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Late Night Films
Summer Film Series: Love, War, and Myth in Ancient Greece

Late Night Films
Third Fridays
Screening times vary
FREE 

Clash of the Titans (2010)
Friday, May 17
10:00 p.m., C3 Theater

Hades, the vengeful god of the underworld, demands the sacrifice of Princess Andromeda after King Cepheus gains a victory over the gods or he will unleash the brutal Kraken against Argos. Demi-god Perseus is called to action by the king to defeat the Kraken and stop the underworld from taking over Earth. 

This film is rated PG-13. (106 min.)

Hercules (1997)
Friday, May 17
10:30 p.m., Horchow Auditorium

Follow the lovable cast of this animated Disney classic as they help the young demi-god Hercules defeat the evil Hades, reclaim his right to immortality, and rescue his true love.  

This film is rated G. (93 min.)

Promotional support provided by the Dallas Film Society

These films are presented in conjunction with Late Nights at the Dallas Museum of Art. Join us on the third Friday of each month, when the Museum is open until midnight. In addition to special film screenings, each Late Night offers hundreds of experiences for visitors of all ages with lectures, performances, concerts, readings, tours, family programs, and more!    

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Summer Film Series: Love, War, and Myth in Ancient Greece 
Thursdays beginning August 1
7:00 p.m., Horchow Auditorium
Film tickets are $5. Purchase your ticket online at DMA.org/tickets or by phone at 214-922-1818. After 3:00 p.m. on the day of the event, tickets can be purchased on-site at the Visitor Services Desk.
 

Gods, heroes, and mere mortals make up the tumultuous history of ancient Greece. Celebrate the special exhibition The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece with a film series featuring tales of ancient contests, passionate love, epic battles waged in the shadow of the Parthenon, and contemporary retellings of the classic stories.

 

 

Ulysses (1954)

Thursday, August 1

7:00 p.m., Horchow Auditorium 

 

Homer’s unforgettable epic The Odyssey is adapted for the big screen, starring the dashing Kirk Douglas as Ulysses. After ten years of war, the travel-worn hero must fight an array of gods and monsters to return home to his family.  

 

This film has not been rated. (94 min.)

 

 

Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

Thursday, August 8

7:00 p.m., Horchow Auditorium

 

In this colorful fantasy quest, the heroic Jason has a dangerous task ahead of him: steal the Golden Fleece; get past the harpies, living statue, hydra, and skeleton army trying to stop him; and rescue the fair Medea in the process.  

 

This film is rated G. (104 min.)

 

 

Clash of the Titans (1981)

Thursday, August 15

7:00 p.m., Horchow Auditorium

 

Starring Laurence Olivier and Maggie Smith, this fantasy-adventure film is a must-see classic! Perseus, one of Zeus’s favorite sons, falls in love with Princess Andromeda and offends the goddess Thetis. In revenge, Thetis pits the young half-god against Medusa and the Kraken.  

 

This film is rated PG. (118 min.)

 

 

O, Brother Where Art Thou? (2000)

Thursday, August 22

7:00 p.m., Horchow Auditorium

 

In this Academy Award nominated reinterpretation of the classic The Odyssey, George Clooney leads a band of convicts to freedom in segregated 1930s Mississippi. Along the way, they meet the KKK, sirens, a Cyclops, and bank robbers, and find some treasure—not to mention an interesting talent.  

 

This film is rated PG-13. (106 min.)

 

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