CINEMA PARADISO announces schedule

JANUARY 15, 2010 – FEBRUARY 2010

Calendar of Films and Events at

Cinema Paradiso, Fort Lauderdale

Cinema Paradiso, is operated year-round by the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.  Below is a calendar of events.

Cinema Paradiso Location
503 SE 6 Street in downtown Fort Lauderdale, one block east of Broward County Courthouse on south bank of New River.

Details and Advance Ticket Sales

www.FLIFF.com or 954-525-3456

Parking:

Monday – Friday Free after 6:00PM at Meters and in the Courthouse Garage.

Saturday Free in the Courthouse Garage

Sunday Free at Meters and in the Courthouse Garage.

FILM & EVENTS SCHEDULE

January 13-16

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

From director Terry Gilliam and starring Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law, Christopher Plummer, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present day.

It tells the story of Dr Parnassus and his extraordinary ‘Imaginarium’, a traveling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom.

Blessed with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others, Dr Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. Long ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr Nick, in which he won immortality. Many centuries later, on meeting his one true love, Dr Parnassus made another deal with the devil, trading his immortality for youth, on condition that when his first-born reached its 16th birthday he or she would become the property of Mr Nick. Valentina is now rapidly approaching this ‘coming of age’ milestone and Dr Parnassus is desperate to protect her from her impending fate. Mr Nick arrives to collect but, always keen to make a bet, renegotiates the wager. Now the winner of Valentina will be determined by whoever seduces the first five souls.

Enlisting a series of wild, comical and compelling characters in his journey, Dr Parnassus promises his daughter’s hand in marriage to the man that helps him win. In this captivating, explosive and wonderfully imaginative race against time, Dr Parnassus must fight to save his daughter in a never-ending landscape of surreal obstacles – and undo the mistakes of his past once and for all…

Schedule

Wednesday, January 13, 9:30 PM
Thursday, January 14, 10:00 PM
Saturday, January 16, 12:00 PM, 2:30 PM

Admission:  General Admission $9.00 | Seniors and Students $7.00 | FLIFF Members $5.00

January 15

Jonathan Edwards in Concert

Duo Magazine and The Culture Network present Jonathan Edwards in concert.  Edwards burst on the music scene nearly 40 years ago with the mega-hit “Sunshine,” a cheerful anthem of defiance written at the height of the Vietnam War era. Today he remains as original, energetic and relevant as he was all those years ago, with a voice as strong and memorable as ever. In the intervening years, besides charting another hit with the harmonica-happy “Shanty,” Edwards has shared the stage with B.B. King, Emmylou Harris, Rod Stewart, Willie Nelson, Loggins and Messina, the Judds, James Taylor, Roger Miller, Mary Chapin-Carpenter, the “Seldom Scene” and others. This past summer, he was featured on the “Hippiefest” national tour that also included Flo & Eddie of The Turtles, Melanie, Janis Ian, Joey Molland of Badfinger and Eric Burden and the Animals. He has recorded 15 albums to date, including the award-winning childrens album “Little Hands”; narrated and performed in the documentary series, “Cruising Americas’ Waterways”; starred on Broadway, and is currently completing a score for a major motion picture. But it is his live concerts that have collectively drawn an audience of millions to hear not just a performer and songwriter, but a story teller whose music and charisma touch both the heart and the funny bone, connecting with fans of all ages.

Schedule

Friday, January 15, 7:30PM

Advance Tickets:  $20 | At door: $25

January 15

BACK TO BACK ROCK OPERAS

In the tradition of Cinema Paradiso’s monthly Rocky Horror Pictureshow, Repo! The Genetic Opera features shadow cast Midnight Cinema.

REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA takes place In the year 2056 — the not so distant future — an epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Out of the tragedy, a savior emerges: GeneCo, a biotech company that offers organ transplants… for a price. Those who miss their payments are scheduled for repossession and hunted by villainous Repo Men. In a world where surgery addicts are hooked on painkilling drugs and murder is sanctioned by law, a sheltered young girl searches for the cure to her own rare disease as well as information about her family’s mysterious history. After being sucked into the haunting world of GeneCo, she is unable to turn back, as all of her questions will be answered at the wildly anticipated spectacular event: The Genetic Opera.

ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW is a rock and roll party with a full bar, a Transvestite floor show and The Midnight Cinema live cast with all the feathers and sequins you can shake a stick at.   It’s time to do the “Time Warp” again.

Schedule

Friday, January 15

10:00 PM   Repo! The Genetic Opera
11:55 PM   Rocky Horror Picture Show

Admission:  $5 each film

January 16

Miss Richfield: Asians, Homos and Jews…Oh My!

Everyone’s favorite Midwestern beauty queen brings her signature charm and spirit in a new show that will go to new depths, featuring new music, new videos and new jokes because, gosh darn it, it’s a new world out there!

Schedule

Saturday, January 16, 8:00PM

Admission: $25.00

January 18 – 22
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

Starring: Robin Wright Penn, Keanu Reeves, Blake Lively, Alan Arkin, Maria Bello, Julianne Moore and Winona Ryder.

At fifty, Pippa Lee positively glows with female serenity, the devoted wife of a brilliant publisher thirty years her senior, proud mother of successful twins and a lovely and adored friend and neighbor. But, when her husband spontaneously decides that they should leave New York for a retirement home as a “pre-emptive strike against decrepitude,” and has an affair with someone even younger than she is, Pippa finds her beatific persona unraveling in alarming ways. The truth is, the gracious woman of the present day has seen more than her fair share of the wild side. She has finally found love and security in a family of her own. And now, that cozy world, too, is in danger.

Schedule
Monday, January 18, 3:00 PM & 5:00 PM
Tuesday, January 19, 5:15 PM
Wednesday, January 20, 9:00 PM
Thursday, January 21, 9:00 PM
Friday, January 22, 5:15 PM  
Saturday, January 23, 12:00 PM  
Sunday, January 24, 2:00 PM & 4:00 PM

General Admission $9.00 | Seniors and Students $7.00 |FLIFF Members $5.00

January 23

Falstaff, Verdi (Opera in Cinema)

With Falstaff, Verdi bid a magnificent farewell to opera. He chose, however, a genre that he wasn’t familiar with: the comic opera. His librettist, Boito, gave Verdi a text, adapted from a Shakespeare play, that allowed him to express all his skills and power, giving the musicians as important role as the characters. Verdi brought something new to opera at a time when his prior works had already become classics. This last Verdi opera was first played in front of an enthusiastic Milanese public and ended Verdi’s work on an happy note.

To interpret the title role of Sir John Falstaff, Ruggero Raimondi, a masterful actor and exceptional artist with a powerful and colorful voice, comes back to Liège for the inauguration of the Royal Opera House.  Paolo Arrivabeni conducts this phenomenal production.

Schedule

Saturday, January 23, 2:00 PM

General Admission $20.00 | FLIFF and FGO Members $15.00

January 25

Cinema Verite: Pulp Fiction

Sponsored by City Church Ft. Lauderdale, Cinema Verite returns with Quentin Tarantino’s Academy Award winner “Pulp Fiction”.  The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster’s wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.

Following the film a discussion will be held on the Paradiso Patio.

All Seats $5.00

January 26

Around The World In 80 Nights: Turkey

The country of Turkey is the third stop in a new program at Cinema Paradiso, Around The World In 80 Nights; made possible by grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as part of its Knight Arts Challenge; a five-year, $40 million initiative to bring South Florida together through the arts and raise the bar for the cultural offerings in our community.

Presented by Sister Cities and the Florida Turkish Center Foundation, there will be belly dancing and Turkish cuisine at 5:30pm.

The film, 40 Directed by Emre Sahin, will begin at 7:00pm.

40 revolves around the bizarre events that unfold on the streets of Istanbul during one strange and stormy week in November. Metin, Godwill and Sevda are just 3 people in a city of 12 million – yet, like a magnetic force, something more powerful has taken hold, inextricably linking their fates and causing us to question the sacrosanctity of numbers, faith, destiny and just plain luck.  Admission is free of charge. Food and beverage will be available to purchase with proceeds benefitting the Florida Turkish Center Foundation.

Schedule

Tuesday, January 26, 5:30PM Reception | 7:00PM Film & discussion

Admission: free

January 27

Senses of Cinema

Senses of Cinemas makes great films from all over the world a lot less foreign. The evening  begins at 6:30pm with food inspired by the film Purple Butterfly, a Chinese film set in Japanese-occupied Shanghai.  Writer/director Lou Ye’s lush wartime action/romance stars Zhang Ziyi (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) as a member of the resistance group Purple Butterfly who is forced to choose between her duty and her heart when her ex-lover, a Japanese intelligence agent.  Following the film, there will be post screening commentary and Q&A.with expert Shelly Isaacs.

Schedule

Wednesday, January 27, 6:30PM Reception | 7:30PM Film

Admission: General Admission $16 | FLIFF Members $12

January 29 – 30

FLIFF-elicious

A Cinematic Chocolate Experience

If you’re a true Chocoholic… then this event is for you.  Cinema Paradiso hosts FLIFF-elicious offering everything from Chocolate Martini’s to Chocolate Movies. The event kicks-off with a Choctail party on Friday at 6:00pm with a Chocolate Fountain, Chocolate Ligueuers, and other delights.  Saturday, starts off at 10:00AM with Chocolate Bingo and vendors lining the street with scrumptious candies, ice cream and almost anything imaginable in chocolate. The movies run all day as well. Start your morning with Willy Wonka and Chocolate Factory or in the afternoon catch Charlie and Chocolate Factory,  then move on to a classic episode of I Love Lucy: Job Switching and after, the romantic film Like Water for Chocolate.

Schedule

Friday, January 29, 6:00PM

Saturday, January 30, 10:00AM thru evening.

Admission to the 1/29 Kick-off Choctail Party is

$40 General Admission / $30 FLIFF Members.

Saturday is free.

January 31
Cafe Cinematheque International

Café Cinematheque, begins with brunch inspired by the foreign language film from Romania, The Way I Spent The End Of The World. In 1989, the last year of Ceausescu’s dictatorship, a young boy becomes convinced that Ceausescu is the main reason for his sister’s decision to leave Bucharest. With his friends from school, they devise a plan to kill the dictator.  Following the film, there will be post screening commentary and Q&A with expert Shelly Isaacs.

Schedule

Sunday, January 31, 10:00AM Brunch prior to the film.

Admission:  General Admission $10 | FLIFF Members $8

January 31

JAZZIN’ ON THE BIG SCREEN

The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival and the Gold Coast Jazz Society presents a day of jazz films, food, fun, and music.  Catch classics like The Glen Miller Story and The Gene Kruppa Story, enjoy a casual dinner and live music, and bring your own horn and music stand to join in a jam session.

Schedule

2pm – The Glenn Miller Story
4pm – Casual Dinner and Live Jazz (Cash Bar)
6pm – The Gene Krupa Story
8pm – Big Band Jam Session

Admission:  General Admission all events and films:  $30|

FLIFF and Gold Coast Jazz Members $20

Films Only: The Glenn Miller Story $5 | The Gene Krupa Story $5

February 3

Cinema a la Mode

To kick-off the month of February, Cinema a la Mode will present an Italian inspired menu.  Chef Michelle will demonstrate an easy to prepare tomatoe & mozzarella bruschetta and pasta bolognese for all to sample prior to the deliciously comic film, Mostly Martha. The tale of an uptight professional chef who finds her world turned upside down when she becomes the caretaker for her newly orphaned niece Lina.

Schedule

Wednesday, February 3, 6:00pm Cooking Demonstration | 7:00PM Film

Admission:  General Admission $9.00 | Seniors and Students $7.00 | FLIFF Members $5.00

February 7

Super Bowl Sunday

With the drama, action, and star power of an epic motion picture, why watch Super Bowl XLIV anywhere but the big screen in the comfort of plush stadium theater seating. Food and drink specials all night and chances to win great prizes!

Schedule

Sunday, February 7, event begins at 4:30PM

Admission:  Free

February 9

Around The World In 80 Nights: Guatemala

Guatemala is the fourth stop in a new program at Cinema Paradiso, Around The World In 80 Nights; made possible by grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as part of its Knight Arts Challenge; a five-year, $40 million initiative to bring South Florida together through the arts and raise the bar for the cultural offerings in our community.

The evening is to include Guatemalan Mayan crafts and cuisine, presented by local Maya in native dress, at 5:30 p.m. and the feature film presentation at 7:00 p.m.  The film, El Norte, is the story of a Guatemalan brother and sister who flee persecution at home and journey north, the length of Mexico, with a dream of finding a new home in the United States.  A post-film presentation on the Guatemalan Maya will be hosted by Dr. Cliff Brown, an anthropologist at FAU and Chairman of the Board of the Guatemalan Maya Center.  Admission is free. Art, food and beverage will be sold with Proceeds benefiting the Guatemalan Maya Center.

Schedule

Tuesday, February 8, 5:30PM Reception | 7:00PM Film & discussion

Admission: General Admission is free

February 13

Siegfried, Wagner (Opera)

Siegfried is the third opera in Richard Wagner’s four-opera epic, Der Ring, or “The Ring Cycle,” as it is commonly called in the United States. Siegfried is a strong-willed and strong-armed youth, and grandchild of Wotan (the king of the Gods). Siegfried and his foster father, the cruel dwarf Mime, approach the lair of Fafner, the dragon who guards the Ring. Siegfried slays Fafner, whose blood bestows on Siegfried the ability to understand the language of birds. The Forest Bird tells him about the treasure Fafner guarded, so Siegfried runs into the cave and retrieves the Tarnhelm and the Ring. Mime tries to kill Siegfried by giving him a poison drink, but Siegfried is able to read his thoughts and kills Mime. Siegfried then finds Brünnhilde, his destined bride, whom he awakens with a kiss. Brünnhilde, now a mortal, abandons herself to worldly passion and love.

Schedule

Saturday, February 13, Noon

General Admission $20.00 | FLIFF and FGO Members $15.00

February 14

Valentine’s Night at Cinema Paradiso

Spend an evening with your special someone at the most charming movie theatres in South Florida, Cinema Paradiso.  Each couple will start the evening with a bottle of wine and a sweet surprise, then get ready to see    one of the most sensual and romantic films ever made, Sex and Lucia.

From acclaimed Spanish director, Julio Medem (Lovers of the Arctic Circle), Sex and Lucia is an intensely erotic, daring and hypnotic tale of love and lust. After the loss of her boyfriend, Lucia (Paz Vega) escapes to a quiet Mediterranean island where she meets a new man and discovers the dark secrets of her past relationship. Audiences worldwide have embraced the film’s sexual explosiveness and passionate storytelling. Dramatic, challenging and deeply romantic, Sex and Lucia has garnered much critical acclaim for its sensual bravery.

Schedule

Sunday, February 14, 8:00PM

Admission:  $30 per couple / $25 per couple for FLIFF members

February 15 & February 20

Carmen (Bizet)

Every year, on December 7th, La Scala officially inaugurates its Opera Season with an opening night regarded as one of European society’s most important cultural events. This year, for the second time since the birth of Teatro alla Scala in 1778, thanks to the continuing collaboration of Emerging Pictures & RAI Trade, audiences in cinemas throughout the World will be able to experience this event live.

Young Georges Bizet, who died soon after the first run of Carmen, never enjoyed the success and fame of his creation. Carmen wasn’t initially well received, but became and still is one of the most famous and most popular works in the opera repertoire.

For this production, La Scala has gathered the new generation of opera stars, including the German tenor Jonas Kaufmann, the Uruguayan baritone Erwin Schrott, the Italian soprano Adriana Damata, and newest revelation Georgian mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili, won the Leyla Gencer Voice Competition last year.

Schedule

Monday, February 15, 7:00 PM
Saturday, February 20, 2:00 PM

General Admission $20 | FLIFF and FGO members $15

February 19

BACK TO BACK ROCK OPERAS

REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA takes place in the year 2056 — the not so distant future — an epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Out of the tragedy, a savior emerges: GeneCo, a biotech company that offers organ transplants… for a price. Those who miss their payments are scheduled for repossession and hunted by villainous Repo Men. In a world where surgery addicts are hooked on painkilling drugs and murder is sanctioned by law, a sheltered young girl searches for the cure to her own rare disease as well as information about her family’s mysterious history. After being sucked into the haunting world of GeneCo, she is unable to turn back, as all of her questions will be answered at the wildly anticipated spectacular event: The Genetic Opera.

In the tradition of Cinema Paradiso’s monthly Rocky Horror Pictureshow, Repo! The Genetic Opera also features The Midnight Cinema shadow cast.

ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW is a rock and roll party with a full bar, and a Transvestite floor show featuring The Midnight Cinema Rocky Horror Cast with all the feathers and sequins you can shake a stick at.  It’s time to take that step to the right and do “The Time Warp” again.

Schedule

Friday, February 19

10:00 PM   Repo! The Genetic Opera
11:55 PM   Rocky Horror Picture Show

Admission:  $5 each film

February 24

Senses of Cinema

The monthly event, Senses of Cinemas, makes great films from all over the world a lot less foreign. The evening begins at 6:30pm with food inspired by the locale or country of film.  Following the movie, there will be post screening commentary and Q&A.with expert Shelly Isaacs.

Schedule

Wednesday, February 24, 6:30PM Reception | 7:30PM Film

Admission: General Admission $16 | FLIFF Members $12

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All films and Events Location: Cinema Paradiso, 503 SE 6 Street, Fort Lauderdale

Details and advance tickets:  www.FLIFF.com or 954-525-3456