Athena Cinema
Fall Sustainability Series: REVOLUTION GENERATION
Athena Cinema 20 South Court Street, Athens, OH, United StatesSustainability Series Theme: Get Involved About the film The number of Millennials in the United States — those born between approximately 1978 and 2000 — is near 80 million people. They’re the most diverse generation in America, with 56 percent of them registered as politically Independent … and every single one of them will be needed... Read More
Fall Sustainability Series: THE STORY OF PLASTIC
Athena Cinema 20 South Court Street, Athens, OH, United StatesSustainability Series Theme: Pollution Prevention Week About the film The Story of Plastic is a searing exposé revealing the ugly truth behind plastic pollution and the false solution of plastic recycling. Different from every other plastic documentary you’ve seen, The Story of Plastic presents a cohesive timeline of how we got to our current global plastic pollution crisis... Read More
DIRTY DANCING: Fundraiser for Abortion Fund of Ohio
Athena Cinema 20 South Court Street, Athens, OH, United StatesJoin us Thursday, September 22nd at 7pm for a screening of DIRTY DANCING. This year marks the 35th anniversary of this timeless film, and the storyline started a dialogue about women’s reproductive rights. Admission is $10 and will be donated to Abortion Fund of Ohio. About the Film Baby (Jennifer Grey) is one listless summer away from... Read More
OU PARENTS WEEKEND: Monty Python and the Holy Grail: Sing Along!
Athena Cinema 20 South Court Street, Athens, OH, United StatesWe’re celebrating OU Parents weekend with a showing of MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL, a classic comedy sure to have your parents in stitches. From its opening multi-language titles (that sure looks like Swedish) to the closing arrest of the entire Dark Ages cast by modern-day bobbies, Monty Python and the Holy Grail helped... Read More
Fall Sustainability Series: FOOD FOR CHANGE & CAMP YOSHI
Athena Cinema 20 South Court Street, Athens, OH, United StatesSustainability Series Theme: Food and Community About the film FOOD FOR CHANGE (82 minutes) Food For Change focuses on food co-ops as a force for dynamic social and economic change in American culture. This is the first film to examine the important historical role played by food co-ops, their pioneering quest for organic foods, and their current... Read More
From the Hills and Hollers: THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES with Dr. Tiffany Arnold
Athena Cinema 20 South Court Street, Athens, OH, United StatesAbout the film When John Klein, a respected Washington Post journalist, and his wife Mary find the dream house they have been hunting for, life could hardly get better. Then on their joyful ride home the dream is shattered when Mary crashes the car and is killed. While removing Mary’s possessions from the hospital, John... Read More
Fall Sustainability Series: DISAPPEARING VOICES & HELLBENT
Athena Cinema 20 South Court Street, Athens, OH, United StatesTheme: Ecological Systems: From Ecuador to Appalachia About the film DISAPPEARING VOICES (20 minutes) Little was known about the indigenous peoples living in Yasuní National Park until the middle of the 20th century. When oil exploration and extraction began, it also initiated a fundamental change in the cultures that have traditionally coexisted with the natural resources of... Read More
The Met: Live in HD: Cherubini’s MEDEA
Athena Cinema 20 South Court Street, Athens, OH, United StatesHaving triumphed at the Met in some of the repertory’s fiercest soprano roles, Sondra Radvanovsky stars as the mythic sorceress who will stop at nothing in her quest for vengeance. Joining Radvanovsky in the Met-premiere production of Cherubini’s rarely performed masterpiece is tenor Matthew Polenzani as Medea’s Argonaut husband, Giasone; soprano Janai Brugger as her... Read More
BEETLEJUICE HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY
Athena Cinema 20 South Court Street, Athens, OH, United StatesBeetlejuice…Beetlejuice…be…at the Athena Cinema on Monday, October 31st at 7pm for a screening of BEETLEJUICE! The ghost with the most requests your best costume attire, babe. Regular admission $10. Members and children $8. Consider purchasing your tickets in advance online or in-person! About the film: After Barbara (Geena Davis) and Adam Maitland (Alec Baldwin) die in a car accident,... Read More
OU Dads Weekend Movie Classics: BACK TO THE FUTURE
Athena Cinema 20 South Court Street, Athens, OH, United StatesTHE TIMELESS CLASSIC ORIGINAL Great Scott! Marty and Doc are setting the time circuits to 2022 Parents Weekend! With its thrilling twists and endless charm, Back to the Future is a timeless classic… in more ways than one. Now, you won’t need a time-traveling DeLorean to see the most iconic sci-fi film of the 80s... Read More