Watching Movies with Mitch Kaplan: ‘Days Of Heaven’ (1978)

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

Join Books & Books founder Mitchell Kaplan and Bill Cosford Cinema manager Rene Rodriguez for a screening and Q&A discussion of Terrence Malick’s Oscar-winning 1978 drama “Days of Heaven.” Miami Beach native, Mitchell Kaplan, opened the first Books & Books in 1982 in Coral Gables, Florida. Now with five South Florida locations, Books & Books hosts over 400 events per year. In addition, two of the stores are home to well-established cafes and there are Books & Books affiliated stores at the Miami International Airport, and in Key West, where [...]

The Sight & Sound Top Ten: ‘Tokyo Story’ (1953)

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

The Cosford Cinema is proud to present a screening series of the top 10 films of the 2022 Sight & Sound Top 100 Poll: The Greatest Films of All Time. Launched in 1952 and conducted every 10 years since, the poll includes filmmakers, critics, and journalists from around the world. The results are published in "Sight & Sound," a monthly film magazine published by the British Film Institute. TOKYO STORY | YEAR: 1953 | DIRECTOR: Yasujirô Ozu | 4K DCP projection | RUNNING TIME: 136 minutes | UNRATED (no offensive [...]

Echoing Josephine Baker: Madame Satã

Coral Gables Art Cinema 260 Aragon Ave, Coral Gables, FL, United States

Madame Satã is a fictionalized portrait of folk hero, João Francisco dos Santos (1900–1976). Santos was a drag performer and capoeirista who frequented the bohemian underground of early twentieth-century Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This screening will be followed by a conversation with Jordan Rogers, a Ph.D. student and UGrow Communications Fellow in the English Department, College of Arts and Sciences, at the University of Miami.