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    O Cinema South Beach

    4.7 (48 reviews)
    Open 4:30 pm - 11:00 PM

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    From O Cinema "Reopening March 19, 2021" email notification sent 3-11-21

    GO AT YOUR OWN RISK! New Covid measures are not safe as shown. It's an old building with an old ventilation system which no doubt has NOT been cleaned or fitted with proper filters. That aside.......every other seat (as shown in the email/adverts as well as YELP photos) is NOT 6 FEET APART!!! Nor are the keeping 6 FEET BETWEEN ROWS. If someone is wearing stinky perfume, you'd smell it. Well....clue in people.....respiratory droplets are much smaller than a perfume molecule, body odor or bad breath. If you can smell those things thru a mask.....it just means YOU are choosing to be in an unsafe environment. Negligent businesses can be ignorant and negligent. It's YOUR CHOICE to avoid ignorant environments.

    Marcos R.

    Small repertoire movie house right in the middle of South Beach developed by the Miami Beach Film Society. Their screening room is small by today's standards(seats about 50 viewers), but not tiny. Their location is in a 1925 Mediterranean Revival hotel. Pretty NEAT! They show a bunch of foreign films, independent flix, classics and they hold other events there as well. Get on their mailing list!

    The building is no longer home to City Hall, it now houses this movie theater that plays foreign and indie films, as well as an LGBT center.
    Naty K.

    I finally got the chance to visit the Cinematheque, not just as a lover of Art Deco and Mediterranean architecture and preserved historical buildings, but as a lover of independent, cultural films, as well. I came this past Saturday night to see "Songs My Brothers Taught Me", a documentary/drama film that was well-received at Sundance. Housed in the former Miami Beach City Hall, this makes for a lovely, intimate place to host an art cinema. The building dates from 1927, when it was built as City Hall, in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. City Hall has now moved into a modern building, and naturally, such a beautiful building was destined to be kept in use. That is where the Miami Beach Cinematheque comes in, playing foreign and indie films. It makes for a very cozy and elegant venue. While the seating is not stadium-style, this was not an issue for me because there were only 4 other people in the theater. It is incredibly dark in there and it can become difficult getting to your seat if it's late, or if you need to use the restroom because the steps are not lit up, and I do not recall seeing a ramp. At the same time, this makes a film more enjoyable, since it will discourage people from coming late or getting up constantly throughout the film. There is only one screening room, so it can be a bit of a challenge sometimes to find a movie you want to see, and sometimes, they will only hold one or two showings of a movie in one day, so catching the film you want and at a convenient time can take some careful planning. The other disadvantage is that there are no cup holders on the seats, so if you buy a drink, you may have a hard time finding a place for it where it won't spill. As someone else mentioned, parking is painful, and it would be great if the theater could lease some spots for patrons, or have a garage nearby that they can use (a la Cinema Paradiso in Fort Lauderdale), even if it means we must pay for parking. Street parking is just scarce and circling around for half an hour is not for everyone! I am not sure if they have considered this, but I think this would make a great place to host poetry readings, intellectual discussions in a format like the TEDx talks, maybe some live performances of jazz as well and some art exhibits. It would also make for a cool hangout for people to come grab a drink and lounge around, as they have tons of reading material on their shelves.

    Rachel S.

    Although I miss the intimacy as well as the proximity of the old Española Way location I can appreciate the spaciousness of this new one. The staff is still welcoming and friendly and they still play high quality well selected independent, foreign (my favorite), and classic films.

    Becky R.

    Attended a movie premiere here a few months ago ("House That Jack Built" - Director's Cut). The movie was sold out and the place was packed, but everyone was able to sit comfortably in the theatre. Definitely, an interesting art-house style theatre featuring out of the ordinary flicks. I was able to find decent parking about 2 blocks away from the venue, so that was a plus considering the location. Would definitely visit again.

    Genesis P.

    This place is truly a hidden gem!! For anyone that is into the cinema, you will really enjoy this spot. The lobby is fully decked out with drinks and treats! Their are books from top to bottom and the attendant is as sweet as can be! We watched "Mary Shelly" tonite, and I'm so glad we were able to have this experience at the Miami Beach Cinematheque! Since not many people know about this place, it draws in small crowds which is a God send in the seas of people that flock to Miami. Thanks for creating such a creative space for films to be enjoyed at!! Don't second guess this place..GO!!

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    Keep up the good fight against censorship! Top tier theatre and staff. No Other Land showing was excellent and eye opening.

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    Vey awesome theater with a hipster vibe to it! A must go for film fans in south beach.

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    The new location for the Miami Beach Cinematheque alleviates any and all issues the former location had.

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    Rooftop Cinema Club South Beach - Nacho dog and Doritos

    Rooftop Cinema Club South Beach

    4.5(173 reviews)
    0.7 mi
    $$

    Friday night plans can get repetitive, but this was such a fun switch-up. My boyfriend and I are…read morealways looking for cool date ideas, and Rooftop Cinema Club in Lincoln Road was honestly a vibe. From the moment you walk in, the place sets the mood. There's this retro-style entrance with a mini food truck setup where you can grab snacks, drinks, and even cocktails before heading up. It already feels like an experience before the movie even starts. Then you get to the rooftop--and wow. Open-air cinema, Miami skyline, perfect weather... it doesn't get more "Miami night" than that. They give you wireless headphones so you can fully immerse yourself in the movie without distractions, which I thought was such a cool touch. We watched The Dark Knight, one of our favorites, and seeing Heath Ledger as the Joker on a rooftop under the Miami sky? Unreal. Still the best Joker, in my opinion. The whole experience felt relaxed, different, and honestly kind of romantic without trying too hard. Perfect for a date night or just doing something out of the usual dinner routine. Definitely adding this to our list of go-to Miami date spots.

    Movie was great, but the experience was not quite what I expected. We went on a Monday night, so it…read morewas not crowded at all, almost empty really. I didn't realize this was a headphone thing; they provide headphones that you have to use to listen to the audio. They were not extremely comfortable (hurt my ears by the end) and the sound quality was bad, and I'm not much of an audio snob so they must have been really bad for me to notice. Also near the end they just switched and started playing the audio out loud for no particular reason, which just made me wish it had been that way the whole time. The food was also not great; I got the nacho dog and every piece of it was not quite right; chips a little stale, dog a little waterlogged, just not great. The drinks were pretty good; I got the strawberry daiquiri and another one whose name I forget, but both were pretty good. And the general experience of being on a rooftop watching a movie was still as fun and novel as you'd expect. Bathrooms were fine, parking was easy. If a movie I wanted to see was playing and someone invited me, I'd be happy to go again, but I probably won't suggest it.

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    Movie playing on the rooftop cinema screen

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    Lincoln Theater - Bike riding posted on the Lincoln Ave, Art District

    Lincoln Theater

    3.0(3 reviews)
    0.7 mi

    For you history buffs…read more The Lincoln Theatre exemplifies the worldliness and glamour of Art Deco. Its voluptuously curved corner, sweeping horizontal canopies, stylized sculptural reliefs, and brilliantly lit marquee brought energy to a Miami Beach still recovering from a 1926 hurricane and the Great Depression. Thomas W. Lamb collaborated with Robert E. Collins on the design of the building: Lamb was a noted theater architect in New York who crafted the interiors for the Wolfson-Meyer Theater Company, while Collins was a prominent local architect who designed the nearby Cameo Theatre. The Scottish-born Lamb studied at the Cooper Union, and began designing theaters in the 1910s. He designed movie palaces for Fox and Loew's theater companies, and had worked with Joseph Urban on the 1927 Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway. The Wolfson-Meyer Theater Company was founded in 1925 by brothers-in-law Mitchell Wolfson and Sidney Meyer, who had earlier commissioned Collins to design the Tower Theatre in Little Havana. The Lincoln Theatre stopped showing films in the 1980s. In 1988 Michael Tilson Thomas leased the building for use by the New World Symphony..The orchestral academy hired Gerald F. DeMarco to renovate the structure, which they purchased in 1990. As the New World Symphony prepared to move into its new Frank Gehry-designed facilities in 2011, the Lincoln Theatre was transformed again. This time, the prime tenant was clothing retailer H&M. Architect Allan Shulman, working with architect-of-record Kobi Karp and interior architect Jeffrey Taylor, adapted the former auditorium into a dramatic retail space, which is visible on the exterior through enormous storefront windows cut through the rear facade.

    I used to love coming here with my family, so I decided to come watch the JJK movie that was…read moreshowing here with my brother. Now, I am an adult and my brother's guardian, which I thought seemed obvious. Keep this in mind, this movie is PG-13, and my brother is 17. But, as I was asking for directions to one of the employees which theater the movie was playing in, they denied us entry saying "He can't come in without his parents." When I went to explain that I'm my brother's guardian they said, "Yeah, but a guardian isn't a parent. We recently changed our policy so you can't get in." I was genuinely confused, and wondering if this employee didn't know the definition of a legal guardian was, and we don't have access to our parents because they were out of the country on vacation. Plus, I had already bought one adult and child ticket and our snacks totaling to just over $40! They called the manager and they eventually let us in, so thankfully we still got to see our movie and had a good time. I just wasn't expecting one of the staff members trying to intimidate us. The only reason I'm not giving this place a one star is because the rest of the staff was very nice and the movie was stellar - just beware!

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    CMX Brickell Dine-In - CMX Burger*

    CMX Brickell Dine-In

    2.8(492 reviews)
    3.9 miBrickell

    so we walked into cmx on the night the knicks were playing the spurs! we are from brooklyn and we…read morewanted to see the knick game! so the place was on fire and we met miguel! he was doing double duty he was a manning a full bar and working the tables he totallly rocks!!! the bar was full as well as the inside tables the place was on fire!! super busy!! . miguel approached our table was super professional ! he answered all our questions about the menu and helped with our drink suggestions. we are beyond grateful for his service! i would totally come to cmx the next time i am in miami! the whole staff made us feel so welcomed. we are beyond grateful! rose m from brooklyn aka sunny d!

    Sadly, this cinema has changed so much. The seats are damaged and dirty. The staff is still…read morefriendly but the food also got bad. They don't have items available and food tasted bad. It is not what it used to be at all. It is almost like they stopped trying and gave up. Bartender was super friiendly and staff was attentive but the quality of everything else is just bad. I usually come with my kid but I don't think I will be coming anymore. I remember when it used to be prime food, service and facilities. I had many date nights with my husbdan and enjoyed the elevated food. Now, it is like a grave zone and food is not good . Very sad

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    CMX Brickell Dine-In - A lot of seats in the theater look like this. This is not the experience my family and I expected.

    A lot of seats in the theater look like this. This is not the experience my family and I expected.

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