Oscar Night America:Miami Beach – Official Academy Awards Party
Sanctioned by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, benefiting the Miami Beach Film Society and Cinematheque

During the Oscars, join the Cinematheque in celebrating the building of a new institution: The new home of MBC at the Miami Beach Historic City Hall.

6 to 8 p.m.: Red Carpet and silent auction hosted by Elaine Lancaster
8 p.m.: Live HD telecast of the 82nd Annual Academy Awards on WPLG Local 10

Smith & Wollensky signature three-course dinner, Director’s Cut Chardonnay and Diamond Claret from Coppola Wines, and cocktails by TB Branding, including DonQ Rum. Creative Black Tie Optional; tickets are $150. At Smith & Wollensky, One Washington Avenue, Miami Beach.
Sunday, March 7

Miami International Film Festival: Cutting the Edge Video Art Series
Tickets available at miamifilmfestival.com, or at the door on the night of the event.

MODELL
Pierre Reimer, France, 43 min.
Modell is built from the necessity, or perhaps the habit, of using drawings and images in order to describe something.
Monday, March 8 at 7 p.m.

NORA
Directed by Alla Kovgan and David Hinton, USA
Dense and swiftly moving poem of sound and image that tells the story of a dancer growing up in Zimbabwe.
Tuesday, March 9 at 7 p.m.

NOTRE AMOUR (OUR LOVE)
Arnold Pasquier, France, 80 min.
Over three months and in three different places, Arnold Pasquier filmed rehearsals and performances of Christian Rizzo's show "Mon Amour."
Tuesday, March 9 at 7 p.m.

MBC Sidebar to MIFF’s Cutting the Edge
In the Realm of the Senses (Ai no corrida)
Directed by Nagasa Ôshima, Japan, 1976, 102 mins. With Eiko Matsuda, Tatsuya Fuji, Aoi Nakajima
A graphic portrayal of insatiable sexual desire, Ôshima’s film, set in 1936 and based on a true incident, depicts a man and a woman (Tatsuya Fuji and Eiko Matsuda) consumed by a transcendent, destructive love while living in an era of ever escalating imperialism. In Japanese with English subtitles. 
NOTICE: This film is sexually explicit.
Tuesday, March 9 at 7 p.m.

MIFF
Maggots and Men
Directed by Cary Cronenwett, USA, 53 min.
A love story for sailors, revolutionaries, and gender outlaws.
Wednesday, March 10 at 7 p.m.

Coney Island Last Summer
Directed by Marion Naccache, France, 63 min.
The story of 48 hours in Coney Island, a few days before the final closing of the famous amusement park.
Thursday, March 11 at 7 p.m.

MIFF
Last Tango in Paris (Ultimo tango a Parigi)
Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, Italy, France, 1972, 136 mins. With Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Catherine Breillat
One of the first films to combine cinematic art with a deep sense of controversial sexuality, and considered a contemporary masterpiece for its journey into un-chartered territory on film. As Paul, an American living in Paris, Marlon Brando delivers a brilliant portrayal of a man coming to grips with the primal nature of human relationships.
Thursday, March 11 at 8:30 p.m.

The Miami Beach Cinematheque is located at 512 Espanola Way, Miami Beach.
For more information call 305-673-4567, or visit mbcinema.com.

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