Watching Movies with Leonard Pitts Jr.: “Unforgiven”

Bill Cosford Cinema 5030 Brunson Drive, Dooly Memorial 225, Coral Gables, FL, United States

Join Leonard Pitts Jr. and Bill Cosford Cinema manager Rene Rodriguez for a free screening and discussion of the 1992 Oscar-winning western ‘Unforgiven’ (1992). Pitts began writing for the Miami Herald as the pop music critic in 1991. He later became a nationally syndicated columnist and won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 2004. He is a three-time recipient of the National Association of Black Journalists’ Award of Excellence, and was chosen NABJ’s 2008 Journalist of the Year. In 2001, he received the American Society of Newspaper Editors prestigious Award [...]

Global Frontiers Screening Series: Mariupolis (2016)

Bill Cosford Cinema 5030 Brunson Drive, Dooly Memorial 225, Coral Gables, FL, United States

Join us for our second installment in a new breakthrough monthly film series at the Cosford Cinema focusing on current world issues such as migration and social inclusion, peace and security, aging populations, democracy, climate change, and artificial intelligence. The series is intended to bring two types of audiences together: Movie lovers and people who care about current events. Each screening will be preceded by a wide-ranging, multi-media conversation between Bill Cosford Cinema manager Rene Rodriguez and a special guest. The series continues on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 5 p.m. [...]

Cafecito with Dr. Celeste González de Bustamante

University of Miami School of Communication 5100 Brunson Dr., Coral Gables, FL, United States

Please join us Tuesday, Jan. 17, for cafecito and conversation with journalism scholar and historian Celeste González de Bustamante, Professor and Centennial Chair in Communication, School of Journalism and Media, University of Texas at Austin Cafecito and Research Talk: How Journalists Survive Violence(s): Examining Pathways of Resistance and Resilience in Mexico. Center for Communication, Culture and Change, Wolfson 1021, 10:45 am. Abstract: At least 17 media workers were killed in Mexico in 2022, making last year the deadliest year on record for Mexico, which ranks as the most dangerous country [...]