CORAL GABLES ART CINEMA

In the following weeks the Coral Gables Art Cinema will be screening a few films of interest.  These features exhibit some of the best recent Queer and Extreme films.  If you haven't been the Coral Gables Art Cinema is a great new venue on Aragon in Coral Gables across from Books & Books.

Gregg Araki's KABOOM: Starts March 25

The latest from Queer auteur Gregg Araki, KABOOM debuted at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.  Infused with queer desires, youthful angst, and a post-apocalyptic humor, KABOOM is extreme in its form and content.  The film will convey a similar tone as some of Francois Ozon's work in the merging of horror and comedy.  Also look for Roxane Mesquida, star of FAT GIRL and SEX IS COMEDY, who crosses from the French Extreme to American film.

Also check out Araki's THE DOOM GENERATION (1995), MYSTERIOUS SKIN (2004), and SMILEY FACE (2007).

Francois Ozon's POTICHE: Starts April 1


Francois Ozon does another 180 from his previous film in POTICHE.  Set in 1970s France, POTICHE manages to explore communism, feminism, and the family in a kitschy, campy, and entertaining way.  Starring two of France's biggest stars, Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu, Ozon shows his ability to operate in mainstream cinema without losing his auteurist viewpoint and managing to subvert while entertaining.

Also check out Ozon's WATER DROPS ON BURNING ROCKS (2000) and 8 WOMEN (2002) as well as Jacques Demy's THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (1962).

Xavier Dolan's HEARTBEATS: Starts April 8

Now considered the wunderkind of Francophone film, Xavier Dolan's follow up to I KILLED MY MOTHER is having its South Florida theatrical debut.  Dolan earned a standing ovation at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival for his first film and is experiencing equal praise for HEARTBEATS.  Dolan's work personifies the potential of queer cinema and its continued importance in cinema.

Jee-woon Kim's I SAW THE DEVIL: Starts April 15

Part of a renaissance in South Korean Cinema, Jee-woon Kim has produced artful and entertaining genre films that question the limits and benefits of genre. His work, as well as the larger body of South Korean works, manages to engorss both audiences and film critics while grossing big at the box office.  The film concerns a secret agent seeking revenge for his wife who was murdered by a serial killer, played by Min-sik Choi of OLDBOY.

Also check out Ki'm's A TALE OF TWO SISTERS (2003) and THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE WEIRD (2008) as well as Chan-wook Park's OLDBOY (2003).