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Variant Movie Night at The Athena: SALTBURN

Watch Trailer Director: Emerald Fennell
Cast: Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike

Join us Friday, November 22nd at 7:00 p.m. for a special movie night hosted by Variant Magazine – a night of intrigue and luxury!

Admission is FREE, Tickets are required

Tickets will be available the day of the show in The Athena lobby starting at 4:00 p.m.

About the film

Oliver is humbly struggling to fit in with the crowd at Oxford: He’s certainly intelligent enough, but he lacks a certain polish that characterizes the well-monied majority of students who attend the prestigious school. When he chances to make friends with Felix, an aristocratic fellow student, he’s invited to come spend the summer with Felix and his family at “Saltburn”, their massive country manor. It is here that Oliver stands to learn lessons about how the world really works as he’s initiated deeper into the lifestyle ultra-rich.

 

 

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The Met: Live in HD: Puccini’s TOSCA

Extraordinary Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen stars as the passionate title diva in David McVicar’s thrilling production of Puccini’s monumental opera. British-Italian tenor Freddie De Tommaso makes his eagerly anticipated company debut as Tosca’s revolutionary lover, Cavaradossi, and powerhouse American baritone Quinn Kelsey is the sadistic chief of police Scarpia. Maestro Xian Zhang conducts the electrifying score, which features some of Puccini’s most memorable melodies.

The screening will begin at 12:55 p.m. and will conclude at approximately 4:25 p.m.

Admission $20 (Senior $18, Children $8)

OHIO Students Free with valid ID*

*Thanks to support from Arts for OHIO, we are able to offer a limited number of FREE student tickets available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Must have valid student I.D.

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IT ALL ENDS HERE: A New Film by Rajko Grlić

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Join us for the U.S. premiere of the latest film by award-winning Croatian director and Ohio University Ohio Eminent Scholar in Film Rajko Grlić!

Hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and conversation will take place in the Athena lobby at 6:00 p.m., ahead of the 7:00 p.m. screening of

“It All Ends Here”

Grlić has stated that this will be the final film in his illustrious 50-year career as a filmmaker: “I am glad that, as my last film, I am filming a love story deeply immersed in Croatian reality.”

About the film

Lawyer Maks Pinter successfully defends a wealthy and politically-connected entrepreneur charged with the murder of two employees. Pinter, however, ultimately becomes disillusioned with his client and has the means to blackmail the magnate. He joins forces with his former lover, who also has a grudge against the tycoon, in an attempt to destroy the psychopathic businessman’s public reputation. However, the two ultimately find themselves pitted against a bulwark of sinister power that seeks to destroy their reputations instead.

Blending together elements of a political crime thriller, film noir, romance, and satire, It All Ends Here is taut tale of intrigue where no character can claim the moral high-ground. Created as an attempt by Grlić and co-writer Ante Tomić to adapt the difficult-to-adapt 1938 Miroslav Krleža novel On the Edge of Reason, the film makes a strong statement about corruption in the Croatian socio-political sphere by one of the country’s most-renown filmmakers.

About the Director

“Rajko Grlić (Zagreb, 1947) is one of the most important Croatian directors and scriptwriters. He obtained his degree in Film Directing from FAMU in Prague, and has gone on to direct and co-write eleven feature-length films. Additionally, Rajko wrote ten scripts for produced fiction films and TV series. He won numerous awards for his scripts, including a UNESCO Award, the FIPRESCI Award at Cannes Film Festival and the Peter Kastner Award. He had an intensive scriptwriting cooperation with Serbian filmmaker Srđan Karanović, also a member of the so-called Prague Film School (they co-wrote two Grlić’s films and three Karanović’s films, as well as Karanović’s iconic TV series Reckless Years). He also directed three documentary TV series and a dozen short feature films. He wrote, directed and produced the CD ROM How to Make Your Movie: An Interactive Film School, which won him eight international film awards, including the Grand Award for Best Multimedia Project at the 1998 New York Film Festival. He launched the Motovun Film Festival and Grožnjan Imaginary Academy and was also its Artistic Director. In 2001, together with Igor Mirković, he directed Croatia 2000: Who Wants to Be a President, a documentary film on the democratic changes that had taken place in Croatia after President Franjo Tuđman’s death.

Grlić is currently Ohio Eminent Scholar in Film at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.” — Pula Film Festival

 

Also included with this event will be a screening of the short film Sin Luces by filmmaker Shahriar Shafiani.

About the Film

Sin Luces follows Jerry, a Mexican man struggling to feel at home in a changing hometown. Through fleeting moments of friendship, he faces the hardships of holding onto identity in a world that feels increasingly distant. Ohio University School of Film MFA alumni Daniel Agüera, Dusty Jenkins, Semih Bedir, Shahriar Shafiani, and Yaphet Jackman reunited in Athens to make this short film. Runtime: 18 min 40 sec 

 

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Holiday Film Series: Classic Christmas Shorts – FROSTY THE SNOWMAN + RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER

Friday, December 6th, join us for two of the most beloved Christmas films – both all-time classics!

We’ll have two showtimes available – 7:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. – where both films will play back-to-back, Frosty the Snowman first and then Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

Admission is a canned or non-perishable food product, or a monetary donation to a local food charity.

About the Films

Frosty the Snowman was broadcast on televisions to homes all throughout the nation in December of 1969 and has been delighting children ever since. A production of the famed Rankin/Bass studio, this wonderful little film tells the story of an inanimate snowman built by school kids who suddenly comes to life when a discarded magician’s top hat is placed upon his head. The magician, however, wants his hat back and will chase Frosty (voiced by Jimmy Durante) all the way to the North Pole if he has to.

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, also originally a television special which aired in December of 1964, tells the story of the little reindeer who is initially shunned by Santa and his reindeer brethren, but who eventually proves his worth by summoning his courage to help Santa save Christmas! This year marks the 60th anniversary of this magical holiday film — shown every year, it is the longest-running Christmas film in US history!

 

Click here to see the line-up of films for our Holiday Film Series

 

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Holiday Film Series: ELF + a cappella Music by The Tempo Tantrums

Watch Trailer Director: Jon Favreau
Cast: Will Ferrell, Bob Newhart, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel

Saturday, December 7th, “yule” definitely want to join us for this magically funny holiday movie!

As an added treat, the screening will include a pre-show a cappella performance of Christmas music by local choir The Tempo Tantrums.

Admission is a canned or non-perishable food product, or a monetary donation to a local food charity.

About the Film

Although he was raised by Santa’s elves at the North Pole, “Buddy” is a human (who grows up to be a human-sized man) who goes in search of his human family once he realizes that he isn’t like all the elf-ish folks he’s known since he was a baby. His journey takes him to New York City where he not only meets his long-lost father, but also the girl of his dreams. And, yeah… adjusting to life as a human in The Big Apple doesn’t exactly come easily!

Will Farrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, and the late-great Bob Newhart star in this holiday classic directed by Jon Favreau — one of the funniest Christmas films of all time!

 

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Holiday Film Series: NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION

Watch Trailer Director: Jeremiah S. Chechick
Writer(s): John Hughes
Cast: Chevy Chase, Randy Quaid, Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Saturday, December 14th, join us for this evergreen-ly hilarious holiday movie!

Admission is a canned or non-perishable food product, or a monetary donation to a local food charity.

About the Film

The Griswolds – Clark, Ellen, Audrey, and Rusty – are all set to celebrate Christmas with all the classic, Norman Rockwell-esque trimmings: a huge tree, a beautiful home covered in twinkling lights, a delicious holiday feast surrounded by family. However, things soon get wild and wacky in the way that only a National Lampoon’s movie can because, after all, these are the Griswolds we’re talking about! When Clark’s big plans to surprise his family with a special Christmas present get derailed by a workplace misunderstanding, it’s up to his crazy Cousin Eddie to set things right and help everybody learn the true meaning of the holidays.

Written by John Hughes, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is one of those movies you can watch a thousand times and still laugh out loud each time! Starring Chevy Chase, Randy Quiad, Beverly D’Angelo, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Johnny Galecki, this classic holiday film is stuffed with more comedy gold than an x-mas turkey!

 

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Holiday Film Series: THE GRINCH

Watch Trailer Director: Scott Mosier
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Rashida Jones, Kenan Thompson, Pharrell Williams

Saturday, December 21st, turn that frown upside-down and join us for this classic Seuss-ian story of holiday transformation!

Admission is a canned or non-perishable food product, or a monetary donation to a local food charity.

About the Film

The town of Whoville is eagerly preparing to celebrate yet another wonderful Christmas. However, just beyond the city limits lives The Grinch – a green-furred, nasty-tempered fella with a heart two-sizes-too-small. The Grinch, you see, was raised in an orphanage and missed out on the traditional joys of a holiday season filled with cheer and being surrounded by friends and family. So, filled with bitterness towards the exuberant Whos down in Whoville, The green meanie decides to dress up like Santa, invade the town on Christmas Eve, and steal all the presents for himself. However, he encounters a young Who girl whose Christmas wish may just have the power to change The Grinch’s tune towards the holidays.

Directed by Scott Mosier, this delightful animated film is a faithful adaptation of the classic Christmas story by the one-and-only Dr. Seuss and features a whole host of excellent voice talent!

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Let’s Do Lynch: THE ELEPHANT MAN

Watch Trailer Cast: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud

Join us Tuesday, January 21st at 7:00 p.m. as we kick off Let’s Do Lynch: A David Lynch Retrospective with his award-winning 1980 film The Elephant Man.

Admission $8

About the Film

Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man relates the story of a man with incredible physical deformities who lived in Victorian England during the 19th Century.

While visiting a freak show in London’s West End one night, surgeon Frederick Treves (played by Anthony Hopkins) happens upon an exhibit featuring the grossly deformed Merrick and is immediately struck with curiosity about the man. This begins a relationship between the two men that will have lasting consequences on both of their lives. Treves can tell that beneath Merrick’s crude exterior lies a pure soul with a boundless intellect, and he helps to cultivate Merrick’s senses of humanity and dignity, in addition to making inroads for Merrick in high society. However, Treves soon realizes that, regardless of his good intentions, Merrick continues to be an object of ridicule and exploitation and eventually finds himself back on the freak show circuit. With his physical condition worsening, Merrick may lose his chance to die as a man.

Nominated for 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, The Elephant Man is regarded highly by critics and fans. Although it is a bit more conventional than most of his other films, the beautiful black-and-white cinematography, strange subject matter, and exceptional cast make this film arguably one of the best movies of David Lynch’s career.

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Running Time: 124 MIN124 MIN
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The Met: Live in HD: Verdi’s AIDA

American soprano Angel Blue headlines as the Ethiopian princess torn between love and country in a new production of Verdi’s Aida by Michael Mayer that brings audiences inside the towering pyramids and gilded tombs of ancient Egypt with intricate projections and dazzling animations. Romanian-Hungarian mezzo-soprano Judit Kutasi also stars as Aida’s rival, Amneris, alongside Polish tenor Piotr Beczała as the soldier Radamès—completing opera’s greatest love triangle. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium to conduct the unforgettable new performance.

The screening will begin at 12:25 p.m. and will conclude at approximately 4:05 p.m.

Admission $20 (Senior $18, Children $8)

OHIO Students Free with valid ID*

*Thanks to support from Arts for OHIO, we are able to offer a limited number of FREE student tickets available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Must have valid student I.D.

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OU School of Film: WINTER SHOWCASE SCREENING

Viewing: January 24,2026

Come celebrate the excellent work of budding filmmakers from the OHIO School of Film as we present the Winter Showcase of student films!

Saturday, January 25th at 7:00 p.m.

The event is FREE and open to the public. The screening will consist of a series of short films by students in the OU Film School program. We’ve done these screenings numerous times, and the quality of work is always top-notch…you don’t want to miss this special event!

The Films and Filmmakers

Flashlight Club by Wes Donnelly. Runtime: 7 min

Synopsis: Two college-aged outcasts who start a club for flashlight enthusiasts have the most important day of their lives during a power outage.

 

 

Tub by Andrew Bowman. Runtime: 12 min

Synopsis: A cast-iron tub serves as the conduit for three dreams, each in conflict with the other. As the fantasies are realized, they begin to crumble around the dreamers and their hypocrisies are revealed.

 

 

One Time by Zoe Purcell. Runtime: 2 min

Synopsis: An overlapping exploration on storytelling.

 

 

 

LOOKER by Max Kaplan. Runtime: 12 min

Synopsis: LOOKER is an existential body horror short film. It follows Anna who learns that she is inexplicably cursed to melt away whenever she is not perceived by others. In her desperation to survive, she must go to greater and greater lengths to be seen, with terrifying consequences.

 

 

Debris by Nathaniel Bellasea. Runtime: 4 min

Synopsis: Two young lovers, lost in their own world, frolic through an old building when an unexpected tragedy befalls them.

 

 

Blake Lost Their Face by Griffin Alexander. Runtime: 3 min

Synopsis: Blake must embark on a surreal journey of self-acceptance in order to find their face.

 

 

 

My Heart Has Changed by Julian Fahl Matlack. Runtime: 4 min

Synopsis: Invasive species, such as the spotted lanternfly, have been in Pittsburgh for a few years now. Our environments are subject to these species, and made vulnerable to change, as are our bodies. This is an exploration of what is home and what is safe.

 

 

PINS by MJ Golzari. Runtime: 5 min

Synopsis: In a peaceful home shadowed by distant chaos, a woman tends to her quiet rituals. As the winds rise, the boundaries between serenity and turmoil begin to blur.

 

 

Sophie Is Dead by Talisa Lemke. Runtime: 16 min

Synopsis: Sydney, a young teenager holds on to the most common tool to escape reality – lying. First, by not correcting a misunderstanding, people around her start to believe that her sister died, which leads to sympathy and attention. This snowballs into Sydney spinning more lies, until she acts out her final lie by fabricating being kidnapped, which at last gives her what she wanted – being missed.

 

Spirits on Your Shoulders by Joshua Henwood. Runtime: 2 min

Synopsis: Avery is a college student with an assignment due at midnight, but something inside him believes that he should take some time to relax.

 

 

The Music Box Is Slowing Down by Kat Frazier. Runtime: 1 min

Synopsis: An exploration of music, the body, and pushing through the pain.

 

 

 

Brain Freeze by Nesa Rasouli. Runtime: 3 min

Synopsis: Sometimes we get stuck in our heads.

 

 

 

Inspection by Jay Cline III. Runtime: 3 min

Synopsis: An in-depth exploration of my body.

 

 

 

Dear Jane by Sydney Kalafut. Runtime: 5 min

Synopsis: A love letter to the girl I was too afraid to love out loud.

 

 

 

Deliverance by Angelina Mellen. Runtime: 5 min

Synopsis: A devout young woman, burdened by an abusive marriage, wrestles with her faith after believing she’s received a sign from God to take justice into her own hands. As her spiritual conviction deepens, the line between salvation and vengeance starts to blur.

 

 

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