In Spring 2023, the Classical Studies Program launched a new film series Classics at the Kan-Kan, where we bring movies inspired by the cultures and myths of Ancient Greece and Rome back to the big screen.

If you don’t know the Kan-Kan Indy Cinema and Brasserie, you absolutely should, because:

1. 1. it’s right downtown Indy near 10th and Mass Ave;
   2. it makes a great date night;
   3. it shows an amazing mix of current hits and oldies-but-goodies of all genres.

And if you don’t know movies inspired by Classical Cultures, you absolutely should, because they:

1. include famous properties like Clash of the Titans and Percy Jackson;
2. are often hilariously bad (Paul Newman famously took out a full-page ad in a Hollywood newspaper, apologizing for his performance in The Silver Chalice);
3. are a super interesting way to see how the modern world sees the past and sees itself.

Check out upcoming screenings, and for more in-depth exploration of ancient stories in modern films, look for CLAS-C 321 Classical Myth and Culture in Theater and Film.