Week of June 10, 2010
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FILM Friday 6/11 TWISTS AND TURNSSwedish 2009 thriller "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" follows a journalist and a computer hacker hired to investigate the disappearance of young Harriet Vanger. The plot thickens as their search leads them to a series of decades-old murders and the dark, secretive history of the Vanger family. 6:50 and 9:35 p.m. Additional showings June 12 and 13. Miami Beach Cinematheque, 512 Española Way, Miami Beach. $7-$10. Details: (305) 673-4567 or www.mbcinema.com. Tuesday 6/15 PROACTIVE DO-GOODERSAs part of the Miami Beach Cinematheque's "Cinema GREEN" showings of environmental films, activist Turk Pipkin's "One Peace at a Time" follows his journey to across the globe seeking to build a roadmap to a better future. Includes up-close looks at bright spots like model Indian orphanages and Architecture for Humanity's global design challenge for in-need communities in the Himalayas. 8 p.m. Miami Beach Cinematheque, 512 Española Way, Miami Beach. $7-$10. Details: (305) 673-4567 or www.mbcinema.com. Wednesday 6/16 CALL TO ACTIONThe "Media That Matters" film festival features 12 new films, each under 12 minutes, aimed at inspiring audiences to think about issues like transgender youth identity and racial prejudice in the Dominican Republic. Films are to be followed by a question-and-answer session with Juan Carlos Zaldivar of Phonograph Films. 8 p.m. Miami Beach Cinematheque, 512 Española Way, Miami Beach. $7-$10. Details: (305) 673-4567 or www.mbcinema.com. Thursday 6/17 A FEATHERED FRIENDClassic 1970 British Film "Kes," based on Barry Hines' novel "A Kestrel for a Knave," centers on a forlorn man whose life holds little hope beyond becoming a coal miner. Billy Casper is bullied at school and at home by an abusive half brother. His only solace is a kestrel bird he takes under his wing. 8:30 p.m. Miami Beach Cinematheque, 512 Española Way, Miami Beach. $7-$10. Details: (305) 673-4567 or www.mbcinema.com.
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