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THE WEDDING PLAN: Last Day Thursday, June 22nd

Watch Trailer Director: Rama Burshtein
Writer(s): Rama Burshtein
Cast: Dafi Alferon, Noa Koler, Oded Leopold

At 32, Michal (Noa Kooler), an Orthodox Jewish woman, is finally looking forward to the comfort and security of marriage, when she is blindsided by her fiancé’s decision to call off the wedding with only a month’s notice. Unwilling to return to lonely single life, Michal decides to put her trust in fate and continue with her wedding plans, believing Mr. Right will appear by her chosen date. Confident she will find a match made in heaven, she books a venue, sends out invitations and buys a wedding dress, as her skeptical mother and sister look on with trepidation. During Michal’s month-long search for a spouse, she enlists the help of two different matchmakers, goes on a series of disastrous blind dates and finds an unexpected connection with a charming but utterly unsuitable pop star (Oz Zehavi) – all while dismissing pleas by concerned friends and family members that she reconsider her risky plan. As the day of the ceremony grows closer and no suitor appears, Michal puts everything on the line to find happiness.

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Running Time: 110 min110 MIN
PG Rated
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This ordinary-sounding movie is actually pretty special.

Ben Kenigsberg
New York Times
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THE LOVERS: Last Day Thursday, June 22nd

Watch Trailer Director: Azazel Jacobs
Writer(s): Azazel Jacobs
Cast: Debra Winger, Tracy Letts, Aidan Gillen

Debra Winger and Tracy Letts play a long-married, dispassionate couple who are both in the midst of serious affairs. But on the brink of calling it quits, a spark between them suddenly reignites, leading them into an impulsive romance.

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Running Time: 94 min94 MIN
R Rated
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Just about every step of the way, the dialogue crackles and the performances are electric.

Richard Roeper
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Beat the Heat: FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF

Watch Trailer Director: John Hughes
Writer(s): John Hughes
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara

A high school wise guy is determined to have a day off from school, despite what the principal thinks of that.

During the summer the Athena Cinema presents BEAT THE HEAT $2 DAYS. Every year, the summer series showcases children’s and family friendly films with discounted admission, raffle prizes, giveaways and more. Get out of the heat and come enjoy the cool air conditioning, delicious concessions and movies that every child should see on the big screen!

To benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Athens County, the price of admission to these screenings is a suggested minimum donation of $2 per ticket.

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Running Time: 103 min103 MIN
PG-13 Rated
This Film is Wheelchair Accessible

Ferris Bueller is slight, whimsical and sweet.

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Beat the Heat: THE NEVERENDING STORY

Watch Trailer Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Writer(s): Wolfgang Petersen, Herman Weigel, Michael Ende, Robert Easton
Cast: Noah Hathaway, Barret Oliver, Tami Stronach

 

A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book.

During the summer the Athena Cinema presents BEAT THE HEAT $2 DAYS. Every year, the summer series showcases children’s and family friendly films with discounted admission, raffle prizes, giveaways and more. Get out of the heat and come enjoy the cool air conditioning, delicious concessions and movies that every child should see on the big screen!

To benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Athens County, the price of admission to these screenings is a suggested minimum donation of $2 per ticket.

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Running Time: 102 min102 MIN
PG Rated
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A marvelously realized flight of pure fantasy.

Variety
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Beat the Heat: MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN

Watch Trailer Director: Frank Oz
Writer(s): Tom Patchett, Jay Tarses, Frank Oz
Cast: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz

 

Kermit and his friends go to New York to get their musical on Broadway only to find it’s a more difficult task than they anticipated.

During the summer the Athena Cinema presents BEAT THE HEAT $2 DAYS. Every year, the summer series showcases children’s and family friendly films with discounted admission, raffle prizes, giveaways and more. Get out of the heat and come enjoy the cool air conditioning, delicious concessions and movies that every child should see on the big screen!

To benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Athens County, the price of admission to these screenings is a suggested minimum donation of $2 per ticket.

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Running Time: 94 min94 MIN
G Rated
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The movie is breezily fun and every bit as entertaining as its predecessors.

Reece Pendleton
Chicago Reader
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Beat the Heat: HOMEWARD BOUND

Watch Trailer Director: Duwayne Dunham
Writer(s): Sheila Burnford, Caroline Thompson, Linda Woolverton
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Sally Field, Don Ameche

 

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, Disney’s 1993 remake of the 1963 hit The Incredible Journey, follows three household pets as they travel across mountains and plains on their way to find their owners. A misunderstanding leads the animals to mistakenly believe that they have been abandoned by their loved ones, when in reality they have been left in the care of a friend while the family has moved from the country to the city for the father to take a temporary assignment . All three pets–a golden retriever (Don Ameche), a cat (Sally Field), and a bulldog puppy (Michael J. Fox)–can talk, and they bicker and crack jokes as they set off on a truly incredible journey chock full of misadventures as they wend their way back to their owners.

During the summer the Athena Cinema presents BEAT THE HEAT $2 DAYS. Every year, the summer series showcases children’s and family friendly films with discounted admission, raffle prizes, giveaways and more. Get out of the heat and come enjoy the cool air conditioning, delicious concessions and movies that every child should see on the big screen!

To benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Athens County, the price of admission to these screenings is a suggested minimum donation of $2 per ticket.

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Running Time: 84 min84 MIN
G Rated
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It has a certain craftsmanship and an undeniable charm, and if you find yourself watching it with a child you may end up liking it almost as much.

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Beat the Heat: THE BLACK STALLION

Watch Trailer Director: Carroll Ballard
Writer(s): Melissa Mathison, Jeanne Rosenberg, William D. Wittliff, Walter Farley, Walter Murch
Cast: Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr

 

While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion who is brought on board and stabled in the ship he is sailing on. When it tragically sinks both he and the horse survive only to be stranded on a desert island. He befriends it, so when finally rescued, both return to his home where they soon meet Henry Dailey, a once-successful trainer. Together they begin training the stallion to race against the fastest horses in the world.

During the summer the Athena Cinema presents BEAT THE HEAT $2 DAYS. Every year, the summer series showcases children’s and family friendly films with discounted admission, raffle prizes, giveaways and more. Get out of the heat and come enjoy the cool air conditioning, delicious concessions and movies that every child should see on the big screen!

To benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Athens County, the price of admission to these screenings is a suggested minimum donation of $2 per ticket.

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Running Time: 118 min118 MIN
G Rated
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...the first hour of this movie belongs among the great filmgoing experiences. It is described as an epic, and earns the description.

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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A QUIET PASSION: Last Day Thursday, June 8th

Watch Trailer Director: Terence Davies
Writer(s): Terence Davies
Cast: Cynthia Nixon, Jennifer Ehle, Duncan Duff

Cynthia Nixon delivers a triumphant performance as Emily Dickinson as she personifies the wit, intellectual independence and pathos of the poet whose genius only came to be recognized after her death. Acclaimed British director Terence Davies (House of Mirth, The Deep Blue Sea) exquisitely evokes Dickinson’s deep attachment to her close knit family along with the manners, mores and spiritual convictions of her time that she struggled with and transcended in her poetry.

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Running Time: 126 minutes126 MIN
PG-13 Rated
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A brilliant chronicling of a life lived quietly, one that is sweeping in its emotional depth rather than its narrative scope.

David Sims
The Atlantic
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THE LOST CITY OF Z: Last Day Thursday, June 8th

Watch Trailer Director: James Gray
Writer(s): James Gray, David Grann
Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller

A true-life drama, centering on British explorer Col. Percival Fawcett, who disappeared while searching for a mysterious city in the Amazon in the 1920s.

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Running Time: 141 min141 MIN
PG-13 Rated
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If you long for a film in the tradition of such grown-up entertainments as Lawrence of Arabia and The English Patient, this is one to get lost in.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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NORMAN: Last Day Thursday, June 8th

Watch Trailer Director: Joseph Cedar
Writer(s): Joseph Cedar
Cast: Richard Gere, Lior Ashkenazi, Michael Sheen

Persistent wheeler-dealer Norman (Richard Gere) falls in with an Israeli politician (Lior Ashkenazi) on the rise. When the politician is elected prime minister, Norman rises in esteem with the New York Jewish community, even though his social connections might only be a sham.

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Running Time: 118 minutes118 MIN
R Rated
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As involving as the story is with its impressive ensemble cast, “Norman” is above all a showcase for Gere’s substantial talents.

Claudia Puig
The Wrap
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