During a stopover in Germany in the middle of a carefree road trip through Europe, two American girls find themselves alone at night when their car breaks down in the woods. Searching for help at a nearby villa, they fall into the clutches of a deranged retired surgeon/mad scientist. His fantasy: to be the first to connect people, one to the next, and in doing so, bring to life a human centipede. The film screens on Friday, September 10 at midnight. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non UM-students, and staff. General admission is $8. Cash only. Free for UM students. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.

Part sequel, part variation on his acclaimed and controversial Happiness, the newest film from celebrated director Todd Solondz (Welcome to the Dollhouse, Palindromes) assembles an amazing ensemble cast, including Allison Janney, Shirley Henderson, Paul Reubens, Michael Kenneth Williams, Ally Sheedy, Charlotte Rampling, and Ciáran Hinds in an utterly hilarious exploration of the boundaries of forgiveness, family, and love. Ten years have passed since shocking revelations shattered the world of the Jordan family, and now sisters Joy, Trish, and Helen, each embroiled in their own unique dilemmas, struggle to find their place in an unpredictable and volatile world. The past now haunts their family both literally and otherwise, and jeopardizes the future. Alternately hilarious and tragic, outrageous and poignant, Life During Wartime is an audacious comedy with unexpected resonance. The film screens on Friday, September 10 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, September 11 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, September 12 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non UM-students, and staff. General admission is $8. Cash only. Free for UM students. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.

Jack Rebney is the most famous man you’ve never heard of: an RV salesman whose hilarious, foul-mouthed outbursts circulated underground on VHS tapes in the ’90s before turning into a full-blown Internet phenomenon in 2005. Today, the “Winnebago Man” has been seen by more than 20 million people worldwide and is regarded as one of the first and funniest viral videos. Filmmaker Ben Steinbauer goes in search of Rebney and finds him living alone on a mountain top, unaware of his fame. Winnebago Man is a laugh-out-loud look at viral culture and an unexpectedly poignant tale of one man’s response to unintended celebrity. The film screens on Friday, September 10 at 9 p.m.; Saturday, September 11 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.; and Sunday, September 12 at 4 p.m. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non UM-students, and staff. General admission is $8. Cash only. Free for UM students. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.

Robert Downey Jr. returns as billionaire Tony Stark who must contend with deadly new issues involving the government, his own friends, as well as new enemies due to his superhero alter ego Iron Man. The film screens on Saturday, September 11 at 10 p.m. and Sunday, September 12 at 8 p.m. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non UM-students, and staff. General admission is $8. Cash only. Free for UM students. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.

The Extra Man follows Louis Ives (Paul Dano), a lonely dreamer who heads to New York City and finds job at an environmental magazine where he encounters an entrancing co-worker, Mary (Katie Holmes). Louis rents a room in the ramshackle apartment of Henry Harrison (Kevin Kline), a penniless, wildly eccentric and brilliant playwright. When Henry’s not dancing alone to obscure music or singing operettas, he’s performing  the duties of an “extra man,” a social escort for the wealthy widows of Manhattan high society. The two men develop a volatile mentorship, which leads to a series of urban adventures. The film screens on Friday, September 3 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, September 4 at 3:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Sunday, September 5 at 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.; and Monday, September 6 at 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non UM-students, and staff. General admission is $8. Cash only. Free for UM students. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.

Directed by Luca Guadagnino, I Am Love tells the story of the wealthy Recchi family, whose lives are undergoing sweeping changes. Eduardo Sr., the family patriarch, has decided to name a successor to lead his massive industrial company, surprising everyone by splitting power between his son, Tancredi, and grandson, Edo. But Edo dreams of opening a restaurant with his friend Antonio, a handsome and talented chef. At the heart of the family is Tancredi’s wife Emma (Tilda Swinton), a Russian immigrant who has adopted the culture of Milan. Her existence is shocked to the core when she falls quickly and deeply in love with Edo’s friend and partner Antonio, and embarks on a passionate love affair that will change her family forever. Italian, Russian, and English, with English subtitles. The film screens on Friday, September 3 at 9 p.m.; Saturday, September 4  at 5:30 p.m.; Sunday, September 5 at 3:30 p.m.; and Monday, September 6 at 3:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non UM-students, and staff. General admission is $8. Cash only. Free for UM students. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.

Director Tim Burton re-imagines the classic tale in this visually stunning production starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Crispin Glover, and Matt Lucas. The film screens on Saturday, September 4 at 1 p.m. and 10 p.m. and Sunday, September 5 at 8 p.m. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non UM-students, and staff. General admission is $8. Cash only. Free for UM students. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.

Considered by many to be one of the greatest B-movies of all time, Roadhouse stars Patrick Swayze delivering no-holds-barred action that pushes the envelope for high-octane thrills. Swayze is Dalton, a legendary bouncer who comes to Jasper, Missouri, for a special purpose: to restore order at the notorious Double Deuce bar. In one spectacular fight after another, Dalton rids the bar of thugs and henchmen. But when he runs afoul of a ruthless crime boss who controls the town, the stage is set for a blistering showdown that’ll leave only one man standing. The film on Friday, September 3 at midnight. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non UM-students, and staff. General admission is $8. Cash only. Free for UM students. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.

Higher education will never be the same when rowdy and rich senior Thornton Melon (Rodney Dangerfield) goes back to school to help his college misfit son. Melon lends some fatherly support by enrolling as a fellow freshman, but when he ticks off his professor he must hit the books or go back to being the world’s wealthiest dropout. The film screens on Friday, August 27 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, August 28 at 6 p.m.; and Sunday, August 29 at 5 p.m. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non UM-students, and staff. General admission is $8. Cash only. Free for UM students. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.

Considered by many to be one of the greatest B-movies of all time, Roadhouse stars Patrick Swayze delivering no-holds-barred action that pushes the envelope for high-octane thrills. Swayze is Dalton, a legendary bouncer who comes to Jasper, Missouri, for a special purpose: to restore order at the notorious Double Deuce bar. In one spectacular fight after another, Dalton rids the bar of thugs and henchmen. But when he runs afoul of a ruthless crime boss who controls the town, the stage is set for a blistering showdown that’ll leave only one man standing. The film, which kicks off a new lineup of midnight movies at the Cosford, screens on Friday, August 27 at midnight. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non UM-students, and staff. General admission is $8. Cash only. Free for UM students. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.

Three 30-something friends with woman troubles (Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, and Vince Vaughn) decide to form a fraternity to save one of them from losing his house, which the nearby college is trying to claim for academic purposes. The new fraternity quickly brings the friends back to the reckless, feckless days of beer bongs and hot chicks, and they throw themselves into gathering frat pledges of all ages. Also featuring Jeremy Piven and Juliette Lewis, with cameos by Snoop Dog, Andy Dick, and others. The film screens on Friday, August 27 at 10 p.m.; Saturday, August 28 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, August 29 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non UM-students, and staff. General admission is $8. Cash only. Free for UM students. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.

To Van Wilder (Ryan Reynolds), college doesn’t get you ready for life, it is life. So when his father puts a stop to his cash flow seven years into his time at college, it looks like the party might finally be over. Van and his friends devise a way to make money from partying, and that soon comes to the attention of the college magazine, which sends out a sexy reporter to do a feature on the infamous Van Wilder, Party Liaison for the graduation front page. But when things start to go wrong for Van, he realizes that this time he may need to do something really crazy—graduate. The film screens on Saturday, August 28 at 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. and Sunday, August 29 at 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non UM-students, and staff. General admission is $8. Cash only. Free for UM students. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.

Grégoire, a Parisian film producer, has it all: a beautiful wife, three adorable daughters, wealth, and a buzzing career. But when his financial and emotional reserves reach a dramatic breaking point, his family’s love and resilience are tested. Winner of the Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and featured at the Toronto and London Film Festivals, Father of My Children is a moving portrait of a family in tumult. In French with English subtitles. The film screens on Friday, August 20 at 9:15 p.m.; Saturday, August 21 at 3:45 p.m. and 8:15 p.m.; and Sunday, August 22 at 1:15 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non UM-students and staff. General admission is $8. Cash only. Free for UM students. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.

From the celebrated director of Look at Me and The Taste of Others, Agnès Jaoui, comes Let it Rain, a charming and  sharp-witted battle of the sexes. An audience favorite at the New York Film Festival, this comedy is a must-see for fans of French cinema everywhere. Agathe Villanova (Jaoui) is a self-centered, workaholic feminist politician who, upon reluctantly returning to her home in the south of France to sort out her mother’s affairs, runs for local office. Upon her arrival, Agathe grudgingly agrees to take part in a documentary being made by the blundering duo of Karim (Jamel Debbouze, Amelie), an aspiring filmmaker, and self-professed “reporter” Michel (Jaoui’s regular writing partner Jean-Pierre Bacri), on the subject of “successful women.” As Agathe’s life hilariously unravels, the camera is there to capture it all. In French with English subtitles.

The film screens on Friday, August 20 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, August 21 at 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.; and Sunday, August 22 at 3:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non UM-students, and staff. General admission is $8. Cash only. Free for UM students. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.

Winner of eight Goya Awards, including best film, director, screenwriter, and actor, Cell 211 is a thriller about prison guard Juan Oliver on his first day at a high-security prison that houses the most dangerous inmates. After an accident leaves him unconscious, Oliver is moved into cell 211 to recover. But when a riot breaks out, he must pretend to be a prisoner to save himself. Directed by Daniel Monzón. In Spanish, Basque, and English with English subtitles. The film screens on Friday, August 13 at 9:45 p.m.; Saturday, August 14 at 4 p.m. and 9 p.m.; and Sunday, August 15 at 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non UM-students and staff. General admission is $8. Cash only. Free for UM students. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.

The latest restoration of Fritz Lang’s 1927 science fiction masterpiece, Metropolis, features 25 minutes of lost footage unearthed by the curator of the Buenos Aires Museo del Cine that has not been seen since its Berlin debut. This newly restored classic is presented with the original Gottfried Huppertz score. ermany. Black and white; in German with English title cards. The film screens on Friday, August 13 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, August 14 at 1:15 p.m. and 6:15 p.m.; and Sunday, August 15 at 1:15 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non UM-students, and staff. General admission is $8. Cash only. Free for UM students. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.

The crew from the hit website Everything Is Terrible bring their unique video treats to the Cosford Cinema for one night in their only South Florida appearance on Saturday, August 7 at 8 p.m. Groan-inducing videos from the ’80s via forgotten VHS tapes of all kinds are delivered as viral video to hilarious results. Think infomercials, tutorials, and straight-to-video cheese. Advance tickets are available for $6 to $8 at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/119412. At the box office, general admission is $8. Cash only. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.

An outwardly happy Australian couple, Ben and Fiona, journey to Calcutta, India to collect their adopted baby but, on arrival,  find arrangements stalled. They have no option but to wait in this chaotic foreign place. The intoxicating mystic powers of India pull them in separate and unexpected directions, exposing the vulnerability of their marriage. Forced to confront their differences and their own deep secrets, the couple ultimately rediscover themselves and a belief in life’s possibilities, their marriage, and the invigorating power and joy of the human spirit. The film screens on Friday, August 6 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, August 7 at 2:45 p.m.; and Sunday, August 8 at 1:30 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non-UM students, and staff. General admission is $8; cash only. Free for UM students. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.

In the second installment of Stieg Larsson’s best-selling Millennium Trilogy (the first was The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo), journalist Mikael Blomkvist is back, investigating three horrifying murders. But when evidence leads to punk hacker genius Lisbeth Salander, Lisbeth must return to her own dark past if she and Blomkvist are to solve the mystery and stay alive. In Swedish, Italian, and French with English subtitles. The film screens on Friday, August 6 at 9:15 p.m.; Saturday, August 7 at 12:15 p.m. and 5 p.m.; and Sunday, August 8 at 3:45 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non-UM students, and staff. General admission is $8, cash only. Free for UM students. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.

When Charlie McFarland (Paul Hogan), in his late 60s, suffers a devastating loss and withdraws into his grief, his youngest son, Boots (Shane Jacobson), decides something must be done. Boots convinces his reluctant father to take a fishing trip with him, but it is not until they are on their way does he confess that they are not actually going to fish at their favorite local spot, but off the top of Australia at Cape York—3,000 miles away. The film screens on Friday, July 30 at 9:30 p.m.; Saturday, July 31 at 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.; and Sunday, August 1 at 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Admission (cash only) for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non-UM students, and staff is $6; general admission is $8. Free for UM students. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 284-4861.

Based on the novel by Peter Cameron, the film features a stellar cast including Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins, three-time Academy Award nominee Laura Linney, and Academy Award winner Norma Aleandro. An Iranian-born graduate student whose financial aid for a fellowship is contingent on writing an authorized biography of the deceased Latin American author Jules Gund finds out his authorization is denied after his first semester. The student travels to Argentina to find out why. A finely tuned romantic comedy of modern manners. The film screens on Friday, July 30 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, July 31 at 3:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, August 1 at 3:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Admission (cash only) for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non-UM students, and staff is $6; general admission is $8. Free for UM students. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.

Accidents Happen, starring Academy Award-winning actress Geena Davis, is a wickedly funny and surprisingly moving fable of family, fate, and misfortune in American suburbia. The manicured lawns of 1980s New England imply an order that simply doesn’t exist for the Conway family, headed by razor-tongued Gloria. Youngest son Billy has been a witness to a series of tragic accidents, including one that fractured his whole family. Always the good boy, Billy takes up with the neighborhood troublemaker in acts of delicious delinquency in a world already spinning out of control. The ensuing collision of guilt, truth, and self-discovery may be just what his family needs to move on. The film screens on Friday, July 23 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, July 24 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, July 25 at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non UM-students, and staff; free for UM students. General admission is $8. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

Breathless is Jean-Luc Godard’s 1960 jazzy, free-form, and sexy homage to the American film genres that inspired him as a writer for the French film magazine Cahiers du cinéma. With its deliberate lack of polish, anything-goes crime narrative, abundance of attitude, and effervescent young stars Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg, Breathless helped launch the French New Wave and ensured that cinema would never be the same. In French and English with English subtitles. The film screens on Friday, July 23 at 9 p.m.; Saturday, July 24 at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.; and Sunday, July 25 at 7 p.m. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non UM-students, and staff; free for UM students. General admission is $8. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

The Bill Cosford Cinema presents Mozart’s The Abduction from the Seraglio. Mozart’s exuberant opera masterpiece premiered in 1782 as a craze for all things Turkish, especially the exotic music of Turkey, swept Western Europe. Filmed at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, the opera depicts the tragicomic adventures of two men seeking to rescue the women they love from captivity in a Turkish harem. Admission is $18 for all University of Miami students, alumni, seniors, faculty, and staff. General admission is $20. The film screens on Saturday, July 24 at 12 p.m. and Sunday, July 25 at 1 p.m. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

Mercy is a lush indie romance from actor/writer/producer Scott Caan, in an amazing transition from the world of fashion photography to filmmaking. The film follows Johnny Ryan (Caan), a successful young romance novelist who, as it happens, doesn’t actually believe in love. At the launch party for his latest book, Johnny’s world is suddenly turned upside down by the beautiful and mysterious Mercy, the only major critic who dislikes his work. Featuring an on-screen collaboration between Scott and his father, actor James Caan, and a supporting cast that includes Dylan McDermott and Erika Christensen, Mercy explores the struggle of maintaining a relationship and the possibility of losing it all. The film screens on Friday, July 16 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, July 17 at 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.; and Sunday, July 18 at 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non UM-students, and staff; free for UM students. General admission is $8. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

Please Give is writer/director Nicole Holofcener’s perceptive—and devastatingly funny—take on modern life’s contradictions, good intentions, and shaky moral bearings. The movie stars Catherine Keener as Kate, a Manhattan furniture storeowner balancing life with a teenage daughter, marriage doubts, and meddling parents. Oliver Platt plays her husband, Alex. The couple interact with their New York surroundings and try to figure out how to live well and still be good people when poverty, homelessness, and sadness are always right outside the door. The film screens on Friday, July 16 at 9 p.m.; Saturday, July 17 at 3:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, July 18 at 3:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non UM-students, and staff; free for UM students. General admission is $8. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

From the director of the Oscar-nominated My Country, My Country, The Oath is a gripping documentary that unspools like a great political thriller. A cross-cut tale of two men whose fateful meeting propelled them on divergent courses with Al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, 9/11, Guantanamo Bay Prison, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Arabic with English subtitles. The film screens on Friday, July 9 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, July 10 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Sunday, July 11 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non-UM students, and staff; free for UM students. General admission is $8. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

June 28, 1969: NYC police raid a Greenwich Village Mafia-run gay bar, The Stonewall Inn. For the first time, patrons refuse to be led into paddy wagons, setting off a three-day riot that launches the Gay Rights Movement. Told by Stonewall patrons, reporters, and the cop who led the raid, Stonewall Uprising recalls the bad old days when psychoanalysts equated homosexuality with mental illness and advised aversion therapy, and even lobotomies; public service announcements warned youngsters against predatory homosexuals; and police entrapment was rampant. At the height of this oppression, the cops raid Stonewall, triggering nights of pandemonium with tear gas, billy clubs, and a small army of tactical police. The rest is history. The film screens on Friday, July 9 at 9 p.m.; Saturday, July 10 at 1 p.m., 5 p.m., and 9 p.m.; and Sunday, July 11 at 1 p.m., 5 p.m., and 9 p.m. Admission is $6 for seniors, all University of Miami alumni, faculty, non-UM students, and staff; free for UM students. General admission is $8. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

9500 Liberty reveals the startling vulnerability of a local government targeted by national anti-immigration networks using the Internet to frighten and intimidate lawmakers and citizens. Prince William County, Virginia, becomes ground zero in America’s explosive battle over immigration policy as elected officials adopt a law requiring police officers to question anyone they have “probable cause” to suspect is an undocumented immigrant. The documentary film screens on Friday, July 2 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, July 3 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, July 4 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Admission is $6 for UM faculty, staff, non UM-students, seniors, and alumni; free for UM students. General admission is $8. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work takes the audience on a yearlong ride with legendary comedian Joan Rivers in her 76th year of life. Peeling away the mask of an iconic comedian and exposing the struggles, sacrifices, and joy of living life as a groundbreaking female performer, the film is an emotionally surprising and revealing portrait of one the most hilarious and durable women in the history of comedy. The film screens on Friday, July 2 at 9 p.m.; Saturday, July 3 at 2 p.m., 6 p.m., and 10 p.m.; Sunday, July 4 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.; and Monday, July 5 through Thursday, July 8 at 8 p.m. Admission is $6 for UM faculty, staff, non-UM students, seniors, and alumni; free for UM students. General admission is $8. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

The Bill Cosford Cinema presents a special screening of Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra. Filmed at the Teatro alla Scala and starring the inimitable Plácido Domingo, the opera is about a complex figure whose love of both country and family prove more than a complicated combination. Considered a Verdi classic. Admission is $18 for all University of Miami faculty, staff, students, alumni, and seniors. General admission is $20. The film screens on Saturday, June 26 at 1 p.m. and Sunday, June 27 at 1 p.m. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

A 2009 Tribeca Film Festival award-winner, Here and There tells the story of what happens when a down-and-out saxophonist from New York moves to Belgrade and marries a woman he hardly knows, with orders to bring her back to the city for $5,000. It’s a tale of two cities where unexpected adventures and quirky romance occur. Serbo-Croatian and English with English subtitles. Admission is $6 for all University of Miami faculty, staff, alumni, and non-UM students; free for UM students. General admission is $8. The film screens on Friday, June 25 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, June 26 at 3:30 and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, June 27 at 3:30 and 8 p.m. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

Directed by Juan José Campanella, The Secret in Their Eyes won the 2010 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Benjamín is a former criminal court employee in Buenos Aires, Argentina, who wants to write a novel about a case he investigated in the 1970s, in which a young woman was brutally raped and murdered. He confides his intentions to a judge with whom he’s been secretly smitten for years, but she expresses reservations about the idea. Meanwhile, flashbacks recount the drama surrounding the case itself; ultimately, the two narratives converge in an emotionally complex conclusion. Admission is $6 for all University of Miami faculty, staff, alumni, and non-UM students; free for UM students. General admission is $8. The film screens on Friday, June 25 at 9 p.m.; Saturday, June 26 at 5:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.; and Sunday, June 27 at 5:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

A Q&A with film directors Jeff and Michael Zimbalist will follow the screening of The Two Escobars.

ESPN Deportes brings to the University of Miami The Two Escobars, a fascinating documentary that presents the glory and the tragedy that soccer brought to Colombia and explores the surprising connection between the murder of Andrés Escobar, the popular captain of the National Team, and Pablo Escobar, the infamous drug baron.

While rival drug cartels warred in the streets and the country’s murder rate climbed to highest in the world, the Colombian national soccer team set out to blaze a new image for its country. What followed was a mysteriously rapid rise to glory, as the team catapulted out of decades of obscurity to become one of the best teams in the world. Central to this success were two men named Escobar: Andrés, the captain and poster child of the National Team, and Pablo, the infamous drug baron who pioneered the phenomenon known in the underworld as “narco-soccer.” But just when Colombia was expected to win the 1994 World Cup and transform its international image, the shocking murder of Andrés Escobar dashed the hopes of a nation. The Two Escobars daringly investigates the secret marriage of crime and sport, and uncovers the surprising connections between the murders of Andrés and Pablo.

The film screens on Tuesday, June 15 at 7 p.m. at the Cosford Cinema on UM’s Coral Gables campus, followed by a Q&A at 8:40 p.m. with film directors Jeff and Michael Zimbalist. Admission is free, but RSVP is required. To RSVP, call 877-387-4804 or e-mail ESPN@prconexion.com.

The Cosford Cinema is thanking all University of Miami employees and their guests with a free screening this weekend of the Bruce Springsteen Concert film London Calling: Live in Hyde Park. Filmed in London last summer at the Hard Rock Calling Festival, this 90-minute version of the outdoor concert features the Boss with the E Street band performing 13 live tracks, including hits Born to Run and Glory Days.

Show times are Friday, June 18 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, June 19 at 2 p.m.; and Sunday, June 20 at 7 p.m. All UM employees and their guests will be admitted free. Please bring your ’Cane ID card for admission at the door. No advance tickets. For more details about the film, click here.

Phyllis and Harold is an astoundingly frank journey through a disastrous 59-year-old marriage. Drawing on a lifetime of her family’s home movies and interviews made over 12 years, filmmaker Cindy Kleine mixes reportage, cinema verite, and animation to uncover family secrets and tell a story that could not be revealed publicly as long as her father was alive. Phyllis and Harold delves into the mystery of time passing, the nature of living a life, and the challenges of losing those we love. But it is also a loving, funny expose on the sins of suburbia. Imagine Bergman’s Scenes from a Marriage seen through the prism of I Love Lucy.

Admission is $6 for all University of Miami alumni, faculty, and staff, and free for students. General admission is $8. The film screens on Friday, June 11 at 9 p.m.; Saturday, June 12 at 5:30 p.m. and 9:15 p.m.; and Sunday, June 13 at 9:15 p.m. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

In this Australian comedy, thirteen-year-old Esther Blueburger  is a geeky misfit attending an upscale private school for girls. After being humiliated at her bat mitzvah, Esther wanders off and meets Sunni (Keisha Castle-Hughes), a high school student with a spunky attitude and little concern about what others think of her, an outlook encouraged by her mother, Mary (Toni Collette), who makes a living as an exotic dancer. When Sunni discovers how unhappy Esther is at her school, she hatches a plan for Esther to attend her public school by pretending to be a Swedish exchange student. Complications both comic and poignant ensue.

Admission is $6 for all University of Miami alumni, faculty, and staff, and free for students. General admission is $8. The film screens on Friday, June 11 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, June 12 at 3:30 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.; and Sunday, June 13 at 3:30 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com

The Bill Cosford Cinema presents Verdi’s Aida in an abridged version filmed at the Bregenz Festival in Austria, starring Iano Tamar (Amneris) and Tatiana Serjan (Aida) with the Wiener Symphoniker under conductor Carlo Rizzi. Aida is the story of forbidden love between a pharaoh and slave. Admission is $18 for all University of Miami students, alumni, faculty, and staff. General admission is $20. The film screens on Saturday, June 12 at 1 p.m. and Sunday, June 13 at 1 p.m. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

Based on a true story, John Rabe tells the story of a German businessman who rescued more than 200,000 civilians during the “Nanking Massacre” in China. Drawing from Rabe’s 1937 diaries as source material, Academy Award-winner Florian Gallenberger has crafted a portrait of a man revered as a saint in China to this day and yet never rewarded for his courage during his lifetime. An official selection at the Berlin Film Festival, the film is a winner of four Golden Lolas, Germany’s top film prize, for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Costume, and Best Production Design. Admission is $6 for all University of Miami faculty, staff, and alumni; free for students. General admission is $8. The film screens on Friday, June 4 at 9:30 p.m.; Saturday, June 5 at 5:15 p.m.; and Sunday, June 6 at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

On the surface, Chris and Gitti appear blissfully in love while enjoying the sun and sand of Sardinia. But as they spend more time together, their playful teasing and silly games begin to unmask hidden fears and desires. When they accidentally run into another, seemingly happier and more successful couple, the tensions between them erupt. A smart, sexy drama from acclaimed new filmmaker Maren Ade. German and Italian with English subtitles. Admission is $6 for all University of Miami faculty, staff, and alumni; free for students. General admission is $8. The film screens on Friday, June 4 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, June 5 at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, June 6 at 3:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.