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6:30 am
Thu May 2, 2013

Key Largo Honors Humphrey Bogart With Film Festival

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Here's lookin' at YOU,  Bogie fans.

Starting today, fans of Humphrey Bogart will be flocking to Key Largo for a film festival celebrating one of Hollywood's most beloved tough guys.

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Historic Movie Palaces
10:00 am
Tue February 26, 2013

An Endangered Architectural Species: South Florida's Historic Movie Palaces

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This photo is of the Miracle Theater in Coral Gables during a film premeire in 1950.
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The ornate screen and room of The Olympia (now Gusman Center) on Flagler in downtown Miami.
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The Lincoln Theater on Miami Beach for the 1939 premiere of Stagecoach.
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The Lincoln is now an H&M department store.
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Now that the Oscars are over, let’s take a look back at how people used to watch movies in South Florida: in ornate theaters with lit marquees and plush seats.

These historic movie palaces have become an endangered species in the region.

The Miami Herald’s Howard Cohen grew up watching movies in many of these iconic theaters and writes about them in the Miami Herald.

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A Local Film Maker Highlights Urban Challenges
3:05 pm
Tue October 23, 2012

Film: Why You Can't Just Live In Cities Anymore, Now You Have To Think About Them

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University of Miami professor Sanjeev Chatterjee is profiling some of the world's major cities as they rapidly change to keep up with an evolving world.
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According to the World Health Organization, as of 2010, over half the world’s population lived in cities.

By 2050, that percentage is expected to increase to 70 percent.

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Local Documentaries
1:14 pm
Tue October 9, 2012

Tom Wolfe Documentary Premieres In Miami

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Tom Wolfe spent six years researching his latest novel.
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Tom Wolfe’s latest novel, Back to Blood, takes place in Miami. It won’t be out until later in the month, but a new documentary about the years Wolfe spent here researching the book premieres Tuesday, October 9 at O Cinema in Wynwood.

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