Well, folks, a month of horror and cooler air approaches and, boy, is it a fun one for the classics. With the Halloween spirit all around the place, an abundance of horror hits Miami, but it’s not solely limited to that. Without further ado, here are the classic films showing…
“I specialize in Aaron Sorkin jokes. They never fail at parties,” says filmmaker Leslye Headland over the phone while discussing her pop culture jokes in Sleeping With Other People. After hearing the joke, audiences either laugh-out-loud or wonder, “‘Wait, Aaron Sorkin’s a crack addict?’ Everyone’s on his Wikipedia [after that and]…
To witness Soy Cuba (I Am Cuba) is to witness another era entirely, a realm that, for better or worse, no longer exists. Long, dreamlike shots that trail through locations both gorgeous and destitute, offering up four short stories that were meant to depict Cuban life during the early years…
Jumping right into conversation with Anna Muylaert, whose latest film Que Horas Ela Volta (The Second Mother) is making waves worldwide and was just picked as Brazil’s Foreign Oscar submission, was as easy as pie. With her film playing the Brazilian Film Festival of Miami earlier this month and opening…
Miami Vice is undoubtedly a show that has proven pretty influential over the years. It brought a fascinating and new aesthetic to cop procedural shows during the 1980s. Not only was it essential in the world of television, but it helped boost South Beach into the tourist spot it is…
It’s been some time now since David Oyelowo was nominated for a number of awards for his performance as Martin Luther King Jr.–- and snubbed at the Oscars — but the actor shows no signs of stopping. Last year, alongside Selma, he was featured in films like A Most Violent…
Practically everyone in the world knows actress Mélanie Laurent at this point, either for her performance alongside Ewan McGregor in Beginners, her jaw-dropping work in Inglourious Basterds, or any of the other roles she’s played. Few may know, however, that she’s also a filmmaker with two features now under her belt…
Another month of classic goodies pass and a new one takes its place. Don’t worry, there are plenty of classic films to see this month. It’s a great mix of 35mm and digital screenings as well as a pretty cool series of films and retrospectives. Green Day once sang, “Wake…
Knowing full-well that Miami can never get enough films, The Miami International Film Festival (MIFF) brings back their Fall film event with a make-over of sorts, and it’s a damn good one. GEMS offers up fourteen feature films exclusively at MDC’s Tower Theater Miami, among other events, to satiate filmgoers…
It’s been over a year since the first time I met Nayib Estefan in the back room of Gramps, just as he was starting up Shirley’s and telling me just how badly he wanted to bring classic films to Miami through Secret Celluloid Society (SCS). To think that over that…
Halloween may be a ways away, but that doesn’t stop the early preparation for the horror! As stores slowly but surely begin to prepare for an event that’s months away, Miami’s film community is doing the same. And the fun this October launches the very first day of the month,…
In stark contrast to the last few months, Miami in August isn’t quite as packed with classic cinema as one might have hoped. But, as the summer cools down, so do the good old movies. That doesn’t mean there aren’t a fair share of ’em this month and, as usual,…
Patrick Brice may not be a filmmaker you’ve heard of, but with two interesting films being released this month, he’s bound to make a splash. The first, which stars Mark Duplass, is Creep. The second, which opened in Miami last week and opens further this Friday, is The Overnight. It’s…
Another month of summer is swinging around, and instead of dying in the scorching heat and humidity, you need to get your butts inside a theater ASAP. And for the folks who don’t find anything particularly interesting about these new features, here’s another month of classics to tide you over!…
With five editions of Speaking in Cinema under their belt, the Miami Beach Cinematheque hits their sixth event. They’ve had actors, actresses, directors and producers so far, but June’s event is a little different. The cinema has done a retrospective of not a director, but of cinematographer Benoît Debie. The…
Good anthology films are a rare little breed that, almost always, has a dud hiding somewhere in the middle. But, with Stories of Our Lives, director Jim Chuchu delivers five beautiful shorts, and there’s no weak entry. Premiering for one night only at O Cinema Miami Beach as a free…
Just after the recent success of their Stanley Kubrick mini-retrospective that included A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey & The Shining, O Cinema Miami Beach is delivering yet another retrospective of a well-known filmmaker this month. Kicking off June 26th, the filmmaker of choice is the man who pretty…
Another month, another series of classic films, and with each one, the line-up only grows! Trying to come up with a totally comprehensive list is impossible at this point, but we’ll try to give everyone a solid oversight of all the good ol’ features showing in Miami this month. This…
In March, the Miami International Film Festival hosted the Florida premiere of Iris, with fashion icon Iris Apfel herself in the audience, watching the film for the first time. Minutes before, while chatting in the back room of O Cinema Miami Beach, she’d revealed it was her first time watching…
New month means new movies, except we’re focusing on the classics here! So while Avengers: Age of Ultron takes over every multiplex, raking in those millions, here’s a variety of options if you’re looking for something a little more vintage. It’s not everything, but you won’t be short on options any…
Making and/or having a child seems like such a struggle, or at least film has injected that mentality to someone like myself: someone who will eventually resort to adoption or in vitro fertilization (IVF) because of my queerness. With that said, a film like Sebastián Silva’s Nasty Baby doesn’t make…
Women with disabilities aren’t exactly in the cinematic spotlight, which is an absolute shame because they’re just as deserving of representation as everyone else. And Laila, the main character of Margarita With a Straw, is no different than any other young woman her age, except for the fact that she…
