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BENEDICTION: Last Day Thursday, June 23rd

Watch Trailer Director: Terence Davies
Writer(s): Terence Davies
Cast: Jack Lowden, Peter Capaldi, Simon Russell Beale

Written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Terence Davies, Benediction explores the turbulent life of WWI poet Siegfried Sassoon (Jack Lowden). The writer and soldier was a complex man who survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery but who became a vocal critic of the government’s continuation of the war when he returned from service. His poetry was inspired by his experiences on the Western Front, and he became one of the leading war poets of the era. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London’s literary and stage world, he embarked on affairs with several men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality. At the same time, broken by the horror of war, he made his life’s journey a quest for salvation, trying to find it within the conformity of marriage and religion.

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Running Time: 137 minutes137 MIN
PG-13 Rated
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With every scene a stanza, “Benediction” is a lyrical triumph.

Alonso Duralde
The Wrap
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HAPPENING

Watch Trailer Director: Audrey Diwan

France, 1963. Anne is a bright young student with a promising future ahead of her. But when she falls pregnant, she sees the opportunity to finish her studies and escape the constraints of her social background disappearing. With her final exams fast approaching and her belly growing, Anne resolves to act, even if she has to confront shame and pain, even if she must risk prison to do so…

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Running Time: 100 min100 MIN
R Rated
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It's hard to think of a film more necessary in the current moment.

David Jenkins
Little White Lies
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CRIMES OF THE FUTURE: Last Day Thursday, June 23rd

Watch Trailer Director: David Cronenberg
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart

As the human species adapts to a synthetic environment, the body undergoes new transformations and mutations. With his partner Caprice (Léa Seydoux), Saul Tenser (Viggo Mortensen), celebrity performance artist, publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances. Timlin (Kristen Stewart), an investigator from the National Organ Registry, obsessively tracks their movements, which is when a mysterious group is revealed… Their mission – to use Saul’s notoriety to shed light on the next phase of human evolution.

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Running Time: 107 min107 MIN
R Rated
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Summer Member Appreciation Movie Night: SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN

Watch Trailer Director: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
Cast: Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor

 

Don’t miss a one night only screening of Gene Kelly’s magnum opus, SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN on June 3rd. Free to Athena Cinema Members in celebration of our 107th birthday!

 

Buy or renew a membership between June 3rd and July 3rd and receive a free extra month of benefits!

Click here to learn more about the Athena’s membership program

 

About the film

Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor star in one of the greatest musicals ever filmed. Musician Don Lockwood (Kelly) rises to stardom during Hollywood’s silent-movie era–paired with the beautiful, jealous and dumb Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen). When Lockwood becomes attracted to young studio singer Kathy Selden (Reynolds), Lamont has her fired. But with the introduction of talking pictures, audiences laugh when they hear Lockwood speak for the first time–and the studio uses Selden to dub her voice. Set during the advent of “talkies,” this film classic song-and-dance numbers celebrate the beginning of movie musicals.

 

Free admission for members, regular admission for non-members.

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Running Time: 103 min103 MIN
G Rated
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There is no movie musical more fun than Singin' in the Rain, and few that remain as fresh over the years.

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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JAZZ FEST: A NEW ORLEANS STORY: Last Day Thursday, June 23rd

Watch Trailer Director: Frank Marshall, Ryan Suffern
Cast: Katy Perry, Bruce Springsteen, Pitbull, Jimmy Buffett

JAZZ FEST: A NEW ORLEANS STORY weaves together live performances and interviews from the 50th anniversary of The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, the signature annual music and cultural event of the city with hundreds of thousands of attendees each year. The N.O. ‘Jazz Fest’ celebrates the music, food, people, arts & crafts, and culture of all of Louisiana since 1970, and is an essential showcase of the rich heritage of the region. The film, shot at the 2019 Fest, features local music heroes joined on 14 stages by some of the biggest names in the music industry, and a wealth of archival documentary footage from the past half century. Among the 50 plus featured performers are Jimmy Buffett, Pitbull, Bruce Springsteen, Katy Perry, Aaron Neville, The Marsalis Family, Earth, Wind & Fire, Irma Thomas, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Samantha Fish, Herbie Hancock, Al Green, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Mardi Gras Indians, Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers, Tom Jones, Gary Clark, Jr., and many others. JAZZ FEST: A NEW ORLEANS STORY not only captures the Festival in all of its beauty and glory, but also delves deep into the rich culture of The Big Easy.

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Running Time: 94 minutes94 MIN
PG-13 Rated
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To paraphrase an admonition from a classic Rolling Stones album: This movie should be played real loud. And in venues where people can, if they choose, get up and dance.

Joe Leydon
Variety Magazine
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DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA: Last Day Thursday, June 23rd

Watch Trailer Director: Simon Curtis

From award-winning creator Julian Fellowes comes the motion picture event DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA. The much-anticipated cinematic return of the global phenomenon reunites the beloved cast as they go on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the Dowager Countess’ newly inherited villa.

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Running Time: 125 minutes125 MIN
PG Rated
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...Poignant moments tug at the heartstrings effectively, and are swiftly followed by smiles: This is a film designed to cheer people up.

Anna Smith
Deadline Hollywood Daily
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MEN

Watch Trailer Director: Alex Garland
Cast: Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear

In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper (Jessie Buckley) retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to have found a place to heal. But someone or something from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her. What begins as simmering dread becomes a fully-formed nightmare, inhabited by her darkest memories and fears in visionary filmmaker Alex Garland’s (Ex Machina, Annihilation) feverish, shape-shifting new horror film.

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Running Time: 100 min100 MIN
R Rated
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Alex Garland once again shows an unmatched ability to conjure a beautifully uneasy atmosphere, the sense of which lingers on past the closing credits...

Sophie Butcher
Empire Magazine
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DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS: Last Day Thursday, May 26th

Watch Trailer Director: Sam Raimi
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen

In Marvel Studios’ “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” the MCU unlocks the Multiverse and pushes its boundaries further than ever before. Journey into the unknown with Doctor Strange, who, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.

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Running Time: 126 minutes126 MIN
PG-13 Rated
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PETITE MAMAN: Last Day Wednesday, May 18th

Watch Trailer Director: Céline Sciamma
Language: French

Céline Sciamma continues to prove herself as one of the most accomplished and unpredictable contemporary French filmmakers with her follow up to PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE, the uniquely emotional, PETITE MAMAN. Following the death of her beloved grandmother, 8-year-old Nelly accompanies her parents to her mother’s childhood home to begin the difficult process of cleaning out its contents. As Nelly explores the house and nearby woods, she is immediately drawn to a neighbor her own age building a treehouse. What follows is a tender tale of childhood grief, memory and connection.

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Running Time: 72 minutes72 MIN
PG Rated
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By the end, it’s goosebumps all around — you’ll know something has happened to you.

Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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