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THE SENSE OF AN ENDING: Last Day Thursday, March 30th

Watch Trailer Director: Ritesh Batra
Writer(s): Julian Barnes, Nick Payne
Cast: Matthew Goode, Michelle Dockery, Emily Mortimer

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Tony Webster, divorced and retired, leads a reclusive and relatively quiet life.

One day, he learns that the mother of his university girlfriend, Veronica, left in her will a diary kept by his best friend who dated Veronica after she and Tony parted ways.

Tony’s quest to recover the diary, now in Veronica’s possession, forces him to revisit his flawed recollections of his friends and of his younger self. As he digs deeper into his past, it all starts to come back; the first love, the broken heart, the deceit, the regrets, the guilt… Can Tony bear to face the truth and take responsibility for the devastating consequences of actions he took so long ago?

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Running Time: 108 minutes108 MIN
PG-13 Rated

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LOGAN: Last Day Thursday, March 30th

Watch Trailer Director: James Mangold
Writer(s): James Mangold, Scott Frank
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen

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In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan’s attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are up-ended when a young mutant arrives, being pursued by dark forces.

Logan is a punch in the gut in all the right ways. – Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice

Easily the best Wolverine outing, Logan is The Dark Knight of the mutant-filled X-franchise, a gripping film that transcends the comic-book genre by saying something important… – Brian Truitt, USA Today

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Running Time: 137 minutes137 MIN
R Rated

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*Best Picture* MOONLIGHT: Last Day Thursday, March 23rd

Watch Trailer Director: Barry Jenkins
Writer(s): Barry Jenkins
Cast: Naomie Harris, Mahershala Ali, Trevante Rhodes, Janelle Monáe
Awards: 2017 ACADEMY AWARDS WINNER - Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor

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The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man in Miami and his struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.

“An astonishing film of exquisite lyricism and deep feeling,” says A.O. Scott of The New York Times

“A Masterpiece. We leave the theater as different people than we came in,” raves David Fear of Rolling Stone

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Running Time: 110 minutes110 MIN
R Rated

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School of Film Screenings

The Ohio University School of Film fosters an educational environment of creativity, diversity, and excellence.

Our students are passionate and disciplined; their styles are eclectic.

The only Ohio filmmaking formula is the convergence of technical expertise and skilled visual storytelling. Within this rigorous setting, our students examine and develop motion pictures as an art form, educational tool, and vehicle for social change.

Admission is FREE thanks to Arts for Ohio.

 

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Universal Premieres

The Athena Cinema partners with Universal Studios to provide Athens with one-night only free screenings of select popular films before they are released worldwide!

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Food on Film

What’s for breakfast, lunch and dinner are universal questions, and what’s on your plate reveals much about your culture and society. The Food on Film series serves up films that highlight not only the cuisines of different countries but also ways in which the food we eat tells the stories of our lives.

 

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Sponsored by Food Studies Theme & The Department of Biological Sciences

Spotlight on Documentary

Our Spotlight on Documentary series covers a wide array of topics, from gender & race studies to cultural arts and everything in between. Some have guest speakers and discussions, some are one-night only nationwide engagements, but all of them share the Athena’s mission statement to educate, entertain, and engage our community.

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ELLE: Last Day Thursday, March 9th

Watch Trailer Director: Paul Verhoeven
Writer(s): Philippe Djian, David Birke
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Anne Consigny
Awards: 2017 GOLDEN GLOBE WINNER - Best Actress (Drama), Best Foreign Film

*This film is spoken in French with English subtitles.*

Michèle seems indestructible. Head of a leading video game company, she brings the same ruthless attitude to her love life as to business. Being attacked in her home by an unknown assailant changes Michèle’s life forever. When she resolutely tracks the man down, they are both drawn into a curious and thrilling game—a game that may, at any moment, spiral out of control.

“Rivetingly unpredictable, lurid, and black as pitch.” — Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, A.V. Club
“Audiences arriving for a lurid slab of arthouse exploitation will be taken off-guard by the complex, compassionate, often corrosively funny examination of unconventional desires that awaits them.” — Guy Lodge, Variety

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Running Time: 130 minutes130 MIN
R Rated

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Lois Weber Restoration: THE DUMB GIRL OF PORTICI

Director: Lois Weber
Writer(s): Germain Delavigne, Eugène Scribe, Lois Weber
Cast: Anna Pavlova, Rupert Julian, Wadsworth Harris

Introduction by Amy Heller & Dennis Doros, co-founders of Milestone Films. Amy and Dennis will discuss the restoration and amazing career of one of the earliest women filmmakers.

The Dumb Girl of Portici is a previously unseen film long overdue for recognition as one of Weber’s finest creations and a landmark in women’s cinema. The production was one of Universal’s most expensive to date and featured an enormous cast, many large-scale sets, and an ambitious story. It was the first blockbuster ever directed by a woman — and arguably the only epic shot by a woman in the 20th century. (2K DCP)

In the early 20th century, no woman had greater worldwide fame than ballet dancer and choreographer Anna Pavlova. Unlike movie actresses, whose celebrity spread with the international distribution of their films, Pavlova’s renown had to be earned theater by theater, performance by performance. Her legendary art was, by its nature, ephemeral. Still, no one traveled farther or worked harder than this slight daughter of a Russian laundress.

Acting as star, choreographer, producer, and boss of a large dance company constantly touring the globe, Pavlova was a consummate artist and a canny businesswoman. A generation marveled and cherished the memory of her scintillating brilliance on stage. The restoration of The Dumb Girl of Portici — with the dazzling new score by dance and silent film composer John Sweeney — will give today’s audiences a chance to experience the energy, the expressive face, and the grace of the great Pavlova.

About Milestone Film and Video:

“They care and they love movies.”— Martin Scorsese

“Milestone Film & Video is an art-film distributor that has released some of the most distinguished new movies (along with seldom -seen vintage movie classics) of the past decade.”

—Stephen Holden, New York Times

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Running Time: 115 minutes115 MIN

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I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO: Last Day Thursday, March 9th

Watch Trailer Director: Raoul Peck
Writer(s): James Baldwin, Raoul Peck

In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, Remember This House. The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and successive assassinations of three of his close friends—Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.

At the time of Baldwin’s death in 1987, he left behind only thirty completed pages of his manuscript.

Now, in his incendiary new documentary, master filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished. The result is a radical, up-to-the-minute examination of race in America, using Baldwin’s original words and flood of rich archival material. I Am Not Your Negro is a journey into black history that connects the past of the Civil Rights movement to the present of #BlackLivesMatter. It is a film that questions black representation in Hollywood and beyond. And, ultimately, by confronting the deeper connections between the lives and assassination of these three leaders, Baldwin and Peck have produced a work that challenges the very definition of what America stands for.

Baldwin’s words, Jackson’s reading and Peck’s elegant and scorching composition will resonate for years to come. — Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press

While Peck’s work brims over with anger and horror, it is also a work of sweeping poetry. This story still isn’t pretty, but it’s delivered in a captivating and gorgeous manner. — Alonso Duralde, TheWrap

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Running Time: 93 minutes93 MIN
PG-13 Rated
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