Cinema

Wolfonian Museum Film Screenings. Sept 11, 2011. 4:00 p.m. The Wolfsonian Museum will present Harun Farocki’s film, Images of the World and the Inscription of War (1989, 75 minutes). Thematically rooted in the double meaning of Aufklärung – the German word for both enlightenment and aerial surveillance – Farocki’s film maps the murky distinction between imaged event and lived experience in a … +

Jul 24, 2011. Miami Light Project presents the culminating screening of films made by the talented teens who have taken part in our fourth annual Filmmakers Bootcamp summer program.

Jun 6, 2011. 7:00 p.m. Newly remastered for high definition for the first time and presented as a special theatrical high def screening in collaboration with The German Consulate and Sony Pictures Classics, the director’s cut of Das Boot (The Boat)

Miami Beach Cinematheque. Jul 14, 2011. 8:00 p.m. “He was 25 years old. He combed his hair like James Dean. She was 15. She took music lessons and could twirl a baton. For a while they lived together in a tree house. In 1959, she watched while he killed a lot of people.”

From Jul 15 through 19, 2011. 7:00 & 9:00 p.m. The Trip brings director Michael Winterbottom and the hilarious Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon (24 Hour Party People, A Cock and Bull Story) back together in a sidesplitting road comedy.

Coral Gables Art Cinema. From Jul 1 through 14, 2011. Beginners imaginatively explores the hilarity, confusion, and surprises of love through the evolving consciousness of Oliver (Golden Globe Award nominee Ewan McGregor).

Free Film Receptions. Summer 2011. Florida Grand Opera (FGO) proudly introduces its very first zarzuela, Luisa Fernanda, as its 2011-2012 season opener this November. In celebration of this Hispanic musical theater tradition, FGO joins local Hispanic celebrities and Miami cinemas to host “Cine Zarzuela” – a summer-long film event series.

Miami Beach Cinematheque. Jun 24 through 30, 2011. The film Blank City, directed by Celine Danhier in 2011, and starring With Debby Harry, John Waters, Jim Jarmusch, Steve Buscemi and Richard Kern, will be screened at the Miami Beach Cinematheque on June 24 through 30th at 9:15 p.m. On Sunday, June 26th the movie starts at 5:00 p.m.

Miami Beach Cinematheque. From Jun 24 through 30, 2011. The film Road To Nowhere, directed by Monte Hellman and starring Shannyn Sossomon, Tygh Runyan, Cliff De Young and Waylon Payne, will be screened at the Miami Beach Cinematheque on Jun 24th through 30th at 4:45 and 7:00 p.m.

An Evening with artist Bert Rodriguez. Jun 2, 2011. 8:00 p.m. When all you are and all you do becomes your art, what do you do next? The story of a rising young artist making his way within and well beyond the borders of his hometown, this high-energy narrative takes you behind the scenes in the timeline of a hard-earned career upswing … +

Coral Gables Art Cinema. From May 13 through 19, 2011. A hit at this year’s Toronto Film Festival, Cave of Forgotten Dreams is an unforgettable cinematic experience that provides a unique glimpse of pristine artwork dating back to human hands over 30,000 years ago – almost twice as old as any previous discovery. In 1994, scientists discovered the caverns, and found hundreds … +

Apr 2011. The 6th edition of the Sicilian Film Festival (SFF) of Miami Beach closed Wednesday, April 13, 2011 with the traditional dinner held at ‘Villa Viscuso’ – Miami Beach residence of Emanuele Viscuso, SFF President. In attendance were many international personalities known for their commitment to the world of culture, art, cinema, and business.  The festivities have yet to end as … +

From May 6 through 12, 2011. A cat and a mouse carry on a dysfunctional relationship in a futuristic landscape. A Chinese monk sets out on foot with a tiger during the Tang dynasty and happens upon the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan. Two blue collar workers dissect the meaning of “normal” life, as the world crumbles around them. A box of matches … +

From Apr 29 through May 5, 2011. Even the Rain (Tambien la lluvia), a film directed by Iciar Bollain and written by Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty, is about, in the director’s words, “resistance and friendship. It’s a personal journey … an adventure undertaken by characters which brings the past into the present.”

  The Sicilian Film Festival’s “Kick-Off” and Press Party was held

Apr 22 through 28, 2011. In Carancho Sosa (Darín) is an ambulance-chasing personal injury attorney with questionable ethics. Lujan (Martina Gusman, Lion’s Den) is a young, idealistic doctor, new to Buenos Aires, working the emergency detail at a city hospital. Slowly, a courtship ensues, informed by the crashes and after midnight encounters of their respecitvie work and overlapping lives.

Apr 7 through 13, 2011. For seven days in April, the mercury will rise as South Beach meets Sicily at the 6th Annual Sicilian Film Festival (SFF) April 7 to 13, 2011. The screenings will be held at the recently inaugurated Miami Beach Cinematheque located at the Historic City Hall, 1130 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, 33139.

Mar 2011. After a long wait and much passion and hard work, the Miami Beach Cinematheque has finally opened again, at its new home made possible by a wide variety of people who were determined to put the appreciation of the art of cinema on the map in Miami Beach. Board Members and Founding Circle Members, Corporate Sponsors, Foundations, Designers, Craftsmen, Individuals … +

So You Wanna Make a Movie? Feb 26, 2011. 10:30 a.m. The A to Z nuts and bolts of what you will need to know to make a movie. Class includes producing and directing basics and highlights new methods of creative indie financing and distribution. Cutting-edge content gleaned fresh from the Sundance Film Festival last month, such as Transmedia, is also included. … +

From Feb 11 through 17, 2011. South American immigrants working in Spain, builder José María and housekeeper Rosa have been together for a few weeks and are very much in love. Rosa’s bosses, Señor and Señora Torres, an elderly couple occasionally visited by their grown up children, leave their home on a trip. The volatile José María spends a few days at … +

Mar 3, 2011. To complement its current exhibition, Auktion 392: Reclaiming the Galerie Stern, Dusseldorf, which is about the restitution of Nazi-Looted art, the Jewish Museum of Florida will present the film “The Rape of Europa.” Admission is free to members and $6 for non-members. You can RSVP to 786.972.3175 or [email protected]. Walk-ins are welcome.