The critically acclaimed films featured in the Athena Fall 2004 Arts Series, which runs through Nov. 17, are relevant not only to film students, but to anyone who has a chance to see them, said one Ohio University film professor.
A film series that focuses on art films and films that are often difficult to find usually address themes
issues and concerns outside of the Hollywood mainstream and concerns that all of us at a university should think about said OU film professor David Thomas.
The Athena features an art series every quarter throughout the academic year. It's been very popular said Athena manager Marlin Hambrick, president of the independent theater company Classic Theaters.
For the art series, The Athena brings in smaller movies that it would not be able to show on a daily basis because of financial reasons.
They do well for one or two days a week
but there wouldn't be enough support in the community to show them every day
Hambrick said.
The art series' films are much smaller releases than other films, such as Napoleon Dynamite
which was released to about 1,000 screens across the country, as opposed to a release of about 500 screens for the art series' films, he said.
The series started strong with Super Size Me
Hambrick said. The film is a documentary examining the effects of a fast-food-only diet. Coffee and Cigarettes
a black-and-white film featuring a comic series of short vignettes, wrapped up its week in the art series yesterday evening.
It was very well done
said senior performance major Beau Clark. I was really glad to see it here. I don't go to the movies because I don't usually like the movies. To have something to go to and escape for two hours was wonderful. It's like being in class
but entertaining.
Hambrick and others at The Athena enjoy the art series, but he does not think the series holds great importance. We're doing it to make money
he said. If the movies we bring in do well
