Starting this Friday, August 31, Robot & Frank, a unique film that melds imaginative science fiction with a classic story of a curmudgeonly old coot, will begin its South Florida Premiere run in 35mm at the Gables Cinema. Set in the near and very possible future, it stars the great Frank Langella and Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon, and will surely delight audiences with its surprising tale of family and friendship, technology’s promise and pitfalls, and of course, robots. The film won the Alfred P. Sloan prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Be sure not to miss the Red Carpet Opening Night Party for Robot & Frank at the Cinema on Friday, August 31 with great food, drinks and a live video-link Q&A with the producer – full details on the sidebar to the left. 
Watch a trailer for the film here and visit the official website here. Tickets for all screenings and events are available for purchase in advance at www.movietickets.com. First-week screening times are:
Friday 8/31– 7:00 & 10:00 pm (Opening Night Party at 9:00 pm)
Saturday 9/1 – 1:15, 3:15, 5:15, 7:15 & 9:15 pm
Sunday 9/2– 2:00, 4:00, 6:00 & 8:00 pm
Monday 9/3 – 2:00, 4:00, 6:00 & 8:00 pm
Tuesday 9/4 – 4:30, 6:30 & 8:30 pm
Wednesday 9/5 – 4:30, 6:30 & 8:30 pm
Thursday 9/6 – 4:30, 6:30 & 8:30 pm
Robot & Frank (U.S., 90 min, 35mm, Dir. Jack Schreier, Rated PG-13, South Florida Premiere)
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 ho
me, 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.