Friday, September 18, 2009

Attention Movie Buffs: International Films at Tower Theater

(Tokyo Sonata screens Sept. 25 - Oct. 1 at Tower Theater in Miami)

A little theater in Miami's Little Havana is serving up a weekly dose of critically acclaimed feature films from around the world.

Tower Theater, at 1508 S.W. Eighth Street in Miami, screens the most diverse range of quality cinema in South Florida. This includes the Oscar-winning Departures (Best Foreign Film) to indy Rudy y Cursi (with Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal), Spanish-dubbed Up and festival darling Lion's Den.

Most of what you find at Tower Theater you can't find on a big screen anywhere else in the county. Besides that, where else can you get a $6 movie ticket?

Next week, the critically hailed Tokyo Sonata will screen at Tower Theater. The drama, about the misfortunes of a Japanese family, scores 92% positive reviews on RottenTomatoes. Critics agree director Kiyoshi Kurosawa brings a "unique perspective to the universal subject of family and identity." The film nabbed the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.


For schedules, go to www.mdc.edu/culture/tower.htm