NATIONAL ANTHEM – Last Day, Thursday August 8th

Watch Trailer Director: Luke Gilford
Cast: Charlie Plummer, Eve Lindley, Mason Alexander Park

Dylan (Charlie Plummer) is a construction worker in rural New Mexico burdened with supporting his young brother and a mother struggling with alcohol abuse. Instead of plugging along into a dead-end existence, he decides to change direction in life and embark on a search for “The American Dream” by joining up with a group of queer rodeo performers.

Directed by Luke Gilford, and based on his photography monograph documenting the gay experience within the culture of western rodeos, National Anthem is a unique film that takes viewers into a world they think they know well and shows them a new perspective on the search for self-determination.

 

 

 

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Beyond its touching love story, National Anthem shares with Gilford’s monograph a striking directness in its presentation of the queer rodeo community. The film feels delicately radical.

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THELMA: Last Day Thursday, July 18th

Watch Trailer Director: Josh Margolin
Cast: June Squibb, Richard Roundtree, Fred Hechinger, Parker Posey, Clark Gregg

From Magnolia Pictures comes a “road movie” of a different stripe: Veteran character actress of stage and screen June Squibb stars as “Thelma”, a 93-years-young grandma who falls victim to a phone scammer and sets out on a wildly hilarious adventure with her elderly sidekick Ben (played by Richard “Shaft” Roundtree) to recover her stolen goods…and her dignity!

Squibb’s career in entertainment has lasted nearly 70 years – she debuted in Gypsy on Broadway in 1959 and has starred in countless films, including Woody Alan’s Alice for which she received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress – and, in Thelma, she shows no signs of slowing down. Written and directed by Josh Margolin, this film (based on real-life events that happened to Margolin and his own grandmother) is sure to make you laugh so hard your hair will turn grey!

 

 

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Running Time: 97 MIN97 MIN
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RUMOURS

Watch Trailer Director: Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Charles Dance, Alicia Vikander

An ambiguous global crisis prompts the convening of a G7 summit, bringing together the leaders of the world’s seven most prominent and wealthiest democracies. In order to effectively put their heads together and draft a statement about how they’ll handle the crisis, the group ends up getting lost in the woods while wandering the grounds of the estate where the event is being held. They soon find themselves bedeviled by a thick fog, assailed by re-animated bog bodies, and thoroughly flummoxed by a giant brain — all adding to the trickiness of maneuvering through an already-tricky political situation.

From the Canadian writing/directing team of Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson, Rumours blends the best of dark comedy, creepy horror, and political drama and features a solid ensemble cast that includes Cate Blanchett, Charles Dance, and Alicia Vikander.

 

 

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Running Time: 103 MIN103 MIN
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Sporadically ingenious, occasionally chilling and entirely bonkers...!

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JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX

Watch Trailer Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Zazie Beetz

Former-clown and psychopath Arthur Fleck is back! Two years after the events of Joker, Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) is now an inmate at Arkham State Hospital where he meets fellow prisoner Harleen “Lee” Quinzel (Lady Gaga) in a music therapy class. Lee encourages Arthur, who has tamed his ego a bit during his stint in Arkham, to once again embrace the more flamboyant aspects of his personality. The pair ends up kindling a romance around their mutual love for song (and dance) , and as this wicked affair builds up steam, a waltz of havoc begins as Arthur’s followers try to hatch a plot to set him free.

Todd Phillips directs this sequel to mega-successful film about the greatest villain in DC Comics history. In addition to Phoenix and Gaga, the supporting cast includes Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, and Zazie Beetz.

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Running Time: 138 MIN138 MIN
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HERETIC

Viewing: December 05,2024

Watch Trailer Director: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods
Cast: Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East, Topher Grace

We’re excited to show this movie…so excited we created a special cocktail called

“The Blueberry Pie”

Only at the Athena!

Hugh Grant gets dark in a new thriller from A24 Studios!

We’ve all been visited by Mormons going door-to-door, trying to spread the word about their religion. However, when two young female missionaries are greeted at the door by a plain-looking, bespectacled man and invited inside under the (false) pretense of some delicious blueberry pie, they soon discover that he’s actually a scholar dangerously well-versed in the doctrines of faith who has laid a devilish trap for them.

Written and directed by filmmaking duo Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (A Quiet Place, Haunt, 65), Heretic will have you squirming in your seat as the story compels you to acknowledge that fear might be the undeniable truth at the heart of religious faith.

 

 

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Running Time: 110 MIN110 MIN
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Go with it, and Heretic can be an entertaining ride. It may not change your mind about religion, but you’ll never think of blueberry pie the same way again.

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ANORA

Todays Show Times: 8:20

Watch Trailer Director: Sean Baker
Cast: Mickey Madison, Mark Eidelstein, Yuri Borisov
Awards: Palm d'Or - Cannes Film Festival

In the Russian-speaking neighborhood of New York City’s Brighton Beach, a young Uzbek-American sex worker, Anora, makes ends meet as a stripper in a gentleman’s club run by a boss who frequently sets Anora up with Russian clients since she is somewhat fluent in the language. A chance encounter with Vanya, the son of wealthy Russian oligarch, leads to a Cinderalla story whereby the two young lovers decide to elope to Las Vegas and wed one another. However, Vanya’s parents are none too happy with their son’s choice of bride and arrive in the city to annul the newly-minted marriage.

Written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Sean Baker (Tangerine, The Florida Project) this lively cinematic tale has been met with widespread acclaim from both critics and audiences, in addition to taking home the coveted Palm d’Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.

 

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Running Time: 139 MIN139 MIN
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Baker’s multifaceted love for his characters proves infectious and sustaining, as does his belief that acts of unexpected kindness can redeem even the darkest nights of the soul.

Justin Chang
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A REAL PAIN

Viewing: December 05,2024

Watch Trailer Director: Jesse Eisenberg
Writer(s): Jesse Eisenberg
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, Will Sharpe, Jennifer Grey

Jesse Eisenberg (Zombieland, The Social Network, When You Finish Saving the World) writes, directs, and stars in a new comedy-drama co-starring Kieran Culkin (Succession)!

To pay homage to their recently-deceased grandmother, David and Benji Kaplan – two cousins with different approaches to life – reunite after a long absence in Poland to journey through the landscape of their family history. It soon becomes apparent why the two spent so much time apart: their personalities are not exactly a good match, and old grudges resurface to make matters worse.

This fun, understated film about not being able to choose your family serves as the perfect vehicle for two gifted actors to strut their stuff.

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Running Time: 90 MIN90 MIN
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A touching character study anchored by a lively Kieran Culkin performance, Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain moves gently and smoothly but hints at an all-consuming darkness underneath.

Bilge Ebiri
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CONCLAVE

Todays Show Times: 5:00

Watch Trailer Director: Edward Berger
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Isabella Rossellini

The death of a pope is a world-changing event, especially if you are one of the select few who is tasked with selecting a successor. Two-time Academy Award nominee Ralph Fiennes stars as “Cardinal Lawrence”, a senior member of the Catholic clergy in Rome who, in the wake of the current pope’s demise, is given the responsibility of convening the College of Cardinals and holding an election to decide who will lead the largest Christian organization on the globe – an election that takes place in a secret, sequestered ceremony known as a “conclave”. Complicating matters further is the fact that the former pope had secrets that begin coming to light as the group members make their cases for who the new pope should be. Moreover, Lawrence himself is a strong candidate who may have to face-off with a challenger while the fate and future direction of The Church hangs in the balance.

Based on the novel by Robert Harris and featuring an acclaimed cast, Conclave is sure to appeal to fans of films like 12 Angry Men – a film that takes viewers to an inner sanctum where intense discussions are had, disparate opinions and ambitions clash, and the final outcome is uncertain until the very end.

 

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Running Time: 120 MIN120 MIN
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A scandal-stuffed mystery that depicts Catholic cardinals as power-hungry politicos who put their self-interests ahead of their billion-strong flock.

Johnny Oleksinski
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THE APPRENTICE

Watch Trailer Director: Ali Abassi
Cast: Sebastian Sta, Jeremy Strong, Maria Bakalova, Martin Donovan
Awards: Palm d'Or (nom) - Cannes Film Festival

Never admit defeat – This is just one bit of advice imparted to the young Donald Trump by his mentor Roy Cohn during Trump’s meteoric rise to the top of not just a New York skyscraper but of American pop culture itself. In The Apprentice, Sebastian Stan (A Different Man, Pam & Tommy, Captain America: The First Avenger) and Jeremy Strong (Succession) star in this controversial bio-pic — an origin story, of sorts — that details Trump’s career as a Manhattan real estate developer during the 70s and 80s, and his reliance on the tutelage of lawyer Cohn whose moral compass points only at winning.

Directed by Ali Abassi (Shelley, The Last of Us) and scripted by journalist/author Gabriel Sherman, The Apprentice is mostly based on known facts about Trump’s life and his relationship to Cohn – all culled from court transcripts, interviews, biographies, and other reputable sources. Featuring stellar performances, the film has stirred a storm of publicity due to its unflattering (though likely accurate) portrayal of a man who openly invites controversy and who has striven to leave an indelible mark on American society.

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WICKED

Todays Show Times: 5:157:15

Watch Trailer Director: Jon M. Chu
Cast: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Bowen Yang

Award-winning Broadway performer Cynthia Erivo and Grammy-winning pop star Ariana Grande team up for the first in an epic two-part adaptation of the mega-successful musical Wicked!

Elphaba (Erivo) and Glinda (Grande) are both students at Shiz University in the Land of Oz, each learning what it takes to become a witch. Elphaba, because of her green skin, is misunderstood and finds it difficult to make in-roads with the other students on campus, while Glinda is more outgoing, popular, and ambitious. The two young ladies meet and strike up a friendship which proves to be a monumental event in each of their lives — neither realizes what the future will ultimately entail. After an encounter with the wonderful Wizard of Oz (played by Jeff Goldblum), the pair soon sees their solid friendship start to diverge as each begins to pursue their own path through life — Glinda’s ambitions are for renown and power, Elphaba seeks a more heart-centric path. Nevertheless, both young witches are on a path with destiny that will eventually lead them back into one another’s orbit. The question will be whether their friendship can survive.

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Running Time: 160 MIN160 MIN
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