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 […]
CASSANDRO
Set in the 1980’s, Cassandro is a true-to-life dramatic account of Saúl Armendáriz, a gay man from El Paso, Texas who embarks on a career as a professional wrestler. Eventually, he opts to cross the border into Juárez where he becomes part of the “lucha libre” scene – Mexico’s unique style of high-flying, no-holds-barred wrestling. When he […]
NYAD
Nyad recounts the life of famed long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad who has spent a lifetime accomplishing incredible feats of athleticism, including an alleged successful attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage…at age 64! The movie stars Annette Benning as Nyad, with supporting roles filled by Jodi Foster and Rhys Ifans. Based on […]
DUMB MONEY
The “Game Stop short squeeze” of 2021 was one of the wildest financial rides in the modern history of the New York Stock Exchange: Never before had amateur traders been able to go head-to-head against the deep pockets of ultra-rich hedge funds to make (and, well, lose) a fortune in such a short timeframe. Dumb […]
MAESTRO
Bradley Cooper returns to being on both sides of the camera with Maestro, a film that explores the complex relationship between the celebrated conductor-and-composer Leonard Bernstein and his wife Felicia. Bernstein, who never publicly acknowledged his homosexuality, was known to have had several affairs throughout his life with both men and women. Nevertheless, the couple stayed […]
ALL DIRT ROADS TASTE OF SALT
The debut film from writer/director Raven Jackson, All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt is a poetic journey through the life of Mack, a black woman living in modern-day rural Mississippi. The sparsely-dialogued plot follows Mack throughout several portions of her life, from childhood to old age, as she experiences love, loss, fear, joy…all the myriad sentiments […]
THE ROYAL HOTEL
Two young American women embark on backpacking tour of Australia’s famed Outback in order to sow their wild oats and do some soul-searching. On the trip, they decide to make a little extra money by taking jobs as bartenders at a dusty roadhouse in a remote village. Thinking that they’ve found a temporary slice of […]
FERRARI
In his latest film, director Michael Mann explores the life of racing and automotive icon Enzo Ferrari. Based on the best-selling biography Enzo Ferrari: The Man and The Machine, Ferrari’s legacy as “Il Grande Vecchio” of timeless Italian sportscars is brought to the big screen in exciting cinematic detail in a way that only Mann […]
Outer Space Rooftop Party
Today we are announcing a community appreciation event and the most exciting part is that YOU get to help choose the film. On Thursday August 17th, we will host an outdoor movie event on the rooftop of the Athens City Parking Garage! We have selected three, fun outer space themed movies, and we will be […]
Welcome Week Rooftop Movie Night: LADY BIRD
Welcome to Athens, Bobcats! Did you know there’s an indie movie theater in the heart of the city, right on Court St..? We’re currently undergoing some repairs but you can still stop by the Athena Cinema at 20 S. Court St. and check out what we have to offer! As a gesture of goodwill towards […]
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