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SWISS ARMY MAN: Last Day Thursday, August 4th

Watch Trailer Director: Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Writer(s): Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Paul Dano, Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Hank is stranded on a deserted island with no hope of being rescued. When a talking corpse named Manny washes up on shore, Hank discovers that his new companion has strange mystical powers that may save him.

 

“…Swiss Army Man opens as a desert-island fantasy and morphs into a disturbingly intimate buddy movie—hilarious, deranged, and always alive with possibility.” -Jeffrey Bloomer, Slate

“Impossible to categorize, this stunningly original mix of the macabre and the magical combines comedy, tragedy, fantasy and love story into an utterly singular package that’s beholden to no rules but its own.” -Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times

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Running Time: 95 minutes95 MIN
R Rated

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MAGGIE’S PLAN: Last Day Thursday, July 28th

Watch Trailer Director: Rebecca Miller
Writer(s): Rebecca Miller, Karen Rinaldi
Cast: Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore

A young woman longing to start a family (Greta Gerwig) becomes involved in a complicated love triangle with a professor (Ethan Hawke) and his theorist wife (Julianne Moore).

“Something between Shakespeare, Woody Allen and Noah Baumbach, a cautionary tale filled with Manhattanite wit and small moments that have the ring of truth.” -Rafer Guzman, Newsday

“I love movies like this. Movies where we eavesdrop on smart, self-involved, deeply flawed and consistently interesting people.” -Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times

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Running Time: 98 minutes98 MIN
R Rated

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WEINER: Last Day Thursday, July 14th

Watch Trailer Director: Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg
Writer(s): Eli B. Despres, Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg
Cast: Huma Abedin, Amit Bagga, Adam S. Barta
Awards: WINNER - Sundance Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize - Documentary

An examination of disgraced New York Congressman Anthony Weiner’s mayoral campaign and the landscape of today’s political landscape.

“The movie goes from being interesting to riveting, from ‘Yes, this is quite good’ to you-cannot-leave-your-seat-and-don’t-even-want-to-blink.” -Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

“This film doesn’t lionize Weiner or justify anything he did. What it does is capture the frenzy of politics, the iron-clad egos of politicians, and the failure of the media to cover the parts of campaigning and government that actually matter.” -Noel Murray, AV Club

“You can watch years of political documentaries and never see a moments nearly as intimate and wrenching as the ones you see here.” -Will Leitch, The New Republic

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Running Time: 96 minutes96 MIN
R Rated

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LOVE & FRIENDSHIP: Last Day Thursday, July 14th

Watch Trailer Director: Whit Stillman
Writer(s): Jane Austen, Whit Stillman
Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Chloë Sevigny, Xavier Samuel

Lady Susan Vernon takes up temporary residence at her in-laws’ estate and, while there, is determined to be a matchmaker for her daughter Frederica — and herself too, naturally.

“Love & Friendship is quick, clever and delightful, very funny and hugely entertaining.” -Liz Braun, Toronto Sun

“As adaptations go, this is a match made in heaven.” -Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

“The sharpest, least sentimental and possibly the best version of Austen yet.” -Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post

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Running Time: 92 minutes92 MIN
PG Rated

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THE LOBSTER: Last Day Thursday, July 21st

Watch Trailer Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Writer(s): Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou
Cast: Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, John C. Reilly, Ben Whishaw and Olivia Colman

Somewhere in the near future, single people face a choice: Join a program to find a mate in forty-five days or be transformed into an animal.

“…a wickedly funny, unexpectedly moving satire of couple-fixated society.” – Guy Lodge, Variety

“…an atypically rich and substantial comedy that’s stuffed with great scenes and performances even before you start to chew on its bigger questions.” – Oliver Lyttelton, The Playlist

“This is cinema in quotemarks, tongue-in-cheek storytelling that uses absurdity to hold a mirror to how we live and love.” – Dave Calhoun, Time Out

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Running Time: 118 minutes118 MIN

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THE MEDDLER: Last Day Thursday, June 23rd

Watch Trailer Director: Lorene Scarfaria
Writer(s): Lorene Scarfaria
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne, J.K. Simmons

Marnie has lost her husband, and her only daughter lives across the country in Los Angeles. Hoping to restart her life and reconnect with her daughter, she moves to California and begins to meddle in the lives of others.

“Sarandon’s performance is something to behold.” – Richard Roeper, Chicago-Sun Times

“Charming, insightful and funny, The Meddler takes familiar material (the mother from Hell and the daughter from Hunger) and infuses it with affectionate, slap-your-thigh humor. It also crowns Susan Sarandon with one of her most endearingly irresistible roles in years.” -Rex Reed, New York Observer

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Running Time: 100 minutes100 MIN
PG-13 Rated

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Beat the Heat: FANTASTIC MR. FOX

Watch Trailer Director: Wes Anderson
Writer(s): Roald Dahl (novel) and Wes Anderson (screenplay)
Cast: George Clooney, Meryl Streep and Bill Murray

In honor of the 100th birthday of Roald Dahl we are dedicating our annual summer Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Athens County fundraiser to the film adaptations of his books! Brought to you by Ohio University, Kids on Campus, and Athens County Children Services.

Mr. and Mrs. Fox live an idyllic home life with their son Ash and visiting young nephew Kristopherson. But after 12 years, the bucolic existence proves too much for Mr Fox’s wild animal instincts. Soon he slips back into his old ways as a sneaky chicken thief and in doing so, endangers not only his beloved family, but the whole animal community. Trapped underground and with not enough food to go around, the animals band together to fight against the evil Farmers — Boggis, Bunce and Bean — who are determined to capture the audacious, fantastic Mr. Fox at any cost.

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Running Time: 87 minutes87 MIN
PG Rated
This Film is Wheelchair Accessible

Wes Anderson's utterly charming Fantastic Mr. Fox is that rarity: a children's movie for all.

Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times
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IN BED WITH ULYSSES: One Night Only 6/16/16

Watch Trailer Director: Alan Adelson

The 2012 documentary IN BED WITH ULYSSES investigates renowned author James Joyce’s personal life during the period in which he wrote his most scandalous book, “Ulysses.”

This showing is sponsored by the Ohio University English Department. There will be a brief introduction and talkback with Dr. Carey Snyder regarding the documentary and James Joyce’s work.

“The movie lets fresh air into “Ulysses” like a gust from the Irish Sea.”- Andy Webster, The New York Times

“Like many biographies, this one connects Joyce’s work and life, but in this case it’s an extremely valid and rich comparison.”- Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times 

 

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Running Time: 1hr 10min110 MIN
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Beat the Heat: MATILDA

Watch Trailer Director: Danny DeVito
Writer(s): Roald Dahl (book) and Nicholas Kazan (screenplay)
Cast: Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman and Mara Wilson

In honor of the 100th birthday of Roald Dahl we are dedicating our annual summer Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Athens County fundraiser to the film adaptations of his books! Brought to you by Ohio University, Kids on Campus, and Athens County Children Services.

Based on the book Matilda, by British children’s author Roald Dahl, this film moves the setting from the U.K. to the U.S.; otherwise it follows the original closely. Matilda Wormwood (Mara Wilson) is an extremely curious and intelligent little girl who is very different from her low-brow, mainstream parents (Danny DeVito and real-life wife Rhea Perlman), who quite cruelly ignore her. As she grows older, she begins to discover that she has telekinetic powers. Not until a teacher shows her kindness for the first time does she realize that she can use those powers to do something about her sufferings and help her friends as well. Villains from the awful Miss Trunchbull (Pam Ferris), headmistress of her miserable school Crunchem Hall, to her parents and older brother begin to feel her ire. Look for Paul Reubens (aka Pee Wee Herman) in a small part as an FBI agent investigating Matilda’s shady father.

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Running Time: 102 minutes102 MIN
PG Rated

With her sweet-sad face, Mara Wilson is a perfect Matilda.

Susan Wloszczyna
USA Today
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Beat the Heat: JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH

Watch Trailer Director: Henry Selick
Writer(s): Roald Dahl (book), Karey Kirkpatrick (screenplay), Jonathan Roberts (screenplay) & Steve Bloom (screenplay)
Cast: Paul Terry, Joanna Lumley and Pete Postlethwaite

In honor of the 100th birthday of Roald Dahl we are dedicating our annual summer Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Athens County fundraiser to the film adaptations of his books! Brought to you by Ohio University, Kids on Campus, Athens County Children Services, and Rocky Boots.

A young boy’s discovery of a gigantic peach triggers an eventful journey across the sea in this strikingly designed animated adventure. Young British lad James (Paul Terry) is orphaned by the death of his parents and forced to live with two cruel, repulsive aunts. The visit of a mysterious stranger provides a means of escape, however, through a magic bag of “crocodile tongues” that bring about the appearance of the giant peach.

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Running Time: 79 minutes79 MIN
PG Rated

A snappy, fun adaptation that entertains young viewers without speaking down to them.

Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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