Posted on 29 March 2012
Shakespeare’s tragic tale of star-crossed lovers is told through majestic dance in Romeo and Juliet. The performance by London’s Royal Ballet, considered the signature work of the renowned troupe, features the work of master choreographer Kenneth MacMillan and stars Lauren Cuthbertson and Federico Bonelli.
The film, being presented for the first time in Miami, screens Sunday, April 8 at noon and Tuesday, April 10 at 7 p.m. General admission is $15. Free for UM students. To purchase tickets online or for more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.
Posted on 29 March 2012
Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) has always been the smartest man in the room…until now. A new and cunning nemesis, Professor Moriarty, has emerged. When the Crown Prince of Austria is found dead, the evidence points to suicide. But Holmes deduces that the prince has been the victim of murder – a murder that is only one piece of a larger and much more portentous puzzle, designed by Professor Moriarty, that will change the course of history.
The film screens Saturday, April 7 at 10 p.m., and Sunday, April 8 at 8 p.m. General admission is $5; free for UM students. To purchase tickets online or for more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.
Posted on 29 March 2012
Winner of the Grand Prix Award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and a Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, The Kid with a Bike delves into the emotional life of troubled 11-year-old Cyril (newcomer Thomas Doret). When his father (Jérémie Renier) abandons him, Cyril obsessively searches for his bicycle, placing his last bit of hope in this symbol of their relationship. Almost by accident, he becomes the ward of a kind hairdresser (Cécile de France). With his wild, unpredictable behavior and his disastrous search for father figures, Cyril risks losing her – though she refuses to give up without a fight. Full of heartbreaking betrayals and unexpected grace, The Kid with a Bike is a film about a child abandoned to the elements, learning to become good. The film is in French with English subtitles.
The film screens Friday, April 6 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.; Saturday, April 7 at 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m., and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, April 8 at 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Admission is $7 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non-UM students, and staff. General admission is $9. Free for UM students. To purchase tickets online or for more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.
Before the feature, enjoy a special presentation of the Dardennes’ short film Dans L’Obscurite (In the Darkness) from the compilation film To Each His Own Cinema, created for the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival.
Posted on 29 March 2012
Winner of the Grand Prix Award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and a Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, The Kid with a Bike delves into the emotional life of troubled 11-year-old Cyril (newcomer Thomas Doret). When his father (Jérémie Renier) abandons him, Cyril obsessively searches for his bicycle, placing his last bit of hope in this symbol of their relationship. Almost by accident, he becomes the ward of a kind hairdresser (Cécile de France). With his wild, unpredictable behavior and his disastrous search for father figures, Cyril risks losing her – though she refuses to give up without a fight. Full of heartbreaking betrayals and unexpected grace, The Kid with a Bike is a film about a child abandoned to the elements, learning to become good. The film is in French with English subtitles.
The film screens Friday, April 6 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.; Saturday, April 7 at 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m., and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, April 8 at 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Admission is $7 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non-UM students, and staff. General admission is $9. Free for UM students. To purchase tickets online or for more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.
Before the feature, enjoy a special presentation of the Dardennes’ short film Dans L’Obscurite (In the Darkness) from the compilation film To Each His Own Cinema, created for the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival.
Posted on 23 March 2012
The College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Art and Art History presents the seventh annual “Salon des Refuses” exhibition from April 2-27 at the CAS Gallery, 1210 Stanford Drive, on the Coral Gables campus.
Named after the celebrated Salon des Refusés exhibition of 1863 in Paris, in which the Impressionists exhibited their revolutionary new paintings that had been “refused” by the French Academy, the UM exhibition will showcase student works that were entered in the annual Juried Student Competition but not accepted.
An opening reception will be held on Friday, April 6 at 5 p.m. in conjunction with the art and art history department’s annual barbeque.
The opening reception for the Juried Student Exhibition will be held at the Lowe Art Museum on Friday, April 13.
A full schedule of exhibitions can be viewed at www.as.miami.edu/art. For more information about the exhibition or CAS Gallery, call 305-284-2543 or email [email protected].