The mean old farmers—fat Boggis, squat Bunce, and skinny Bean—have joined forces and have Mr. Fox and his family surrounded. What they don’t know is that they are not just dealing with any old fox; it’s Fantastic Mr. Fox and he has a fantastic master plan to save the day. Admission is $6 for all University of Miami faculty, staff, and alumni; free for students. General admission is $8. The film screens on Saturday, February 27 at 10 p.m., and Sunday, February 28 at 8 p.m. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

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.

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.

The University of Miami’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program honors the 50th teaching anniversary of its founding professor, Lester Goran, author of 14 books, by launching Write Now, a weekend workshop series designed to engage the local writing community February 27 and 28.

Led by the MFA program’s distinguished faculty, alumni, and graduate teaching assistants, the workshop will guide participants on ways to break through their most daunting writing blocks, whether they are writing the great American novel or just beginning to explore the written word.

Sessions span the breadth of creative writing, including memoir, poetry on and off the page, and the development of what John Gardner calls “the vivid and continuous dream” in fiction. UM professors Jane Alison, Maureen Seaton, Walter Lew, Mia Leonin, Peter Schmitt, and MFA program director M. Evelina Galang, joined by Lois Wolfe and R. Zamora Linmark, introduce narrative techniques, poetic traditions, and hybrid forms of writing through lectures, demonstrations, and in-class exercises.

Write Now is sponsored by the Creative Writing Program, the Department of English, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the MALS program at the University of Miami, along with community partner Books & Books. For more information about seminars and breakout sessions with MFA students and alumni, click here.