This Week's Screenings (August 20-27)
By Kevin Craft
Miami Beach Cinematheque: 512 Espanola Way, Miami Beach; 305-673-4567. Tickets for non-member are $12; $10 for members and students.
Thursday, August 21: Felicia's Journey directed by Atom Egoyan at 8:30pm
Friday, August 22: Chris and Don: A Love Story at 7:50 pm and 9:30 pm.
Saturday, August 23: Chris and Don: A Love Story at 7:50 pm and 9:30 pm.
Sunday, August 24: Queen Kelly starring Gloria Swanson and accompanied by live score to be performed by Ryoji Yamaguchi from the SoBe Music Institute.
This Week's Screenings (August 11-August 18)
By Kevin Craft
Here is a list of this week's screenings.
Miami Beach Cinematheque: 512 Espanola Way, Miami Beach; 305-673-4567. Tickets for non-member are $10; $7 for members and students.
Monday, August 11: Savage Grace starring Julianne Moore at 7:50 pm and 9:30 pm
Wednesday, August 13: Novelist and filmmaker Elliot Tiber will introduce his documentary Taking Woodstock at 7 pm. A wine and cheese party will precede the film, and a Q&A session and book signing will take place after the screening. Tickets to this special event are $40 and proceeds will be given to the Gay American Heroes foundation.
Thursday, August 14: The Sweet Hereafter by director Atom Egoyen at 8:30 pm.
Friday, August 15: My Winnipeg by director Guy Maddin at 7:50 pm and 9:30 pm.
Saturday, August 16: My Winnipeg by director Guy Maddin at 7:50 pm and 9:30 pm.
Sunday, August 17: My Winnipeg by director Guy Maddin at 7:50 pm and 9:30 pm.
Monday, August 18: My Winnipeg by director Guy Maddin at 7:50 pm and 9:30 pm.
This Week's Screenings (6/23-6/26)
Monday, June 23
This Thursday, as part of its Janus Films Night series, the Upper Eastside Garden is screening Marco Bellochio's 1965 film Fists in the Pocket at 7 pm. This nuanced film about a young man's attempts to rid his grotesquely dysfunctional family of its many afflictions uses perversity and an offbeat sense of humor to implicate Catholic morality and bourgeois family values. Its confident style established Bellochio as a talented and socially conscious filmmaker in a decade when the French New Wave's directors were receiving most of the international film community's attention.
Weekend Screenings (6/20-6/22)
Friday, June 20
Tonight at 8 pm at the Tower Theater director Gianni Amelio's film Cosi Ridevano (The Way We Laughed) screens as part of the New Italian Filmmamker Showcase. This showcase celebrates the rich world of Italian History, Art and culture through the country's cinematic history.
Cosi Ridevano tells the story of two Sicilian brothers, Giovanni and Pietro, who emigrate to the city of Turin. Giovanni works odd jobs and encourages Pietro to keep up with his studies, but when an economic shift allows Giovanni to profit through ill-gotten gains, the once irresponsible Pietro must cover up the corrupt actions of his older brother.
Gus Van Sant and more at MBC
Monday, June 9
Miami Beach Cinematheque: 512 Espanola Way, Miami Beach; 305-673-4567. Tickets for non-member are $10; $6 for members and students.
As part of its Best of Cannes in HD! series MBC is screening The Band's Visit on Monday, June 9 at 7:45 pm and 9:30 pm.
On Wednesday, June 11 in collaboration with the SobeSocialClub MBC is presenting the Miami Theatrical Premiere of A Four Letter Word at 7:45 pm and a second screening of the film at 9:30 pm.
Mongolian Ping Pong
Thursday, June 5
Sunrise Cinemas' Cafe Cinematheque series returns this week with three screenings of the 2005 Chinese Film Mongolian Ping Pong. When a young Bilike boy finds a ping pong ball floating in the Steppe River, he and his rural village try and discern what the ball is. When they finally learn that it is a crucial component of China's national sport, the determined boy sets off to return the ball to China's capital.
Mongolian Ping Pong will screen at Intracoastal 8 on June 8 at 10 am, at Sunrise 11 on June 8 at 2 pm and at Mizner Cinema 8 on June 15 at 10 am. Each screening will be followed with a discussion hosted by film lecturer Shelly Isaacs.
This Weekend at the Cosford
Wednesday, June 4
This weekend the University of Miami's Cosford Cinema will be screening the films The Counterfeiters and Love Songs.
The Counterfeiters tells the true story of Salomon Sorowitsch, a bohemian counterfeiter who helped the Nazis organize a counterfeit operation to finance their war effort. Using prisoners from the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, the operation produced the equivalent of over 130 million pound sterling before it was all said and done. The film won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It is 1 hour and 38 minutes long and plays at the following times: 7pm on Friday, June 6; 4pm and 6pm on Saturday, June 7; and 2 pm and 6 pm on Sunday, June 8.
Retro Beach Film Festival at Cinema Paradiso
Monday, June 2
The 1st Annual Retro Beach Film Festival starts Thursday, June 5 at Cinema Paradiso. Presented by Steve Savor, the festival will screen 9 beach-themed films and host a number of special events such as a Beach Party with hot dogs, beach music, Tiki Torches and an Elvis impersonator.
The following films comprise the festival's list: Beach Blanket Bingo, How to Stuff A Wild Bikini, Good Times starring Sonny and Cher, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Girl Happy starring Elvis, Where the Boys Are, Ride the Wild Surf, Wild Wild Summer and Head featuring the Monkees.
The Cosford's Weekend Schedule
Thursday, May 29
This weekend the University of Miami's Cosford cinema is screening the documentary Up The Yangtze and an HD recording of the opera La Rondine as performed at Milan's famed La Scala Opera House. Up The Yangtze addresses the environmental and cultural ramifications of China's Three Gorges Dam.
The two films are playing at the following times:
Friday, May 30:
7pm Up the Yangtze
8:45pm Up the Yangtze
Saturday, May 31:
2pm La Rondine
4pm Up the Yangtze
6pm Up the Yangtze
8pm La Rondine
Sunday, June 1:
2pm Up the Yangtze
4pm Up the Yangtze
6pm La Rondine
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