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• THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO by Joe Talbot

  • When
    24 Jul 2019
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:45 PM
  • Location
    Miami Beach Cinematheque at Historic City Hall, 1130 Washington Ave, South Beach
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  WED, JUL 24, 7:00pm:

  Miami Premiere Engagement!

  THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO

  Directed by Joe Talbot / 2019 / 120 minutes / Rated R

  TRAILER: https://youtu.be/C0FnJDhY9-0

  
  

  Director/co-writer/composer Joe Talbot makes an astonishing feature debut, transfiguring one man’s intimate despair into a timely story that questions who has a rightful claim to a city’s identity. Inspired by the real-life story of Jimmie Fails, who plays a fictionalized version of himself, THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO elegantly engages with a loss of cross-cultural connection as one individual seeks belonging in the new incarnation of his hometown.

  Jimmie Fails dreams of reclaiming the Victorian home his grandfather built in the heart of San Francisco. Joined on his quest by his best friend, Jimmie searches for belonging in a rapidly changing city that seems to have left them behind.
  “Like Barry Jenkins similarly set Medicine for Melancholy, The Last Black Man in San Francisco supplies positivity to the struggle.”–TIME OUT

  “[A] story that doesn’t announce its themes but instead transforms lived-in ideas about friendship, loneliness, artmaking, gentrification and the many faces of black masculinity.”– NEW YORK TIMES

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO by Joe Talbot

  • When
    24 Jul 2019
  •  
    9:15 PM - 11:15 PM
  • Location
    Miami Beach Cinematheque at Historic City Hall, 1130 Washington Ave, South Beach
  • Spaces left
    59

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  WED, JUL 24, 9:15pm:

  Miami Premiere Engagement!

  THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO

  Directed by Joe Talbot / 2019 / 120 minutes / Rated R

  TRAILER: https://youtu.be/C0FnJDhY9-0

  
  

  Director/co-writer/composer Joe Talbot makes an astonishing feature debut, transfiguring one man’s intimate despair into a timely story that questions who has a rightful claim to a city’s identity. Inspired by the real-life story of Jimmie Fails, who plays a fictionalized version of himself, THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO elegantly engages with a loss of cross-cultural connection as one individual seeks belonging in the new incarnation of his hometown.

  Jimmie Fails dreams of reclaiming the Victorian home his grandfather built in the heart of San Francisco. Joined on his quest by his best friend, Jimmie searches for belonging in a rapidly changing city that seems to have left them behind.
  “Like Barry Jenkins similarly set Medicine for Melancholy, The Last Black Man in San Francisco supplies positivity to the struggle.”–TIME OUT

  “[A] story that doesn’t announce its themes but instead transforms lived-in ideas about friendship, loneliness, artmaking, gentrification and the many faces of black masculinity.”– NEW YORK TIMES

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO by Joe Talbot

  • When
    25 Jul 2019
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:45 PM
  • Location
    Miami Beach Cinematheque at Historic City Hall, 1130 Washington Ave, South Beach
  • Spaces left
    59

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  THU, JUL 25, 7:00pm:

  Miami Premiere Engagement!

  THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO

  Directed by Joe Talbot / 2019 / 120 minutes / Rated R

  TRAILER: https://youtu.be/C0FnJDhY9-0

  
  

  Director/co-writer/composer Joe Talbot makes an astonishing feature debut, transfiguring one man’s intimate despair into a timely story that questions who has a rightful claim to a city’s identity. Inspired by the real-life story of Jimmie Fails, who plays a fictionalized version of himself, THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO elegantly engages with a loss of cross-cultural connection as one individual seeks belonging in the new incarnation of his hometown.

  Jimmie Fails dreams of reclaiming the Victorian home his grandfather built in the heart of San Francisco. Joined on his quest by his best friend, Jimmie searches for belonging in a rapidly changing city that seems to have left them behind.
  “Like Barry Jenkins similarly set Medicine for Melancholy, The Last Black Man in San Francisco supplies positivity to the struggle.”–TIME OUT

  “[A] story that doesn’t announce its themes but instead transforms lived-in ideas about friendship, loneliness, artmaking, gentrification and the many faces of black masculinity.”– NEW YORK TIMES

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO by Joe Talbot

  • When
    25 Jul 2019
  •  
    9:15 PM - 11:15 PM
  • Location
    Miami Beach Cinematheque at Historic City Hall, 1130 Washington Ave, South Beach
  • Spaces left
    60

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  THU, JUL 25, 9:15pm:

  Miami Premiere Engagement!

  THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO

  Directed by Joe Talbot / 2019 / 120 minutes / Rated R

  TRAILER: https://youtu.be/C0FnJDhY9-0

  
  

  Director/co-writer/composer Joe Talbot makes an astonishing feature debut, transfiguring one man’s intimate despair into a timely story that questions who has a rightful claim to a city’s identity. Inspired by the real-life story of Jimmie Fails, who plays a fictionalized version of himself, THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO elegantly engages with a loss of cross-cultural connection as one individual seeks belonging in the new incarnation of his hometown.

  Jimmie Fails dreams of reclaiming the Victorian home his grandfather built in the heart of San Francisco. Joined on his quest by his best friend, Jimmie searches for belonging in a rapidly changing city that seems to have left them behind.
  “Like Barry Jenkins similarly set Medicine for Melancholy, The Last Black Man in San Francisco supplies positivity to the struggle.”–TIME OUT

  “[A] story that doesn’t announce its themes but instead transforms lived-in ideas about friendship, loneliness, artmaking, gentrification and the many faces of black masculinity.”– NEW YORK TIMES

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• "LIGHTS, CAMERA, DECO!" Series in collaboration with the Wolfsonian-FIU: THE BLACK CAT by Edgar G. Ulmer

  • When
    28 Jul 2019
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    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Miami Beach Cinematheque at Historic City Hall, 1130 Washington Ave, South Beach
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  SUN, JULY 28, 4p tour, 5p film:

  “Lights, Camera, Deco!”

  Museum-and-a-Movie Series

  In collaboration with the Wolfsonian-FIU

  The Wolfsonian–FIU and Miami Beach Cinematheque are teaming up for a summer of art and film with an Art Deco spin! From drama to cult horror and even a musical romance, we’re bringing you Tinseltown talkies from the 1930s to look at how some of Hollywood’s heavyweight directors Deco-fied their elegant, streamlined sets. Join us on select Sundays for a 4pm guided tour of Deco: Luxury to Mass Market at the museum, followed by a perfectly paired film screening at 5pm across the street at the theater.

  THE BLACK CAT

  Directed by EDGAR G. ULMER/1934/1hr 5min

  With Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, David Manners

  

  THE BLACK CAT Spanish handbill, 1934. #MBCarchive

  The Black Cat is a 1934 cult-classic horror film centered on a young couple kicking off their honeymoon only to find themselves entrenched in satanic rituals. Drawing inspiration from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ennis Brown House, this haunted home isn’t your standard crumbling castle! Make it a day of Deco, first through a 4pm tour of Deco: Luxury to Mass Market at The Wolfsonian, then through the demonic sets of The Black Cat across the street at the Cinematheque at 5pm.

  A 4pm tour of the Wolfsonian-FIU exhibition
  

  Deco, Luxury to Mass Market

  is included in the admission price!

  (The Wolfsonian is located across the street from MBC)

  FREE for MBC & Wolfsonian Members, Students and Seniors!

  
  

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• THIS IS HOME: A REFUGEE STORY by Alexandra Shiva

  • When
    01 Aug 2019
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:45 PM
  • Location
    Miami Beach Cinematheque at Historic City Hall, 1130 Washington Ave, South Beach
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  THU, AUG 1, 7:00pm

  THIS IS HOME: A REFUGEE STORY 
  

  Director Alexandra Shiva / 2018 / 1h 31m / Unrated 

  
  

  THIS IS HOME is is an intimate portrait of four Syrian families arriving in Baltimore, Maryland and struggling to find their footing. With eight months to become self-sufficient, they must forge ahead to rebuild their lives. When the travel ban adds further complications, their strength and resilience are put to the test.
  

  Only twenty-one thousand Syrian refugees out of five million have been accepted into the United States since 2011. This is Home follows four families sent to resettle in Baltimore in 2016. They have just eight months to find jobs, learn English, and become self-sufficient. The clock starts right when they land. Despite good intentions, a vast cultural divide prevents the new arrivals and the Americans trying to help them from truly understanding each other. For Syrians like Khaldoun, who was tortured and left physically disabled, and children like Mohammad, who suffers from PTSD, their needs extend far beyond lessons in proper job attire.
  

  Halfway through the process, President Trump issues a travel ban on all refugees from Muslim-majority countries, and suddenly their lives, and the safety of loved ones still trapped in Syria, become all the more perilous. With much-needed empathy, filmmaker Alexandra Shiva reveals the inherent decency of a displaced community desperate for help within a country increasingly hostile to principles of inclusion and opportunity.

  
  

  
  

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• "3/D MANIA" MBC Interactive Archive Retrospective: DIAL M FOR MURDER by Alfred Hitchcock, in 3/D

  • When
    15 Aug 2019
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Miami Beach Cinematheque at Historic City Hall, 1130 Washington Ave, South Beach
  • Spaces left
    30

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  THU, AUG 15, 7p:

  “3/D Mania”

  MBC Interactive Archive Retrospective:

  The 1950s

  DIAL M FOR MURDER

  in 3/D

  Directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK/1954/1hr, 45mins.

  With Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings

  

  DIAL M FOR MURDER Japanese program, 1953. #MBCarchive

  It is apropos that “the Master of Suspense” joined the 3/D bandwagon, since he was also master of re-inventing his reputation as trends of the decade ruled at the box office. The magical combination of Hitchcockian suspense paired with modern in-your-lap 3/D made one his most beloved classics even more memorable. A story of blackmail and murder revolving around a tennis player and his wife becomes much more fun in three dimensions. 

  “…a murder without gleaming scissors is like asparagus without the hollandaise sauce, tasteless."-Alfred Hitchcock

  FREE for MBC Members!

  
  

  
  

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• "LIGHTS, CAMERA, DECO!" Series in collaboration with the Wolfsonian-FIU: THINGS TO COME by William Cameron Menzies

  • When
    25 Aug 2019
  •  
    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Miami Beach Cinematheque at Historic City Hall, 1130 Washington Ave, South Beach
  • Spaces left
    60

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  SUN, AUG 25, 4p tour, 5p film:

  “Lights, Camera, Deco!”

  Museum-and-a-Movie Series

  In collaboration with the Wolfsonian-FIU

  The Wolfsonian–FIU and Miami Beach Cinematheque are teaming up for a summer of art and film with an Art Deco spin! From drama to cult horror and even a musical romance, we’re bringing you Tinseltown talkies from the 1930s to look at how some of Hollywood’s heavyweight directors Deco-fied their elegant, streamlined sets. Join us on select Sundays for a 4pm guided tour of Deco: Luxury to Mass Market at the museum, followed by a perfectly paired film screening at 5pm across the street at the theater.

  THINGS TO COME

  Directed by WILLIAM CAMERON MENZIES/1936/1hr 40min

  With Raymond Massey, Edward Chapman, Ralph Richardson

  

  THINGS TO COME Spanish handbill, 1936. #MBCarchive

  The grand finale in our Deco film series is William Cameron Menzies’ 1936 sci-fi classic Things to Come, a film about a world war that spans 30 years. Adapted from H.G. Wells’ The Shape of Things to Come, the film centers around the citizens of Everytown as they struggle to survive war, famine, and disease before scientific progress heralds an age of salvation and growth. Join us for a 4pm tour of Deco: Luxury to Mass Market at The Wolfsonian before experiencing the Art Deco metropolis of Everytown in Things to Come at the Cinematheque at 5pm.

  A 4pm tour of the Wolfsonian-FIU exhibition
  

  Deco, Luxury to Mass Market

  is included in the admission price!

  (The Wolfsonian is located across the street from MBC)

  FREE for MBC & Wolfsonian Members, Students and Seniors!

  
  

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• "3/D MANIA" MBC Interactive Archive Retrospective: THE MAZE by William Cameron Menzies, in 3/D

  • When
    18 Sep 2019
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:45 PM
  • Location
    Miami Beach Cinematheque at Historic City Hall, 1130 Washington Ave, South Beach
  • Spaces left
    30

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  WED, SEPT 18, 7p:

  “3/D Mania”

  MBC Interactive Archive Retrospective:

  The 1950s

  THE MAZE

  in 3/D

  Directed by WILLIAM CAMERON MENZIES/1953/80mins.

  With Richard Carlson, Veronica Hurst, Katherine Emery

  
  

  Newly Restored in 3-D by 3-D Film Archive from 4K scans by Paramount Pictures Archives! The Maze is a 1953 atmospheric horror film in 3-D, directed by William Cameron Menzies (Invaders from Mars, Things to Come) and starring Richard Carlson (The Magnetic Monster) as Scotsman Gerald MacTeam (Carlson) who abruptly breaks off his engagement to pretty Kitty Murray (Veronica Hurst) after receiving word of his uncle's death and inheriting a mysterious castle in the Scottish Highlands. Kitty refuses to accept the broken engagement and travels with her aunt (Katherine Emery) to the castle. When they arrive, they discover that Gerald has suddenly aged and his manner has changed significantly. After a series of mysterious events occur in both the castle and the hedge maze outside, they invite a group of friends, including a doctor, to the castle, hoping they can help Gerald with whatever ails him. Menzies was known for his very dimensional style, focusing many shots in layers – The Maze was his final film as production designer and director.

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