Week of July 21, 2011
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FILM Thursday 7/21 PLOTTING FARMLANDS Terrence Malick's 1978 romantic drama "Days of Heaven" tells of a 19th century couple who relocate to the Texan farmlands after their involvement in a Chicago murder. They plot to inherit a rich farm owner's wealth by forming a love triangle. 8 p.m. Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. Free. Details: (305) 673-4567 or www.mbcinema.com. Friday 7/22 SOCIAL STRIFECannes Film Festival Jury Prize 2010 winner "A Screaming Man" tells of Adam, once swimming champion turned pool attendant for a hotel in Chad. Amidst civil war and a transition in hotel management, Adam is forced to give up his job to his son Abdel. Humiliation and resentment run rampant in Adam and the pressures to assist the war effort by the government drive him to act desperately. 7 p.m. Additional showings through July 27. Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. $8 members. $9 seniors and students. $10 others. Details: (305) 673-4567 or www.mbcinema.com. PURSUING PETROL "Viva Riva!" is set in oil-depleted, Democratic Republic of Congo's capital city Kinshasa. Riva pursues a secret cache of petrol to sell for a large profit. However, other persons are at odds with Riva's pursuit, including a military official, foreign opportunist Cesar and the church, who also want to gain from this scheme. 9 p.m. Additional showings through July 24. University of Miami Bill Cosford Cinema, 1111 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables. $9 adults. $7 seniors, non-UM students and UM employees. UM students free. Details: (305) 284-4861 or www.cosfordcinema.com. FATHER AND SON An absent father, a dysfunctional family and an unexpected surprise all form part of Robbie's life in "A Boy Called Dad." When Robbie was 4, his dad walked out and left him coveting a father-son relationship when seeing his sister's relationship with her own, different father. Instead, he receives a son in his later years and is confronted with forming a father-son relationship without having a role model. 7 p.m. Additional showings through July 24. University of Miami Bill Cosford Cinema, 1111 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables. $9 adults. $7 seniors, non-UM students and UM employees. UM students free. Details: (305) 284-4861 or www.cosfordcinema.com. Saturday 7/23 BALLET SCREENINGA mad scientist, a life-size doll and a sentimental man cross paths in the 19th century French comic ballet "Coppélia." The screening features the Bolshoi Ballet, choreographer Marius Petipa and Russian dancers Vyacheslav Lopatin and Natalia Osipova. Noon. Additional showings through July 25. University of Miami Bill Cosford Cinema, 1111 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables. $15. Details: (305) 284-4861 or www.cosfordcinema.com. Thursday 7/28 PLASTIC OR PLANET?Susan Beraza's documentary "Bag It" builds from insights on plastic bag uses to a wholesale investigation into plastics and their effects on waterways, oceans and the human body. 8 p.m. Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. $8 members. $9 seniors and students. $10 others. Details: (305) 673-4567 or www.mbcinema.com.
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