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THE DUKE: Last Day Thursday, May 19th

Watch Trailer Director: Roger Michell
Cast: Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Fionn Whitehead

In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a 60-year old taxi driver, stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government invested more in care for the elderly — he had long campaigned for pensioners to receive free television. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Only 50 years later did the full story emerge — Kempton had spun a web of lies. The only truth was that he was a good man, determined to change the world and save his marriage — how and why he used the Duke to achieve that is a wonderfully uplifting tale.

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Running Time: 96 min96 MIN
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Funny, silly and just a damn good time at the pictures.

David Jenkins
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THE NORTHMAN: Last Day Thursday, May 5th

Watch Trailer Director: Robert Eggers
Cast: Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Björk, and Willem Dafoe

Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy’s mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who’s on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.

From visionary director Robert Eggers comes The Northman, an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father’s murder. With an all-star cast that includes Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Björk, and Willem Dafoe.

 

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Running Time: 138 minutes138 MIN
R Rated
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Republic of Athens Records presents EMPIRE RECORDS

Watch Trailer Director: Allan Moyle

About the film

Joe (Anthony LaPaglia) runs Empire Records, an independent Delaware store that employs a tight-knit group of music-savvy youths. Hearing that the shop may be sold to a big chain, slacker employee Lucas (Rory Cochrane) bets a chunk of the store’s money, hoping to get a big return. When this plan fails, Empire Records falls into serious trouble, and the various other clerks, including lovely Corey (Liv Tyler) and gloomy Deb (Robin Tunney), must deal with the problem, among many other issues.

 

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About the event

In honor of their first Record Store Day on April 23rd, Republic of Athens Records is pleased to present Empire Records. Beloved by generations of record store workers, Empire Records’ Rex Manning Day perfectly encapsulates the feelings the night before Record Store Day: excited, nervous, and knowing no matter what, tomorrow is life-changing.

Republic of Athens Records will present many events throughout the week, including an ACRN showcase at The Union on Thursday, April 21st, and Record Store Day itself at the store from 11 am – 7 pm, April 23rd. Republic of Athens Records is located at 79 1/2 E State Street.

Admission $5

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Running Time: 100 min100 MIN
PG-13 Rated
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It's a fun, immensely enjoyable celebration of the irrepressible optimism of youth.

Josh Sorokach
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School of Film Thesis Screenings

Four MFA thesis films will be screened, including:

  • “Pancakes Pasture” Keisha Martin 

  • “Maggie in Fall” Graham Holford

  • “Mother of Two” Jacob Midkiff

  • “Per Ignem” Robert Kaithern

 

Free admission! Presented by the Ohio University School of Film.

 

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David Lynch’s INLAND EMPIRE: Last Day Thursday, April 21st

Watch Trailer Director: David Lynch
Writer(s): David Lynch
Cast: Laura Dern, Jeremy Irons, Justin Theroux

David Lynch’s labyrinthine Hollyweird freakout—his last feature to date—is his most uncompromising creation: a fugue-state trawl through the darkest realms of the subconscious that pushes his straight-from-the-id imagery and sinister dream logic to their extremes. When she accepts a role in a supposedly cursed production, a movie actor on the verge of a comeback (Laura Dern, in a fearless performance) finds herself tumbling down a series of increasingly disturbing rabbit holes (complete with literal rabbits) that lead her from the glittering heights of Tinseltown to the depths of human depravity. In his first feature shot on digital video, Lynch makes visionary use of the medium’s smudged textures and murky chiaroscuro to enhance the hallucinatory, nightmarish quality of what may be his magnum opus.

New 4K Picture & Sound Remaster, supervised by David Lynch, courtesy of Janus Films

 

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Running Time: 180 min180 MIN
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The film is simultaneously a playful show business satire, an experimental DV performance art piece, and a haunting murder mystery in which it’s unclear whether or not a murder has even been committed or for what reason. Most of all, it is David Lynch’s love letter to Laura Dern, a brilliant actress whose fearlessness rivals Lynch’s own.

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CODA: Last Day Thursday, April 28th

Watch Trailer Director: Sian Heder

As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family’s fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.

 

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Running Time: 111 minutes111 MIN
PG-13 Rated
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No theatrics, no gimmicks - just a wonderful coming-of-age gem that aims directly at the heart and hits the bullseye.

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MOTHERING SUNDAY: Last Day Thursday, April 14th

Watch Trailer Director: Eva Husson

On a warm spring day in 1924, house maid and foundling Jane Fairchild (Odessa Young) finds herself alone on Mother’s Day. Her employers, Mr. and Mrs. Niven (Colin Firth and Olivia Colman), are out and she has the rare chance to spend quality time with her secret lover. Paul (Josh O’Connor) is the boy from the manor house nearby, Jane’s long-term love despite the fact that he’s engaged to be married to another woman, a childhood friend and daughter of his parents’ friends. But events that neither can foresee will change the course of Jane’s life forever.

 

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Running Time: 110 minutes110 MIN
R Rated
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A thoughtful and deeply affecting meditation on the loneliness of the lifelong writer.

Kevin Maher
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BELLE: Last Day Thursday, March 31st

Watch Trailer Director: Mamoru Hosoda

Suzu is a shy, everyday high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters “U”, a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online persona as Belle, a gorgeous and globally-beloved singer. One day, her concert is interrupted by a monstrous creature chased by vigilantes. As their hunt escalates, Suzu embarks on an emotional and epic quest to uncover the identity of this mysterious “beast” and to discover her true self in a world where you can be anyone.

All World Movie March showings will be preceded by a short film, HEROIAM SLAVA – GLORY TO THE HEROES, made by Ohio University’s Akash Pamarthy.

 

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Plays as part of World Movie March, opening new international films every week at the Athena Cinema. See the full lineup here!

 

BELLE’s showings at 2:20 and 7:35 will feature English dubbed voices.

BELLE’s showings at 5:00, 5:15, and 9:55 will feature English subtitles.

 

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Running Time: 121 minutes121 MIN
PG Rated
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This ravishing new gem from anime master Mamoru Hosoda is a knockout fantasia that cuts to the core of Gen Z lives that revolve around digi-tech and yet speaks a universal language of love and loss.

Peter Travers
ABC News
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2022 Global Arts Festival: THE FORGOTTEN SPACE

Watch Trailer Director: Noël Burch, Allan Sekula

Filmmakers Allan Sekula and Noel Burch examine the personal stories of links in the global supply chain — the workers aboard giant cargo ships.

Free admission, brought to you by the OU School of Film. Stick around for a discussion after the show with OU Film Professors Ofer Eliaz and Erin Schlumpf. Learn more about Global Arts Week Events here.

 

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Running Time: 116 min116 MIN
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OU Outdoor Pursuits presents NO MAN’S LAND

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No Man’s Land Film Festival is the premier all-women adventure film festival based out of Denver, Colorado, that meets a need and desire to highlight and connect women, transgender, and genderqueer communties in pursuit of the radical. We are a collaboration and celebration of humans who are deeply engaged in enhancing the feminine presence in the adventure arena. The goal of this festival is to connect like-minded individuals who are action-oriented, wish to support a shared vision of gender equality, have a desire to experience their passions and environments through a uniquely feminine lens, and above all, love adventure.

Admission $10, (free with OU student ID), presented by OU Outdoor Pursuits.

 

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