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There is no such thing as a free lunch but there is such thing as a free movie premiere and tomorrow night there is a movie screening compliments of Books and Books.
The movie being shown gratis is The Life Before her Eyes starring Uma Thurman and Evan Rachel Wood. The movie starts at 8:00 p.m. and is being shown at Sunset Place.
If you’re interested in attending and who wouldn’t be then simply click here and print out the invite and head to your nearest Books and Books to redeem for one ticket for two to the premiere.
The trailer is below.
Sara Liss and Avery Pack will be hosting a private screening of their new film Foreign Devils. The official world premiere will be next month however, lucky for us they’re local and showing us the love. The screening will take place at Luminaire X in the Design District this Friday, March 28th.
Soundtracks and playlists are frequently mentioned on here and so of course when the latest Sex and The City trailer came out, the music was as important as the trailer
And I fell in love with India Arie’s cover of Don Henley’s Heart of the Matter.
you might also want to listen to Ella Fitzgerald’s Blue Skies, it’s the song that opens the trailer.
Miami’s own Wes Anderson Fro Rojas directed the short film Pencil Fighting: the life and times of team balderdash. Shot entirely in Miami, Pencil Fighting is reminiscent of Anderson’s work complete with brief character intros with name appearing at bottom. However, this film is uniquely Miami with it’s characters reminiscent of some locals.
The film won Best Short Film at the Orlando Film Festival and the Golden Coconut Best Short Film Award at the Miami Underground Film Festival.
You can catch Team Balderdash this Saturday at the Miami Underground Film Festival at Gallery Jax.
Click here to watch an interview with the director and screenwriter.
Miami Dade College and the University of Miami have partnered to present Reel Seminars during the Miami Film Festival. These seminars are open to the public and topics include
You know the old saying when one door closes another one opens? Well in Miami during this time of year it’s almost like one door is starting to close and the next is already opened. The South Beach Food and Wine Festival is packing their china and silverware, and tossing the leftover wine while M4 is also wrapping it up and throwing their closing party at The Standard this weekend. So as we bid farewell to them it’s already time to focus all eyes on the 25th annual Miami International Film Festival, which opens this Thursday, February 28th. There are lots of interesting movies to choose from, first on my list for Friday night is the film It’s Hard to Be Nice. Movie listings are available online and some movies will be shown several times at different venues.
Sundance Film Festival is happening right now and as one of the best film festivals in the world it often premieres the best films of the year to come. Shorts are a big part of the festival and last year’s Sundance Shorts are available on I-Tunes.
Shorts are becoming ever more popular and in Miami we have a local film company Gold Dickenson Productions won the Orlando Film Festival’s short film category. You can view the trailer here. Pencil Fighting: The Life and Times of Team Balderdash was filmed entirely in Miami. While it is evident that these local film makers are fans of Wes Anderson’s work, it will be good to see how they evolve as they find their signature style.
For film fans Miami is offering more choices. Just this week:
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Miami Jewish Film Festival runs through Sunday, January 27th includes Young Filmmakers Institute
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Wednesday, January 23, Gen Art presents a special advance screening of Be Kind Rewind starring Jack Black and Mos Def. The after party will be held at Rehab Bar. Gen Art screens movies once a month
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Thursday, January 24, Janus Film Night at the UpperEast Side Garden will be showing Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, directed by Terry Gillam starring Johnny Depp and Benicio del Torro. Janus Film night is every Thursday show starts at 8p.m.
- Friday, January 25, Like Water for Chocolate presented by Cinema Botanica at Fairchild Tropical Garden
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Friday, January 25, F is for Fellini at Miami Beach Cinematheque this week City of Women. The Miami Beach Cinematheque offers a steady stream of great cinema and film making workshops.
Fellini is also the theme of this year’s MOCA POP fund raiser POP 8 1/2 La Dolce Vita to be held February 9th. The online auction is already underway.
Yes, you can virtually live on the internet and be inspired by great sites. But inspiration hits you from all senses and often the best ideas come from taking a walk down the street and taking it all in the sounds, the sights, the colors, the energies and if you take a walk down a street off your habitual path (yes, I mean no Lincoln Road) you might discover something completely novel harajuku girls, skater boys, and hip hop are all street. A new book Streetworld hit the streets around the world and covers youth culture and its creativity. And so now that you’re walking down the street noticing that novel, youthful energy everywhere stop and look at Louis Vuitton’s new holiday windows, designed by two students from Central St. Martins. All 380 Louis Vuitton stores will display Latitude 48.194 / Longitude 02.286 the holiday windows designed by Christopher Lawson 21 from Ireland and Marcos Villabla 26 from Spain. So this French powerhouse label goes to an art school in London and a guy from Ireland and another from Spain create these windows that will be seen all around the world….. gotta love the multinational, EU power on that one. Next time you need a burst of creative energy lace up those Adidas and hit the Mean Streets or at least next time walk to a different Starbucks.
Photo by Bob Gomel.
Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami , a production of WLRN, is a new documentary about Ali’s time in Miami and how crucial it was to his development into the icon he became. The premiere is this Thursday, November 15th 7:30 p.m. at the Byron Carlyle Theater 500 71rst St, Miami Beach. RSVP is highly recommended Call (305) 995-2260 (Margarette Adam) or catch it on television it will air:
- Monday, November 19th at 8 p.m.
- Tuesday, November 20th at 10 p.m.
- Thursday, November 22nd at 9 p.m.
- Sunday, November 25th at 8 p.m.
- Wednesday, November 28th at 7 p.m.
- Friday, November 30th at 8 p.m.
Most of us are familiar with the film Donnie Darko and have probably seen its website and now it’s become a play. From Oct 27 - Nov 18 if you’re in Boston you can watch ART perform the play adapted and directed by Michael Stern.
It’s Monday and if you haven’t noticed the increase in traffic you will soon as the academic year is upon us. As another school year starts I always get the urge to purchase school supplies a la Tom Hanks in You’ve Got Mail. One great thing about growing up and going to school in Miami is that you can enjoy playing outside all year round.
Speaking of playing outside
There is a new spot the UpperEast Side Garden this is one of those spots that deserves discovering. Each week the garden screens movies and it also houses a mini golf course. This is the ideal spot for a gathering with friends especially if you’re looking for something outside the usual but very much having a Miami feel.
Another spot with a quintesentially Miami feel will be Karu&Y this Wednesday August 22 as it serves host to one of Miami’s favorite fashion labels Krelwear who will be helping Miami Fashion Weekly celebrate as the magazine goes gloss.
