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Nuit Blanche: Bill T. Jones A Good Man – ONE NIGHT ONLY

    A Good Man follows acclaimed director/choreographer Bill T. Jones (Last Supper at Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Still/Here, FELA!) as he and his company create their most ambitious work, an original dance-theater piece in honor of Abraham Lincoln’s Bicentennial. Through two tumultuous years, we witness raw moments of frustration as Jones struggles to communicate his […]

The Zero Theorem: Last Day Thursday, October 16th

Terry Gilliam (Brazil, 12 Monkeys, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas)’s madcap science fiction epic The Zero Theorem stars two- time Academy Award-winner Christoph Waltz as Qohen Leth, an eccentric and reclusive computer genius plagued with existential angst. Living in isolation in a burnt-out church, Qohen is obsessively working on a mysterious project personally delegated […]

The Skeleton Twins: Last Day Thursday, October 23rd

After ten years of estrangement, twins Maggie and Milo (“Saturday Night Live’s” Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader) coincidentally cheat death on the same day, prompting them to reunite and confront how their lives went so wrong. As the twins’ reunion reinvigorates them both, they realize that the key to fixing their lives just may lie […]

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When Night Comes – One Night Only Thursday, October 9th

Inspired by true events, a classic horror returns. Lark (Jason Miller) embraces his dark heritage and resumes the campaign of terror his grandfather started. Driven by his wife’s infidelity, Lark unleashes his rage on the cheating and unfaithful. As the body count rises, Detectives Hugh Evans (Alex Couladis) and Frank Sweeney (Mike Stene) relentlessly pursue […]

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Dune: Let’s Do Lynch

Set in a distant future where life in the universe and space travel is dependent upon a spice found only on the planet Dune, this film tracks the rise of young Paul Atreides, son of noble Duke Leto, from the time of his father’s betrayal and murder by the evil Baron Harkonnen, to his discovery […]

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Elephant Man: Let’s Do Lynch

John Hurt stars as John Merrick, the hideously deformed 19th century Londoner known as “The Elephant Man”. Treated as a sideshow freak, Merrick is assumed to be retarded as well as misshapen because of his inability to speak coherently. In fact, he is highly intelligent and sensitive, a fact made public when one Dr. Frederick […]

Southeast Asian Short Films: KLEX’s Tropical Seasonings

This fall, two collections of short films from Southeast Asia will be shown in Athena Cinema. Tropical Seasonings (2014) is a experimental film collection. It is curated by the director of Kuala Lumpur Experimental Film Festival (KLEX), Siew-wai Kok. This program features twelve videos from Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, the UK and the USA. Six of them come from […]

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Encore Screening & Talk with Dr. David Ingram and Dr. Justin Frantz: Particle Fever

    “After we sold out the event at the 41st Annual Film Fest and had to turn dozens of patrons away, we decided to bring the speakers and movie back by demand for a special one night only encore!” Imagine being able to watch as Edison turned on the first light bulb, or as […]

The Trip to Italy

Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon reunite for a new culinary road trip, retracing the steps of the Romantic poets’ grand tour of Italy and indulging in some sparkling banter and impersonation-offs. Rewhetting our palates from the earlier film, the characters enjoy mouthwatering meals in gorgeous settings from Liguria to Capri while riffing on subjects as varied […]

The One I Love

On the brink of separation, Ethan (Mark Duplass) and Sophie (Elisabeth Moss) escape to a beautiful vacation house for a weekend getaway in an attempt to save their marriage. What begins as a romantic and fun retreat soon becomes surreal, when an unexpected discovery forces the two to examine themselves, their relationship, and their future. “Says […]