Athena Cinema
Heroes In Color: THE LAST DRAGON
Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United StatesLeroy “Bruce Leeroy” Green embarks on a quest through the gritty streets of New York to complete his training and gain the level of martial arts mastery that will make him a true black belt like his hero Bruce Lee. When Sho’nuff, the self-proclaimed “Shogun of Harlem”, catches wind of Leroy’s abilities, he challenges the... Read More
OU School of Film Winter Showcase
Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United StatesOHIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF FILM PRESENTS A WINTER SHOWCASE FEATURING NINE 2ND YEAR, EXPERIMENTAL AND SOPHOMORE SHORT FILMS The screening will take place at the Athena Cinema on March 1, 2024, at 7pm and is free to the public thanks to sponsorships from Arts for Ohio and the Ohio Arts Council. The films are directed by... Read More
OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS: ANIMATION
Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United StatesThe Oscar season is just around the corner! So, we’re excited to announce that we’ll be screening some of the short films that have been nominated for cinema’s most prestigious award. We’ll be showing films from both the Animated Shorts category and the Live Action Shorts category on March 8th and March 9th, respectively. We’ll... Read More
OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS: LIVE ACTION
Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United StatesThe Oscar season is just around the corner! So, we’re excited to announce that we’ll be screening some of the short films that have been nominated for cinema’s most prestigious award. We’ll be showing films from both the Animated Shorts category and the Live Action Shorts category on March 8th and March 9th, respectively. We’ll... Read More
The Met: Live in HD: Verdi’s LA FORZA DEL DESTINO
Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United StatesMusic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Verdi’s grand tale of ill-fated love, deadly vendettas, and family strife, with stellar soprano Lise Davidsen as the noble Leonora, one of the repertory’s most tormented—and thrilling—heroines. Director Mariusz Treliński delivers the company’s first new Forza in nearly 30 years, setting the scene in a contemporary world and making extensive use of... Read More
OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS: ANIMATION
Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United StatesThe Oscar season is just around the corner! So, we’re excited to announce that we’ll be screening some of the short films that have been nominated for cinema’s most prestigious award. We’ll be showing films from both the Animated Shorts category and the Live Action Shorts category on March 8th and March 9th, respectively. We’ll... Read More
OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS: LIVE ACTION
Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United StatesThe Oscar season is just around the corner! So, we’re excited to announce that we’ll be screening some of the short films that have been nominated for cinema’s most prestigious award. We’ll be showing films from both the Animated Shorts category and the Live Action Shorts category on March 8th and March 9th, respectively. We’ll... Read More
Sustainability Series: THE GREAT GREEN WALL
Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United StatesA landmass stretching uninterrupted for nearly 4000 miles, from Senegal on the Atlantic Coast to Djibouti on the coast of the Red Sea, Africa’s Sahel region serves as a climatic transition zone between the Sahara Desert to the north and the more tropical environments to the south. The Sahel not only embodies a diverse population... Read More
The Met: Live in HD: Gounod’s ROMEO ET JULIETTE
Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United StatesTwo singers at the height of their powers—radiant soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor sensation Benjamin Bernheim—come together as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s sumptuous Shakespeare adaptation, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct one of the repertoire’s most romantic scores. Bartlett Sher’s towering staging also features baritone Will Liverman and tenor... Read More
Friends of India Present: RRR
Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St., Athens, OH, United States“FORGET STREAMING- THE JOY OF THE COMMUNAL RRR THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE IS AS MUCH FUN AS YOU CAN HAVE” — VARIANCE FILMS RRR – Rise, Roar, Revolt! – is the story of comrades Raju and Bheem who have embarked on a quest to incite a revolution in the 1920s and bring an end to the colonial... Read More