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.

The Department of Neurological Surgery will host grand rounds on Thursday, July 29 from 8 to 9 a.m. in the Lois Pope LIFE Center, seventh-floor auditorium. Howard Levene, assistant professor of clinical neurological surgery, will present “The Other Side of Back Pain.” For more information or to add your name to the Department of Neurological Surgery’s educational announcement distribution list, please contact Ingrid Menendez at 305-243-6751 or [email protected].

Bring your friends and enjoy an amazing night at Miami’s ultimate nightspot to benefit the University of Miami Pediatric Mobile Clinic. Bardot and the Rana Prieta Latin Jazz Project invite you to an evening of jazz for a great cause on Friday, July 30 from 9 to 11 p.m. at Bardot, 3456 North Miami Avenue, Wynwood. A $10 donation will be collected at the door; proceeds will support the Pediatric Mobile Clinic. For more information, contact Thamiah Tutt at [email protected] or 305-243-9225.

The Department of Neurological Surgery will host grand rounds on Thursday, July 29 from 7 to 8 a.m. in the Lois Pope LIFE Center, seventh-floor auditorium. Ryan Trombly, assistant professor of clinical neurological surgery, will present “Pseudotumor Cerebri.” For more information or to add your name to the educational announcement distribution list, please contact Ingrid Menendez at 305-243-6751 or [email protected].