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NOW SHOWING: 'Deep Blue Sea' thru 5.10

THE DEEP BLUE SEA: UK 2012, 35mm, Color, 98 minutes

SHOWTIMES 5/4-10: 5:00p | 7:15p | 9:30p [ 2:30p - SAT/SUN ] [ NO 9:30p SHOW SUN ]

Master chronicler of post-War England, Terence Davies (The Long Day Closes, The House of Mirth) directs Rachel Weisz as a woman whose overpowering love threatens her well-being and alienates the men in her life. In a deeply vulnerable performance, Rachel Weisz plays Hester Collyer, the wife of an upper-class judge (Simon Russell Beale) and a free spirit trapped in a passionless marriage. Her encounter with Freddie Page (Tom Hiddleston), a troubled former Royal Air Force pilot, throws her life in turmoil, as their erotic relationship leaves her emotionally stranded and physically isolated. The film is an adaptation of British playwright Terence Rattigan’s 1952 play, featuring one of the greatest roles for an actress in modern theatre.

DIRECTOR: Terence Davies  DISTRIBUTOR: Music Box Films  CAST:  Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston, Simon Russell Beale

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Events: Record Store Day Extravaganza - Sat. 4.21

Lo Yo Yo Stuff and Just Off the Radar present a special free screening of VINYLMANIA, a new documentary about the growing passion for vinyl records in the age of the internet. A journey through life and love for music, the film that explores the fascination that makes vinyl a legendary object. It is about a search for an identity, a cry against the fast-consuming hi-tech society. Because vinyl is back, its death is just a myth!

Before the screening, checkout the mini record fair in the Cine Lab with goodies from Lo Yo Yo Stuff, Mazarine Records, Kindercore and more local vendors, along with live performances from: Reptar, Electrophoria, PacificUV, and Young Benjamin.

RECORD FAIR: 1-5p - SAT 4/21

FILM SHOWTIMES: 4:00p and 5:30p - SAT 4/21

ADMISSION: FREE

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Now Playing: "Pina" thru 4.19

PINA: Germany 2011, 35mm, Color, 106 minutes

ONE WEEK ONLY! SHOWTIMES 4/13-19: 5:15p | 7:30p 

"As Wenders films some of Bausch's most celebrated productions, he is able to give his images an extraordinary depth of focus. Dancers float in front of us, or race out of the shadows. A feature doc about an avant-garde German choreographer who died two years ago doesn't seem like a commercial proposition. However, fans of Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan should relish PINA. Bausch's productions were characterised by the same intensity, violence and eroticism that made Aronofsky's film so startling." - The Independent

DIRECTOR: Wim Wenders DISTRIBUTOR: IFC Films CAST:  Tanztheater Wuppertal

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Happy Birthday to Ciné!

APRIL 12 -MAY 17

It has been 5 wonderful years since opening in 2007. Come celebrate with us as we present a special series of five classic 35mm films that we love - almost as much as we love you. Featured April showings include Cinema Paradiso, Purple Rose of Cairo, and Inglorious Bastards.

EVENING ADMISSION:

$9 - GENERAL | $7 - STUDENT

Want to get us a sweet birthday gift? Like us on Facebook here!

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Just watching the trailer makes us more eco-conscious! There's a lot more to learn... come join us at the EcoFocus Film Festival thru March 31.

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Events: ECOFOCUS Film Festival 3.23-31

If you couldn't make it out this weekend, have no fear. Showings all this week AND next weekend. Check out the festival schedule here!

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Welcome to the fourth annual ECOFOCUS FILM FESTIVAL! EcoFocus is a celebration of environmental films in Athens, GA that seeks to push the usual boundaries of "environmental" by screening diverse films that explore meanings and possibilities for what it is to be alive on our planet today.

This year's festival will take place on March 23-31, and features over 40 fantastic environmental films and inspiring events. 

FESTIVAL PASSES SPECIAL EVENT TICKETS AND INDIVIDUAL SCREENING TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASEAT THE CINE BOX OFFICE

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Coming Soon: "Into the Abyss" 3.22 (that's tomorrow!!)

SNEAK PREVIEW & INDIE FILMMAKER FUNDRAISER - THURSDAY 3/22  RECEPTION @ 6:00p | SCREENING @ 7:30p  ADMISSION: $10 - A PORTION OF PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE CORPUS FILM PROJECT 

A special sneak preview of this new documentary film from legendary director Werner Herzog, along with a special screening of JERRY, an award winning short documentary film from Athens native Jeff Reynolds, profiling Jerry Givens: family man, member of the church choir, artist, and former executioner of Virginia’s Death Row. The film is a compelling, and surprisingly uplifting, conversation with Jerry about his unique perspective on life, prison, and death.

ADD'L SHOWTIMES 3/23-29: 5:15p | 9:45p [ NO 9:45p SHOW SUN ]

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DIRECTOR: Werner Herzog DISTRIBUTOR: IFC Films CAST:  As themselves: Jason Burkett, Werner Herzog, Michael Perry, Jeremy Richardson

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Events: ECOFOCUS FILM FESTIVAL PREVIEW PARTY on 3.2

Welcome to the fourth annual ECOFOCUS FILM FESTIVAL! EcoFocus is a celebration of environmental films in Athens, GA that seeks to push the usual boundaries of "environmental" by screening diverse films that explore meanings and possibilities for what it is to be alive on our planet today.

This Friday, join us in the CinéLab for a EcoFocus Festival Release Party!  Enjoy drink specials, snacks, and take a sneak preview peek at trailers for upcoming festival films. This is a great chance to visit with fellow film and environmental enthusiasts as we anticipate the great lineup of films for this year's festival, which will take place on March 23-31, and features over 40 fantastic environmental films and inspiring events. More information on festival lineup of films and events HERE

The box office will also be set up to purchase advance tickets, passes and merchandise. Tickets to most festival screenings are only $5, and you can save 20% on this already discounted price by buying a festival pass.

FESTIVAL PREVIEW PARTY: 5-7p - FRI 3/2

ADMISSION: FREE

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Events: VHS:Videographer's Hella-Big Show on 3.1

Come out tonight and see local student work!

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: [email protected]

SHOWTIMES: 10:00p - THU 3/1

ADMISSION: FREE

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Coming Soon: 'A Separation' 3.9-3.15

A SEPARATION: Iran 2011, 35mm, color, 123 minutes

Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and nominated for Best Original Screenplay, A SEPARATION is a compelling drama set in contemporary Iran, about the dissolution of a marriage. Simin wants to leave Iran with her husband Nader and daughter Termeh. Simin sues for divorce when Nader refuses to leave behind his Alzheimer-suffering father. Her request having failed, Simin returns to her parents' home, but Termeh decides to stay with Nader. When Nader hires a young woman to assist with his father in his wife's absence, he hopes that his life will return to a normal state. However, when he discovers that the new maid has been lying to him, he realizes that there is more on the line than just his marriage.

DIRECTOR: Asghar Farhadi DISTRIBUTOR: Sony Pictures Classics CAST:  Peyman Maadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat, Shahab Hosseini, Sarina Farhadi, Ali-Asghar Shahbazi

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Now Playing: "Hugo" thru 3.8

HUGO: USA 2011, 35mm 2D, color, 126 minutes

SHOWTIMES THRU 3/08: 4:45p [ 2:00p - SAT/SUN ] 

WINNER: 84th Annual Academy Awards: Best Cinematography, Art Direction, Visual Effects, Sound Editing, and Sound Mixing (Also Nominated: Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Costume Design, Editing, and Original Score)

Throughout his extraordinary career, Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese has brought his unique vision and dazzling gifts to life in a series of unforgettable films. The legendary storyteller invites you to join him on a thrilling journey to a magical world with HUGO, based on Brian Selznick's award-winning, imaginative New York Times best-seller, "The Invention of Hugo Cabret." Follow the astonishing adventure of a wily and resourceful boy whose quest to unlock a secret left to him by his father will transform Hugo and all those around him, and reveal a safe and loving place he can call home.

DIRECTOR: Martin Scorsese DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount Pictures CAST:  Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Chloë Grace Moretz, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer

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Coming Soon: "Albert Nobbs" 2.24

ALBERT NOBBS: UK 2011, 35mm, color, 113 minutes

SHOWTIMES 2/24-3/01: 4:30p | 7:00p | 9:30p [ NO 9:30p SHOW SUN ]

Six-time Academy Award nominee Glenn Close co-wrote and stars in this emotional and thought-provoking tale based on the short story "The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs" by author George Moore, centering on the experiences of a 19th century Irish woman who poses as a man in order to work as a butler at an opulent Dublin hotel for the upper class. Maintaining her elaborate ruse over the course of two decades, she suddenly finds her dedication to the role challenged by the unexpected arrival of a painter who turns out to understand Albert better than anyone she could have imagined.

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DIRECTOR: Rodrigo García DISTRIBUTOR: Roadside Attractions CAST:  Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Janet McTeer, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Aaron Johnson

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GET EXPOSED! FILMATHENS NETWORKING EVENT - WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 29

  Come out and network with film industry professionals and supporters of local film, media and commercial production. This is a great opportunity to meet other filmmakers, build up your contact list, find enthusiastic crew, and spread the word about your projects. More info about Film Athens at filmathens.net

SHOWTIMES: 6:00p - 8:30p - WED 2/29

ADMISSION: FREE

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Coming Soon: "Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films"

OSCAR NOMINATED ANIMATED SHORT FILMS 2012: Various 2011, Digital, Color, 79 minutes

SHOWTIMES 2/17-23: 5:30p 

ANIMATED FILM DESCRIPTIONS BELOW - SEE LIVE ACTION PROGRAM HERE 

A MORNING STROLL [ UK, 7min, Dir: Grant Orchard ] When a New Yorker walks past a chicken on his morning stroll, we are left to wonder which one is the real city slicker. DIMANCHE / SUNDAY [ Canada, 9min, Dir: Patrick Doyon ] Every Sunday, it's the same old routine! The train clatters through the village and almost shakes the pictures off the wall. In the church, Dad dreams about his toolbox. And of course later Grandma will get a visit and the animals will meet their fate. LA LUNA  [ USA, 7min, Dir: Enrico Casarosa ] "La Luna" is the timeless fable of a young boy who is coming of age in the most peculiar of circumstances. Tonight is the very first time his Papa and Grandpa are taking him to work. In an old wooden boat they row far out to sea, and with no land in sight, they stop and wait. A big surprise awaits the little boy as he discovers his family's most unusual line of work. Should he follow the example of his Papa, or his Grandpa? Will he be able to find his own way in the midst of their conflicting opinions and timeworn traditions?  THE FANTASTIC FLYING BOOKS OF MR. MORRIS LESSMORE  [ USA, 17min, Dir: William Joyce & Brandon Oldenburg ] Inspired, in equal measures, by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and a love for books, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is a poignant, humorous allegory about the curative powers of story. Using a variety of techniques (miniatures, computer animation, 2D animation) co-directors William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg present a hybrid style of animation that harkens back to silent films and MGM Technicolor musicals. Morris Lessmore is old fashioned and cutting edge at the same time. WILD LIFE  [ Canada, 14min, Dir: Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby ] Calgary, 1909. An Englishman moves to the Canadian frontier, but is singularly unsuited to it. His letters home are much sunnier than the reality. Intertitles compare his fate to that of a comet. ALSO SCREENING: SKYLIGHT THE HYBRID UNION NULLARBOR AMAZONIA

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Now Showing: 'The Artist' thru 2.23

THE ARTIST: France 2011, 35mm, Black & White, 100 minutes

SHOWTIMES THRU 2/23 5:15p | 7:30p | 9:45p [ 3:00p - SAT/SUN ] [ NO 9:45p SHOW SUN ] GUEST SPEAKER: CineClub UGA presents Film Studies Professor Richard Neupert who will lead an informal discussion following the 7:30p screening on Thursday 2/16

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A heartfelt and entertaining valentine to classic American cinema, THE ARTIST is set during the twilight of Hollywood’s silent era and filmed on location at numerous classic Hollywood locations including Mary Pickford's Hancock Park mansion, the Orpheum Theater in downtown L.A., and the backlots of Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Mixing comedy, romance and melodrama, to tell the story of a charismatic movie star (Jean Dujardin) unhappily confronting the new world of talking pictures, the film is itself an example of the form it celebrates: a black-and-white silent film that relies on images, actors and music to weave its singular spell. Hollywood 1927. George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is a silent movie superstar. The advent of the talkies will sound the death knell for his career and see him fall into oblivion. For young extra Peppy Miller (Berenice Bejo), it seems the sky's the limit - major movie stardom awaits. THE ARTIST tells the story of their interlinked destinies.

DIRECTOR: Michel Hazanavicius DISTRIBUTOR: The Weinstein Company CAST:  Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller, Missi Pyle

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NOW SHOWING: 'Shame' thru 2.16

GUEST SPEAKER: CineClub UGA presents Film Studies Professor Antje Ascheid who will lead an informal discussion following the 7:15p screening on TONIGHT! Come out and participate in the open discussion!

SHOWTIMES 2/3-9: 5:00p | 7:15p | 9:45p [ NO 9:45p SHOW SUN ]

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British director Steve McQueen's mesmerizing companion piece to his 2008 debut, HUNGER, this more approachable but equally uncompromising drama likewise fixes its gaze on the uses and abuses of the human body. Brandon (Michael Fassbender) is a New Yorker who shuns intimacy with women but feeds his desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his wayward younger sister (Carey Mulligan) moves into his apartment stirring memories of their shared painful past, Brandon's insular life spirals out of control.

DIRECTOR:                         DISTRIBUTOR:                                    Steve McQueen                  Fox Searchlight Entertainment           

STARRING:

Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, Alex Manette