MBC This Week: Derek Jarman & Co, and DOCUSPAIN‏

THIS WEEK at MBC!
MGLFF: CARAVAGGIO, with opening night of
"Travesti Extraordinaire" Photography Exhibition!
and starting in MAY: MBC BECOMES HD DIGITAL!
T H E M I A M I B E A C H C I N E M A T H E Q U E
The on-going film festival where you don't just watch films, you experience them!
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MGLFF:

Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

(April 25-May 04)

On The Edge: The Films of DEREK JARMAN

(April 26-May 23)

*Caravaggio*Glitterbug*Jubilee*

Projections*Edward II*Wittgenstein*

with Travesti Extraordinaire

MBC Photography Exhibition by Lesly Hamilton




For the SWINTON/JARMAN

connection Click HERE.


He opened the door with a

camera and never turned it off

-Tilda Swinton



Photo: Time Out London



26 SAT 7:45pm:

On The Edge:

The Films of DEREK JARMAN

Caravaggio (Derek JarmanUK/1986/90 mins.

With Dexter Fletcher, Tilda Swinton, Nigel Terry




In this groundbreaking work of historic homoerotism, director Derek

Jarman uses the painterly aesthetic style of his famous subject to reflect the

story of art, homosexuality, and identity. The film is like a painting itself,

mirroring the nearly blasphemous works of the seventeenth century artist

who flirted with the underworld and created a complex mix of violence and

sex on canvas. In a life of poverty, young, beautiful Caravaggio (played by

Dexter Fletcher) falls into a scandalous and controversial method of working,

surrounding himself with models who are gamblers, prostitutes, and schemers.

One such prostitute, Lena (played by Academy Award winner Tilda Swinton)

adds complications to his life by becoming deeply involved in his affairs..

WINNER: Berlin Int. Film Festival (for its visual shaping)

Istanbul Int. Film Festival Special Jury Prize



Followed by the Opening Night Reception of

The MBC April-May Photography Exhibition:

Travesti Extraordinaire by Lesly Hamilton

with Glitterbug (1994)

A posthumous montage tribute by Jarman's colleagues,

set to the music of Brian Eno





Travesti Extraordinaire portrays the sublimation of identity. It is the gaining of a

new power, through a mask or make-up by male or female, specifically creating a

means of seduction. It is a disguise of sorts where charm and eroticism combine,

excelling in glamour; an extravagant game which has for so long sustained in my

mind a fascinating mystery! Lesly Hamilton



Film and Artist Reception to follow: $10 and $6 MBC Members

(FILM: 7:45pm, Reception 10pm)





27 SUN 8pm: DOCUSPAIN Season Finale!

Memory Train (El tren de la memoria)

(Marta Arribas and Ana Perez/Spain 2006)




A sensitive and thought-provoking documentary that artfully weaves

interviews and extraordinary historical footage to tell the story of a hidden

part of European history, Memory Train concerns the officially sanctioned

mass exodus of some two million Spaniards to work in European factories.


Every DOCUSPAIN film will be followed by an afterparty at

Tapas y Tintos, featuring LIVE Flamenco, complimentary tapas

and MAHOU beer for filmgoers!





MGLFF Official Screening:

MAY 02 FRI 10:15pm: Voodoo Woman

(Documentary/Directed by Carolina Valencia/Canada/Cuba, 2008/ 50 min)
U.S.A Premiere! 2nd screening added!

(8:30pm screening SOLD OUT!)

Independent filmmaker Carlos Valencia has a date with destiny. 
While

searching for new film ideas, Carlos turns to the Island of Cuba, to

document the underground worlds of hip-hop music and gay life. Shooting

in Cuba he encounters the Afro-Caribbean religion known as Santeria.

Shrouded in secrecy and unaltered centuries-old traditions, Carlos and his

camera enter filmmaker heaven as they gain unprecedented access into the

occult faith's world of animal sacrifices (graphically depicted) and

speaking in tongues. In English and Spanish with English subtitles
Director/subject Carolina Valencia will attend the screening to

discuss the film with the audience.



MBC Members purchase tics at www.MBCinema.com

Non Members purchase tics at www.MGLFF.com





Coming in MAY:

More "On The Edge: The Films of Derek Jarman"

and...

MBC Becomes HD DIGITAL!

Debuting with "The Best of Cannes in HD!"

4 months, 3 weeks, & 2 days

Jellyfish

The Band's Visit

Paranoid Park

(with LIVE webcast Q&A

with Director GUS VAN SANT!)



TICKETS:

FILMS: $10 or $6 MBC Members & Students

Independent LENS: complimentary

Doors open 1/2 hour before screenings



T H E M I A M I B E A C H C I N E M A T H E Q U E

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