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ANIMATED OSCAR SHORTS

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For over a decade, ShortsHD has proudly brought the Oscar Nominated Short Films to audiences across the globe. This exclusive release features the year’s most spectacular short films, and for a limited time is available to watch on the big screen.

*WINNER* Hair Love – Matthew A. Cherry, USA, 7 min.

Dcera (Daughter) – Daria Kashcheeva, Czech Republic, 15 min.

Sister – Siqi Song, China/USA, 8 min.

Memorable – Bruno Collet, France, 12 min.

Kitbull – Rosana Sullivan, USA, 9 min.

PLUS A SELECTION OF ADDITIONAL ANIMATED SHORTS:

Henrietta Bulkowski – USA, 16 min. (featuring the voices of Chris Cooper and Ann Dowd!)

The Bird and the Whale – Ireland, 6 min.

Hors Piste – France, 5 min.

Maestro – France, 2 min.

This program contains themes and images that might not be suitable for young children.

 

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LIVE ACTION OSCAR SHORTS

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For over a decade, ShortsHD has proudly brought the Oscar Nominated Short Films to audiences across the globe. This exclusive release features the year’s most spectacular short films, and for a limited time is available to watch on the big screen.

A Sister – Delphine Girard, Belgium, 16 min.

Brotherhood – Meryan Joobeur, Tunisia, 25 min.

*WINNER* Neighbors’ Window – Marshall Curry, USA, 20 min.

Saria – Bryan Buckley, USA, 23 min.

Nefta Football Club – Yves Piat, Tunisia/France, 17 min.

 

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LITTLE WOMEN

Watch Trailer Director: Greta Gerwig
Writer(s): Greta Gerwig, Louisa May Alcott
Cast: Florence Pugh, Meryl Steep, Emma Watson,

Writer-director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) has crafted a Little Women that draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott, and unfolds as the author’s alter ego, Jo March, reflects back and forth on her fictional life. In Gerwig’s take, the beloved story of the March sisters – four young women each determined to live life on her own terms — is both timeless and timely. Portraying Jo, Meg, Amy, and Beth March, the film stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, with Timothée Chalamet as their neighbor Laurie, Laura Dern as Marmee, and Meryl Streep as Aunt March.

Nominated for 6 Academy Awards, including

  1.  Best Picture

  2. Best Actress – Saoirse Ronan

  3. Best Supporting Actress – Florence Pugh

  4. Best Adapted Screenplay – Greta Gerwig

  5. Best Costume Design *WINNER*

  6. Best Original Score

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Running Time: 133 min133 MIN
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Greta Gerwig has reshaped Alcott's novel with a touch that feels both faithful and radical.

Justin Chang
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UNCUT GEMS

Watch Trailer Director: Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie
Cast: Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, Idina Menzel

From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides, in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.

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Running Time: 135 MIN135 MIN
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Sandler is so good, so committed and so watchable that, despite everything - Howard's irrationality, a rogue's gallery of unpleasant characters, the foreboding of a bad, bad end - you can't take your eyes off the screen, which Sandler seldom vacates.

Michael O'Sullivan
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Oscar Encore: FORD v FERRARI

Watch Trailer Director: James Mangold
Cast: Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal

*There will be no showing of Ford v Ferrari Friday 1/31, Wednesday 2/5, or Thursday 2/6.*

Academy Award®-winners Matt Damon and Christian Bale star in FORD v FERRARI, based on the remarkable true story of the visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby (Damon) and the fearless British-born driver Ken Miles (Bale), who together battled corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.

Nominated for 4 Academy Awards, including

  1. Best Picture

  2. Best Film Editing

  3. Best Sound Mixing

  4. Best Sound Editing

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Running Time: 152 MIN152 MIN
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One of the best ensemble casts of the year, in one of the best movies ever made about auto racing.

Richard Roeper
Chicago Sun-Times
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BOMBSHELL

Watch Trailer Director: Jay Roach
Cast: Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie

Starring Academy Award (R) winner Charlize Theron, Academy Award (R) winner Nicole Kidman, Academy Award (R) nominee John Lithgow and Academy Award (R) nominee Margot Robbie, based on the real scandal, BOMBSHELL is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; Fox News, and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it.

Nominated for 3 Academy Awards, including

  1. Best Actress – Charlize Theron

  2. Best Supporting Actress – Margot Robbie

  3. Best Makeup & Hairstyling

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Running Time: 118 min118 MIN
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Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, John Lithgow at the top of their game in a solid recap of sexual harassment at Fox News.

Richard Roeper
Chicago Sun-Times
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A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD: Last Day Thursday, January 9th

Watch Trailer Director: Marielle Heller
Cast: Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson

Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer (Emmy winner Matthew Rhys) is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about empathy, kindness, and decency from America’s most beloved neighbor.

Nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Tom Hanks) at the 2020 Golden Globes.

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Running Time: 108 MIN108 MIN
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Tom Hanks fits the red sweater like he was born in it.

Peter Howell
Toronto Star
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Sustainability Series: WILD AMSTERDAM

Watch Trailer Director: Mark Verkerk

In this eye-opening exploration of the wilder, often hidden side of Amsterdam, we discover that the bustling, historic capital of the Netherlands is home not only to colorful human beings but also to a rich and varied range of wildlife. Made by acclaimed wildlife filmmakers, Wild Amsterdam turns urban nature into a humorous and engaging experience for the whole family. You won’t look at Amsterdam, or even your own city, in the same way again!

Free admission and post-show discussion, as part of the Spring Sustainability Series.

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Stunning... truly gasp-inducing imagery.

Boyd van Hoeij
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The Athena Cinema Presents A SPEAKEASY SOIRÉE

Join us for an unforgettable, one-night only event, featuring a rare collection of short films from the silent era accompanied by live music from local jazz musicians, The Eddy/Meyer Trio.

Cash Bar featuring signature cocktails with local spirits from West End Distillery, crafted by Nicholas Littlehouse.

The collection includes everything from fantasy to animation, slapstick and more. Enjoy claymation by Willis O’Brien (King Kong) distributed by Thomas Edison, George Melies’ (including TRIP TO THE MOON), Fatty Arbuckle, Charlie Chaplin and much more.

(Exact order is subject to change.)

1. Excelsior! The Price of Magicians – 02:13

2. Fatty and Mabel Adrift – 30:34

3. Now You Tell One – 21:02

4. RFD 10,000 B.C. – 08:38

5. The Extra-Quick Lunch – 05:36

6. The Pillar of Fire – 01:10

7. The Four Troublesome Heads – 01:05

8. The Infernal Cauldron – 01:49

9. The Inventor Crazybrain – 02:59

10. The Rink – 25:38

11. Whimsical Illusions – 05:07

12. A Trip to the Moon – 15:41

About the Artist

The Eddy/Meyer trio was formed in Athens, OH in the fall of 2018 by brothers Jake and Carter Eddy on guitar and bass and clarinetist, Andrew D. Meyer. Dedicated to energetic, swinging performances of traditional jazz and tunes from the Great American Songbook as well as European favorites by the likes of Django Reinhardt, the group has performed widely throughout Ohio and West Virginia, and has broadcast performances further afield via live radio and web broadcasts.

Friday, January 31st, $10.00 admission. Pre-seating starts at 6:00PM, performance begins at 7:00PM. This event features an intermission.

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MAIDEN with Dr. Claire Warren-Russell

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Cast: Tracy Edwards, Jeni Mundy, Mikaela Von Koskull

In 1989, the very idea of a competitive all-female sailboat crew was nearly inconceivable to the manly world of open-ocean yacht racing. They’d never make it to the start of the Whitbread Round the World Race, much less survive to the finish. They’d never find funding. They didn’t have the strength or skill. They’d die at sea. Did that many professional female sailors even exist?

Maiden is the story of Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on charter boats, who became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989.

An encore screening of the hit summer documentary in celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Maiden’s doctor and crew member Dr. Claire Warren-Russell will host a Q&A after the film.

Sponsored by Athens Community Arts, Parks, & Recreation. Free admission!

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An all-women crew knocked the sexist world on its ass by winning this 1989 yacht race. This dazzling doc from director Alex Holmes proves these female pioneers are still a cause for celebration.

Peter Travers
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