movies /tags/movies movies en-US SA国际传谋 Fri, 22 May 2026 18:04:13 GMT 'Lights, cameras, community': Roundtable will discuss the state of Miami's local film scene /arts-culture/2026-05-22/miami-shoots-film-productions-industry On May 27, members of Miami鈥檚 film community will host a roundtable discussion about the state of filmmaking in South Florida and how audiences and filmmakers can get involved. Fri, 22 May 2026 18:04:13 GMT /arts-culture/2026-05-22/miami-shoots-film-productions-industry Natu Tweh South Florida officers sue Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, claiming details in 'The Rip' are too real /south-florida/2026-05-12/south-florida-officers-sue-ben-affleck-and-matt-damon-claiming-details-in-the-rip-are-too-real Two South Florida police officers claim Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's recent action thriller "The Rip" used too many real-life details in its fictionalized narrative, causing harm to the officers' personal and professional reputations. The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office sergeants filed the lawsuit in federal court earlier this month against Artists Equity, a film production company owned by Affleck and Damon. Tue, 12 May 2026 16:31:00 GMT /south-florida/2026-05-12/south-florida-officers-sue-ben-affleck-and-matt-damon-claiming-details-in-the-rip-are-too-real David Fischer | Associated Press NAMI Miami-Dade鈥檚 Reel Minds Film Festival returns to spark dialogue on mental health /arts-culture/2025-10-24/nami-miami-dades-reel-minds-film-festival-returns-to-spark-dialogue-on-mental-health The festival is set to use 鈥渢he power of film to raise awareness and spark dialogue around mental health," say NAMI officials. Fri, 24 Oct 2025 17:13:57 GMT /arts-culture/2025-10-24/nami-miami-dades-reel-minds-film-festival-returns-to-spark-dialogue-on-mental-health SA国际传谋 News Staff O Cinema will keep operating after Miami Beach withdraws eviction item /government-politics/2025-03-19/o-cinema-eviction-no-other-land-resolution-meiner An effort by Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner to evict the nonprofit over its screenings of the documentary film 'No Other Land' was withdrawn Wednesday after intense public outcry. The Mayor deferred a new resolution to encourage O Cinema "to showcase films that highlight a fair and balanced viewpoint." Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:01:39 GMT /government-politics/2025-03-19/o-cinema-eviction-no-other-land-resolution-meiner Joshua Ceballos Miami Beach mayor seeks to evict theater over 'antisemitic' Oscar-winning documentary /arts-culture/2025-03-13/no-other-land-o-cinema-miami-beach-mayor Miami Beach mayor Steven Meiner is pushing to evict O Cinema, an independent nonprofit movie theater, from a city-owned space after the theater screened Oscar-winning documentary film No Other Land. He claims it鈥檚 antisemitic. The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida said it is "monitoring" the issue. Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:09:29 GMT /arts-culture/2025-03-13/no-other-land-o-cinema-miami-beach-mayor Daniel Rivero 鈥業鈥檓 Still Here鈥 wins best international film Oscar, a first for a Brazilian movie /americas/2025-03-03/im-still-here-wins-best-international-film-oscar-a-first-for-a-brazilian-movie 鈥淚鈥檓 Still Here,鈥 a film about a family torn apart by the military dictatorship that ruled Brazil for more than two decades, gave Brazil its first Oscars win on Sunday in the best international film category. Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:04:29 GMT /americas/2025-03-03/im-still-here-wins-best-international-film-oscar-a-first-for-a-brazilian-movie Associated Press 鈥楴ickel Boys鈥 鈥 new film based on Dozier reform school 鈥 is a knockout /arts-culture/2024-12-17/nickel-boys-dozier-film-amazon Filmmaker RaMell Ross adapts Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer-winning 鈥淣ickel Boys鈥 in a new film out Friday. Told with a first-person point of view camera, the story follows two Black teenage boys who are wards of an abusive reform school in Florida in the early 1960s Tue, 17 Dec 2024 19:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-12-17/nickel-boys-dozier-film-amazon Associated Press Lights, camera鈥 action? The decline of Florida's film industry and the effect on job market /business/2024-04-23/decline-of-florida-film-industry Currently, Florida has several film schools throughout the state, however, students and graduates struggle to find jobs in the market. With less productions taking place in Florida, those seeking job opportunities have begun searching out of state. Tue, 23 Apr 2024 21:30:00 GMT /business/2024-04-23/decline-of-florida-film-industry Ethan Cates and Grace Rodriguez |Central Florida Public Media Why movies set in Florida are not actually filmed here much anymore /arts-culture/2024-02-14/movies-set-in-florida-filming Florida was once considered the Hollywood of the south. Now, the lack of an incentive program is driving movie-making to other states. Wed, 14 Feb 2024 20:30:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-02-14/movies-set-in-florida-filming Craig Kopp Miami film critic Rene Rodr铆guez talks Barbenheimer, Golden Globes and the year in film /podcast/sundial/2024-01-04/golden-globes-2023-barbenheimer-movies-films-rene-rodriguez We talk best and worst movies from 2023 with Ren茅 Rodriguez. He鈥檚 a former film critic and manages the Cosford Cinema at the University of Miami. He also tells us what he's looking forward to in 2024. Thu, 04 Jan 2024 18:51:48 GMT /podcast/sundial/2024-01-04/golden-globes-2023-barbenheimer-movies-films-rene-rodriguez Carlos Fr铆as, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena