From April 20 through May 6, 2012. Bob Marley’s universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. Marley is the definitive life story of the musician, revolutionary, and legend, from his early days to his rise to international superstardom.
From May 11 through 18, 2012. Bess Kargman’s award-winning documentary follows a diverse group of six young dancers, aged 9 to 16 and from the U.S., Colombia and Israel, as they prepare for one of the world’s most prestigious ballet competitions, the Youth America Grand Prix.
UM Bill Cosford Cinema. April 19, 2012. 7:00 p.m. The Bill Cosford Cinema at the University of Miami presents a very special premiere event, The Gold Rush, featuring an original score conducted and performed by students from the Frost School of Music, on Thursday, April 19 at 7:00 p.m.
From April 13 through 19, 2012. This powerful and surprising film tells the poignant story of a Montreal middle school class shaken by the sudden death of their well-liked teacher and Balchir Lazahr, an Algerian immigrant who comes in to try to fill her place.
From April 11 through 17, 2012. Now in its 7th year, the Sicilian Film Festival returns to the Miami Beach Cinemateque from April 11 through 17 with a stellar line up of films and special events. Presenting films by directors primarily from Southern Italy, as well as highlighting the region’s art, literature, food, wine, music, fashion and culture, the festival promises to … +
From March 23 through 27, 2012. Set in contemporary Cuba and satirizing social mores of the Castro years, Juan of the Dead, directed by Alejandro Brugués will be on view at the Tower Theater until March 27th.
From March 23 through 25, 2012. Jiro, Dreams of Sushi is the story of 85 year-old Jiro Ono, considered by many to be the world’s greatest sushi chef. He is the proprietor of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat, sushi-only restaurant inauspiciously located in a Tokyo subway station.
From March 29 through April 1, 2012. The Bill Cosford Cinema at the University of Miami presents the Miami premiere of “The Cremaster Cycle”, a five-part art film series extravaganza from the experimental and unconventional mind of artist and director Matthew Barney.
March 11, 2012. 3:00 p.m. The Wolfsonian Museum-FIU will be screening the documentary City of Borders, (U.S., Yun Suh, 2009, color, DVD, 66 min.) as part of the series Renewing Our Faith: InterFaithOut on March 11th at 3:00 p.m.
March 9, 2012. 7:00 p.m. Cinema Culture and the French Mise-en-scène Series, in collaboration with the Wolfsonian-FIU present the film Playtime (1967, France/Italy, Jacques Tati, color, English, German, French, 124 min) on March 9th at 7:00 p.m.
From March 2 through 4, 2012. An all new feature film from the twisted minds of cult comedy heroes Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim (“Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job”)! Tim and Eric are given a billion dollars to make a movie, but squander every dime… and the sinister Schlaaang corporation is pissed.
From March 16 through 22, 2012. This beautiful new animated feature from Oscar-winning director Fernando Trueba (Belle Epoque, Calle 54), Spain’s legendary designer Javier Mariscal and Tono Errando, celebrates the music and culture of Cuba with an epic story of love, passion, and heartbreak. Chico & Rita opens on Friday, March 16 and will play seven days a week.
The 29th Annual Miami International Film Festival (MIFF) will shine a spotlight on four up-and-coming directors from around the world, most who will be presenting their films in the U.S./North America for the first time. Joong-Hyun Kim, Alejandro Landes, Pippo Mezzapesa, and Susan Youssef are this year’s featured 4 World Directors to Watch.
Live from the National Theatre of LondonFebruary 25 and 26, 2012. The Coral Gables Art Cinema is currently presenting its new series of programs of live-recorded performances from the renowned National Theatre of London. The second show in the series is the enchanting tragic comedy Travelling Light, which plays on February 25 and 26 at 1:00 p.m.
Coral Gables Art Cimema. February 17 through 23, 2012. This exhilarating new documentary from acclaimed German director Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire; Paris,Texas) captures the brilliantly inventive dance world of legendary choreographer Pina Bausch, who died in the summer of 2009. Featuring her groundbreaking and inspiring dance-theater productions, Wenders takes the audience on a sensual, visually stunning journey that dramatically employs the … +
Jan 12 through 15, 2012. From Lech Majewski, one of Poland’s most acclaimed filmmakers, a visually inspired re-staging of Pieter Bruegel’s epic 1564 painting “Way to Calvary,” presented alongside the story of its creation – with Rutger Hauer as Bruegel, Michael York as his friend and art collector, and Charlotte Rampling as the inspiration for his Virgin Mary.
From Dec 30 through Jan 4, 2011. In his fascinating exploration of a triple homicide case in Conroe, Texas, master filmmaker Werner Herzog (Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Grizzly Man) probes the human psyche to explore why people kill-and why a state kills. In intimate conversations with those involved, including 28-year-old death row inmate Michael Perry (scheduled to die within eight days of … +
Dec 28 and 29, 2011. Taking the Best Director Award and two Special Jury Best Acting awards at the latest Sundance Film Festival, among many other festival awards, Tyrannosaur is the new UK critical sensation. The film will be screened at the Miami Beach Cinematheque on Dec 28 and 29 at 8:00 p.m.
From Dec 16 through 21, 2011. The film Sleeping Beauty, directed by Julia Leigh and starring Emily Browning, Rachael Blake, Ewen Leslie, Peter Caroll, will be screened at the Miami Beach Cinematheque from December 16th through 21st.
From Dec 16 through 22, 2011. Young Goethe In Love begins in 1772. Just coming of age and passionate Johann Goethe aspires to be a poet; but after failing his law exams, he is sent by his father to a sleepy provincial court to mend his ways. When he falls for a Lotte, a local girl, his romantic and artistic instincts must … +
From Dec 23 through 29, 2011. Winner of the prize for Best Actor at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, Michel Hazanavicius’s The Artist is a heartfelt and entertaining valentine to classic American cinema.
November 2011. Miami International Film Festival (MIFF), produced and presented by Miami Dade College (MDC), today announced the launch of a Kickstarter project for its “Florida Focus” program. An annual celebration of made/set-in-Florida films, the program’s overall objective is to provide local producers and filmmakers an important and essential opportunity to exhibit their talent within an international film festival model (provided by … +
Oct 27, 2011. 8:00 p.m. As part of its current series, “The Discreet Charm of Luis Buñuel”, the Miami Beach Cinematheque is screening the film The Phantom of Liberty, directed by Buñuel in 1974, starring Julien Bertheau, Miléna Vukotic, Jean Rochefort, and Michel Piccoli.
Oct 26, 2011. 8:30 p.m. The film Wish Me Away, directed by Bobbie Birleffi and Beverly Kopf, and starring Chely Wright, Jennifer Archer and Howard Bragman, will be screened at the Miami Beach Cinematheque on October 26 at 8:30 p.m.
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