ANVIL! DOCUMENTARY SCREENING + BAND Q&A - THURSDAY FEB 2

ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL: At 14, Toronto school friends Robb Reiner and Steve "Lips" Kudlow made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, went on to become the "demigods of Canadian metal," releasing one of the heaviest albums in metal history, 1982's Metal on Metal, influencing a musical generation, including Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax, that went on to sell millions of records. But Anvil's career took a different path - straight to obscurity.

Director Sacha Gervasi has concocted a wonderful and often hilarious account of Anvil's last-ditch quest for elusive fame and fortune. At its core a timeless tale of survival and the unadulterated passion it takes to follow your dream, year after year, ANVIL! rocks - it has no other choice.

SHOWTIMES - THU 2/2: 7:30p - FOLLOWED BY BAND Q&A | 9:45p - w/ BAND INTRO

ADMISSION: $10 - GENERAL | $8 - w/ TICKET TO LIVE CONCERT FRI 2/3 @ THE MELTING POINT -- PLUS DISCOUNTED ADMISSION TO CONCERT WITH MOVIE TICKET STUB -- ADVANCE TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE

GEORGIA REVIEW POETRY READING - WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1

THE GEORGIA REVIEW and THE GEORGIA POETRY CIRCUIT present award-winning poet TODD BOSS, co-founder of MOTIONPOEMS, a new poetry film initiative now developing a dozen poetry films in collaboration with Scribner's Best American Poetry 2011. Local writer and UGA grad student JEFF FALLIS is scheduled to open. More info HERE

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - WED 2/1

ADMISSION: FREE

CLASSIC FILM NOIR SERIES - JANUARY / FEBRUARY

Cine presents a special winter series of films from Hollywood's classic film noir period on 35mm prints when available, and with special guest speakers introducing each screening.

ADMISSION: $9 - GENERAL | $7 - STUDENT

THIS WEEK: DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944) Directed by Billy Wilder and adapted from a James M. Cain novel by Raymond Chandler, DOUBLE INDEMNITY represents the high-water mark of 1940s film noir urban crime dramas in which veteran actors Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, and Edward G. Robinson give some of their best performances, and Wilder's cynical sensibility finds a perfect match in the story's unsentimental perspective, heightened by John Seitz's hard-edged cinematography. With introducton by UGA Film Studies Professor Antje Ascheid at 7:30p.

SHOWTIMES: 7:30p & 9:45p - WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1

6X6 MEDIA ARTS EVENT - TUESDAY JANUARY 31 

Fast, fun, and free, each event in this monthly series of curated video, sound, performance, and multi-media works presents six, new media arts works, each of them fresh and unexpected, each no longer than six minutes. Anyone in the world can participate.  Be a part of it; submit your work by the 21st of each month @ hexadic.blogspot.com

THIS MONTH: KAI RIEDL - featuring the innovative musical collaborationist Kai Riedl. He will be sharing music from his latest collaborative project with Electrophoria and the premiere of his new generative audiovisual work. Additional video projections will feature the work of Nick Gould, Ken Henslee, and Lauren Fancher.

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - TUE 1/31

ADMISSION: FREE

CINECLUB PANEL DISCUSSION: INTERNSHIPS - MONDAY JANUARY 30

It's that time of year again. Students are all polishing up resumés and cover letters and looking up contacts for potential summer internships. To help with this process, CinéClub is bringing in some people who have had their share of experience in the film/entertainment industry to give advice and answer questions, including UGA Professors NATE KOHN and JENNIFER SMITH, and students MELANIE MARX and CAROLYN CRADDOCK. Sponsored by Film Studies UGA.

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - MON 1/30

ADMISSION: FREE

SCREENING: THE HIGH COST OF LOW PRICE - SAT/SUN JANUARY 28-29

PEOPLE FOR A BETTER ATHENS presents special community screenings of WAL-MART: THE HIGH COST OF LOW PRICE, Robert Greenwald's feature length documentary that uncovers a retail giant's assault on families and American values. The film dives into the deeply personal stories and everyday lives of families and communities struggling to fight a goliath. Prior to the feature, local filmmakers Dan Jordan and Bryan Redding will screen their new short documentary film, PROJECT DOWNTOWN ATHENS: RAISE YOUR VOICE.

SHOWTIMES: 3:15p - SAT/SUN 1/28-29 - FOLLOWED BY OPEN DISCUSSION

ADMISSION: FREE | SUGGESTED DONATION: $5 - TO BENEFIT PEOPLE FOR A BETTER ATHENS

BAD MOVIE NIGHT: THE SUPER NINJA - TUESDAY JANUARY 24

Celebrating the very worst that cinema has to offer, Bad Movie Night is back for another year of tragically inept movies, starting with the kung-fu epic THE SUPER NINJA. John is a NYC cop who is also secretly trained as a ninja. When he's wrongly accused of drug pushing by a corrupt police chief, John must ninjutsu his way out of jail and hunt down those responsible for setting him up. This leads him to the Five Element Ninjas, an ancient clan of seemingly invincible killers who have their hands in everything from drug dealing to secret formula stealing to total world domination. Endless showdowns between John and the Five Elements ensue, all leading towards the final confrontation. Something is at stake, but what that may be is never made very clear. Nevertheless, THE SUPER NINJA is filled to the brim with hilarious, out-of-sync overdubbing, casual racism, preposterous ninja battles, and what has to be the worst sex scene ever put to film.

SHOWTIMES: 8:00p - TUE 1/24

ADMISSION: FREE

POETRY READING - MONDAY JANUARY 23

Presented by the UGA Creative Writing Program VOX Reading Series, featuring the works of authors JOSHUA HARMON and LAURA SOLOMON who will read from their work.

SHOWTIMES: 7:30p - MON 1/23

ADMISSION: FREE

MONTHLY LATE SHOW: THE ROOM - FRIDAY JANUARY 20

An American black comedy about love and passion, betrayal and lies. It depicts the depths of friendship and relationships in one's life and raises life's real and most asked question: "Can you ever really trust anyone?... Called the “best worst movie ever made,” unintentional humor abounds in this new cult favorite, highlighted by a deliriously entertaining albeit undeniably awful performance from its creepy long-haired creator.

But despite - or maybe also due to - the miles of cinematic ineptitude, THE ROOM is a one-of-a-kind hilarious blast from beginning to end. Read Flagpole Magazine's review and interview with Tommy Wiseau HERE

SHOWTIMES: 11:30p - FRI 1/20

ADMISSION: $5

THE BIG SLEEP (1946) Directed by Howard Hawks,THE BIG SLEEP casts Humphrey Bogart as Raymond Chandler's cynical private eye Philip Marlowe, in one of the most famously complex and baffling film noirs but also one of the most successful in sheer star power, and the definitive Bogart/ Bacall vehicle. Sponsored by UGA Film Studies, with introduction by Dave Marr on Wednesday 1/18.

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - WEDNESDAY JANUARY 18

KISS ME DEADLY (1955) Regarded by many critics as the ultimate film noir, and by many more as the finest movie adapta- tion of a Mickey Spillane book, KISS ME DEADLY stars Ralph Meeker as anti-social private eye Mike Hammer. Director Robert Aldrich and scriptwriter Jack Moffit transcend the basic genre trappings to produce a one-of-a-kind melodrama for the nuclear age. Sponsored by UGA Franklin College, with Introduction by Chris Sieving.

SHOWTIMES: 7:30p & 9:45p - WEDNESDAY JANUARY 25

LOCAL FILM PREMIERE: WORLD'S SMALLEST AIRPORT - JANUARY 15-19

Cine presents the Athens premiere of the Watkinsville-based Surprisingly Professional Production's WORLD'S SMALLEST AIRPORT, a documentary about the outrageous exploits of The Thrasher Brothers Aerial Circus.

In 1945, when World War II ended, three brothers returned home to Georgia eager to resume their civilian lives. Starting from scratch, in a few weeks they acquired airplanes, took over a rural airport and created The Thrasher Brothers Aerial Circus. For five years, the brothers performed astonishing acts - doing unlikely things with unlikely aircraft - feats that have never been exceeded to this day. This is their story.

SHOWTIMES: 5:15p - 1/15-19

ALSO: 7:30p - MONDAY 1/16 - WITH FILMMAKER INTRO + Q&A

DINNER & MOVIE SPECIAL - SUN / MON / TUE: Featuring a special menu by THE NATIONAL RESTAURANT inspired by vintage Pan American World Airways menus from the golden age of air travel - see full menu HERE

BAD MOVIE NIGHT: THE SUPER NINJA - TUESDAY JANUARY 24

Celebrating the very worst that cinema has to offer, Bad Movie Night is back for another year of tragically inept movies, starting with the kung-fu epic THE SUPER NINJA. John is a NYC cop who is also secretly trained as a ninja. When he's wrongly accused of drug pushing by a corrupt police chief, John must ninjutsu his way out of jail and hunt down those responsible for setting him up. This leads him to the Five Element Ninjas, an ancient clan of seemingly invincible killers who have their hands in everything from drug dealing to secret formula stealing to total world domination. Endless showdowns between John and the Five Elements ensue, all leading towards the final confrontation. Something is at stake, but what that may be is never made very clear. Nevertheless, THE SUPER NINJA is filled to the brim with hilarious, out-of-sync overdubbing, casual racism, preposterous ninja battles, and what has to be the worst sex scene ever put to film.

SHOWTIMES: 8:00p - TUE 1/24

ADMISSION: FREE

HOLIDAY JAZZ WITH THE MUSIC DOCTORS - MONDAY DECEMBER 19

Jazz duo Dr. Arvin Scott (percussion) and Dr. Ian Johnson (electronic keyboards) perform a variety of Holiday music in CineLab. Dr. Scott is a music professor at UGA and was recently featured on CNN’s “Leaders From the Heart” broadcast with his widely acclaimed Drumming for Success program. Dr. Ian Johnson is an orchestra director in the Clarke County School System and has played jazz piano in Jamaica and the U.S.

SHOWTIMES: 6:00p | ADMISSION: FREE

EXHIBIT: THE FABRIC OF THINGS - PAINTINGS BY JEFFREY WHITTLE: NOV 18 - DEC 14

MONTHLY LATE SHOW: THE ROOM - FRIDAY DECEMBER 16

An American black comedy about love and passion, betrayal and lies. It depicts the depths of friendship and relationships in one's life and raises life's real and most asked question: "Can you ever really trust anyone?... Called the “best worst movie ever made,” unintentional humor abounds in this new cult favorite, highlighted by a deliriously entertaining albeit undeniably awful performance from its creepy long-haired creator.

But despite - or maybe also due to - the miles of cinematic ineptitude, THE ROOM is a one-of-a-kind hilarious blast from beginning to end. Read Flagpole Magazine's review and interview with Tommy Wiseau HERE

SHOWTIMES: 11:00p - FRI 12/16

ADMISSION: $5

BAD MOVIE NIGHT: ELVES - TUESDAY DECEMBER 13

Celebrating the worst that cinema has to offer, Bad Movie Night invites you to a magical evening filled with Nazis, cocaine-snorting Santas, bathtub electrocutions, and a murderous elf in the special holiday screening of ELVES. The film stars Dan Haggerty (in a role slightly less celebrated than Grizzly Adams) as an out of luck department store Santa who finds himself caught in the middle of an evil and convoluted Nazi plot to resurrect the master race by sending a poorly-made elf puppet to impregnate a virgin on Christmas Eve. Incoherent and trashy, ELVES is packed with all the excessive crotch stabbing and elfin mythology you'd ever want, and makes a great gift too.

SHOWTIMES: 8:00p - TUE 12/13

ADMISSION: FREE

DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT: LARS VON TRIER - TUESDAY DECEMBER 6

This Fall's DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT SERIES wraps up with MELANCHOLIA, a beautiful psychological disaster film from director Lars von Trier, in which Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgård) are celebrating their marriage at a sumptuous party in the home of her sister Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg), and brother-in-law John (Kiefer Sutherland). Despite Claire's best efforts, the wedding is a fiasco, with family tensions mounting and relationships fraying. Meanwhile, a planet called Melancholia is heading directly towards Earth, threatening the end of the world… With introduction by UGA Film Studies student MATT NOLLER.

SHOWTIMES: 8:15p - TUE 12/6

ADMISSION: $9 - GENERAL | $7 - STUDENT

SCREENING: THE ART OF FLIGHT - FRIDAY DECEMBER 2

A new breed of action sports film comes to life as Red Bull Media House, in association with Brain Farm Digital Cinema, present THE ART OF FLIGHT a film by Curt Morgan. Equal parts action and adventure mix with the inevitable drama encountered along the way. Two years in the making, the documentary gives iconic snowboarder Travis Rice and friends the opportunity to redefine what is possible in the mountains. Experience the highs, as new tricks are landed and new zones opened, alongside the lows, where avalanches, accidents and wrong-turns strike. For the first time, viewers are immersed in the sometimes successful, often trying quest to open up new, unexplored mountains in remote corners of the world. Red Bull will also be giving away a weekend snowboarding trip for four as an "experience it for yourself" snowboard adventure to go along with the movie.

SHOWTIMES: 9:30p - FRI 12/2

ADMISSION: FREE

WUOG WINTER BANQUET - SATURDAY DECEMBER 3

Come to the WUOG 90.5 FM Winter Banquet! They'll be recognizing their best and brightest staffers, but don't let that deter you, there will also be food! The banquet is potluck style, catered by WUOG staffers. Dinner and Awards start at 8, and then at 9:30 the Best DJ and runner up will be pumping out a dance party for everyone.

Dress to impress! Wuoggers will be photographing the best looks on the red carpet and uploading them to the Facebook page. $3 at the door for dinner, awards, and dancing! What more could you want?

SHOWTIMES: 8:00p - SAT 12/3

ADMISSION: $3

VHS: VIDEOGRAPHER'S HELLA-BIG SHOW - THURSDAY DECEMBER 1

Braindead Genious presents the VHS: VIDEOGRAPHER'S HELLA-BIG SHOW - giving amateur, aspiring and professional filmmakers a local stage to showcase their original work on the big screen once a month - for submissions and more info contact: vhsfest@gmail.com

SHOWTIMES: 10:00p - THU 12/1

ADMISSION: FREE

THE TRUE COST OF COAL: FILM + PANEL - TUESDAY NOVEMBER 29

The Sierra Student Coalition presents a special screening of THE LAST MOUNTAIN, a moving documentary that reveals the battle to protect the health and environment of local communities from the destructive power of the big coal industry in Appalachia.

A catered reception and educational panel discussion will follow the screening. Panelists will focus on the public health, environmental and political implications of burning coal, and the future of renewable solutions.

SHOWTIMES: 5:00p - TUE 11/29

ADMISSION: FREE

BAD MOVIE NIGHT: HOLLYWOOD COP - TUESDAY NOVEMBER 29

Celebrating the worst that cinema has to offer, Bad Movie Night presents the no-budget, 80s cop flick written and directed by Iranian filmmaker Amir Shervan, whose magnum opus Samurai Cop first stole our hearts during our July 2010 screening. Enough time to recuperate surely has passed, so we invite you to join us as we delve deeper into the Shervan filmography with his first English language film and Samurai Cop prototype HOLLYWOOD COP. All the touchstones of a good Shervan film are here: bad guys falling off roofs, sped up action sequences, effortless decapitations, poorly choreographed kung-fu, and disposable hoodlums bursting into flames. The plot is sparse yet incomprehensible, the dialog delightfully mindless, and the child actor is exceedingly unbearable. Nevertheless, HOLLYWOOD COP is a quintessential bad movie that is as entertaining as it is appalling.

SHOWTIMES: 9:00p - TUE 11/29

ADMISSION: FREE

CINEKIDS FAMILY MATINEES: THE IRON GIANT - FRI / SAT / SUN NOVEMBER 25-27

Last chance to catch THE IRON GIANT on the big screen! Bring the whole family to follow the incredible adventures of young Hogarth Hughes who late one night discovers and befriends an enormous robot fallen from the stars. But now Hogarth has a very big problem: how do you keep a 50-ft tall steel-eating giant a secret - especially when there's a nosy government agent asking questions and the combined land, sea and air power of the U.S. military mobilizing to demolish the "alien invader?"

This award-winning and critically acclaimed animated film from director Brad Bird (THE INCREDIBLES) was loosely based on the book The Iron Man by late British poet Ted Hughes, previously adapted for the stage by rock musician Pete Townshend, who executive produced the film. Featuring the voices of Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick, Jr., Vin Diesel and John Mahoney.

SHOWTIMES: 3:00p - FRI / SAT / SUN 11/25-27 - FINAL WEEKEND - ADMISSION: $5

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING: THURSDAY NOVEMBER 24

Cine will be CLOSED on Thursday November 24th for the Thanksgiving Holiday and will re-open on Friday November 25th at 2:00p

GEORGIA REVIEW POETRY READING - MONDAY NOVEMBER 28

THE GEORGIA REVIEW presents noted environmentalist and writer ALISON HAWTHORNE DEMING

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - MON 11/28

ADMISSION: FREE

EXHIBIT: IN TREES - BY WENDY HANSON: THRU NOVEMBER 16

MONTHLY LATE SHOW: THE ROOM - FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18

An American black comedy about love and passion, betrayal and lies. It depicts the depths of friendship and relationships in one's life and raises life's real and most asked question: "Can you ever really trust anyone?... Called the “best worst movie ever made,” unintentional humor abounds in this new cult favorite, highlighted by a deliriously entertaining albeit undeniably awful performance from its creepy long-haired creator.

But despite - or maybe also due to - the miles of cinematic ineptitude, THE ROOM is a one-of-a-kind hilarious blast from beginning to end. Read Flagpole Magazine's review and interview with Tommy Wiseau HERE

SHOWTIMES: 11:00p - FRI 11/18

ADMISSION: $5

BOOK LAUNCH PARTY & DOCUMENTARY FILM PREMIERE - WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16

The University of Georgia Press presents a book launch party for southern author and naturalist John Lane's My Paddle to The Sea: Eleven Days on the River of the Carolinas, a journey through South Carolina’s Santee River watershed, and the premiere of the short film RIVER TIME by Chris Cogan and Tom Byars which documents the experience. Followed by a Q&A with the author and the filmmakers.

Both the book and film depict Lane's epic canoe journey from his backyard creek in Spartanburg, South Carolina to the Atlantic Ocean. During the three hundred mile, 11-day trip, Lane recounts local history and spars with streamside literary presences such as Mind of the South author W. J. Cash; Henry Savage, author of the Rivers of America Series volume on the Santee; novelist and Pulitzer Prize–winner Julia Peterkin; early explorer John Lawson; and poet and outdoor writer Archibald Rutledge.

Lane ponders the sites of old cotton mills; abandoned locks, canals, and bridges; ghost towns fallen into decay a century before; Indian mounds; American Revolutionary and Civil War battle sites; nuclear power plants; and boat landings, and encounters perplexed fishermen, catfish clean­ers, river rats, and a trio of drug-addled drifters on a lonely boat dock a day’s paddle from the sea.

Along his travels Lane encounters the history and nature of undiscovered areas of South Carolina; embarking upon ancient Indian artifacts and native flora and fauna as well as the reality of man’s impact on the environment – navigating through unexpected garbage piles and other pollutants.

Cogan & Byars' beautifully shot high-definition film reveals Lane’s deep-rooted love and connection to nature, the south, and the importance of our waterways; while interweaving the humorous and inspiring messages of how we as individuals can appreciate the beauty that is right in our own backyard.

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - WED 11/16

ADMISSION: FREE

HAPPY THANKSGIVING: THURSDAY NOVEMBER 24

Cine will be CLOSED on Thursday November 24th for the Thanksgiving Holiday and will re-open on Friday November 25th at 2:00p

POETRY READING - TUESDAY NOVEMBER 15

Presented by the UGA Creative Writing Program, featuring the works of author CATHERINE WAGNER

SHOWTIMES: 7:30p - TUE 11/15

ADMISSION: FREE

TOAST OF CHRONICTOWN - ATHENS' FINEST EATERIES BRING THEIR BEST - MON 11/14

Sampling of food from more than 15 of Athens’ finest eateries, including Weaver D's, The Grit, Five & Ten, Dondero’s, The National, The Four Coursemen, Ted’s Most Best, La Dolce Vita, The Last Resort, Loco’s, Marti’s at Midday, Mama’s Boy, Heirloom Cafe, Big City Bread, The Taco Stand, Taqueria Del Sol, Farm 255, Jittery Joe’s, DePalma’s and others. During the event, special screenings of R.E.M. live concert footage on an archived 35mm print and a special 90-minute R.E.M. video retrospective will be shown in each theatre.

Part of the Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage - The Last R.E.M. Release Parties in Athens, GA, proceeds from all events benefit Community Connection of Northeast Georgia & Family Connection / Communities in Schools of Athens / Whatever It Takes.

SHOWTIMES: 5:00p - 7:00p - MON 11/14 --------- EVENT SOLD OUT ----------

ADMISSION: $75 -- TICKET PRICE ALSO INCLUDES ADMISSION TO BOTH OTHER RELEASE PARTY EVENTS AT GEORGIA THEATRE AND 40WATT CLUB -- MORE INFORMATION AT ATHENSMUSIC.NET -- SOLD OUT

SCREENING: MOTHER NATURE'S CHILD - THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10

The Institute for Wild Intelligence is an Athens-based educational organization whose mission is to create a healthy and vibrant society by connecting people to nature, community and self. host a screening of MOTHER NATURE'S CHILD: GROWING OUTDOORS IN THE MEDIA AGE, a film that highlights the growing trend of "nature-deficit disorder" and the remedies that are being put in place across America.

At the screening, featured expert Jon Young will be on-site to give a pre-talk and answer questions after the film. With now over 30 years of experience, Jon is founder or advisor to over 100 schools in North America and Europe that operate on his "nature connection mentoring model".

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - THU 11/10

ADMISSION: FREE

BOOK READING & SIGNING - THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10

Sponsored by THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA LIBRARIES, acclaimed chef, media personality, and UGA alumna VIRGINIA WILLIS will discuss her latest recipe book, Basic to Brilliant, Y'all.  A book signing will immediately follow the reading.

As the daughter and granddaughter of  Southern cooks and a classically trained French chef, Willis has a gift for giving French recipes a down-home Southern feel.  In Basic to Brilliant, Y'all, Virginia builds on her signature style by offering 150 dual recipes: a soul-satisfying basic recipe accompanied by a technique, garnish, additional step, or short recipe that transforms a wonderful dish into a show stopper. With her "simple is best" philosophy, Willis uses the finest ingredients and lets the food shine through. Virginia has served as the kitchen director for Martha Stewart Living Television and as the excecutive producer of The Discovery Channel's Epicurious. 

SHOWTIMES: 5:30p - THU 11/10

ADMISSION: FREE

GEORGIA REVIEW POETRY READING - WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 9

THE GEORGIA REVIEW and THE GEORGIA POETRY CIRCUIT present acclaimed father and son poets WILLIS AND TONY BARNSTONE. Books by both writers will be available for sale courtesy of Byhalia Books.

WILLIS BARNSTONE has published many books of poems, most recently The Apocalypse (2000) and Border of a Dream: Poems of Antonio Machado (2003). His work on early Christian texts, including The Gnostic Bible (2003) and The New Covenant: The Four Gospels and Apocalypse (2002), are widely regarded as classics in the field.

TONY BARNSTONE's books of poetry include Tongue of War: From Pearl Harbor to Nagasaki (2009), The Golem of Los Angeles (2008), Sad Jazz: Sonnets (2005), and Impure (1998). He is also a distinguished translator of Chinese poetry and literary prose. His books in this area include Chinese Erotic Poetry (2007) and The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry (2005).

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - WED 11/9

ADMISSION: FREE

DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT: WONG KAR WAI - TUESDAY NOVEMBER 8

Hong Kong-based filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai moves back and forth in time as he reexamines and amplifies the themes from his earlier film IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE in this offbeat romantic drama, 2046, a visually seductive reverie of memory and regret, refracted through a serial womanizer's experiences with six women, playfully merging past, present, and future.

Part of this Fall's DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT SERIES, with introduction by UGA Film Studies Professor CHRIS SIEVING

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - TUE 11/8

ADMISSION: $9 - GENERAL | $7 - STUDENT

SCREENING: GARBAGE WARRIOR - MONDAY NOVEMBER 7

The Athens USGBC Chapter of Design Professionals along with Andrew Hickman and Rosemary Kimble of Northeast Georgia Earthship host a screening of GARBAGE WARRIOR - the epic story of radical Earthship eco architect Michael Reynolds, and his fight to build off-the-grid self-sufficient communities. This film is actually what started the whole journey at the Northeast Georgia Earthship, and Andrew Hickman will formally be introducing the project at this event and answering questions afterwards.

ABOUT THE FILM: What do beer cans, car tires and water bottles have in common? Not much unless you’re renegade architect Michael Reynolds, in which case they are tools of choice for producing thermal mass and energy-independent housing. For 30 years New Mexico-based Reynolds and his green disciples have devoted their time to advancing the art of “Earthship Biotecture” by building self-sufficient, off-the-grid communities where design and function converge in eco-harmony. However, these experimental structures that defy state standards create conflict between Reynolds and the authorities, who are backed by big business. Shot over three years and in four countries, GARBAGE WARRIOR is a timely portrait of a determined visionary, a hero of the 21st century.

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - MON 11/7

INDIE FILM SCREENING: FROM THE BACK OF THE ROOM - SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6

Although it is often credited with spurring the "third wave" of feminism, Riot Grrrl seemed to many to be a blip in the media. Riot Grrrl paved the way for the more mainstream "girl power" phenomenon, but was ultimately forgotten until recently. Books and films have now been released on the subject, but in the scramble for commemoration, many women who were predecessors or contemporaries of Riot Grrrl have been ignored.

FROM THE BACK OF THE ROOM tackles the past thirty years of female involvement in Do It Yourself music, and aims to give a more complete picture of how women have participated in the D.I.Y. community, and how it affects their daily lives.

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - SUN 11/6

ADMISSION: $8 - FILM SCREENING ONLY - or - $9 - FILM + WUOGFEST MUSIC

WUOGFEST FRIENDLYFOLK NIGHT - SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6

WUOGfest ends on a high note with FriendlyFolk night in honor of one of WUOG's specialty shows, FriendlyFolk - the only show where you'll hear the best in folk-punk, anti-folk, freak-folk, and other hyphenated folks. Featuring an all female lineup - including RUBY KENDRICK, NANCY KAYE, and HOPE FOR AGOLDENSUMMER

SHOWTIMES: 4:00p - SUN 11/6

ADMISSION: $3 - MUSIC ONLY - or - $9 - MUSIC + FILM SCREENING

AMERICAN GRAFFITI SCREENING & MEMBERSHIP DRIVE - FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4

Cine presents a special, one night only screening of an archival 35mm print of the classic 1973 film AMERICAN GRAFFITI: It's the last night of summer 1962, and the teenagers of Modesto, California, want to have some fun before adult responsibilities close in, but nothing can stop the next day from coming, and with it the vastly different future ushered in by the 1960s. Starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Harrison Ford, and Mackenzie Phillips, the film established the reputations of director George Lucas and his young cast, and furthered the onset of soundtrack-driven, youth-oriented movies. Although the film helped spark 1970s nostalgia for the 1950s, nothing else would capture the flavor of the era with the same humorous candor and latent sense of foreboding.

With a reception catered by THE NATIONAL RESTAURANT featuring small plates of hamburger sliders and fries, served by the Classic City Rollergirls, the evening will also kick off this fall's membership drive and is a great opportunity to become a new member, renew an existing membership or refer a friend! For more information on new membership levels and benefits click HERE

SHOWTIMES: 5:30p & 8:00p - SCREENING | 7:00p - RECEPTION - FRI 11/4

ADMISSION: $10 - ONLINE TICKETING NOW CLOSED - TICKETS AVAILABLE AT BOX OFFICE & BAR

ADD'L SHOWTIMES (FILM ONLY): 2:30p - SAT/SUN 11/5-6 | ADMISSION: $6

POETRY READING - THURSDAY NOVEMBER 3

American poet, performer, professor, cultural activist, and celebrated author of over 40 books of poetry, ANNE WALDMAN will present a range of her own poetry in performance. She draws on ideas of "modal structure" and Sprechstimme (speak-singing) in performance.

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - THU 11/3

ADMISSION: FREE

DESIGN*SPONGE BOOK SIGNING EVENT - WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 2

DESIGN*SPONGE hosts a celebration of the launch of Brooklyn based author Grace Bonney's Design*Sponge at Home, with book signing and live acoustic performance by Athens locals, The Corduroy Road. This event will benefit the Athens Arts Council and will feature a backdrop designed by D*S’s own Ginny Branch Stelling.

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - WED 11/2

ADMISSION: FREE

PANEL DISCUSSION: THE INSIDE SCOOP ON FILM FESTIVALS - TUESDAY NOVEMBER 1

Get the inside scoop on how festivals work and how programming decisions get made during this panel discussion with area film festival programmers and organizers. Co-presented by: EcoFocus Film Festival, UGA Filmmaking Union, Ciné, Film Athens and 6X6, and moderated by DAVE MARR, Flagpole film columnist and city editor, panel discussion participants include: SARA BERESFORD - Director/Programmer, EcoFocus Film Festival; CHARLES JUDSON - Programmer & Industry Outreach, Atlanta Film Festival; PAM KOHN - Former Director, Robert Osborne Classic Film Festival; HARRY MUSSELWHITE - Executive Director, Rome International Film Festival; TERRELL SANDFUR - Festival Organizer, Macon Film Festival; KEN SHERMAN - President, Athens Jewish Film Festival

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - TUE 11/01

ADMISSION: FREE

CINECLUB PANEL DISCUSSION: MUSIC IN FILM - WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26

Hear UGA professors and industry professionals speak about how to acquire music rights for film, the money that goes into it and the creative side of how writers and sound designers incorporate music into their films.

Hosted by NATE KOHN, Film Producer & UGA Journalism Professor, panelists include: BERTIS DOWNS, Manager, R.E.M.; JENNIFER SMITH, Film Producer & UGA Journalism Professor; DAN NETTLES, Music Composer & Kenosha Kid Band Leader; MARK JORDAN, Sound Designer & Editor. Sponsored by Film Studies UGA.

SHOWTIMES: 6:00p - WED 10/26

ADMISSION: FREE

BAD MOVIE NIGHT - WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26

Celebrating the worst that cinema has to offer, Bad Movie Night presents the no-budget, poorly made, slasher-esque revenge flick NAIL GUN MASSACRE. Written, produced, directed, and botched by Terry Lofton in 1985, NAIL GUN MASSACRE is the ill-conceived story of a small Texas town terrorized by a masked nail gun killer, dressed in head-to-toe camouflage and topped with a giant motorcycle helmet.

The movie is 85 minutes packed with 80s babes, comical nail gore, and endless laughing and bad jokes courtesy of our film’s mystery killer. Despite failing to strike the country with power-tool-phobia upon its release, NAIL GUN MASSACRE remains a classic entry in the small but celebrated nail-ploitation genre.

SHOWTIMES: 8:00p - WED 10/26

ADMISSION: FREE

POETRY READING - TUESDAY OCTOBER 25

Presented by the UGA Creative Writing Program VOX Reading Series, featuring the works of authors Dorothea Lasky, Travis Nichols, and Monica Fambrough will read from their work.

SHOWTIMES: 7:30p - TUE 10/25

ADMISSION: FREE

MONTHLY LATE SHOW: THE ROOM - FRI/SAT OCTOBER 21-22

An American black comedy about love and passion, betrayal and lies. It depicts the depths of friendship and relationships in one's life and raises life's real and most asked question: "Can you ever really trust anyone?... Called the “best worst movie ever made,” unintentional humor abounds in this new cult favorite, highlighted by a deliriously entertaining albeit undeniably awful performance from its creepy long-haired creator.

But despite - or maybe also due to - the miles of cinematic ineptitude, THE ROOM is a one-of-a-kind hilarious blast from beginning to end. Read Flagpole Magazine's review and interview with Tommy Wiseau HERE

SHOWTIMES: 12:00 MIDNITE - FRI/SAT 10/21-22

ADMISSION: $5

GONZORIFFIC UNDERGROUND HORROR SHOW - FRI / SAT OCTOBER 21-22

Athens underground film making collective GONZORIFFIC celebrates its 10-year anniversary with a pair of midnight shows showcasing an all-new program of short films produced in town over the past 12 months. Scheduled works include the Ed Wood-inspired “Dr. Humpinstein’s Erotik Castle”, the stomach-turning “Bitter End”, phone sex love story “One Nine Hundred”, the description-defying “Tooth Fairy Assassin: The Last Tooth”, and more. Though the majority of the films are comedic in nature, all material is unrated and audience members are warned to view at their own risk!

SHOWTIMES: 12:00 MIDNITE - FRI/SAT 10/21-22

ADMISSION: $5

MANDOLIN & GUITAR DUO - THURSDAY OCTOBER 20

The Mandolin and Guitar Duo: Rivalry and Alliances in Music - Carlo Aonzo & Rene Izquierdo. An evening of classical mandolin and guitar by internationally acclaimed artists Carlo Aonzo (a native of Savona, Italy) and Rene Izquierdo (a native of Havana, Cuba).

SHOWTIMES: 8:00p - THU 10/20

ADMISSION: $10

VHS: VIDEOGRAPHER'S HELLA-BIG SHOW - THURSDAY OCTOBER 20

Braindead Genious presents the VHS: VIDEOGRAPHER'S HELLA-BIG SHOW - giving amateur, aspiring and professional filmmakers a local stage to showcase their original work on the big screen once a month - for submissions and more info contact: vhsfest@gmail.com

SHOWTIMES: 10:00p - THU 10/20

ADMISSION: FREE

LUNCHES FOR LITERACY - WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19

The Athens-Clarke Literacy Council and the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Book Club present a luncheon with local author REBECCA LANG, followed by author speaking and book signing. Regularly featured on the TV show Southern Living, Lang's newest cookbook is Quick-Fix Southern: Homemade Hospitality in 30 Minutes or Less.

All proceeds from the luncheon will support the work of the Athens-Clarke Literacy Council, which is to promote and support learning opportunities for adult residents in the Athens community.

SHOWTIMES: 11:30a - 1:00p - WED 10/19

ADMISSION: $15 - SEATING IS LIMITED - RESERVE TICKETS ONLINE AT athensliteracy.org OR CALL 706-254-9877

DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT: WOODY ALLEN - TUESDAY OCTOBER 11

Both a seriocomic dissection of perpetually dissatisfied New Yorkers and an ode to the city itself, Woody Allen's 1979 MANHATTAN was ilmed in glorious black-and-white by ace cinematographer Gordon Willis, and set to a score of rhapsodic George Gershwin music.

Part of this Fall's DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT SERIES, with introduction by UGA Film Studies Professor RICHARD NEUPERT, who teaches cinema history and criticism, hosts the annual French Film Festival, and coordinates the Film Studies department at UGA.

SHOWTIMES: 7:30p - TUE 10/11

ADMISSION: $9 - GENERAL | $7 - STUDENT

GEORGIA BIKE SUMMIT MOVIE NITE - SATURDAY OCTOBER 8

As part of its Second Annual Georgia Bike Summit, GEORGIA BIKES! and the Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association present a special screening featuring PEDAL DRIVEN, plus several short bicycle advocacy films by STREETFILMS. Films followed by raffle drawings for excellent prizes!

SHOWTIMES: 7:30p - SAT 10/8

POETRY READING - THURSDAY OCTOBER 6

Presented by the UGA Creative Writing Program, featuring the works of three talented young poets: Nick Demske, Jacqueline Kari, and Jeff Fallis

SHOWTIMES: 8:00p - THU 10/6

ADMISSION: FREE

6X6 MEDIA ARTS EVENT - WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 5 

Fast, fun, and free, each event in this monthly series of curated video, sound, performance, and multi-media works presents six, new media arts works, each of them fresh and unexpected, each no longer than six minutes. Anyone in the world can participate.  Be a part of it; submit your work by the 21st of each month @ hexadic.blogspot.com

THIS MONTH: TRESOR TROVE: LOST AND FOUND, FLOTSOM & JETSOM - original found materials or works that have been repurposed, reshaped, recombined, or derived from found materials, including photographs, film, video, sound, and live performance.

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - WED 10/5

ADMISSION: FREE

SHARKWING COMEDY SHOW - FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30

Got the HP DT's? Solve all your problems by coming out to see the HARRY POTTER LIVE COMEDY SHOW presented by the Sharkwing Comedy Troupe

SHOWTIMES: 12:00 MIDNITE - FRI 9/30

ADMISSION: FREE

MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL - ENDS SEPTEMBER 29

Cine hosts the Athens screenings of the MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL's global program that screens simultaneously in over 250 cities around the world. Out of 598 entries received from 48 countries around the world, selected 10 finalist films were selected each of which are 15 minutes and under in length. Countries represented this year include USA, UK, Sweden, Switzerland, Scotland, Australia, Canada, Hungary, Peru and Egypt in what festival organizers describe as a “cinematic Olympiad.” These films will not only entertain a global audience but will be judged by them as well. Filmgoers can vote for their favorite film each night as votes are tallied at each cinema and forwarded to the festival’s Manhattan headquarters where the global winner will be announced live.

SHOWTIMES: 7:30p - MON-THU 9/26-29

BAD MOVIE NIGHT - TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 27

Celebrating the worst that cinema has to offer, Bad Movie Night presents the shameless Indonesian rip-off of James Cameron’s THE TERMINATOR, LADY TERMINATOR. Trading cyborgs and time travel with nonsensical mysticism and poorly executed overdubbing, the film is a misguided retelling of the Indonesian South Sea Queen myth. When the queen’s unexplained power is seized by the only man able to satisfy her, she inexplicably curses his great-great-granddaughter and resigns to a life underwater. Jump 100 years later, an anthropologist studying the myth swims right into the queen’s lair and is instantly lady-terminized and sex-starved by a magical eel. Now reborn as an unstoppable killing machine/anthropologist, the lady terminator seeks revenge against the aforementioned great-great-granddaughter, a pop singer named Erica, stopping along the way for no-strings-attached encounters with a bevy of eager men. Senselessly switching back and forth from Indonesian folklore to blatant rip-offs of classic scenes from THE TERMINATOR, LADY TERMINATOR promises a disorienting good time for fans of 80s action, sci-fi, and anthropology.

SHOWTIMES: 8:00p - TUE 9/27

ADMISSION: FREE

GENERAL ORDERS NO.9 - SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24

Awarded for its visionary cinematography, GENERAL ORDERS NO.9 breaks from the constraints of the documentary form as it contemplates the signs of loss and change in the American South. The stunning culmination of over eleven years’ work from first time writer-director Robert Persons, the film marries experimental filmmaking with an accessible, naturalist sensibility to tell the epic story of the clash between nature and man’s progress. Told entirely with images, poetry, and music, GENERAL ORDERS NO.9 is unlike any film you have ever seen. A story of maps, dreams, and prayers, it’s one last trip down the rabbit hole before it’s paved over.

OPENING EVENT: With reception sponsored by EcoFocus Film Festival, Q&A with writer/director Robert Persons and live score accompaniment performed by film composer Chris Hoke

SHOWTIMES: 6:00p - RECEPTION | 7:00p - SCREENING - FOLLOWED BY FILMMAKER Q&A

ADMISSION: $12 - GENERAL | $10 - CINE MEMBER

ONLINE TICKETING NOW CLOSED - LIMITED SEATING TICKETS AVAILABLE AT BOX OFFICE

ADD'L SHOWTIMES: (FILM ONLY) 7:30p - FRI 9/23 & SUN 9/25 - $9

DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT: RAINER FASSBINDER - TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 20

A dystopic science-fiction epic, WORLD ON A WIRE is German wunderkind Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s gloriously cracked, boundlessly inventive take on future paranoia. With dashes of Kubrick, Vonnegut, and Dick, but a flavor entirely his own, Fassbinder tells the noir-spiked tale of reluctant action hero Fred Stiller (Klaus Lowitsch), a cybernetics engineer who uncovers a massive corporate and governmental conspiracy. At risk? Our entire (virtual) reality as we know it. This long unseen three-and-a-half-hour labyrinth is a satiric and surreal look at the weird world of tomorrow from one of cinema’s kinkiest geniuses.

Part of this Fall's DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT SERIES, with introduction by UGA Film Studies Professor ANTJE ASCHEID, a specialist in film history and criticism with an academic research focus in German Cinema. Sponsored by The Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Goethe-Zentrum/German Cultural Center Atlanta.

SHOWTIMES: 7:30p - TUE 9/20

ADMISSION: $9

CLIMATE REALITY PROJECT'S 24 HOURS OF REALITY - WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 14

What Can Change in a Day? Everything. Discover how climate change is affecting everyone of us, as THE GEORGIA CLIMATE CHANGE COALITION hosts a viewing party for the 7-8p (EST) segment of the 24 Hours of Reality worldwide event to broadcast the reality of the climate crisis. It will consist of a new multimedia presentation created by Al Gore and delivered once per hour for 24 hours, representing every time zone around the globe. Event begins at 6:30, Livestream begins at 7:00. More info at climaterealityproject.org

SHOWTIMES: 6:30p - WED 9/14

ADMISSION: FREE

INDIE HORROR NIGHT: SHORTS PROGRAM - FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 9

The Horror Film Club of Athens presents a showcase of horror shorts from local independent filmmakers, including HATCH by Benjamin Roberds and Jordan Reyes, GHOST TREK by Michael Plumides, and BASEMENT by Andrew Shearer. Dedicated to all those in the Athens, Georgia area who truly love the horror genre, particularly independent, foreign, class, and B movies, The Horror Film Club of Athens' mission is to increase visibility of independent horror filmmakers.

SHOWTIMES: 10:00p - FRI 9/9

ADMISSION: FREE

CINEKIDS FAMILY HOLIDAY MATINEES: WINNIE THE POOH

Walt Disney Animation Studios returns to the Hundred Acre Wood with the first big-screen Winnie the Pooh adventure from Disney's feature animation studios in more than 35 years. With the timeless charm, wit and whimsy of the original featurettes, this all-new movie reunites audiences with the philosophical "bear of very little brain" and friends Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet, Owl, Kanga, Roo-and last, but certainly not least, Eeyore, who has lost his tail.

"Ever have one of those days where you just can't win, Eeyore?" asks Pooh. Owl sends the whole gang on a wild quest to save Christopher Robin from an imaginary culprit. It turns out to be a very busy day for a bear who simply set out to find some honey. Inspired by three stories from A.A. Milne's books in Disney's classic, hand-drawn art style

SHOWTIMES: 2:30p - MONDAY 9/5

ADMISSION: $5

SUNDANCE SELECTS: SEPTIEN - THURSDAY AUGUST 25

One of the Park City at Midnight selections at this year's Sundance Film Festival, SEPTIEN follows Cornelius Rawlings who returns to his family’s farm eighteen years after disappearing without a trace. Triple-threat actor/writer/director Michael Tully creates a backwoods world that’s only a few trees away from our own, complete with characters on the edge of sanity that we can actually relate to. A hero tale gone wrong, SEPTIEN is funny when it’s inappropriate to laugh, and realistic when it should be psychotic.

Q&A with filmmaker Michael Tully and live music with actor/musician Jim Willingham and Old Smokey directly following the screening

SHOWTIMES: 9:30p - THU 8/25

ADMISSION: $9

BAD MOVIE NIGHT DOUBLE FEATURE - WEDNESDAY AUGUST 24

Celebrating the worst that cinema has to offer, Bad Movie Night concludes its summer action movie explode-a-thon with the most action-packed double feature ever put together. First up is SHOTGUN, a cliche-filled, buddy cop movie about Ian "Shotgun" Jones, a vice detective who refuses to be inconvenienced by rules and his
by-the-book partner, played by legendary Kentucky Fried Chicken pusherman Rif Hutton. When a hooker-beating "kinko" murders Jones' working girl sister, Jones loses both his cool and his badge and takes to the streets looking for some 12 gauge justice. Back by popular demand, our second movie is the immensely enjoyable Rambo knock-off DEADLY PREY. Deep in the suburbs of California is a not-very-secret mercenary training camp where recruits track and kill men they kidnapped from the surrounding community. It’s all good, clean fun until they randomly kidnap Mike Danton, a military-trained killing machine of absurd proportions. Filmed on a budget equal to a bag of Funyuns, DEADLY PREY packs more inept acting, flubbed lines, and over-the-top 80s action per minute than anything else ever put to tape.

SHOWTIMES: 8:00p - WED 8/24

ADMISSION: FREE

CINE CLASSIC: DAS BOOT - WEDNESDAY AUGUST 24

A special screening of Wolfgang Petersen's 1981 international sensation, DAS BOOT, with introduction by UGA German Film Professor Christine Haase.

At the height of WWII, a young submarine crew heads out to sea on a top-secret mission that all but ensures most will never make it home alive. Ordered to patrol the Atlantic and destroy an allied armada bringing supplies to Britain, these raw recruits must band together, bracing themselves against a depth-charge assault from an unseen enemy.

Nominated for six Academy Awards, this epic adventure film deftly explores tension as pressure builds to an explosive climax, packing a visceral punch few movies can match.

SHOWTIMES: 7:15p - WED 8/24

ADMISSION: $7

POETRY READING - MONDAY AUGUST 22

Presented by the UGA Creative Writing Program, featuring the works of new students include Bradley Bazzle, Elizabeth Cunningham, Johnny Damm, Will Dunlap, Lindsey Harding, and Matthew Nye.

SHOWTIMES: 7:30p - MON 8/22

ADMISSION: FREE

SUMMER CLASSIC MOVIE SERIES - THRU AUGUST 14

AUGUST 12-14 - GREASE

PAST CLASSICS:
JULY 8 - CHOCOLAT
JULY 15 - THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE
JULY 22 - CLUNY BROWN
JULY 29 - THE BLUE ANGEL
AUGUST 5-7 - THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG

FULL LINEUP OF FILMS, SHOWTIMES AND MORE INFO HERE

INDIE HORROR NIGHT: LUDLOW - FRIDAY AUGUST 12

The Horror Film Club of Athens presents the independent horror film LUDLOW, in which Krista (Shannon Lark) leaves her boyfriend behind and drives to a rundown desert motel to await the arrival of her sister Maddy (Elissa Dowling). Broken and abused, Krista downs prescription pills and cheap vodka to forget her troubled past. As she sits alone in the motel room, her grip on reality lessens until neither Krista nor the viewer can tell what's real and what's not. Dedicated to all those in the Athens, Georgia area who truly love the horror genre, particularly independent, foreign, class, and B movies, The Horror Film Club of Athens' mission is to increase visibility of independent horror filmmakers.

SHOWTIMES: 10:00p - FRI 8/12

ADMISSION: FREE

DATE NIGHT: GREASE - FRIDAY AUGUST 12

The Summer Movie Series comes to a close with a screening of the classic high school musical GREASE, introduced by local film producer Pam Kohn.

With cupcakes by GiGi's Cupcakes and door prizes including a gift basket and 3 gift certificates sponsored by Balance Pilates and Boulevard Animal Hospital. Free Parking in The Chamber of Commerce Parking Lot!

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - FRI 8/12

ADMISSION: $7

CINEKIDS FAMILY WEEKEND MATINEES: CLASSIC LOONEY TUNES CARTOONS

CineKids celebrates the Summer Classic Movie Series with a special screening of classic Looney Tunes cartoons on the big screen featuring a different animated shorts program each weekend. From the Warner Brothers Golden Collection, each short film is digitally restored and remastered to its original, anvil-dropping, laughter-inducing glory, with the carrot-crunching icon Bugs Bunny, the anarchic Daffy Duck, the eternal straight man Porky Pig, and the rest of the Looney Tunes gang. Rated G and fun for kids of all ages!

SHOWTIMES: 3:30p - SAT/SUN 8/6-7 - NEW SHORTS PROGRAM EACH WEEK!

ADMISSION: $5 - ADULT | $1.50 - KIDS UNDER 12

DATE NIGHT WITH THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG - FRIDAY AUGUST 5

DR. RICHARD NEUPERT, a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Professor of Film Studies at the University of Georgia, will introduce the 7:15p screening of the award-winning 1964 French film THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG on Friday 8/5. Author of THE END and A HISTORY OF THE FRENCH NEW WAVE CINEMA, and FRENCH ANIMATION HISTORY, Dr. Neupert teaches cinema history and criticism, hosts the annual French Film Festival, and coordinates Film Studies at UGA.

SHOWTIMES: 7:15p - FRI 8/5

ADMISSION: $7

MUSIC: KEN VANDERMARK + TIM DAISY - FRIDAY JULY 29

Acclaimed Chicago reed and percussion duo KEN VANDERMARK and TIM DAISY, who have been performing, recording, and touring together in a number of groups based in Chicago since 2001, including The Vandermark 5, The Resonance Ensemble, The Frame Quartet, and Topology. Performing as a duo they concentrate on investigating the possibilities of free improvisation, utilizing their combined experiences with a wide variety of improvised and composed music that they've explored over the last decade. By drawing on numerous influences, such as American and European free jazz, experimental rock, free improvisation, soul and funk as well as 20th century contemporary music and visual art, they integrate their creative energies to further explore and assemble sound in a spontaneous context.

Tim and Ken aim to make each performance unique by tirelessly searching for new ways to keep the music fresh and encouraging each other to play beyond their potential. "Vanderrmark’s done more to further jazz music over the last two decades than seems humanly possible.” – Chad Radford, Creative Loafing

Tim and Ken will open the show and will be followed by POCKETFUL OF CLAPTONITE, Athens GA's Only 70s Canadian Power Trio, featuring Killick on guitar; Darrin Cook on double bass; and Jamie DeRevere on drums

DOORS @ 8:00p | SHOW @ 8:30p

ADMISSION: $7

DATE NIGHT WITH THE BLUE ANGEL- FRIDAY JULY 29

Presented by the German Consulate of Atlanta, the premiere screening of THE BLUE ANGEL on Friday July 29 will be introduced by SANNI BAUMGARTNER, the German lead singer of Athens' band Audition with Max Reinhardt that plays German cabaret music of the Blue Angel period and beyond.

Sanni will talk about the music, about songwriter Friedrich Hollaender, and about how the movie introduced a new star, Marlene Dietrich, whose breakthrough role of Lola-Lola, a cabaret singer, who causes the downfall of a respected schoolmaster, made her world famous as an actress and singer, with whom people keep "Falling In Love Again" and again. With free parking in the neighboring Chamber of Commerce lot, sponsored by Prestige Parking.

SHOWTIMES: 7:15p - FRI JULY 29

ADMISSION: $7

MONTHLY LATE SHOW: THE ROOM - FRIDAY AUGUST 19

An American black comedy about love and passion, betrayal and lies. It depicts the depths of friendship and relationships in one's life and raises life's real and most asked question: "Can you ever really trust anyone?... Called the “best worst movie ever made,” unintentional humor abounds in this new cult favorite, highlighted by a deliriously entertaining albeit undeniably awful performance from its creepy long-haired creator.

But despite - or maybe also due to - the miles of cinematic ineptitude, THE ROOM is a one-of-a-kind hilarious blast from beginning to end. Read Flagpole Magazine's review and interview with Tommy Wiseau HERE

SHOWTIMES: 12:00 MIDNITE - FRI 8/19

ADMISSION: $5

7th ANNUAL DARIUS GOES WEST DAY - SATURDAY JULY 23

Ciné hosts the 7th annual celebration of the Athens-based award-winning documentary film project DARIUS GOES WEST: THE ROLL OF HIS LIFE, in which fifteen-year-old Darius Weems and eleven of his best friends set off across America with the ultimate goal of getting his wheelchair customized on MTV’s Pimp My Ride. The result is a rarely seen testament to the explosive idealism of today’s youth, as well as a vivid portrayal of adventure, of brotherhood, and of the character and strength it takes to shed light on an uncertain future.

Not only does Darius Weems bravely face his own inevitable fate with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), but through his unflinching humor and his extraordinary laugh, he sparks a revolution in the lives of everyone who crosses–and then shares–his courageous path. Part revolution, part revelation, this film proves to people of all ages how life, even when imperfect, is always worth the ride.

Darius and the crew will be on hand for a Q&A and to tell the stories behind the story, plus special guest, Charley Seckler of Charley's Fund. Don't miss it!

SHOWTIMES: 7:15p - FOLLOWED BY CREW Q&A

ADMISSION: $5 - PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY RESEARCH

LIMITED SEATING: to reserve a seat, contact: dariusgoeswest@gmail.com or call DGW Headquarters at (706) 613-7237and receive a return e-mail or phone call confirmation. For more info and full lineup of events over this weekend-long celebration, checkout dariusgoeswest.com

DARIUS GOES WEST is a charitable subsidiary of Charley's Fund, a nonprofit foundation that funds medical research into a treatment or cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the most common and aggressive form of muscular dystrophy.

DATE NIGHT WITH CLUNY BROWN - FRIDAY JULY 22

Flagpole's DAVE MARR will introduce this special screening of director Ernst Lubitsch's final and rarely seen 1948 film, CLUNY BROWN, screened from an archival reel-to-reel 35mm print.

With English treats and door prizes, sponsored by D.O.C. and McLeroy Plumbing, and free parking in the neighboring Chamber of Commerce lot, sponsored by Prestige Parking.

SHOWTIMES: 7:15p - FRI JULY 22

ADMISSION: $7

TASTE YOUR PLACE - RESTAURANT TAPAS CONTEST - THURSDAY JULY 21

P.L.A.C.E. presents TASTE YOUR PLACE: a two week extravaganza from July 10-24 that reaches out to people through their taste buds. Cine hosts the Restaurant Tapas Contest event with fourteen local participating restaurants who will each have an appetizer/tapas made with local ingredients to sample. There will also be a wonderful selection of silent auction items, and the presentation of the 4th Annual Athens Local Food Awards for excellence on the farm, for educators, for businesses, and for advocates.

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - THU JULY 21

ADMISSION: $20 - ADVANCE TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE AT THE CINE BOX OFFICE OR BAR

BENEFIT SCREENING: FARMAGEDDON - TUESDAY JULY 19

Filmmaker Kristin Canty’s quest to find healthy food for her four children turned into an educational journey to discover why access to these foods was being threatened. What she found were policies that favor agribusiness and factory farms over small family-operated farms selling fresh foods to their communities. The resulting documentary film FARMAGEDDON highlights the urgency of food freedom, encouraging farmers and consumers alike to take action to preserve individuals’ rights to access food of their choice and farmers’ rights to produce these foods safely and free from unreasonably burdensome regulations.

Presented by ATHENS LOCALLY GROWN as a fundraiser for the Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund, acting on behalf of farmers and consumers across the country; and Wholesome Wave Georgia, a fund that provides matching funds for farmers markets accepting EBT (food stamp) and WIC payments, effectively doubling the spending power of those shoppers. A discussion will take place after the showing, and will include farmers and other people involved in our local food system.

SHOWTIMES: 7:15p - TUE 7/19

ADMISSION: $10 - ADVANCE TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE AT THE CINE BOX OFFICE OR BAR

BAD MOVIE NIGHT: STONE COLD - TUESDAY JULY 19

Celebrating the very worst that cinema has to offer and continuing their summer-long tribute to outrageous and embarrassing action movies, Bad Movie Night presents the unthrilling biker gang flick STONE COLD. Starring short-lived NFL star and former Right Guard spokesman Brian “Boz” Bosworth, STONE COLD attempts to entertain you with the story of a play-by-his-own-rules, go-it-alone cop with a penchant for dangly earrings and platinum blonde crewcuts. Forced to join a violent biker gang undercover by the FBI, The Boz manages to continuously botch up his mission, usually while shirtless, all while finding the time to fall in love with the gang leader’s girl. STONE COLD is filled with non-stop, inane dialog and all the explosive, over-the-top action any
bad movie fan could ever want, generously sprinkled with mindless, early-90s ‘tude.

SHOWTIMES: 8:00p - TUE 7/19

ADMISSION: FREE

CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL - FRIDAY JULY 8 - SOLD OUT

The Boulevard, Cobbham and Pulaski Neighbors kick off of the Summer Classic Movie Series by hosting an opening night Chocolate Festival celebration in the Ciné Lab immediately following Friday's evening screening of the film CHOCOLAT. The festival will include music, jugglers, a fortune teller, specialty drinks (cash bar) and boatloads of chocolate.

If you can't make it Friday night, catch an afternoon matinee screening Saturday July 9th through Thursday the 14th and get 1/2 price on the special appetizer and/or dessert from THE NATIONAL RESTAURANT that week with your CHOCOLAT ticket stub. Should you choose to drive there will be free parking in the neighboring Chamber of Commerce lot every Friday evening during the Summer Series, sponsored by Prestige Parking.

SHOWTIME: 7:00p - FRIDAY JULY 8 --- FILM SCREENING SOLD OUT ---

ATHFEST FILMFEST 2011 - JUNE 22-26

In association with this year's ATHFEST MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL, Ciné presents ROCK DOCS, a series of music documentary films with special guest filmmakers in attendance, and the ATHENS PICTURE SHOW lineup of locally produced short films and music videos.

Also featured this year is the return of THE FOUND FOOTAGE FESTIVAL with hosts Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher presenting a special 20th anniversary compilation of their acclaimed touring showcase of odd and hilarious found videos, and unique observational live commentary.

ROCK DOCS - MUSIC FILM SERIES:

- ATHENS BURNING -- FRI 6/24 + SAT 6/25
- THE SECRET TO A HAPPY ENDING -- WED 6/22 + SUN 6/26
- DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS GO-GO BOOTS EPISODES -- WED 6/22 + SUN 6/26
- FIREWALL OF SOUND -- THU 6/23 + SAT 6/25
- GIRLS ROCK! -- SAT 6/25

ATHENS PICTURE SHOW - LOCAL FILMS:

- SHORT FILM PROGRAM -- THU 6/23 + FRI 6/24
- ATHENS TEENSCREEN -- SAT 6/25 + SUN 6/26
- SPROCKETS MUSIC + VIDEO SHOW ENCORE -- FRI 6/24 + SAT 6/25

FULL LINEUP OF FILMS, EVENTS, SHOWTIMES AND MORE INFO HERE

ATHFEST MUSIC - FRIDAY JUNE 24:
- 10p - NUTRITIONAL PEACE
- 11p - THE AGENDA!
- 12a - THE MATT KURZ ONE
- 1a - GRAPE SODA

ATHFEST MUSIC - SATURDAY JUNE 25:
- 10:00p - HUG ABUSE
- 10:30p - EUREKA CALIFORNIA
- 11:15p - TUNABUNNY
- 12:00a - FLASH TO BANG TIME
- 1:00a - CARS CAN BE BLUE

SHOWTIMES: DOORS @ 9p | ADMISSION: $5 GENERAL / FREE w/ATHFEST WRISTBAND

MUSIC: JAZZ JAM SESSION - MONDAY TBA

Athens jazz ensemble SONNY GOT BLUE -- consisting of GEORGE DAVIDSON (tenor sax), JAMES GOODHAND (bass), ANDREW MURDISON (trumpet), and JEREMY ROBERTS (guitar) and STEVE KEY (piano & guitar) -- hosts a standing jam session on the first Monday of each month @ CineLab, joined by a rotating cast of regulars and semi-regulars on various instruments.

SHOWTIMES: 6p-8p

ADMISSION: FREE

EXHIBIT: PAINTINGS BY LOU KREGEL - THRU JUNE 19

New acrylic paintings of the usual style, plus a body of work never shown that is entirely black and white.

ARTIST RECEPTION: SATURDAY JUNE 18 @ 6-8p with cocktails available at the bar, pizza from Ted's Most Best (soon to open on Washington St.) and chocolate truffles.

BAD MOVIE NIGHT: SKYSCRAPER - TUESDAY JUNE 14

Celebrating the worst that cinema has to offer, and kicking off a summer-long series of outrageous and embarrassing action movies, Bad Movie Night presents the dearly departed Anna Nicole Smith in SKYSCRAPER. In this shameless Die Hard rip-off, Anna plays a helicopter pilot who must thwart a group of inept international terrorists and their plans to, yes, of course, take over the world, one skyscraper at a time. In between steamy showers, Anna woodenly reads off cue cards, repels from the roof of the aforementioned
skyscraper, and has one hilariously misplaced, gratuitously nude flashback. It’s time to start your summer off on the wrong foot with Ms. Smith, SKYSCRAPER, and Bad Movie Night.

SHOWTIMES: 8:00p - TUE 6/14

ADMISSION: FREE

BENEFIT SCREENING: GROW! - TUESDAY JUNE 7

A new documentary that captures the energy and independence of a fresh crop of young farmers, GROW! takes a look at the brave new world of sustainable farming through the eyes, hearts and minds of 20 young, idealistic, passionate and fiercely independent farmers. In the film they speak of both the joys and the challenges involved in tending the land. Filmed on 12 farms throughout the state of Georgia during an entire growing season, GROW! provides an honest and inspiring look at this next generation of farmers.

Presented by SLOW FOOD ATHENS, a global, grassroots movement with thousands of members around the world that links the pleasure of food with a commitment to community and the environment. Meet the filmmakers Christine Anthony and Owen Masterson who will introduce the film, joined by some of the star growers of the film in a Q&A session afterward. In addition, FARM 255 is offering a special Seasonal Prix Fixe Dinner before the show featuring the bounty of Full Moon and other local farms. Reservations required for limited dinner seating is limited at 5:30p, 5:45p and 6:00p - call 706 549 4660 - DINNER SEATING SOLD OUT -

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - TUE 6/7 - FOLLOWED BY FILMMAKER Q&A

ADMISSION: $10

ATHENS, GA - INSIDE/OUT

ATHENS, GA - INSIDE OUT [ 1987, Digital, 82 min, Dir: Tony Gayton, NR ] Led by the success of The B-52s and R.E.M., Athens, Georgia was the most happening music scene in the country by the mid ‘80s. Following several different bands from different genres, this film paints Athens as a magical and artistic environment where bands are not in competition, but co-exist in harmony. Live performances of R.E.M.'s "Swan Swan H" and "Dream (All I Have to Do)" at the Lucy Cobb Institute Chapel are included. Also featured are performances from, and interviews with, R.E.M., The B-52s, Pylon, B-B-Que Killers, Time Toy, Jim Herbert, Flat Duo Jets, Love Tractor, Kilkenny Cats, The Squalls, folk artist Reverend Howard Finster and others.

SHOWTIMES: TBA

ADMISSION: $5 GENERAL - FREE w/ ATHFEST WRISTBAND

R.E.M. COLLAPSE INTO NOW FILM PROJECT

COLLAPSE INTO NOW FILM PROJECT [ 2011, 45min, Dir: Various, NR ] A selection of short films accompanying each song on R.E.M.’s new record, “Collapse Into Now,” personally curated by Michael Stipe, directed by notable artists and filmmakers including James Franco, Tom Gilroy, Lance Bangs, Sophie Calle, Jem Cohen, Dominic DeJoseph, James Herbert, Jim McKay, Sam Taylor-Wood, and Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles.

OFFICIAL SITE: remhq.com

SHOWTIMES: TBA

ADMISSION: $5 GENERAL - FREE w/ ATHFEST WRISTBAND

CINEKIDS - FAMILY MATINEES THIS WEEK: MIA AND THE MIGOO - THRU MAY 29

MIA AND THE MIGOO [ PG ] - Created from an astonishing 500,000 hand-painted frames of animation, the gorgeous second feature from French animator Jacques-Rémy Girerd is a thrilling family adventure that pits a plucky, wild haired young heroine Mia against profit-hungry developers, with the future of life on Earth in the balance. Mia sets out on a journey across mountains and jungles to search for her father, who has been trapped in a landslide at a disaster-plagued construction site on a remote tropical lake. In the middle of the lake stands the ancient Tree of Life, watched over by innocent, bumbling forest spirits called the Migoo, who grow and change shape as they please, morphing from small childlike beings to petulant giants. It is the Migoo who have been disrupting the construction to protect this sacred site – and now together with Mia - they join in a fight to find Mia's father and save the Tree. Featuring the voices of John DiMaggio, Whoopi Goldberg, Matthew Modine, Wallace Shawn, and James Woods, the film won the 2009 European Film Awards for Best Animated Feature.

SHOWTIMES: 2:30p - FRI/SAT/SUN 5/27-29

ADMISSION: $6 - GENERAL | $5 - KIDS UNDER 12

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BAD MOVIE NIGHT: BOY WONDERZ - TUESDAY MAY 24

Celebrating the worst that cinema has to offer, Bad Movie Night presents the epic boy band odyssey BOY WONDERZ. It recounts the ungripping rise, fall, and redemption of the Disk-O-Boyz, five young men who "just want your panties." It’s all fun, games, and fake English accents until one of the Boyz ends up in the tabloids. Can they survive the harsh realities of a mall-based music industry and stay together for the love of the music, fans, and panties? Find out May 24th, only at Bad Movie Night's 1st Year Birthday Celebration.

SHOWTIMES: 8:00p - TUE 5/24

ADMISSION: FREE

ATHENS ICAN BENEFIT SCREENING - SUNDAY MAY 15

In celebration of Cesarean Awareness Month, ICAN OF ATHENS presents a special screening of the award-winning movie LABORING UNDER AN ILLUSION: MASS MEDIA CHILDBIRTH VS. THE REAL THING, in which anthropologist and childbirth educator Vicki Elson explores media-generated myths about childbirth, and observes daily how our culture affects our birth experiences. Contrasting fiction with reality, the result is hilarious, engaging, and enlightening. Founded in 2010, ICAN OF ATHENS brings cesarean prevention and education to the greater Athens area, while offering post-cesarean support, and VBAC education and advocacy. Screening followed by open discussion with SUSAN FISHER, PAT NIELSEN, ALEXA CLAY and NICOLE KING.

SHOWTIMES: 3:00p - SUN 5/15

ADMISSION: FREE

BENEFIT SCREENING: DARIUS GOES WEST - TUESDAY MAY 10

In celebration of National Nurses Week, the Athens Area Chapter of the Georgia Nurses Association presents a special screening of the award-winning documentary film project DARIUS GOES WEST: THE ROLL OF HIS LIFE, in which fifteen-year-old Darius Weems and eleven of his best friends set off across America with the ultimate goal of getting his wheelchair customized on MTV’s Pimp My Ride. The result is a rarely seen testament to the explosive idealism of today’s youth, as well as a vivid portrayal of adventure, of brotherhood, and of the character and strength it takes to shed light on an uncertain future. Not only does Darius bravely face his own inevitable fate with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), but through his unflinching humor, he sparks a revolution in the lives of everyone who crosses–and then shares–his courageous path.

6:00p - SOCIAL HOUR WITH HORS D’OEUVRES PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL RESTAURANT

7:30p - FILM SCREENING FOLLOWED BY Q&A

ADMISSION: $10 - PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY RESEARCH
PLEASE RSVP TO: abeall@armc.org WITH NAME AND # ATTENDING BY FRIDAY, MAY 5 @ 5PM

AUX 5 - EXPERIMENTAL ARTS FESTIVAL - SATURDAY MAY 7

AUX hosts its fifth annual festival featuring performances, visual art and sound installations, video screenings, and artists’ market. The daylong event takes place at Cine and Little Kings Club in downtown Athens and attracts nearly five hundred spectators. More information and full event schedule @ auxfestival.com

9:30p - ROBERT SCHNEIDER & COLLEAGUES: Demonstration of the Teletron Mind Controller for Synthesizer
10:30p - ANDREW RAFFO DEWAR
11:30p - SMOGGO
11:45p - ABANDON THE EARTH MISSION
12:30a - GRAPE SODA

3:30p | 7:30p | 11:30p - VIDEO SCREENINGS: Featuring video artists Mallory Baxley, Julian Bozeman, Virginia Broyles, RG Brown III, Dwayne Butcher, Daniel Cellucci, Dickie Cox, Matt Glass, Alessandra Hoshor, Mike Krzyzaniak, Cobra McVey, Elizabeth Owen, Robert August Peterson, Justin Plakas, Amelia Reiser, Peter Russell, Seth Nicholas Stephens, Whistling School for Boys, and Mary Willoughby

ADMISSION: $5

6X6 MEDIA ARTS EVENT - WEDNESDAY MAY 4 

Fast, fun, and free, each event in this monthly series of curated video, sound, performance, and multi-media works presents six, new media arts works, each of them fresh and unexpected, each no longer than six minutes. Anyone in the world can participate.  Be a part of it; submit your work by the 21st of each month @ hexadic.blogspot.com

THIS MONTH: THE WAY THINGS GO - Things will be going our way at 6X6 when we team up with Athica to show a program of videos selected in collaboration with their current exhibit The Way Things Work, a colorful and spectacular exhibit about our cultural systems, which features large-scale installation, indoor and outdoor sculpture, drawings, videos and sound art by 11 national and international artists. Co-curated by exhibit curator Didi Dunphy and 6X6 coordinator Lauren Fancher, the video program includes works by Robert Ladislas Derr, Julia Oldham, Eve Bailey, Christian Croft and Andrew Schneider, Celeste Fichter, Maud Haya-Baviera, Gareth Hudson, Plan b, and Katharine Tolladay.

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - WED 5/4

ADMISSION: FREE

EXHIBIT: MARK STEINMETZ: ON & OFF PULASKI STREET

MARK STEINMETZ received his MFA from Yale University in 1986. He has been published in Aperture, Blind Spot, and DoubleTake magazines and is a Guggenheim fellow. Steinmetz' work is in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, and The Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Steinmetz’s publications include South Central 2007 & South East 2008. His new book Greater Atlanta, being published by Nazraeli Press, was released in the fall of 2010.

GUEST SPEAKER: FRIDAY APRIL 29

DR. RICHARD NEUPERT, a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Professor of Film Studies at the University of Georgia, will introduce the 7:30p screening of CERTIFIED COPY on Friday 4/29. Juliette Binoche won the Best Actress prize in Cannes for her performance in this playful and provocative romantic drama from legendary auteur Abbas Kiarostami (TASTE OF CHERRY, THE WIND WILL CARRY US), his first feature made outside of Iran.

Dr. Neupert teaches cinema history and criticism, hosts the annual French Film Festival, and coordinates Film Studies at UGA. Author of THE END and A HISTORY OF THE FRENCH NEW WAVE CINEMA, his current book project is FRENCH ANIMATION HISTORY.

AFC VISUALIZE CHANGE FILM FORUM - MONDAY APRIL 25

The AFRICA VOLUNTEER CORPS presents the first annual Visualize Change Film Forum series to raise awareness about positive stories coming out of Africa, stories of African empowerment, and the importance of putting locals in charge of the development process while raising funds for AVC. Featuring a silent auction of goods donated by local businesses, a catered reception, and a discussion with AVC Founder Caitlin Kelley, Director of UGA African Studies Institute Dr. Jack Houston, and UGA PhD candidate in Anthropology and Founder of World Education Fund Joe Lanning.

SHOWTIMES: 6:00p - MON 4/25 - ADMISSION: $5

BENEFIT SCREENINGS: ATHENS BURNING - APRIL 22-28

ATHENS BURNING - a new, locally produced documentary centered around the history of the Georgia Theater in Downtown Athens. Featuring interviews and performance footage from notable artists and musicians who performed at the venue over the years, and the players in the Athens music scene and at the theater over the decades, the film also documents the catastrophic fire in June of 2009, the fundraising efforts from the local community, and the re-construction of the theater.

Proceeds from the film screenings will help raise funds for the rebuilding and viability of the Theatre. Kicking off the weeklong screenings on Friday April 22, the producers will host an opening night party with a catered reception and live music by Athens band BLOODKIN, also featured in the film.

SHOWTIMES: 7:15p - 4/22-28

OPENING NIGHT HOMECOMING PARTY: FRIDAY 4/22 - RECEPTION @ 6p | SCREENING @ 7:15p FOLLOWED BY FILMMAKER Q&A AND LIVE MUSIC BY BLOODKIN | ADMISSION: $10

EARTH DAY SCREENINGS: INTO ETERNITY - ONE WEEK ONLY - APRIL 22-28

INTO ETERNITY is a mind-bending film exploring the utter impossibility of storing nuclear waste for 100,000 years, the time estimated by scientists to render it safe. It is both a captivating documentary about the Onkalo underground storage facility presently under construction in Finland, and a startlingly beautiful work of art with an urgent provocation that ponders the question of who – or what – will remain on this earth when that time frame has elapsed.

Captivating, wondrous and extremely frightening, this feature documentary takes viewers on a journey never seen before into the underworld and into the future.

SHOWTIMES: 5:30p - 4/22-28

VHS: VIDEOGRAPHER'S HELLA-BIG SHOW - THURSDAY APRIL 21

Braindead Genious presents the VHS: VIDEOGRAPHER'S HELLA-BIG SHOW - giving amateur, aspiring and professional filmmakers a local stage to showcase their original work on the big screen once a month - for submissions and more info contact: vhsfest@gmail.com

SHOWTIMES: 9:00p - THU 4/21

ADMISSION: FREE

POETRY READING - THURSDAY APRIL 21

Presented by the UGA Creative Writing Program, featuring the works of L. S. KLATT, whose first book, Interloper, won the 2008 Juniper Prize for Poetry. His poems have appeared in many literary magazines, and he recently has published an essay on the poetry of Walt Whitman in The Southern Review. A PhD graduate from the University of Georgia in 2003, Klatt currently teaches in the English Department at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - THU 4/21

ADMISSION: FREE

GUEST SPEAKER: THURSDAY APRIL 21

DR. LAURA MASON, Associate Professor at the History Department at UGA, who specializes in French Revolution, French Cultural History, History and Film, will introduce the 7:00p evening screening of the new film from French director Xavier Beauvois, DES HOMMES ET DES DIEUX (OF GODS AND MEN). Winner of the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and the Best Foreign Language Film from the National Board of Review, the film follows the true story of a group of French Trappist monks who were kidnapped under mysterious circumstances in 1996 Algeria.

ATHENS UNITED FOR JAPAN BENEFIT - WEDNESDAY APRIL 20

The Bars and Restaurants in downtown Athens have come together with unprecedented support for the victims of the recent Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami.

On Wednesday, April 20, Cine joins over 50 Athens establishments that will donate 10% of bar sales to the charity SAVE THE CHILDREN with 100% of the proceeds from this event earmarked for use in Japan.

BAD MOVIE NIGHT: NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER 3: BLOOD BROTHERS - WEDNESDAY APRIL 20

Celebrating the very worst that cinema has to offer, Bad Movie Night presents NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER 3: BLOOD BROTHERS, featuring equal parts gripping family drama, fast-paced martial arts madness, and early 90s cheese. Two feuding brothers, Will and Casey, must join forces to avenge their father’s death after he is murdered by goofy super-villain Franco. Filled with big hair, beach babes, and all the scaffolding action you can handle, NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER 3: BLOOD BROTHERS will headbutt your heart and prepare you for the street.

SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCE: Star of the film, KEITH VITALI, will also be in attendance for this one-night-only screening to answer your questions and possibly kick your throat.

SHOWTIMES: 8:00p - WED 4/20

ADMISSION: FREE

CAFE APOLLINAIRE - MONDAY APRIL 18

The Georgia Fine Arts Academy presents CAFE APOLLINAIRE, named for the poet Guillaume Apollinaire, a leader of the Parisian avant-garde who coined the phrase Surrealism, and encouraged artists including Picasso, Max Ernst, Giorgio de Chirico, Marcel Duchamp, Blaise Cendrars, Henri Rousseau and Erik Satie.

Events will include the presentation of the Frank Ruzicka Award to a BFA student in the Lamar Dodd School of Art at UGA showing exceptional promise, by MARGARET MORRISON, Assistant Professor of Art, who will also give a visual program on the foundation principles in painting. DEBORAH MILLER, Associate Director of Composition in the UGA English Department, will present the Frederick Bornhauser Award to an exceptional first year instructor. DAVID INGLE, Assistant Editor of the Georgia Review, will read from the writings of Surrealist writer Blaise Cendrars, and MARY ANNE O'NEAL, last year's recipient of the Frederick Bornhauser Award, will read from the diaries of KiKi, friend of many prominent artists during the Surrealist period. MARK KATZMAN, Assistant Manager of the Athens-Clarke County Library, will discuss lost writings of Gertrude Stein. Also featuring the foot stomping music of ART ROSENBAUM's Around the Globe Sea Chantey Singers.

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - MON 4/18

ADMISSION: FREE

ATHFEAST: DINNER & MOVIE BENEFIT - TUESDAY APRIL 12

Enjoy a Dinner & Movie this Tuesday to benefit the educational programming at AthFest, Inc. Dine at THE NATIONAL RESTAURANT and see a MOVIE at CINE and a portion of the proceeds will go to ATHFEST EDUCATES! which provides programs to educate and inspire children through music and art.

$29 PER PERSON: ONE MOVIE TICKET, TAPAS AND A TWO-COURSE PRIX-FIXE DINNER

DINNER RESERVATIONS: 706 549 3450

VOX READING SERIES - TUESDAY APRIL 12

Presented by the UGA Creative Writing Program, featuring the works of award-winning poets STACEY LYNN BROWN and JENNIFER DENROW

SHOWTIMES: 8:00p - TUE 4/12

ADMISSION: FREE

CINEKIDS - FAMILY MATINEES THIS WEEK: THE LAST LIONS - ENDS APRIL 7

THE LAST LIONS [ PG ] - Filmmakers follow an African lioness determined to keep her family alive against all odds in this powerful National Geographic documentary. Intended for older children, this gorgeous movie has an important message and is surprisingly emotional but is probably - and unfortunately - too disturbing for very young children to watch. The realism is sometimes harsh and sometimes violent, but never malicious, and this documentary focuses on the lion queen, so what comes through so touchingly is the film's message that "the most powerful force in nature is a mother's love," the one thing that will never become extinct.

SHOWTIMES: 5:00p - DAILY 4/1-7

ADMISSION: $6 - GENERAL | $5 - KIDS UNDER 12

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6X6 MEDIA ARTS EVENT: ESCAPE - WEDNESDAY APRIL 6 

Fast, fun, and free, each event in this monthly series of curated video, sound, performance, and multi-media works presents six, new media arts works, each of them fresh and unexpected, each no longer than six minutes. Anyone in the world can participate.  Be a part of it; submit your work by the 21st of each month @ hexadic.blogspot.com

THIS MONTH: ESCAPE - CURATED BY LAUREN FANCHER - Escape to the final episode of the second 6X6 series, which will feature a special 36+ (6X6) person worldwide collaborative video/image/sound/performance, Escape from Destiny, including Athens' own musicians Dale Wechsler on violin and George Davidson on saxophone. A summation of the 6X6 raison d'etre, Escape from Destiny uses digital collaboration on a grand scale to create a fast, fun, free, real-time experience, engaging the audience as collaborators as the performance unfolds. Each digital collaborator received a "blind" assignment, and will not discover the shape of the whole piece until it is performed live at the event. Other local contributors to Escape from Destiny include Jennifer Hartley, Mike Landers, Michael Lachowski, Lamar Wood, Mary Willoughby, Caroline Barratt, Christina Cotter, David Noah, Peter Fancher, Kate Schoenke, Ian Darken, Michael Meindl, Jeanne Ann Davidson, Christopher Childs, Ray Lee, and Gwenn Carter. They are united with contributors from Italy, England, the Netherlands, Ireland, New York, Florida, Arizona, Ohio, and Tennessee. The program also includes five other video/sound/performance works in the theme of Escape, curated by Lauren Fancher, who is also the 6x6 Program Coordinator and the instigator of Escape from Destiny.

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - WED 4/6

ADMISSION: FREE

FULL MONTY RAFFLE - TUESDAY APRIL 5

In celebration of its 4th anniversary this April, Cine will raffle off a Full Monty Membership - entitling the winner to free movies for a full year! - as well as two Individual Annual Memberships. Raffle tickets are just $5 and are available all week at both the bar and the box office. Drawing to be held Tuesday April 5th - Entrants need not be present to win.

VERSE READING SERIES: MONDAY APRIL 4

Presented by Verse and the UGA Creative Writing Program, featuring the works of award-winning Slovenian poet ALES STEGER. Founder and leading editor at the prominent Beletrina publishing house, Steger established the Days of Poetry and Wine festival in Medana, Slovenia, and is considered one of the most important emerging literary figures in Central Europe.

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - MON 4/4

ADMISSION: FREE

GEORGIA REVIEW POETRY READING - FRIDAY APRIL 1

THE GEORGIA REVIEW and THE GEORGIA POETRY CIRCUIT present poet BRIAN TURNER, a soldier-poet whose debut book of poems, Here, Bullet, a harrowing, beautiful first-person account of the Iraq war, won The New York Times “Editor's Choice” selection, and the 2007 Poets Prize, among others. Turner served seven years in the US Army, to include one year as an infantry team leader in Iraq with the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - FRI 4/1

ADMISSION: FREE

VHS: VIDEOGRAPHER'S HELLA-BIG SHOW - THURSDAY MARCH 31

Braindead Genious presents the VHS: VIDEOGRAPHER'S HELLA-BIG SHOW - giving amateur, aspiring and professional filmmakers a local stage to showcase their original work on the big screen once a month - for submissions and more info contact: vhsfest@gmail.com

SHOWTIMES: 9:00p - THU 3/31

ADMISSION: FREE

VOX READING SERIES: TUESDAY MARCH 29

Presented by the UGA Creative Writing Program, featuring the works of novelist MARISOL LIMON MARTINEZ

SHOWTIMES: 8:00p - TUE 3/29

ADMISSION: FREE

CINEKIDS - FAMILY MATINEES THIS WEEKEND: THE MUPPET MOVIE - MARCH 26-27

THE MUPPET MOVIE [ AGES 3+ ] - The critically acclaimed comedy classic featuring Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, the Great Gonzo, Miss Piggy and the rest of the Muppet gang as they head to Hollywood to make it big in their first full length movie. See how their meteoric rise to fame and fortune began: with a rainbow, a song . . . and a Frog.

SHOWTIMES: 3:00p - SAT/SUN 3/26-27

ADMISSION: $5

INTERESTED IN MORE KIDS MOVIES? CHECKOUT OUR NEW CINEKIDS FACEBOOK GROUP

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL - MARCH 25-26

The University of Georgia’s chapter of Amnesty International presents their Third Annual Human Rights Film Festival with two nights of film screenings focusing on global human rights. Amnesty International is the world's largest grassroots human rights organization that is dedicated to ending human rights abuses. All screenings will be FREE to the public to help spread community awareness about human rights.

SHOWTIMES: TROUBLE THE WATER - 7:15p - FRI 3/25 -and- 9:15p - SAT 3/26

SHOWTIMES: AFGHAN STAR - 9:15p - FRI 3/25 -and- 7:15p - SAT 3/26

ADMISSION: FREE

WUOG ROBO-PROM 3000 - SATURDAY MARCH 26

WUOG 90.5 FM presents its annual prom celebration featuring DOCTOR SQUID, THE GOLD PARTY, PROPHETS & KINGS, DJ TWIN POWERS, DJ FERAL YOUTH, WUOG DJs and a robot mc!

With free WUOG stuff, cupcakes and glowsticks abound!

SHOWTIMES: 9:00p - SAT 3/26

ADMISSION: $2 SUGGESTED DONATION - PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY

THE FOUND FOOTAGE FESTIVAL - FRIDAY MARCH 25

The FOUND FOOTAGE FESTIVAL, the acclaimed touring showcase of odd and hilarious found videos, will make a one-night-only appearance in Athens as part of its 2011 North American tour. Hosts Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher, whose credits include The Onion and the Late Show with David Letterman, are excited to present their new lineup of video clips and live comedy at Ciné.

This one-of-a-kind event compiles more than an hour’s worth of footage from videos that were found at garage sales and thrift stores and in warehouses and dumpsters throughout the country. Curators Pickett and Prueher host each screening in-person and provide their unique observations and commentary on these found video obscurities. From the curiously-produced industrial training video to the forsaken home movie donated to Goodwill, the Found Footage Festival resurrects these forgotten treasures and serves them up in a lively celebration of all things found.

BONUS: This year marks the 25th-anniversary of HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, a mid-1980s time capsule from the golden age of heavy metal, hailed by rock and film cognoscenti as one of the greatest rock documentaries of all time. Directors Jeff Krulik and John Heyn, armed only with a camera and sound gear, braved the parking lot of a Judas Priest concert in 1986 and captured 16 dense minutes of raucous and unexpurgated interviews from teenage metal heads. For nearly twenty years, VHS copies were dubbed and passed around, slowly building a worldwide cult following. To honor the occasion, the short film will serve as the “opening band” for the touring comedy showcase!

SHOWTIMES: 8:00p & 10:00p - FRIDAY 3/25

ADMISSION: $10 - PURCHASE ADVANCE TICKETS ONLINE HERE

GUEST SPEAKER: TUESDAY MARCH 22

DR. DIEGO DEL POZO, will introduce the 7:00p screening of BIUTIFUL on Tuesday 3/22

Dr. Del Pozo is a Lecturer in the Romance Languages Department at UGA, whose research interests are: Spanish and Latin American Film, Contemporary Latin American Theater and Performance, Latin American Literature and Culture of the 20th Century, and Contemporary Spanish-Caribean Literature and Culture. Diego also organized the Spanish and Latin American Short Film Festival at UGA and was programming director for Dias De Cine, the Latin-American Film Festival presented in co-operation with Ciné last fall.

BAD MOVIE NIGHT: BIOHAZARD: THE ALIEN FORCE - WEDNESDAY MARCH 16

Celebrating the very worst that cinema has to offer, Bad Movie Night presents the trashy, low-budget creature feature BIOHAZARD: THE ALIEN FORCE. The deeply convoluted plot involves an evil corporation and their escaped mutant experiment that is killing the DNA donors that helped create it. The company’s hunky former security guard and his spitfire reporter girlfriend are out to expose the creature to the world and stop its laughter-inducing killing spree before it’s too late. Featuring state-of-the-art gratuitous nudity and puppetry, BIOHAZARD: THE ALIEN FORCE does not disappoint, unless of course the title lead you to believe there would actually be aliens in this movie.

SHOWTIMES: 8:00p - WED 3/16

ADMISSION: FREE

CINEKIDS - FAMILY MATINEES THIS WEEK: OSCAR SHORTS + THE MUPPET MOVIE

OSCAR NOMINATED ANIMATED SHORT FILMS [ AGES 6+ ] - A lineup of the animated short films in competition for this year's academy award - film descriptions HERE

SHOWTIMES 3/4-10: 5:15p

ADMISSION: $5 - KIDS UNDER 12 | $6 - GENERAL

6X6 MEDIA ARTS EVENT: SENTIMENT - WEDNESDAY MARCH 2 

Fast, fun, and free, each event in this monthly series of curated video, sound, performance, and multi-media works presents six, new media arts works, each of them fresh and unexpected, each no longer than six minutes. Anyone in the world can participate.  Be a part of it; submit your work by the 21st of each month @ hexadic.blogspot.com

THIS MONTH: SENTIMENT - CURATED BY MATTHEW BUZZELL: Music, flowers, children, and the inevitable decay: how much more sentimental can you get? Come see the work of artists Amber Boardman (Brooklyn, New York); Chris White (Greenville, South Carolina); Ron Lambert (Nashville, Tennessee); Charlie Murphy (London, England); and Heather Freeman (Charlotte, North Carolina), who is currently featured at the Athica exhibit "Taking Part." In addition, a special guest appearance by the well-known Georgia poet and writer Starkey Flythe, Jr. will round out the events that curator Matthew Buzzell has planned. Expect a few surprises, as Buzzell is a multi-talented performer, filmmaker, and musician whose sentimentality can bring out the beauty and the beast in him. Bring your tissues to Ciné Lab on March 2nd from 7-8 pm. It's fast, free, and sentimental!

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - WED 3/2

ADMISSION: FREE

GUEST SPEAKER: TUESDAY MARCH 1

DR. RICHARD NEUPERT, a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Professor of Film Studies at the University of Georgia, will introduce the 7:30p screening of THE ILLUSIONIST on Tuesday 3/1

Dr. Neupert teaches cinema history and criticism, hosts the annual French Film Festival, and coordinates Film Studies at UGA. Author of THE END and A HISTORY OF THE FRENCH NEW WAVE CINEMA, his current book project is FRENCH ANIMATION HISTORY.

OSCAR TRIVIA PARTY: TUESDAY MARCH 1

UGA's Creative Consultants team presents a fun evening of movie trivia celebrating Hollywood's hghest honors, with door prizes and a menu selection of oscar-worthy cocktails. A great addition to the Dinner + Movie combo with the National Restaurant, the trivia party starts at 9:00p, directly following the evening screenings of RABBIT HOLE (7:15p), nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress (Nicole Kidman); and THE ILLUSIONIST (7:30p), nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

SHOWTIMES: 9:00p - TUE 3/1

ADMISSION: $1

VOX READING SERIES: MONDAY FEBRUARY 28

Presented by the UGA Creative Writing Program, featuring the works of novelist JOSH WEIL

SHOWTIMES: 8:00p - MON 2/28

ADMISSION: FREE

SCREENING + PERFORMANCE: AWAKE, MY SOUL - THURSDAY FEBRUARY 24

AWAKE, MY SOUL is a feature documentary that explores the history, music, and traditions of Sacred Harp singing, the oldest surviving American music. This haunting music has survived over 200 years tucked away from sight in the rural deep south. Over the course of 7 years, two Atlanta filmmakers, Erica and Matt Hinton, have painstakingly amassed hundreds of hours of traditional Sacred Harp singings in the southeast as well as interviews with the most prominent traditional Sacred Harp singers and composers.The film is a wonderfully detailed quilt made up of historical material illustrated by rare archival images, interviews with singers who share their often moving personal histories, and the music itself, which is both earthy and otherworldly at the same time. It once was lost but now it's found: This is the story of the Sacred Harp.

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - THU 2/24 - FOLLOWED BY FILMMAKER Q&A AND DEMONSTRATION SINGING

ADMISSION: $5

ATHENS JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2011: FEBRUARY 19-22

Celebrating the Jewish experience through film, the festival aims to review, discuss, and celebrate American and international films of Jewish interest, and to encourage emerging filmmakers. Activities include film screenings, discussion with visiting film makers and scholars, and an opening night gala celebration.

More information and full screening and events schedule @ athensjff.org

SCREENING: FRESH - FRIDAY FEBRUARY 18

FRESH celebrates the farmers, thinkers, and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Each has witnessed the rapid transformation of our agriculture into an industrial model and confronted the consequences: food contamination, environmental pollution, depletion of natural resources, and morbid obesity. Forgoing healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision for a future of our food and our planet. Among several main characters, the documentary features urban farmer and activist, Will Allen, the recipient of MacArthur's 2008 Genius Award; sustainable farmer and entrepreneur, Joel Salatin, made famous by Michael Pollan's book, The Omnivore's Dilemma; and supermarket owner, David Ball, challenging our Wal-Mart Dominated economy.

Presented by Slow Food Athens with a panel discussion about our local food system between showings with Athens' very own "food activists", CRAIG PAGE, founder and executive director of PLACE, PETER DALE, chef/owner of The National Restaurant,and HILDA KURTZ, co-founder of the Athens Urban Food Collective. [See HERE for full bios] Slow Food is a global, grassroots movement with thousands of members around the world that links the pleasure of food with a commitment to community and the environment. The mission of Slow Food is to bring good, clean, and fair food to all. For more information, email athens.slowfood@gmail.com

SHOWTIMES: 5:00p | 7:00p - FRI 2/18 - WITH PANEL DISCUSSION @ 6:30p

ADMISSION: $10 - GENERAL | $8 - STUDENTS --- PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT SLOW FOOD ATHENS

VHS: VIDEOGRAPHER'S HELLA-BIG SHOW - THURSDAY FEBRUARY 17

Braindead Genious presents the VHS: VIDEOGRAPHER'S HELLA-BIG SHOW - giving amateur, aspiring and professional filmmakers a local stage to showcase their original work on the big screen once a month - for submissions and more info contact: vhsfest@gmail.com

SHOWTIMES: 9:00p - THU 2/17

ADMISSION: FREE

POETRY READING: WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 16

Presented by the UGA Creative Writing Program, featuring the works of poet MICHAEL PALMER

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - WED 2/16

ADMISSION: FREE

PEABODY SCREENING: BUSING - VOICES FROM THE SOUTH - WEDNESDAY FEB 16

The second in the TELLING THE STORY: EDUCATION AND EQUALITY THROUGH THE PEABODY LENS series of screenings of Peabody programs in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Desegregation of UGA, THE SEARCH FOR QUALITY EDUCATION: BUSING - VOICES FROM THE SOUTH, looks at what happens to some Southern communities after a busing program goes into effect. Filmed in cities in North Carolina and South Carolina as well as here in Athens, Georgia, this 1972 documentary includes interviews with teachers, parents, school administrators, bus drivers and children about their experiences and concerns about busing.

In Athens, the program includes comments by UGA Dean of Men William Tate, Clarke County Board of Education attorney Eugene Epting, and Clarke County School Superintendent Charles McDaniel. A segment focusing on Oglethorpe Avenue School includes an interview with Principal Estelle Farmer, footage of Bridget Withers' 4th grade class, and scenes from an Oglethorpe PTA meeting. The program also includes comments by Clarke High School classmates Jan Pulliam and Leo Scott. A discussion will follow the screening.

SHOWTIMES: 5:00p - WED 2/16

ADMISSION: FREE

BAD MOVIE NIGHT: MIAMI CONNECTION - TUESDAY FEBRUARY 15

Celebrating the very worst that cinema has to offer, Bad Movie Night presents the cinematic black hole that is MIAMI CONNECTION. Biker ninjas stomp all over orphaned, pizza-loving, Tae Kwon Do enthusiasts who moonlight as the rock band Dragon Sound. Why this happens is never even remotely explained, but it seems to have something to do with cocaine and Orlando turf. After much bloodshed, broken English dialog, and unresolved plotlines, the two gangs go head to head in a final showdown to decide who gets to play at the Park Avenue Club on Tuesday nights (or something equally as dumb). If you’re not already dizzy from trying to comprehend the incomprehensible, join us for MIAMI CONNECTION at the next Bad Movie Night. You just might find out who Jim’s biological father is (Spoiler: It’s Jim wearing a wig).

SHOWTIMES: 8:00p - TUE 2/15

ADMISSION: FREE

FAMILY MATINEES THIS WEEKEND: KIDS FLIX SHORT FILMS - FEB 5-6

The world-renowned NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILMFEST presents a kaleidoscopic assortment of the best animated and live action short films from around the world, in two programs featuring musical and narrative works, cool animation, zany comedies and more. Film descriptions HERE

SHORTS PROGRAM I [ AGES 3+ ] - SHOWTIMES: 2:15p - SAT/SUN 2/5-6

SHORTS PROGRAM II [ AGES 5+ ] - SHOWTIMES: 3:30p - SAT/SUN 2/5-6

ADMISSION: $5

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VISCERA FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR - FRI/SAT FEBRUARY 4-5

Specializing in horror films made by the female gender, the Viscera Film Festival hosts its touring short film compilation with an exclusive engagement at Cine, featuring prizes and free swag from Fangoria Magazine. The film lineup includes the premiere screening of the locally produced films, ROLLER ZOMBIES by Dayna Noffke and LAST DRAWER ON THE LEFT by Countess Samela. More information @ viscerafilmfestival.com

SHOWTIMES: 10:15p - FRI/SAT 2/4-5 - AND - 12:00 MIDNITE - FRI 2/4

ADMISSION: $5 - PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT PROJECT SAFE

SEATING IS LIMITED - TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE BOX OFFICE - ONLINE TICKETING CLOSED

GLOBAL ONENESS PROJECT - FRIDAY FEBRUARY 4

Revolving Doors Media presents this special screening of short films from the GLOBAL ONENESS PROJECT,
exploring how the simple notion of interconnectedness can be lived in today's complex world. Featuring music by Natalie Riccio and Ryan Monahan before the screening and a group discussion directly following.

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - FRI 2/4

ADMISSION: $5

SCREENING: BARKING WATER - THURSDAY FEBRUARY 3

The Institute of Native American Studies at UGA presents a special screening of BARKING WATER, the latest film from Creek/Seminole filmmaker Sterlin Harjo, who takes viewers on a road trip through his own personal Oklahoma, which includes an eclectic mix of humanity. With steady and graceful performances by Richard Ray Whitman as Frankie and Casey Camp-Horinek as Irene, this story takes viewers for a ride in the backseat of Frankie and Irene’s Indian car, listening to their past and the rhythmic soundtrack that sets the beat for a redemptive road journey as Frankie returns home to his estranged daughter and new grandbaby to make amends. Harjo wraps us in the charm and love of Oklahoma through the people and places Irene and Frankie visit along the way in this sparingly sentimental and achingly poignant film, an expression of gratitude for the ability to have lived and loved. After the screening, the filmmaker will speak in a discussion moderated by New York critic and film scholar George Robinson.

SHOWTIMES: 7:15p - THU 2/3 - FOLLOWED BY FILMMAKER Q&A

ADMISSION: FREE - SEATING IS LIMITED - OBTAIN PASS AT BOX OFFICE

SCREENING: HOXIE: THE FIRST STAND - WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 2

The second in the TELLING THE STORY: EDUCATION AND EQUALITY THROUGH THE PEABODY LENS series of screenings of Peabody programs in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Desegregation of UGA, HOXIE:THE FIRST STAND is the story of a small Arkansas town whose school board chose to integrate its classrooms in the summer of 1955. In the previous year, the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional. Rather than fight the decision, rather than taking a stand against integration, the Hoxie school board made their radical decision simply because "it was the right thing to do." When Life magazine published a feature story on Hoxie, however, white supremacists and politicians attacked their position. Even though their effort was threatened by legal battles and violence, the board refused to back down. A discussion will follow the screening.

SHOWTIMES: 5:00p - WED 2/2

ADMISSION: FREE

6X6 MEDIA ARTS EVENT: TIME - WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 2 

Fast, fun, and free, each event in this monthly series of curated video, sound, performance, and multi-media works presents six, new media arts works, each of them fresh and unexpected, each no longer than six minutes. Anyone in the world can participate.  Be a part of it; submit your work by the 21st of each month @ hexadic.blogspot.com

THIS MONTH: TIME - CURATED BY BRIAN HITSELBERGER 6X6 is oddly time sensitive when you think about it: six minutes, six works, 60 minutes. Curator Brian Hitselberger sorted through over 50 submissions, picking works from Leipzig, Germany; Oakland California; and Atlanta, Athens, and Newnan, Georgia. Hair ribbons, dancing, hand-drawn animation, stitchery, memories, and obsessive timing abound. A good time will be had by all, or at the very least, time will fly. Bring your stop watch and time the works by Patrick Twiggs, Jonathan Bouknight, Jeffrey Whittle and Jori Berman, Ellen Lake, Sydney Nettles-Coates, and Katie Armstrong

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - WED 2/2

ADMISSION: FREE

GUEST SPEAKER: FRIDAY JANUARY 28

DR. LAURA MASON, Associate Professor at the History Department at UGA, who specializes in French Revolution, French Cultural History, History and Film, and presented last year's Director's Spotlight discussion on filmmaker Claire Denis, will introduce the 7:15p evening screening of WHITE MATERIAL on its opening night Friday 1/28.

GEORGIA REVIEW POETRY READING - MONDAY JANUARY 24

THE GEORGIA REVIEW and THE GEORGIA POETRY CIRCUIT present poet RICK CAMPBELL, long-time director of Anhinga Press, one of the leading all-poetry publishers in the country, whose work has earned him a Pushcart Prize, a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, and two fellowships from the Florida Arts council. Plainspoken yet musical, Campbell’s poems often reflect upon his upbringing in steel-era Pittsburgh, his adult life in Florida, and his perpetual urge to drive the blue highways of America. STEPHEN COREY, editor of the Georgia Review, and author of several poetry collections, will be the evening's opening reader.

SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - MON 1/24

ADMISSION: FREE

VHS: VIDEOGRAPHER'S HELLA-BIG SHOW - THURSDAY JANUARY 20

Braindead Genious presents the VHS: VIDEOGRAPHER'S HELLA-BIG SHOW - giving amateur, aspiring and professional filmmakers a local stage to showcase their original work on the big screen once a month - for submissions and more info contact: vhsfest@gmail.com

SHOWTIMES: 9:00p - THU 1/20

ADMISSION: FREE

SCREENING: GHOST BIRD - THURSDAY JANUARY 20

Set in a murky swamp overrun with birders, scientists, and reporters, GHOST BIRD explores the limits of certainty, the seductive power of hope, and how one phantom woodpecker changed a sleepy Southern town forever. In 2005, scientists announced that the Ivory-billed woodpecker, a species thought to be extinct for 60 years, had been found in the swamps of Eastern Arkansas. Other creatures have wrongly been presumed extinct, but the reappearance of the Ivory-bill was celebrated around the world as the rediscovery of a lifetime, prompting the largest recovery effort ever undertaken for a lost species, as the town of Brinkley, Arkansas - itself on the brink of extinction - was transformed by the hope, commerce and controversy surrounding their feathered friend. Now six years later, the woodpecker remains as elusive as ever. GHOST BIRD brings the Ivory-bill's blurry rediscovery into focus revealing our uneasy relationship with nature and the increasing uncertainty of our place within it.

SHOWTIMES: 5:15p | 7:15p - THU 1/20

WITH PANEL DISCUSSION PRESENTED BY THE OCONEE RIVERS AUDUBON SOCIETY

SCREENING: SOMETHING THE LORD MADE - WEDNESDAY JANUARY 19

The first in the TELLING THE STORY: EDUCATION AND EQUALITY THROUGH THE PEABODY LENS series of screenings of Peabody programs in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Desegregation of UGA, SOMETHING THE LORD MADE is the story of two men, Dr. Alfred Blalock, an ambitious white surgeon, and Vivien Thomas, a brilliant black carpenter turned lab technician. Together they defied the racial strictures of the Jim Crow south, devised groundbreaking surgical techniques, and pioneered the field of heart surgery.

Katie McCabe, author of the National Magazine Award-winning Washingtonian magazine profile that formed the basis for the 2004 Emmy and 2005 Peabody-Award winning HBO film, will join the post film discussion. Her current book, Justice Older than the Law, will be available for purchase and signing.

SHOWTIMES: 5:00p-8:00p - WED 1/19

ADMISSION: FREE

STUDENT BLOG: BEHIND THE CINE

BAD MOVIE NIGHT: AEROBICIDE - TUESDAY JANUARY 18

Celebrating the very worst that cinema has to offer, Bad Movie Night presents the cream of the late-80s-slasher-movies-set-in-a-fitness-club crop, AEROBICIDE. The beautiful women of Rhonda’s Workout are being murdered one by one and instead of closing the gym, the music only gets turned up and the spandex only gets tighter. Hence, more athletic babes are inexplicably stabbed with a giant safety pin and no one really bats an eye. If it wasn’t for the continuous, titillating distractions around the gym, a hunky, perpetually-sleeveless private eye would be close to tracking down the killer, but, well, first things first. We invite you to throw on your leg warmers and sweatbands and get physical with the killer workout that is AEROBICIDE, only at Bad Movie Night.

SHOWTIMES: 8:00p - TUE 1/18 [ RESCHEDULED FROM WED 1/12 DUE TO WEATHER ]

ADMISSION: FREE

SCREENING: DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS ROCK DOC - JANUARY 14-18

A film about the redemptive power of rock-and-roll. It’s a film about the American South, where rock was born. It’s about a band, straddling the borders of rock, punk, and country. It’s about making art, making love and making a living. THE SECRET TO A HAPPY ENDING documents the Drive-By Truckers and their congregation of fans as they explore tales of human weakness and redemption. Filmmaker Barr Weissman followed the band during three critical years of touring and recording -- years in which the band struggles to overcome the trauma of divorce and survives a near breakup. The film features band interviews, behind-the-scenes footage on the road and in the studio, and legendary live performances. Reflective of the band's roots in Alabama and
Georgia, the film explores the changing American South -- its tangled past and strange beauty.

SPECIAL GUEST: Q&A WITH PRODUCER DAVID BARBE ON MONDAY 1/17

SHOWTIMES: 2:00p - SAT/SUN 1/15-16 - and - 7:30p - FRI/SAT 1/14-15 & MON/TUE 1/17-18

ADVANCE TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE

DJ DANCE PARTY - SATURDAY JANUARY 15

Athens DJ BRIAN "THE KING" KING spins the hits from the 90's and more at this "Middle School Dance" themed party celebrating adolescent nostalgia and Julia Wolff's 30th Birthday

SHOWTIMES: 10:00p - SAT 1/15

ADMISSION: FREE

HAPPY SNOW DAY

Due to the severe winter weather, Cine will be CLOSED on Monday January 10th

CINE IS OPEN! CLICK HERE FOR SHOWTIMES

BLACKBOARDS & SMOKEBOMBS:
The Work of Lance Bangs, Chris Bilheimer & Dan Donahue

- 175 POLAROIDS BY CHRIS BILHEIMER -
- VIDEOS AND DESIGN BY DAN DONOHUE -
- VIDEOS BY LANCE BANGS -

In 1994, three friends moved into the former health and music classrooms of the old Athens High School gymnasium on Meigs Street. Their landlord and mentor was James Herbert, Professor Emeritus of Drawing and Painting at the University of Georgia, under whom each of them had studied experimental filmmaking. They were Lance Bangs, Chris Bilheimer and Dan Donahue, and during their five years as roommates they created numerous projects together. Collaborating on one level or another amid the old blackboards that lined the walls, they learned new skills from each other in the fields of photography, filmmaking, and design.

Over the past 15 years, their visual work has spread from that Athens school building and been seen by millions of people worldwide. Blackboards and Smokebombs seeks to present a broad range of their work, assembled together for their first multimedia group show.

OPENING RECEPTION - FRIDAY 11/12 @ 6:30p

VIDEO SCREENING @ 8p FOLLOWED BY FILMMAKER Q&A

ADMISSION: FREE

EXHIBIT: LESLIE SNIPES - THRU JULY 25

With artist reception Thursday June 23rd 6-8p

GUEST BLOG: ISN'T THE WHOLE POINT TO BE FOOLED? - PATRICK FRANKLIN - 03.09.11