The Met made history in December 2006 when it presented its first Live in HD transmission to cinemas worldwide—the abridged English-language version of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Julie Taymor’s whimsical production features a winning ensemble, including tenor Matthew Polenzani, baritone Nathan Gunn, and bass René Pape. The opera returns to select movie theaters in a […]
Member Appreciation Screening: MILDRED PIERCE
Join us for a one night only screening of the the Michael Curtiz classic noir, MILDRED PIERCE. Free to Athena Cinema Members! About the film When Mildred Pierce’s (Joan Crawford) wealthy husband leaves her for another woman, Mildred decides to raise her two daughters on her own. Despite Mildred’s financial successes in the restaurant business, […]
The Met: Live in HD: Kevin Puts’ THE HOURS
The world-premiere staging of Kevin Puts’s The Hours, adapted from Michael Cunningham’s acclaimed novel, which also served as the inspiration for the Oscar-winning film, arrives in cinemas this December. In her highly anticipated return to the Met, soprano Renée Fleming joins soprano Kelli O’Hara and mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato to portray three women from different eras […]
Holiday Film Series: A CHRISTMAS STORY
About the film Based on the humorous writings of author Jean Shepherd, this beloved holiday movie follows the wintry exploits of youngster Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsley), who spends most of his time dodging a bully (Zack Ward) and dreaming of his ideal Christmas gift, a “Red Ryder air rifle.” Frequently at odds with his cranky […]
Holiday Series: THE GRINCH (2018)
About the film The Grinch and his loyal dog, Max, live a solitary existence inside a cave on Mount Crumpet. His main source of aggravation comes during Christmastime when his neighbors in Whoville celebrate the holidays with a bang. When the Whos decide to make Christmas bigger and brighter, the disgruntled Grinch realizes there is […]
Holiday Series: WHITE CHRISTMAS
About the film Singers Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Phil Davis (Danny Kaye) join sister act Betty (Rosemary Clooney) and Judy Haynes (Vera-Ellen) to perform a Christmas show in rural Vermont. There, they run into Gen. Waverly (Dean Jagger), the boys’ commander in World War II, who, they learn, is having financial difficulties; his quaint […]
The Met: Live in HD: Giordano’s FEDORA
Giordano’s exhilarating drama Fedora returns to the Met for the first time in 25 years, starring soprano Sonya Yoncheva in the title role of the 19th-century princess who falls in love with her fiancé’s murderer, Count Loris, sung by tenor Piotr Beczała. Soprano Rosa Feola is the Countess Olga, Fedora’s confidante, and baritone Artur Ruciński […]
From the Hills and Hollers: HOLLER with Director Nicole Riegel
About the film In a forgotten pocket of Southern Ohio where American manufacturing and opportunity are dying up, a determined young woman finds a ticket out when she is accepted to college. Alongside her older brother, Ruth Avery joins a dangerous scrap metal crew in order to pay her way. Together, they spend one brutal […]
Spring Sustainability Series: GASLAND
About the film GASLAND is a 2010 American documentary film written and directed by Josh Fox. It focuses on communities in the United States where natural gas drilling activity was a concern and, specifically, on hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”), the film was a key mobilizer for the anti-fracking movement and “brought the term “fracking” into the […]
Classics & Cocktails: THE SHINING
Here’s Johnny! Kicking off our Classics and Cocktails Series, join us on Friday, February 3rd at 7pm for a screening of THE SHINING (1980). Paired with the film, we will feature a classic Overlook Old Fashioned. In hopes to clear his writer’s block, Jack Torrance moves his family to a secluded Overlook Hotel in Colorado. […]
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