From all outward appearances, Pippa Lee (Robin Wright Penn) leads a charmed existence. She is the devoted wife of an accomplished publisher (Alan Arkin) 30 years her senior, the proud mother of two grown children, and a trusted friend and confidant. But as Pippa dutifully follows her husband to a new life in a staid Connecticut retirement community, her idyllic world and the persona she has built over the course of her marriage will be put to the ultimate test. In truth, looks are deceiving, and this picture-perfect woman has seen more than her fair share of turmoil in her youth. Embarking on a bittersweet journey of self-discovery, accompanied by a new, strange, and soulful acquaintance (Keanu Reeves), Pippa must now confront both her volatile past and the hidden resentment of her seemingly perfect life in order to find her true sense of self. Admission is $6 for all University of Miami faculty, staff, and alumni; free for students. General admission is $8. The film screens on Friday, February 26 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, February 27 at 6 p.m.; and Sunday, February 28 at 6 p.m. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

The Legal Theory Workshop continues with Chicago Law Professor Brian Leiter, the John P. Wilson Professor of Law and director of the Center for Law, Philosophy, and Human Values. He will present a lecture titled, “In Praise of Realism (and Against ‘Nonsense’ Jurisprudence)” on Friday, February 26 in the School of Law faculty meeting room. The workshop begins at 12:30 p.m., with lunch served at 12 p.m.

Leiter joined the faculty at the University of Chicago Law School in 2008, where he founded the law school’s Center for Law, Philosophy, and Human Values. Prior to that, he taught for more than a dozen years at the University of Texas at Austin, where he was the youngest chair holder in the history of the law school, and also served as professor of philosophy and founder and director of the University of Texas Law and Philosophy Program.

Leiter’s teaching and research interests are in general jurisprudence (including its intersection with issues in metaphysics and epistemology), moral and political philosophy (in both Anglophone and Continental traditions), and the law of evidence. His books include Objectivity in Law and Morals, Nietzsche on Morality, The Future for Philosophy, Naturalizing Jurisprudence: Essays on American Legal Realism and Naturalism in Legal Philosophy, and The Oxford Handbook of Continental Philosophy. He is presently writing a book titled Why Tolerate Religion? There is limited seating for this event. To attend, RSVP to Detra Davis at [email protected]. Priority will be given to those who reply first.

One of the most critically acclaimed films of the year and a double prize winner at Cannes, Police, Adjective is the new whip-smart, dryly funny comedy from Corneliu Porumboiu. Cristi is a young undercover cop who undergoes a crisis of conscience when he is pressured to arrest a teenager who offers hash to classmates. Not wanting to ruin the life of a young man he considers merely irresponsible, Cristi must either allow the arrest to be a burden on his conscience, or face censure by his self-serious superior. Porumboiu approaches his story with the exacting patience of a master ironist—an extraordinary dissection of language that affirms his reputation as one of the most exciting new talents in European cinema. Admission is $6 for all University of Miami faculty, staff, and alumni; free for students. General admission is $8. The film screens on Friday, February 26 at 9 p.m.; Saturday, February 27 at 3:45 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, February 28 at 3:45 p.m. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

Speak into the open mic on Friday, February 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Oasis Deli Café at Whitten University Center, as the University of Miami’s Creative Writing Program features Asia Davis, an up-and-coming spoken word artist and slam poet in South Florida who is currently a junior in UM’s College of Arts and Sciences.

USpeak for Haiti invites audience members to read a poem and offer proceeds to the UM Haiti Relief fund. USpeak will be taped and broadcast by WVUM, UM’s student radio station, and is sponsored in part by the UM Citizens Board and Auxiliary Services. The event is free and open to the public. For directions and more information, call 305-284-2988 or visit www.as.miami.edu/english/creativewriting.

The School of Education will host the “From Surviving to Thriving” colloquium for breast cancer health care providers and survivors on Friday and Saturday, February 26 and 27 on the Coral Gables campus. The colloquium will provide health care professionals and survivors with the most current information regarding physical fitness, nutrition, and health. Speakers will share meaningful and practical approaches for improving fitness, functionality, daily life activities, and quality of life in breast cancer survivors. For registration, locations, and more information, visit www.mysurvivingtothriving.com or contact Stacy Cutrono at [email protected].