FRANK LANGELLA & SUSAN SARANDON STAR IN “ROBOT & FRANK” HELD OVER THROUGH SEPTEMBER 13

*South Florida Premiere and Red Carpet Opening Night Event of Robot & Frank in 35mm

*Family Day on Aragon screening A Cat In Paris in 2K Digital Cinema Projetion 

WHEN:

*Second week screening times are Fri. 9/7 at 5:15, 7:15 & 9:15 pm; Sat. 9/8 at 1:15, 3:15, 5:15, 7:15 & 9:15 pm; Sun. 9/9 at 2:00, 4:00, 6:00 & 8:00 pm; Mon. 9/10 at 4:30, 6:30 & 8:30 pm; Tue. 9/11 at 4:30, 6:30 & 8:30 pm; Wed. 9/12 4:45 & 9:15 pm; Thu. 9/13 at 4:30, 6:30 & 8:30 pm

*Family Day on Aragon screening is Sat. 9/8 at 11 am

WHERE:

*Coral Gables Art Cinema, 260 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables, Florida 33134; parking on-site in covered garage

ADMISSION:

*Tickets for regular screenings are $11 and under.Tickets are available for purchase at the box office and on the Cinema’s website at www.gablescinema.com

*Tickets for Family Day screening are $5 for everyone, and includes free popcorn and a soda

INFO:

*www.gablescinema.com, www.facebook/gablescinema, info@gablescinema.com or (786) 385-9689

Starring the great Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon, The Ninth Gate) and Oscar-winner Susan Sarandon (Thelma & Louise, Dead Man Walking), Robot & Frank will continue its South Florida Premiere through September 13 in 35mm at the Coral Gables Art Cinema. Set in the near future, the film is a unique hybrid, melding imaginative science fiction with a classic story of a curmudgeonly old coot, in a surprising take on technology’s promises and pitfalls. Robot & Frank won the Alfred P. Sloan prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

And, on Saturday, September 8, at 11:00 am, the Gables Cinema continues its regular second Saturday family and youth film screenings as part of Family Day on Aragon, in partnership with the Coral Gables Museum and  Books & Books. This month’s film is the Academy Award nominated A Cat in Paris, which will be co-presented, in beautiful 2K Digital Cinema Projection. A Cat in Paris follows a Parisian cat who lives a secret life, as a cat burglar’s aide and a house cat, and must come to the rescue of a little girl he lives with after she falls into a gangster’s clutches. The New York Times raves “Gorgeous…Like an animated version of an Alfred Hitchock or Roman Polanski thriller set on the rooftops of Paris!” The film is in English and suitable for ages 8 and up. To view the trailer click here. Special ticket prices are $5 for everyone, and includes free popcorn and a soda. This screening will be co-presented with Friends of the Orphans.       

 

In Robot & Frank, Langella, an aging “retired” jewel thief, is losing his memory, so his grown-up and very responsible son, played by James Marsden, installs an advanced caretaker robot in his home, though his daughter, played by Liv Tyler, is adamantly against it. One part Star Wars droid, one part The Biggest Loser trainer, the robot proves itself to be more than a machine or appliance with sophisticated programming and a dry wit. Sarandon, who presides over the now outmoded town library, is Langella’s somewhat mysterious only friend, until his robot sidekick comes along, and all three get drawn into Langella’s half cocked schemes. Langella makes acting –  acting with a robot, no less – look effortless, and his relationship with the machine is filled with poignant exchanges and amusing adventures, in a film of memory and identity, family and friendship. The Los Angeles Times says Robot & Frank is “Sly and delightful, deliciously unexpected…Frank Langella is impeccable.”

Gables Cinema Director Robert Rosenberg says, “This is a film sure to delight all kinds of audiences, from those who love sci-fi to those who love character-driven plots, which is what gives Robot & Frank its special charm.” Tickets for regular screenings are $11 and under and are available for purchase in advance on the Cinema’s website at www.gablescinema.com or in person at the box office during regular screening hours. For more information visit the website or the Cinema’s Facebook page, www.facebook/gablescinema, or contact the Cinema at info@gablescinema.com or (786) 385-9689. Screening times will be announced shortly.

The Coral Gables Art Cinema is South Florida’s leading state-of-the-art venue for experiencing independent, alternative and international film, offering first-run, seven-day-a-week showcase presentations in both 35mm and true industry-standard theater quality digital projection. It is located at 260 Aragon Avenue, directly across the street from Books & Books, on the western end of the ground floor of the Museum Parking Garage.

Funding for the Coral Gables Art Cinema comes in part from the City of Coral Gables; the Coral Gables Community Foundation; Steven and Myrna Blumberg-Krams; Bacardi; the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; and the many businesses, individual donors and members who have joined to make the Cinema a reality.

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