O
r at
Can
nes (
2008
) for
bes
t firs
t nar
rativ
e fe
atur
e, B
rit-
ish d
irect
or S
teve
McQ
ueen
has
cra
fted
a vi
vid
and
dist
urbi
ng lo
ok a
t Nor
ther
n Ir
elan
d’s
Maz
e Pr
ison,
its
pris
oner
s, an
d its
bru
talit
y. A
.O. S
cott
of T
he N
ew
York
Tim
es sa
ys, “
The
re is
am
ple
virt
uosit
y on
dis
play
in
Hun
ger.”
htt
p://
ww
w.hu
nger
them
ovie
.co.
uk
Spar
e an
d af
fect
ing,
Wen
dy a
nd L
ucy
is an
effe
ctiv
e ta
le o
f a
lost
soul
tryi
ng to
gai
n he
r foo
ting
in a
har
d,
cold
wor
ld. W
endy
(Mic
helle
Will
iam
s) is
a yo
ung
wom
an o
n a
ques
t fo
r a
new
life
. Pa
ckin
g up
her
m
eage
r be
long
ings
into
her
agi
ng H
onda
, she
and
he
r lo
yal
dog
Luc
y ar
e tr
avel
ing
to A
lask
a w
here
sh
e ha
s ho
pes
on a
job
at a
fish
can
nery
. Tro
uble
ar
ises w
hen
her
car
brea
ks d
own
in a
smal
l Ore
gon
tow
n. W
ith n
o m
oney
for
repa
irs,
and
now
here
to
stay
, Luc
y is
unab
le t
o de
pend
on
the
kind
ness
of
stra
nger
s whe
n th
ere
is no
kin
dnes
s to
be h
ad.
STA
RT
S A
PRIL
11T
H
WE
ND
Y A
ND
LU
CY
DIR
EC
TE
D B
Y K
EL
LY R
EIC
HA
RD
T /
2009
/ U
S /
80 M
INU
TE
S
Che
is St
even
So
derb
ergh
’s am
bitio
us,
epic
fil
m
biog
raph
y of
lege
ndar
y re
volu
tiona
ry E
rnes
to “
Che
” G
ueva
ra.
Shot
on
loca
tion
in L
atin
Am
eric
a, C
he
feat
ures
a b
ravu
ra p
erfo
rman
ce b
y B
enic
io D
el T
oro
and
incl
udes
an
exce
llent
sup
port
ing
cast.
“Ch
e is
a pi
ece
of e
nter
tain
men
t, pa
thos
and
pur
e fil
m m
akin
g pa
ssio
n; it
’s a
wor
k of
art
wor
th th
inki
ng a
bout
and
ar
guin
g ab
out..
. a ra
re p
leas
ure
it is
to h
ave
a fil
m (o
r fil
ms)
that
, in
our
box-
offic
e ob
sess
ed, e
vent
-mov
ie,
Osc
ar-c
ravi
ng a
ge, i
s act
ually
wor
th ta
lkin
g ab
out o
n so
man
y le
vels.
”—Ja
mes
Roc
chi,
Cin
emat
ical
.com
PAR
T 1
ST
AR
TS-
MA
RC
H 2
7TH
PAR
T 2
ST
AR
TS-
APR
IL 4
TH
CH
ED
IRE
CT
ED
BY S
TE
VE
N S
OD
ER
BE
RG
H /
2009
/ U
S, F
RA
NC
E, S
PAIN
/13
1 M
INU
TE
S E
AC
H
Mak
ing
the
Rive
r is
the
story
of N
ativ
e A
mer
ican
Jim
i Sim
mon
s who
, alo
ng w
ith h
is br
othe
r Geo
rge,
w
as ch
arge
d w
ith m
urde
ring
a gua
rd in
Was
hing
ton
Stat
e’s W
alla
Wal
la p
rison
. Geo
rge
was
gui
lty. J
imi
was
inno
cent
. The
film
chr
onic
les
Jimi’s
que
st fo
r ci
vil a
nd re
ligio
us ri
ghts,
justi
ce, a
nd fr
eedo
m.
APR
IL 1
1TH
MA
KIN
G T
HE R
IVE
RB
EN
EFI
T F
OR
GA
TE
WA
YS
FOR
IN
CA
RC
ER
AT
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UR
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Y A
PRIL
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/ Q
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N A
ND
AN
SWE
R
WIT
H F
ILM
MA
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ON
DE IM
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8.00
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& U
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will
not
be
able
to r
emai
n ne
utra
l abo
ut th
e is
sue
of h
ighe
r ed
ucat
ion
in p
riso
n af
ter
view
-in
g th
is
pow
erfu
l an
d m
ovin
g do
cum
enta
ry.
Why
hav
e fe
dera
l and
sta
te g
over
nmen
ts c
ut o
ff
fund
s fo
r ef
fect
ive
colle
ge-i
n-pr
ison
pro
gram
s?
The
Las
t G
radu
atio
n tr
aces
the
his
tory
of
colle
ge
prog
ram
s in
pri
sons
.M
AY 2
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TH
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AST
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RA
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BE
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AY 2
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AT 1
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8.00
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BO
OK
DO
NA
TIO
NS.
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EN
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N.
CO
MIN
G S
OO
N
GR
AN
TO
RIN
OD
IRE
CT
ED
BY C
LIN
T E
AST
WO
OD
/
2008
/ U
S /
116
MIN
UT
ES
In G
ran
Torin
o, C
lint E
astw
ood
play
s Wal
t Kow
alsk
i: a
cant
anke
rous
, big
oted
old
man
who
hat
es e
very
-on
e. H
e ha
tes t
hat h
e’s b
een
forc
ed to
retir
e fro
m h
is jo
b as
an
auto
wor
ker.
He
hate
s the
fact
that
his
wife
ha
s jus
t die
d. C
hang
e co
mes
in th
e fo
rm o
f hi
s new
ne
ighb
ors:
a H
mon
g fa
mily
. B
ut w
hen
the
neig
h-bo
r’s te
enag
ed so
n tr
ies i
n va
in to
stea
l the
old
man
’s pr
ized
car
, thi
s fo
olish
crim
e m
ay b
e th
e bl
essin
g in
di
sgui
se th
at w
ill h
elp
to o
pen
up to
the
wor
ld W
alt’s
sh
elte
red
and
bigo
ted
min
d.
STA
RT
S M
AY 1
6TH
AB
SUR
DIS
TA
ND
IRE
CT
ED
BY V
EIT
HE
LM
ER
/ 2
009
/ G
ER
MA
NY /
R
USS
IAN
WIT
H E
NG
LIS
H S
UB
TIT
LE
S /
88 M
INU
TE
S
In a
sm
all,
rem
ote
villa
ge,
loca
ted
on t
he o
ut-
skir
ts o
f no
whe
re,
the
men
are
ren
owne
d fo
r th
eir
viri
lity,
whi
le t
he w
omen
are
kno
wn
for
thei
r st
udio
usne
ss. B
ut w
hen
a to
wn
cris
is o
ccur
s an
d th
e m
en f
ail
to s
tep
up,
the
wom
en r
evol
t, de
cidi
ng t
o w
ithho
ld t
heir
mos
t va
luab
le a
sset
s. It
’s an
am
usin
g ba
ttle
of
the
sexe
s in
Abs
urdi
stan,
a
quir
ky c
omed
y th
at i
s as
im
agin
ativ
e as
it
is
funn
y.
STA
RT
S A
PRIL
26T
H
TH
E R
EA
DE
R
The R
eade
r fea
ture
s an
unfo
rget
tabl
e Kat
e Win
slet
in th
e ro
le th
at fi
nally
won
her
an
Osc
ar. S
he p
lays
H
anna
, a tr
am c
ondu
ctor
with
man
y se
cret
s, w
ho
in 1
958
Ger
man
y en
coun
ters
and
sta
rts a
n af
fair
with
15-
year
-old
Mic
hael
. Eig
ht y
ears
afte
r the
af-
fair
ends
, law
stud
ent M
icha
el re
-enc
ount
ers H
an-
na in
the
mos
t unl
ikel
y of
pla
ces,
and
each
mus
t gr
appl
e w
ith w
hat t
o re
veal
and
wha
t to
conc
eal
abou
t the
ir pa
sts.
DIR
EC
TE
D B
Y S
TE
PHE
N D
AL
DR
Y /
200
8 /
US,
G
ER
MA
NY /
EN
GL
ISH
AN
D G
ER
MA
N W
ITH
E
NG
LIS
H S
UB
TIT
LE
S /
124
MIN
UT
ES
STA
RT
S M
AY 2
2ND
EV
ER
LA
STIN
G
MO
ME
NT
S
DIR
EC
TE
D B
Y J
AN
TR
OE
LL /
200
9 /
DE
NM
AR
K,
FIN
LA
ND
, NO
RW
AY, S
WE
DE
N, G
ER
MA
NY /
SW
ED
ISH
AN
D
FIN
NIS
H W
ITH
EN
GL
ISH
SU
BT
ITL
ES
/ 13
1 M
INU
TE
S
In e
arly
20t
h ce
ntur
y Sw
eden
, Mar
ia L
arss
on’s
pr
ized
pos
sess
ion
is a
cam
era.
Whe
n ha
rd ti
mes
fo
rce
her t
o co
nsid
er se
lling
it, M
r. Pe
ders
en, t
he
loca
l ph
otog
raph
y st
udio
ow
ner,
conv
ince
s he
r to
kee
p it
and
beco
me
a ph
otog
raph
er. H
er h
us-
band
, Sig
ge, i
s not
supp
ortiv
e, b
ut h
er n
atur
al ta
l-en
t with
the
cam
era
open
s up
a w
hole
new
wor
ld
of p
ossi
bilit
ies
for M
aria
. “F
ull o
f cha
ract
er a
nd
inci
dent
.”—
A.O
. Sco
tt, T
he N
ew Y
ork
Tim
es
STA
RT
S M
AY 8
TH
GO
MO
RR
AH
The
win
ner
of t
he p
resti
giou
s G
rand
Jur
y Pr
ize
at th
e 20
08 C
anne
s Fi
lm F
estiv
al, G
omor
rah
is a
real
istic
por
trait
of th
e Ita
lian
mafi
a. F
ocus
ing
on
the C
amor
ra, t
he la
rges
t of I
taly
’s cr
ime g
angs
, the
na
rrativ
e fil
m d
elve
s us d
eep
into
a v
iole
nt u
nder
-w
orld
whe
re h
uman
life
is sh
ocki
ngly
expe
ndab
le.
Far f
rom
the
glor
ified
mafi
a of
Hol
lyw
ood’
s cr
e-at
ion,
Gom
orra
h re
veal
s th
e br
utal
trut
h of
a d
is-tu
rbin
g re
ality
.
DIR
EC
TE
D B
Y M
AT
TE
O G
AR
RO
NE /
200
9 /
ITA
LY /
ITA
LIA
N W
ITH
EN
GL
ISH
SU
BT
ITL
ES
/ 13
5 M
INU
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