Miami Beach Cinematheque

January Calendar From Jan 5th through Jan , 2007Jan 5th, 2007. 8:30 p.m. Featured Independent: Thomas Griffith. Chronicles of the Roman Numeral X. 2006. Produced by Jeanne and Thomas Griffith, written and directed by Thomas Griffith. A Low Tech Science Fiction-Political Drama. With Kelli Nordhus, Jesse Holland, Rick David Crawford, Julia Clearwood, Rob Batie, and Greg Shroeder. Q&A after the film with the filmmakers and stars. Jan 6th, 2007. 8:30 p.m. Early Allen: Bananas. 1971. With Woody Allen, Louise Lasser, Carlos Montalbán, and Howard Cosell. In the midst of the Vietnam War, Woody disguises a serious take on political insanity with a film as satirically insane as its title. Jan 10th, 2007. 8:00 p.m. Celebrate Martin Luther King Day. Florida Premiere of award winning documentaries screened exclusively in Florida at MBC before broadcast on PBS. Presented by Hands On Miami Citizen’s Academy Beyond Beats And Rhymes: A Hip-Hop Head Weighs in on Manhood in Hip-Hop Culture. Jan 11th, 2007. 8:30 p.m. Politics On Film. Obsession: The Movie. Wayne Kopping. 2006. Radical Islam’s War Against The West. From the creators of Relentless, comes a new film that will challenge the way you look at the world. Jan 12th, 2007. 8:30 p.m. Play It Again, Sam. Herbert Ross. 1972. If you’re going to take advice?take it from the best. With Woody Allen, Diane Keaton and Tony Roberts. This is a film made for movie-buffs…those fans of Casablanca and other Bogart classics, and those budding fans of the development of the neurotic Woody Allen. Jan 13th, 2007. 8:00 p.m. Dance On Film. 40 Days and 101 Nights World Premiere. An Evening with Tamalyn Dallal. Unveiling of Tamalyn Dallal’s musical documentary film showcasing a Woman’s Dance Through the Islamic World. Jan 17th, 2007. 8:30 p.m. Judaica on Film. Two semi-full length – one hour films about young people’s discovery of secular life after an upbringing in Orthodox communities. JewBoy. Tony Krawitz. Australia. 2004. Jan 19th, 2007. 8:00 p.m. Authors and Their Film Books. Gaspar González and… The Manchurian Candidate. John Frankenheimer. 1962. With Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury and Janet Leigh. Considered by many to be the best political thriller ever made, The Manchurian Candidate is as entertaining, troubling, and relevant today as it was in 1962. Jan 20th, 2007. 8:30 p.m. Early Allen: Sleeper. 1973. A love story about two people who hate each other. 200 years in the future. With Woody Allen and Diane Keaton Loosely based on the classic science fiction novel by H.G. Wells. Jan 24th, 2007. 9:00 p.m. Cine – Improv. A live comedic jam served with cinema on the side. Miami’s improv actors Justine Barron and Michael Murray welcome some of South Florida ‘s best improvisers…to perform unscripted theater based on your suggestions, in the art of “long form improv”, rather than the typical comedy you see at the clubs and on TV. Jan 26th, 2007. 8:30 p.m. Video Activism. China Blue. Micha X. Pelad. USA. 2006. Documentary. Cantonese, Mandarin with English subtitles. A clandestinely shot, deep access account of how the clothes we buy are actually made. Jan 27th, 2007. 8:30 p.m. Early Allen: Love and Death. 1975. With Woody Allen and Diane Keaton. In the stirring of Woody’s sophistication, he begins to blend intellectual pursuits more and more with the insane physical slapstick of his early period. Jan 29th, 2007. 9:30 p.m. Shelley Novak’s Hollywood. Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex But Were Afraid To Ask. 1972. With Woody Allen, Louise Lasser, John Carradine, Anthony Quayle, Tony Randall, Lynn Redgrave, Burt Reynolds, Gene Wilder and Regis Philbin. For more information, please call: 305.673.4567