THE TRIP TO SPAIN

After jaunts through northern England and Italy, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon embark on another deliciously deadpan culinary road trip. This time around, the guys head to Spain to sample the best of the country’s gastronomic offerings in between rounds of their hilariously off-the-cuff banter. Over plates of pintxos and paella, the pair exchange barbs […]

THE BIG SICK: Last Day Thursday, September 21st

Based on the real-life courtship between Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, The Big Sick tells the story of Pakistan-born aspiring comedian Kumail (Nanjiani), who connects with grad student Emily (Kazan) after one of his standup sets. However, what they thought would be just a one-night stand blossoms into the real thing, which complicates the life […]

STEP

STEP documents the senior year of a girls’ high-school step dance team against the background of inner-city Baltimore. As each one tries to become the first in their families to attend college, the girls strive to make their dancing a success against the backdrop of social unrest in the troubled city.  

Sustainability Series: HOW TO LET GO OF THE WORLD AND LOVE ALL THE THINGS CLIMATE CAN’T CHANGE

Oscar Nominated director Josh Fox (GASLAND) continues in his deeply personal style, investigating climate change – the greatest threat our world has ever known. Traveling to 12 countries on 6 continents, the film acknowledges that it may be too late to stop some of the worst consequences and asks, what is it that climate change […]

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Masters Mix Tape: MONTEREY POP

In June 1967, the first Monterey International Pop Festival ushered in a new era of rock and roll and catapulted the careers of some of the greatest rock stars of all time. Directed by documentary extraordinaire D.A. Pennebaker (Dont Look Back, The War Room), this 50th anniversary re-release captures some of the most iconic sights and sounds in rock and roll. Deservedly remastered in 4K for an even more vivid […]

LADY MACBETH

Rural England, 1865. Katherine (Florence Pugh) is stifled by her loveless marriage to a bitter man twice her age, whose family are cold and unforgiving. When she embarks on a passionate affair with a young worker on her husband’s estate, a force is unleashed inside her, so powerful that she will stop at nothing to […]

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Masters Mix Tape: GIMME SHELTER

On December 6, 1969, just four months after Woodstock defined the Love Generation, a free Rolling Stones concert at Altamont Speedway turned love into fear. Revolutionary documentarians David and Albert Maysles (Grey Gardens) were filming when a rowdy audience of 300,000 people clashed with the Hell’s Angels, then hired as low-cost security, resulting in a […]

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PENS TO PICTURES

Pens to Pictures is a filmmaking collaborative that teaches and empowers incarcerated women to make their own short films, from script to screen. During its inaugural year in 2016, five films were made in partnership between women in Dayton Correctional Institution (DCI) and the Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Pennsylvania artist communities. Admission is FREE. Schedule of […]

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Sustainability Series: CHASING CORAL

Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. A team of divers, photographers and scientists set out on a thrilling ocean adventure to discover why and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world. The film took more than three years to shoot, and is the result of 650 + hours underwater, […]

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IN SEARCH OF FELLINI: Q&A with OU Alumna Nancy Cartwright

The Athena Cinema is elated and honored to have accomplished actress, writer, and producer Nancy Cartwright (The Simpsons, The Replacements) in-house to present her latest film, In Search of Fellini for two screenings: Friday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 23 at 3 p.m. The Athena will host a Q&A with Scripps College […]