Week of September 27, 2012
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FILM Thursday 9/27 COMPLIANCEInspired by true events, "Compliance" tells of just how far one might go to obey a figure of authority. On a busy day at a suburban Ohio fast-food joint, high-strung manager Sandra receives a phone call from a police officer saying an employee, a pretty young blonde named Becky, has stolen money from a customer. Convinced she's only doing what's right, Sandra commences the investigation, following step-by-step instructions from the officer at the other end of the line, no matter how invasive they become. 7 p.m. Additional screenings through Oct. 4. Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. $8 members. $9 seniors and students. $10 others. Details: (305) 673-4567 or info@mbcinema.com or www.mbcinema.com. Friday 9/28 WHEN IN ROMEWoody Allen's latest comedy "To Rome with Love" tells of a well-known American architect reliving his youth; an average middle-class Roman who suddenly finds himself Rome's biggest celebrity; a young provincial couple drawn into separate romantic encounters; and an American opera director endeavoring to put a singing mortician on stage. 3:50 and 9:10 p.m. Additional screenings through Oct. 4. MDC Tower Theater, 1508 SW Eighth St., Miami. $8 for MDC students and staff, seniors and Miami Film Society Members. $10 others. Details: (305) 642-1264 or www.mdc.edu/culture/tower. GRAND ILLUSION For its 75th anniversary, a restored "Grand Illusion," Jean Renoir's anti-war film set during World War I, screens. 6:30 p.m. Additional screenings through Oct. 4. MDC Tower Theater, 1508 SW Eighth St., Miami. $8 for MDC students and staff, seniors and Miami Film Society Members. $10 others. Details: (305) 642-1264 or www.mdc.edu/culture/tower. NEIGHBORING SOUNDS "Neighboring Sounds" looks into the lives of a group of prosperous middle-class families residing on a quiet street close to a low-income neighborhood. The private security firm hired to police the street becomes the catalyst for an exploration of the neighbors' discontents and anxieties. 8:45 p.m. Additional screenings through Sept. 30. In Mandarin with English subtitles. Bill Cosford Cinema at the University of Miami, 1111 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables. UM students free. $7 staff. $9 others. Details: (305) 284- 3657 or clane@miami.edu or www.cosfordcinema.com. FAMILY MATTERS "La Isla Interior (The Island Inside)" is a dark family Spanish drama. Three siblings are forced to confront their disparate and dysfunctional lives when the sudden death of their schizophrenic father brings them back to the bleak landscapes of Spain's Canary Islands. 7 p.m. Additional screening at 7 p.m. Sept. 29. Bill Cosford Cinema at the University of Miami, 1111 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables. UM students free. $7 staff. $9 others. Details: (305) 284- 3657 or clane@miami.edu or www.cosfordcinema.com. THE FEVER "La Febbre (The Fever)" screens as part of a Cinema Italia series. In this Italy box office hit, Mario, a 30-year-old who lives with his mother, plans on running a discothèque with a group of friends. Unexpectedly, he is hired to work for the city. The new job turns out to be in conflict with his entrepreneurial spirit, while an encounter with a girl opens up other existential possibilities. 6:30 p.m. MDC Tower Theater, 1508 SW Eighth St., Miami.$3 donation suggested. Details: (305) 642-1264 or www.mdc.edu/culture/tower. Saturday 9/29 JUNGLE BOY"Tarzan" tells of British shipwrecked couple finding their way to shore with their infant son in tow. However, a leopard kills the parents, leaving the baby to fend for himself. He is raised in the jungle by gorillas. An outsider, Tarzan struggles to fit in with his new adopted family. Things become complicated by the arrival of a professor and his daughter Jane. Tarzan finds himself torn between his desire to be with his own kind and his loyalties to the gorilla family that raised him. 10 p.m. Additional screening on Sept. 30 at 8 p.m. Bill Cosford Cinema at the University of Miami, 1111 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables. UM students free. $5 others. Details: (305) 284- 3657 or clane@miami.edu or www.cosfordcinema.com. Tuesday 10/2 FREE FILMSThe Miami Jazz Society film series screens comedy "What a Way to Go" and romantic drama "Splendor in the Grass." The first film tells of Louisa, a widow who is worth $200 million. However, she's convinced that her fortune is cursed, and she wants to give all her money to the IRS. "Splendor in the Grass" is set in 1928 oil-rich southeast Kansas. High school seniors Bud Stamper and Deanie Loomis are in love with each other. Unspoken to each other, they expect to get married to each other one day. They also face pressures from their parents who have their own expectation for their offspring. 6:15 p.m. Miami Tower, 100 SE Second St., 19th floor auditorium, Miami. Free. Details: (305) 684-4564 or miamijazzsociety@gmail.com or www.miamijazzsociety.com. MYSTERY TOUR "The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour" broadcasted in black and white on BBC1 in 1967 to a family audience expecting a light entertainment special. Whilst the music itself was rapturously received, the establishment TV critics misunderstood the film's spirit. As a result of the controversy, the film was not broadcast in the US. Now, 45 years on, the virtually forgotten film has been fully restored and is being presented properly for the first time in select cities. 7 p.m. MDC Tower Theater, 1508 SW Eighth St., Miami. $8 for MDC students and staff, seniors and Miami Film Society Members. $10 others. Details: (305) 642-1264 or www.mdc.edu/culture/tower.
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