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Classics & Cocktails: MOONRISE KINGDOM

Watch Trailer Director: Wes Anderson

Due to rain in the forecast, this event has been postponed until Sunday, June 25th. Same time, same place, same tickets.

This week’s cocktail is a nod to the New England setting of this week’s Wes Anderson tale. The Cape Codder is known as the Most New England cocktail! A refreshing mix of cranberry, vodka and lemon juice, served tall over ice! Originally it was known as the “Red Devil”, just don’t call it cran & vodka!

Who can resist a Wes Anderson film? Not us! Join us on Friday, June 23rd at 7pm for MOONRISE KINGDOM (1965). Admission is $8. Drink prices vary.

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two 12-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness.

Along with the specialty cocktail, we will have a full menu of wine, local beer and local ciders.

Click here to view the rest of the films in this series.

Check out our FAQ page for our Classics & Cocktails series!

UPDATE

Classics & Cocktails is moving up!

We are thrilled to announce that our summer series is moving to the rooftop of the Athens City Parking Garage.

The dates will stay the same but the show times will be later. We will begin seating at 8:00 and the movies will start about 9:00 when the sun is down.

We will be using DORA to continue to offer themed cocktails! You can pick up your DORA cup and cocktail curbside at the Athena on the way to the parking garage. We will also have runners so you can order drinks and concessions that will be delivered to you on the rooftop!

Please consider purchasing tickets to these events. It is a great way to show your support for the Athena during our temporary closure. It helps us keep our staff employed and bringing movies to Athens.

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Running Time: 94 minutes94 MIN
PG Rated
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Classics & Cocktails: DAZED AND CONFUSED

Watch Trailer Director: Richard Linklater

In a nod to Richard Linklater’s love for Austin, we bring you the “KEEP AUSTIN WEIRD”–a Mexican Martini, Austin’s signature cocktail! Part Margarita with a hint of dirty Martini, this is a Tex-Mex classic!

“You just gotta keep livin’ man. L-I-V-I-N”

The final film in our Summer Classics & Cocktails Series is DAZED AND CONFUSED (1993) on Friday, June 30th at 7pm! Admission is $8. Drink prices vary.

This coming-of-age film follows the mayhem of group of rowdy teenagers in Austin, Texas, celebrating the last day of high school in 1976.

Along with the specialty cocktail, we will have a full menu of wine, local beer and local ciders.

Click here to view the rest of the films in this series.

Check out our FAQ page for our Classics & Cocktails series!

UPDATE

Classics & Cocktails is moving up!

We are thrilled to announce that our summer series is moving to the rooftop of the Athens City Parking Garage.

The dates will stay the same but the show times will be later. We will begin seating at 8:00 and the movies will start about 9:00 when the sun is down.

We will be using DORA to continue to offer themed cocktails! You can pick up your DORA cup and cocktail curbside at the Athena on the way to the parking garage. We will also have runners so you can order drinks and concessions that will be delivered to you on the rooftop!

Please consider purchasing tickets to these events. It is a great way to show your support for the Athena during our temporary closure. It helps us keep our staff employed and bringing movies to Athens.

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Running Time: 103 minutes103 MIN
R Rated
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Beat the Heat: THE IRON GIANT

Watch Trailer Director: Brad Bird

Sponsored by College of Fine Arts, The Athena Cinema is proud to present a screening of THE IRON GIANT on Saturday, July 1st at 3pm. Seating begins at 2:30pm at the Ridges Auditorium. Admission is a monetary donation to Southeast Ohio Youth Mentoring.

The screening of THE IRON GIANT will take place at the Ridges Auditorium.

The address for The Ridges Auditorium is 135 Ridges Circle. It is building #223, linked here on the Campus Map.

Parking is free on Saturday’s in all PURPLE and DARK GREEN lots. Any space with a meter must be paid to park.

About the film

In this animated adaptation of Ted Hughes’ Cold War fable, a giant alien robot (Vin Diesel) crash-lands near the small town of Rockwell, Maine, in 1957. Exploring the area, a local 9-year-old boy, Hogarth, discovers the robot, and soon forms an unlikely friendship with him. When a paranoid government agent, Kent Mansley, becomes determined to destroy the robot, Hogarth and beatnik Dean McCoppin (Harry Connick Jr.) must do what they can to save the misunderstood machine.

About Southeast Ohio Youth Mentoring

Our mission at Southeast Ohio Youth Mentoring (SEOYM) is to make a positive difference in the lives of area youth through professionally-supported relationships with mentors and volunteers.

Our vision is a mentoring relationship for every child who needs and wants one within our region of southeastern Ohio.

SEOYM has a rich history of nurturing friendships between caring adult volunteers and children. Since 1986, we have made a difference in the lives of thousands of area youth through our mentoring programs.

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Running Time: 96 MIN96 MIN
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Beat the Heat: KIRIKOU AND THE SORCERESS

Watch Trailer Director: Michel Ocelot
Writer(s): Michel Ocelot

Sponsored by Ohio Brew Week, The Athena Cinema is proud to present a screening of KIRIKOU AND THE SORCERESS on Saturday, July 15th at 3pm. Seating begins at 2:30pm at the Ridges Auditorium. Admission is a monetary donation to the Andrew Jackson Davison Club.

About the film

The tiny Kirikou is born into an African village upon which a sorceress called Karaba has cast a terrible spell: the spring has dried up, the villagers are being blackmailed, the men of the village have either been kidnapped or have mysteriously disappeared. He wants to rid the village of the curse so he goes on a voyage to the Forbidden Mountain, where the Wise Man of the Mountain, who knows of Karaba and her secrets, awaits him. The film contains many instances of nudity that reflect the non-sexualized view of the human body in the West African culture depicted.

The screening of KIRIKOU AND THE SORCERESS will take place at the Ridges Auditorium.

The address for The Ridges Auditorium is 135 Ridges Circle. It is building #223, linked here on the Campus Map.

Parking is free on Saturday’s in all PURPLE and DARK GREEN lots. Any space with a meter must be paid to park.

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Running Time: 86 MIN86 MIN
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Beat the Heat: PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH

Watch Trailer Director: Joel Crawford

Sponsored by OUCU Financial, The Athena Cinema is proud to present a screening of PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH on Saturday, July 29th at 3pm. Seating begins at 2:30pm at the Ridges Auditorium. Admission is a monetary donation to Athens CASA/GAL.

The screening of PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH will take place at the Ridges Auditorium.

The address for The Ridges Auditorium is 135 Ridges Circle. It is building #223, linked here on the Campus Map.

Parking is free on Saturday’s in all PURPLE and DARK GREEN lots. Any space with a meter must be paid to park.

About the film

When Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll and he has burned through eight of his nine lives, he launches an epic journey to restore them by finding the mythical Last Wish.

About CASA/GAL

The Athens CASA/GAL Program is a court-based agency that recruits and trains community volunteers to serve as Court Appointed Special Advocates who represent the best interests of children involved in juvenile court because of abuse and neglect. The agency is governed by Athens County Juvenile Court and is additionally supported by the Friends of Athens CASA non-profit organization.

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Running Time: 112 MIN112 MIN
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CHAMPIONS: Last Day Thursday, April 6th

Watch Trailer Director: Robert Farrelly

Woody Harrelson stars in the hilarious and heartwarming story of a former minor-league basketball coach who, after a series of missteps, is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with intellectual disabilities. He soon realizes that despite his doubts, together, this team can go further than they ever imagined.

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Running Time: 123 minutes123 MIN
PG-13 Rated
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EMILY: Last Day Thursday, March 16th

Watch Trailer Director: Frances O'Connor

EMILY imagines Emily Brontë’s own Gothic story that inspired her seminal novel, “Wuthering Heights.” Haunted by the death of her mother, Emily struggles within the confines of her family life and yearns for artistic and personal freedom, and so begins a journey to channel her creative potential into one of the greatest novels of all time.

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Running Time: 130 MIN130 MIN
R Rated
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A film brimming with warmth, heart and intelligence. Remarkably, it is O’Connor’s directorial debut.

Brian Viner
Daily Mail (UK)
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LIVING: Last Day Thursday, March 9th

Watch Trailer Director: Oliver Hermanus

LIVING is the story of an ordinary man, reduced by years of oppressive office routine to a shadow existence, who at the eleventh hour makes a supreme effort to turn his dull life into something wonderful.

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Running Time: 102 minutes102 MIN
PG-13 Rated
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BROKER: Last Day Thursday, March 9th

Watch Trailer Director: Hirokazu Koreeda

The film follows two brokers who sell orphaned infants, circumventing the bureaucracy of legal adoption, to affluent couples who can’t have children of their own. After an infant’s mother surprises the duo by returning to ensure her child finds a good home, the three embark on a journey to find the right couple, building an unlikely family of their own.

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Running Time: 129 MIN129 MIN
R Rated
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.. A story whose darker themes of social dysfunction and fissure are sublimated into a fable of surprising sweetness.

Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post
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