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UPCOMING EVENTS
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August 1, 2010
Cafe Cinematheque International
This month the French dark comedy "Aaltra"
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August 4, 2010
Cinema A La Mode XIII
Cooking class and a movie!
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August 7, 2010
FAB! Films for Kids!
FREE
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August 11, 2010
Senses of Cinema
Monthly reception, film and discussion hosted by Shelly Isaacs
Next Up
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Ongoing
14th Brazilian Film Festival of Miami
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August 22, 2010
Opera in Cinema
Up Next:
Wagner's Gotterdammerung
Performed Valencia
Sunday, August 22 - 1pm
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August 23, 2010
Volunteers Needed For FLIFF2010 & Cinema Paradiso
Become a volunteer today!
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Ongoing
1st Annual Cinema Paradiso Surf Fest
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September 4, 2010
75th Anniversary Celebration of 20th Century Fox
Featuring an encore screening of Porky's
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Ongoing
Labor-Day Weekend Comedy-A-Thon for Charity
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Ongoing
Reggae Music & Technology Expo
and Reggae Walk of Fame Induction Ceremony 2010
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September 16, 2010
FLIFF2010 Kick Off and Poster Unveiling Party
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October 7, 2010
2010 FLIFF Membership Party
FLIFF Membership party moves to OFF THE HOOKAH
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Ongoing
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July 2010
Betty Lakeysmith
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ADVISE AND CONSENT
Film and Discussion
Saturday, September 13, 2008
SPECIAL GUESTS: Advise and Consent star Don Murray and film scholar and Otto Preminger biographer Foster Hirsch will introduce the screening and discuss the fascinating story of the film's production.
ADVISE AND CONSENT (Columbia Pictures, 1962), Otto Preminger's outstanding political drama, was described by one reviewer as a "brisk whirl on the Washington merry-go-round."
The film is based on Allen Drury's novel of the same name which spent 104 weeks on the bestseller lists and garnered the Pulitzer Prize. The story examines the darker side of American politics as a dying President asks the Senate to "advise and consent" on a nominee for Secretary of State, resulting in a variety of tactics including "back-room" deals, blackmail and character assassination.
For the film version, Otto Preminger assembled an all-star cast including Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, Don Murray, Walter Pidgeon, Peter Lawford, Gene Tierney, Franchot Tone, Lew Ayres, George Grizzard, Inga Swenson, Will Geer, and Burgess Meredith. Betty White even makes an appearance as Senator Bessie Adams. Preminger gained unparalleled access to the Capitol for research and filming. Additionally, the film marked the first time that a gay bar was shown in a major Hollywood production. Upon its release, the movie attracted both supporters and critics, some of whom called the film un-American for its frank portrayal of our political system!
Join us at Cinema Paradiso for a special election-year screening of this riveting political classic.
FREE to FLIFF Members / $5.00 General Admission
SPECIAL THANKSCo-sponsored by The DeSantis Center for Motion Picture Industry Studies at Florida Atlantic University's Barry Kaye College of Business.
Special thanks to Victoria Preminger and Otto Preminger Films, Ltd. for granting permission for this screening and special thanks to the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort for providing accommodations for our special guests.
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