Archive of Shows from the Athena Cinema

	Exit Through the Gift Shop Director: Banksy & Shepard FaireyRated R A bona-fide Ohio indie smash hit, 45365 was shot over a seven month period in Sidney Ohio – a sweetly loving portrait of the filmmakers’ hometown, their neighbors, their environment. A prize-winning film from the 2009 Athens International Film and Video Festival, “45365” (the title is the town’s zip code) has screened and won numerous awards in festivals around the world. The film explores the congruities of daily life in Sidney, from the... This film was shown on Friday, July 23rd 2010 View This Film
	Solitary Man Director: Brian Koppelman, David LevienRated RMichael Douglas stars in this dialogue-driven comedy drama about an ethically challenged New York businessman who finds his life falling apart due to a series of career missteps and personal foul-ups. Once upon a time, Ben Kalmen (Douglas) had everything a man could possibly want -- a high-paying job, a beautiful wife, and a spacious Manhattan apartment -- but now all of that is a distant memory. The former owner of a successful auto dealership,... This film was shown on Friday, July 16th 2010 View This Film
	Ondine Director: Neil JordanRated PG-13A man makes a startling discovery that may or may not be magical in this drama from writer and director Neil Jordan. Syracuse (Colin Farrell) is a fisherman who lives in a small town on the Southern coast of Ireland. Syracuse is an alcoholic, and though he's been sober for two years, most of his neighbors still remember him as a embarrassing drunk, while his ex-wife now lives with another man. Syracuse tries to scratch out a living from the ocean and... This film was shown on Friday, July 16th 2010 View This Film
	Harry Brown Director: Daniel BarberRated RSet in modern day Britain, Harry Brown follows one man's journey through a chaotic world where teenage violence runs rampant. As a modest, law abiding citizen, Brown lives alone. His only companion is his best friend Leonard. When Leonard is killed, Brown reaches his breaking point. (Samuel Goldwyn Films) "Sitting in the theater, you're liable to buy all this simply for the pleasure of watching Caine work. Like Eastwood and other actors of his vintage, Caine brings to the project not only his own formidable skills but more than half a century of movie history." - J.R. Jones, Chicago ReaderThis film was shown on Friday, July 9th 2010 View This Film
	The Secret in Their Eyes Director: Juan CampanellaRated RIn Spanish with English subtitles Winner of the Academy Award, best foreign language film Recently retired criminal court investigator Benjamin, decides to write a novel based on a twenty-five year old unresolved rape and murder case, which still haunts him. Sharing his plans with Irene, the beautiful judge and former colleague he has secretly been in love with for years, Benjamin’s initial involvement with the case is shown through flashbacks, as he sets out to identify the... This film was shown on Friday, July 9th 2010 View This Film
	Human Centipede Director: Tom SixRated Not RatedDuring a stopover in Germany in the middle of a carefree roadtrip through Europe, two American girls find themselves alone at night when their car breaks down in the woods. Searching for help at a nearby villa, they are wooed into the clutches of a deranged retired surgeon who explains his mad scientific vision to his captives’ utter horror. They are to be the subjects of his sick lifetime fantasy: to be the first to connect people, one to the next, via their gastric system, and in doing so bring to life 'the human centipede'. (IFC Films) "Unlike its obvious influence, the 1999 Japanese... This film was shown on Friday, July 2nd 2010 View This Film
	Babies Director: Thomas BalmesRated PGThe adventure of a lifetime begins... Directed by award-winning filmmaker Thomas Balmès, from an original idea by producer Alain Chabat, this film simultaneously follows four babies around the world – from birth to first steps. The children are, respectively, in order of on-screen introduction: Ponijao, who lives with her family near Opuwo, Namibia; Bayarjargal, who resides with his family in Mongolia, near Bayanchandmani; Mari, who lives with her family in Tokyo, Japan; and Hattie, who resides with her family in the United States, in San Francisco. Re-defining the nonfiction art form, "Babies" joyfully... This film was shown on Friday, July 2nd 2010 View This Film
	Vincere Director: Marco BellochioRated UnratedIn Italian with English subtitles In Vincere, the closely guarded story of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's secret lover and son is revealed in fittingly operatic proportions. Thunderstruck by the young Mussolini's charisma, Ida Dalser gives up everything to help champion his revolutionary ideas. When he disappears during World War I and later resurfaces with a new wife, the scorned Dalser and her son are locked away in separate asylums for more than a decade. But Ida will not disappear without a fight. Mezzogiorno (Love in the Time of Cholera) plays Dalser with... This film was shown on Tuesday, June 1st 2010 View This Film
	Mother and Child Director: Rodrigo GarciaRated RThree women's lives share a common core: they have all been profoundly affected by adoption. Karen placed a baby for adoption at age 14 and has been haunted ever since by the daughter she never knew. Elizabeth grew up as an adopted child; she's a bright and ambitious lawyer, but a flinty loner in her personal life. Lucy is just embarking with her husband on the adoption odyssey, hoping for the opportunity to become parents. (Sony Picture Classics) "The film is founded on three performances by Annette Bening, Kerry Washington and Naomi Watts. All have rarely been better." - Roger Ebert,... This film was shown on Friday, June 25th 2010 View This Film
	Please Give Director: Nicole HolofcenerRated R Kate (two time Academy Award nominee Catherine Keener) has a lot on her mind. There’s the ethics problem of buying furniture on the cheap at estate sales and marking it up at her trendy Manhattan store (and how much markup can she get away with?). There’s the materialism problem of not wanting her teenage daughter (Sarah Steele) to want the expensive things that Kate wants. There’s the marriage problem of sharing a partnership in parenting, business, and life with her husband Alex (Oliver Platt) but sensing doubt nibbling at the foundations. And there’s Kate’s free-floating... This film was shown on Friday, June 18th 2010 View This Film
	City Island Director: Raymond De FelittaRated PG-13 Starring Andy Garcia, Julianna Margulies, Steven Strait, Emily Mortimer, and Alan Arkin Set in a quaint fishing community on the outskirts of New York City, City Island is a hilarious and touching tale about a family whose comfortable co-existence is upended by surprising revelations of past secrets and present day lies. Vince Rizzo is a lifelong resident of the tiny, tradition-steeped Bronx enclave of City Island. A family man who makes his living as a corrections officer, Vince longs to become an actor. Ashamed to admit his aspirations to his family, Vince would... This film was shown on Friday, June 11th 2010 View This Film
	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Director: Niels Arden OplevRated Not RatedIn Swedish with English Subtitles Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is convinced it was murder and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family. He employs disgraced financial journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the tattooed, ruthless computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to investigate. When the pair link Harriet's disappearance to a number of grotesque murders from almost forty years ago, they begin... This film was shown on Friday, June 4th 2010 View This Film
	Born in America Director: Linling ZhaRated Not RatedChinese American College student Michael goes to a bar to look for a girl named Jessica. He encounters his Chinese and American college friends and feels himself the odd one out. Failing to find Jessica and getting caught up in a fight of his friends leads him to question his culture identity. This film was shown on Saturday, May 29th 2010 View This Film
	No One Knows About Persian Cats Director: Bahman GhobadiRated Not Rated In Persian with English Subtitles Co-written by imprisoned Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi, the film is an indictment of cultural repression in Iran’s exciting underground music scene, a powerful cinematic foreshadowing of current protest movements, and a celebration of an entire generation of Iranians striving towards personal and creative freedom. "Director Bahman Ghobadi (Turtles Can Fly) shot his faux documentary in secret, and the close-to-the-ground style compensates for the... This film was shown on Friday, May 28th 2010 View This Film
	The Art of the Steal Director: Don ArgottRated Not RatedIn 1922, Dr. Albert C. Barnes created The Barnes Foundation in Lower Merion Pennsylvania, five miles outside of Philadelphia. He formed this remarkable collection of Post-Impressionist and early Modern art to serve as an educational institution. Dr. Barnes built his Foundation away from the city and cultural elite who scorned his collection as “horrible, debased art,” and set it on the grounds of his own home, an arboretum in the leafy suburbs. Tastes changed, and soon the very people who belittled Barnes wanted access to his collection. When Dr. Barnes died in a car accident in 1951, he left control of his collection to... This film was shown on Friday, May 28th 2010 View This Film
	Mother Director: Bong Joon-hoRated RIn Korean with English Subtitles The latest film from award-winning Korean director Bong Joon-ho (The Host) is a unique murder mystery about a mother's primal love for her son. Mother is a devoted single parent to her simple-minded twenty-seven-year-old son, Do-joon. Often a source of anxiety to his mother, Do-joon behaves in foolish or simply dangerous ways. One night, while walking home drunk, he encounters a school girl who he follows for a while before she disappears into a dark alley. The next morning, she is found dead in an abandoned building and... This film was shown on Friday, May 21st 2010 View This Film
	Last Log Drive and My Urban Garden Director: Polly BennellRated Not RatedLast Log Drive 1985, 22 min 50 s In 1983, during the bicentennial celebration of the settlement of Shelburne, Nova Scotia, by United Empire Loyalists, an old-time log drive was held on the Barrington River. This unique event was revived under the direction of Phil Scott, a former champion log roller and an articulate advocate of the sport. As well as being a spectacular visual experience, the log drive is an event of cultural and historical significance. The... This film was shown on Thursday, May 20th 2010 View This Film
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