Posted on 22 October 2010
“How come nobody’s ever tried to be a superhero?” When Dave Lizewski, an ordinary New York teenager and rabid comic-book geek, dons a green and yellow wetsuit to become the vigilante Kick-Ass, he soon discovers the answer to this question. Starring Aaron Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz, and Nicolas Cage. The film screens on Saturday, October 30 at 10 p.m. and Sunday, October 31 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.
Posted on 22 October 2010
This feel-good documentary follows Irlan and Isabela, two teenagers from the violent favelas of Rio de Janeiro, as they pursue their dreams of becoming professional ballet dancers. This inspiring story takes us from Rio, where their communities must raise the funds to support their ambitions, to exhilarating ballet competitions in New York and Switzerland. In Portuguese and English with English subtitles. The film screens on Friday, October 29 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, October 30 at 2 and 6 p.m.; and Sunday, October 31 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.
Posted on 22 October 2010
Mousse (Isabelle Carre) and Louis (Melvil Poupaud) are young, beautiful, rich, and in love, but drugs have invaded their lives. After Louis’s fatal overdose, Mousse learns she is pregnant. Feeling lost, Mousse escapes to a beautiful beach house far from Paris and is soon joined in her refuge by Louis’s gay brother, Paul (French singer Louis-Ronan Choisy in his first screen appearance). The two strangers gradually develop an unusual and deeply moving relationship as director François Ozon continues his unique exploration of the nature of family and blood ties. French with English subtitles. The film screens on Friday, October 29 at 8:45 p.m.; Saturday, October 30 at 4 and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, October 31 at 2 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.