FILM + MORE
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SOMETHING IN THE AIR
Saturday, June 1 - Wednesday, June 5, 6:40 p.m.
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue
www.mbcinema.com
In the months after the heady weeks of May '68, a group of young people search for a way to continue the revolution believed to be just beginning. For Gilles (newcomer Clément Mettayer), this means having to balance his political commitments with his desire to explore painting and filmmaking; for his girlfriend Christine (Goodbye, First Love star Lola Créton), this means throwing herself wholeheartedly into the task of organizing. Olivier Assayas (Carlos, Summer Hours) here describes the sentimental education of a generation that was too young to have been on the barricades; he brilliantly captures its explorations of new lifestyles, the arguments about strategies and tactics, and above all its music, a constant presence that becomes something like the artistic unconscious of an era. The period details are perfect, but what makes this film so special is the sense it conveys of history as lived experience. (In French with English subtitles).
"Best of CANNES" POST TENEBRAS LUX
Saturday, June 1 - Wednesday, June 5, 9:00 p.m.
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue
www.mbcinema.com
"POST TENEBRAS LUX ("light after darkness"), ostensibly the story of an upscale, urban family whose move to the Mexican countryside results in domestic crises and class friction, is a stunningly photographed, impressionistic psychological portrait of a family and their place within the sublime, unforgiving natural world. By turns entrancing and mystifying, POST TENEBRAS LUX palpably explores the primal conflicts of the human condition."- Mike Maggiore, Film Forum.
"FRITZ LANG: From Austria to America" THE COMPLETE METROPOLIS
Thursday, June 6, 8:00 p.m.
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue
www.mbcinema.com
Incorporating more than 25 minutes of newly discovered footage, this 2010 restoration of Metropolis is the definitive edition of Fritz Lang's science fiction masterpiece. Backed by a new recording of Gottfried Huppertz's 1927 score (presented here in 5.1 Stereo Surround), the film's dazzling visual design and special effects are more striking than ever. And the integration of scenes and subplots long considered lost endows Metropolis with even greater tension and emotional resonance, as it dramatizes the conflict between wealthy über-capitalists and rebellious subterranean laborers-orchestrated by a diabolical scientist capable of destroying them both. (Silent with English title cards)
BERT STERN: ORIGINAL MADMAN
Friday, June 7 - Saturday, June 8, 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 9, 6:45 p.m.
Tuesday June 11 - Wednesday, June 12, 7:00 p.m.
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue
www.mbcinema.com
Bert Stern: Original Mad Man is the definitive voyage into the life and work of one of the greatest American photographers of all time. After working alongside Stanley Kubrick at Look Magazine, Stern became an original Madison Avenue "mad man," his images helping to create modern advertising. Groundbreaking photos of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, Marilyn Monroe, Twiggy and the infamous Lolita image from Kubrick's film, coupled with his astonishing success in advertising, minted Stern - along with Irving Penn and Richard Avedon - as a celebrity in his own right; indeed, Stern's photographs of Monroe in her last sitting are considered to be the ultimate images of the 20th century icon. Filmmaker Shannah Laumeister uncovers Stern - from his bad boy antics (including a liaison with Monroe) to his iconic photography.
"Best of CANNES" NO
Friday, June 7 - Saturday, June 8, 8:50 p.m.
Sunday, June 9, 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday June 11 - Wednesday, June 12, 8:50 p.m.
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue
www.mbcinema.com
In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote YES or NO to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition leaders for the NO persuade a brash young advertising executive, Rene Saavedra (Gael García Bernal), to spearhead their campaign. Against all odds, with scant resources and under scrutiny by the despot's minions, Saavedra and his team devise an audacious plan to win the election and set Chile free. (In Spanish with English subtitles).
THE MAGIC FLUTE
Sunday, June 9, 1:00 p.m.
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue
www.mbcinema.com
Mozart's classic opera The Magic Flute is breathtakingly transformed in a spectacular film version conceived and directed by Kenneth Branagh with a newly-adapted libretto by Stephen Fry. With musical director James Conlon conducting the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the film showcases opera stars René Pape, Tom Randle, Lyubov Petrova and Silvia Moi in a romantic adventure story of humanity and fellowship, weaving drama with comedy. Branagh "...brings magic and a new life to Mozart" (Classic FM). A perennial favorite for generations of opera-goers this production is a visually extraordinary cinematic experience that the LA Times called "exuberant!"
"FRITZ LANG: From Austria to America" WOMAN IN THE MOON (FRAU IM MOND)
Thursday, June 13, 8:00 p.m.
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue
www.mbcinema.com
Two years after revolutionizing the science fiction film with his epic Metropolis, director Fritz Lang revisited the genre with an ambitious spectacle that dramatizes the first lunar expedition. Rather than a flight of pure fantasy, Lang, screenwriter Thea von Harbou and a group of technical consultants conceived a modernized "Trip to the Moon" grounded in state-of-the-art astrophysics. Spiced with romance and espionage (including a network of diabolical super-spies straight out of Lang's Mabuse films), Woman in the Moon was one of the most influential science fiction films of its era. Newly restored from 35mm archival elements, this edition includes more footage than any version previously seen in the U.S.
"Best of CANNES" AQUÍ Y ALLÁ (Here and There)
Friday, June 14 - Sunday, June 16, 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, June 18 - Wednesday, June 19, 7:00 p.m.
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue
www.mbcinema.com
Pedro returns home to a small mountain village in Guerrero, Mexico after years of working in the U.S. His daughters feel more distant that he imagined, but his wife Teresa is delighted he's back. With the money he's earned he can create a better life for his family, and maybe even start the band with his cousins he's dreamed about for years. But work back home remains scarce, and the temptation of heading back north of the border remains as strong as ever. Antonio Mendez Esparza has made a most remarkable debut; rarely, if ever, has a film about US/Mexican border experience felt so fresh or authentic. Using non-professionals, Mendez Esparza gets remarkably nuanced performances that give a richness of nuance and detail to each of his characters that goes way beyond cliché and stereotype. (In Spanish with English subtitles)
SIGHTSEERS
Friday, June 14, 9:10 p.m.
Saturday, June 15, 5:00 p.m. and 9:10 p.m.
Sunday, June 16, 9:10 p.m.
Tuesday, June 18 - Wednesday, June 19, 9:10 p.m.
Sunday, June 23, 8:30 p.m.
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue
www.mbcinema.com
Chris (Steve Oram) wants to show Tina (Alice Lowe) his world and he wants to do it his way - on a journey through the British Isles in his beloved Abbey Oxford Caravan. Tina's led a sheltered life and there are things that Chris needs her to see - the Crich Tramway Museum, the Ribblehead Viaduct, the Keswick Pencil Museum and the rolling countryside that accompanies these wonders in his life. But it doesn't take long for the dream to fade. Litterbugs, noisy teenagers and pre-booked caravan sites, not to mention Tina's meddling mother, soon conspire to shatter Chris's dreams and send him, and anyone who rubs him up the wrong way, over a very jagged edge...
"Out In The Tropics" screening: VERDE VERDE
Sunday, June 16, 4:30 p.m.
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue
www.mbcinema.com
A man desperately flees through a labyrinth in search of a way out. During his escape, he runs into apparitions that block his passage. In a port bar, Alfredo, merchant marine paramedic, meets Carlos, IT professional with dreams of becoming a pilot. The traveler invites Carlos to his hangar in the port... Verde Verde is only the second Cuban film (after the infamous Strawberry and Chocolate) to take up the theme of homophobia in Cuba. Director Pineda Barnet describes the film as a tragic psychological thriller, presenting the age-old conflict of love versus hate, set in a timeless, universal location. One of the fundamental messages of Verde Verde is the need to confront extremism, prejudice and phobias that lead to the destruction of society. From this perspective, Barnet exalts human values such as love, honesty and authenticity. (In Spanish with English subtitles).
American Black Film Festival 2013
Thursday, June 20 - Saturday, June 22
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue
www.mbcinema.com www.abff.com
The ABFF film program is primarily composed of world premieres of narrative, documentary and short films. As such, it is the leading film festival in the world for African American and urban content. Since its inception, the ABFF has showcased more than 600 films, rewarding and redefining artistic excellence in independent filmmaking.
"FRITZ LANG: From Austria to America" M
Thursday, June 27, 8:30 p.m.
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue
www.mbcinema.com
Fritz Lang's classic story of a child murderer brought to justice is now available in a brand-new 2k restoration. Peter Lorre stars as Hans Beckert, a recently released asylum inmate with a compulsion to kill little girls. In an attempt to capture the killer, the police pressure the city's criminal underworld, which in turn endeavors to find the killer themselves. Using a network of prostitutes, pickpockets and thugs, the criminals close in on Beckert and put him on trial in their own court.
"XAVIER DOLAN: THEN & NOW" I KILLED MY MOTHER (J'ai tué ma mère)
Friday June 28 - Sunday, June 30, 7:00 p.m.
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue
www.mbcinema.com
Focusing on the relationship between Hubert Minel (Xavier Dolan), a 16-year-old Quebecois living in suburban Montreal, and his single mother Chantale (Anne Dorval), I Killed My Mother beautifully captures the anxieties of a mother-son relationship. While he gauges her with contempt, only seeing her out-of-date sweater and kitschy decor, the ingrained mechanisms (i.e. manipulation and guilt) of their relationship beautifully (and tragically) unravel on the big screen. After its 2009 debut, I Killed My Mother was nominated for dozens of international film festival awards, and quickly became an international sensation - launching Dolan's career in the international film scene. But in the US, the film was never released: until now. (In French with English subtitles)
"XAVIER DOLAN: THEN & NOW" LAURENCE ANYWAYS
Friday June 28 - Sunday, June 30, 9:00 p.m.
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue
www.mbcinema.com
Laurence Anyways tells the story of an impossible love between Frédérique and her long-term boyfriend Laurence, a man who reveals his inner desire to become his true self: a woman. Set during the late 1980s and early 1990s, the story spans a decade, chronicling the doomed love of Fred and Laurence, as well as the trials and tribulations that they face. (In French with English subtitles).
FESTIVALS
Miami Performance International Festival
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Drive
www.miamiperformancefestival.org
Edge Zones presents the second annual Miami Performance International Festival from June 1– 30, 2013. M/P '13 is an exciting four-week program of performance art accompanied by video screenings, talks and workshops that culminate in an intense 4-day event. The festival is a tremendous opportunity for the public to come face-to-face with the breadth and depth of performance art and offers visceral and challenging performance works by renowned, mid-career and emerging artists from 17 countries, as well as more than 40 national and local artists. Please visit web site for program details.
Out in the Tropics: a GLTBQ Contemporary Performing Arts Festival
June 13 - 16, 2013
Colony Theatre, 1040 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue
305.674.1040 www.fundarte.us
Out in the Tropics, a GLTBQ Contemporary performing arts festival brings a full range of award-winning, contemporary GLBTQ (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) artists and arts events to Miami Beach, June 13 - 16, 2013. Please visit web site for event details.
American Black Film Festival 2013
June 19 - 23, 2013
Colony Theatre, 1040 Lincoln Road
305.674.1040 www.abff.com
The ABFF film program is primarily composed of world premieres of narrative, documentary and short films. As such, it is the leading film festival in the world for African American and urban content. Since its inception, the ABFF has showcased more than 600 films, rewarding and redefining artistic excellence in independent filmmaking.
Food Truck & Music Festival FREE
Wednesday, June 26, 5:00 p.m.
North Shore Park Band Shell, 7275 Collins Avenue
www.mbculture.com
Miami Beach's North Shore Park Bandshell & Ocean Terrace will dress in the typical, characteristic Latin flavor of the North Beach area to welcome the Miami Beach Food Truck and Music Fest on Wednesday nights this fall. The food and music fest will feature the popular mobile food trucks, free entertainment and participation by area restaurants.
OTHER CULTURAL EVENTS
North Shore National Register District Tour
Saturday, June 1, 9:30 a.m.
SE Corner of 73 Street and Collins Avenue
305.672.2014 www.mdpl.org
The tour will use the buildings and streetscape to tell three stories: 1. how the area has been preserved and what needs to be done to continue its preservation; 2. how the designs used in the area came to be; and, 3. the history of the area that provides context for stories 1 & 2. Cost: $20.
Garden Tours
Saturdays, June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2:00 p.m.
Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Drive
www.mbgarden.org
Have you ever wanted to know more about the Garden's role in the history of Miami Beach, or what the heck that tree with the spines is out by the gate entrance? Guided tours are back! We have knowledgeable docents ready to show you just how much is really packed into our 2.6 acres, every Saturday at 2 p.m. Tours generally last 30 minutes with a suggested $5 donation. If you are interested in volunteering as a docent, call the garden or email membership@mbgarden.org.
Museum Tours
Saturdays, June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2:00 p.m.
Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Avenue
305.673.7530 www.bassmuseum.org
Docent led tours of the museum exhibitions. For more Info: www.bassmuseum.org or call 305.673.7530 Members and Miami Beach Residents: free. Non-members: $8 (cost of museum admission).
Gallery Walk FREE
Saturday, June 1, 7:00 p.m.
ArtCenter South Florida, 800/810/924 Lincoln Road
www.artcentersf.org
ArtCenter South Florida's First Saturdays Gallery Walk! Come visit artists' studios and the current exhibit.
Six Degrees of Separate Nations
Tuesday, June 4, 6:30 p.m.
Sagamore Hotel, 1671 Collins Avenue
www.thefrost.fiu.edu
Join us for an artist talk with Ebony G. Patterson and Peterson Kamwathi. The artists will be introduced by Carol Damian, Director of the Frost Art Museum that is featuring both artists' work as part of the exhibition Six Degrees of Separate Nations.
Art Club for Adults
Thursdays, June 6, 13, 20, 27, 1:00 p.m.
Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Avenue
305.673.7530 www.bassmuseum.org
The mission of this program is to stimulate creativity and provide an opportunity for discussions about art and life. Each week features a different program or activity for the class. For more Info: www.bassmuseum.org or call 305.673.7530. Members and Miami Beach Residents: free. Non-members: $8 (cost of museum admission)
Beats after Sunset
Friday, June 7, 8:00 p.m.
Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Avenue
305.673.7530 www.bassmuseum.org
The first Friday of every month on the terrace. Guest Dj and complimentary specialty cocktails (21+) Members: Free. Non-members: $10 (cost of museum admission)
All City Slam - A Tigertail WordSpeak Event for Teens FREE
Thursday, June 27, 4:30 p.m.
Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Drive
www.tigertail.org
Miami's first ever All-City Slam. With growing interest in spoken word for teens, as part of its WordSpeak project Tigertail is offering four free workshops and a slam for South Florida teens. All City Slam was launched to assist Miami Dade teens in the development of their writing and performance. Four dynamic poets, writers and directors will give hour-long workshops, Alexis Caputo, Teo Castellanos, Rudi Goblen and Deborah Magdalena. Teo Castellanos and Deborah Magdalena will co-host the slam. Cash prizes ($100 for first, $75 for second and $25 for third) will go to the top three slam winners. No need to pre-register for the workshops or slam, just show up and register on site for the workshops and slam.
Gay and Lesbian Walking Tour
Saturday, June 29, 5:00 p.m.
Art Deco Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive
305.672.2014 www.mdpl.org
The Miami Design Preservation League has joined forces with the Miami-Dade Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau to bring you this ninety-minute guided walking tour on the fourth Saturday of each month. Tour departs from MDPL's Art Deco Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive at 10th Street. Reservations are not required. Tickets are $20. MDPL and MDGLCC members may participate at no charge.
IDEA@thebass Family Day FREE
Sunday, June 30, 2:00 p.m.
Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Avenue
305.673.7530 www.bassmuseum.org
These creative afternoons are full of exciting activities for the whole family: art projects, scavenger hunts, preschool art station and free prizes! This month: Sunsets and Seascapes.
Fridays at the Wolf FREE
Fridays, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave.
www.wolfsonian.org
FREE gallery admission with the support of The Miami Herald. Tours begin at 6:00 p.m. with innovative programming at 7:00 p.m.
Guided, Private and Self-Guided Tours of the Art Deco Historic District
Ongoing
Art Deco Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive
www.mdpl.org
All tours take approximately 90 minutes. Prices vary.
Art Deco Bike and Segway Tours
Ongoing
Bike and Roll, 210 Tenth Street
305.905.2055 www.bikeandroll.com/locations/miami-deco.aspx
$39 adults/$29 kids and students.
