Indie Cinema Weekend Roundup
By Beached Miami | February 8th, 2012 | No CommentsThe Indie Cinema Roundup is a weekly effort to support Miami’s small film houses, which are the only local venues for new, independent film. This week’s roundup was compiled by Denise Castillon.
Title: ‘Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos’ (Japan, anime/action-adventure, 110 minutes, unrated)
Synopsis: The anime movie Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos is based on the 2009 Japanese TV animation series “Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood” (Hagane no renkinjutsushi). A fugitive alchemist with mysterious abilities leads the Elric brothers to a distant valley of slums inhabited by the Milos, a proud people struggling against bureaucratic exploitation. Ed and Al quickly find themselves in the middle of a rising rebellion, as the exiled Milos lash out against their oppressors. At the heart of the conflict is Julia, a young alchemist befriended by Alphonse. She’ll stop at nothing to restore the Milos to their former glory — even if that means harnessing the awful power of the mythical Philosopher’s Stone. The movie is dubbed in English.
Where: O Cinema
Showtimes: Saturday @ 5:30pm and 7:45pm; Sunday @ 7:45pm
Tickets: $10.50, $9 (student/senior), $7.50 (member)
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Title: ‘A Separation’ (Iran, drama; 123 minutes, Rated PG-13)
Synopsis: In A Separation, a 2012 Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Film, pride and morality critically complicate the lives of a separated husband and wife, leaving their teen-aged daughter caught in the middle. The film is in Farsi with English subtitles.
Where: Tower Theater
Showtimes: Friday and Saturday @ 4:00pm, 6:35pm, and 9:10pm
Tickets: $8, $7 (student)
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Title: ‘Happy’ (USA, documentary, 75 minutes, unrated)
Synopsis: Billed as movie and movement, Happy combines cutting-edge science from the new field of “positive psychology” with true stories of people from around the world whose lives illustrate these findings. We see the story of a beautiful woman named Melissa Moody, a mother of three who had a “perfect life” until the day she was run over by a truck. Disabled for nine years and disfigured for life, she is amazingly happier now than before her accident. Manoj Singh, a rickshaw puller from the slums of Kolkata, India, who lives in a hut made of plastic bags with his family, is found to be as happy as the average American. Through these and other stories, the film strives to lead us toward a deeper understanding of how we can all live more fulfilling, healthy, happy lives.
Where: O Cinema
Showtimes: Friday @ 7:45pm; Saturday @ 3:15pm and 5:30pm; Sunday @ 1pm and 3:15pm
Tickets: $10.50, $9 (student/senior), $7.50 (member)
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Title: ‘The Conquest’ (La Conquete) (France, drama/political satire, 105 minutes, unrated)
Synopsis: Although based on actual events, this is a fictionalized account of the personal and political struggle the current president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy (Sarko), incurred during the five years preceding his election to office in 2007. The film is in French with English subtitles.
Where: Tower Theater
Showtimes: Friday @ 3:55pm; Saturday @ 6:40pm
Tickets: $8, $7 (student)
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Title: ‘Paul Goodman Changed My Life’ (USA, documentary, 89 minutes, unrated)
Synopsis: This doc spotlights the unsung multiple talents of Paul Goodman, an influential leader of the 1960s counterculture movement and author of the best-selling book Growing Up Absurd.
Where: Cosford Theater
Showtimes: Friday @ 7pm; Saturday @ 8pm; Sunday @ 5pm
Tickets: $9, $7 (student/senior)
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