Events
Thursday February 4th – 6th, 2010: Screenings at the Colony
The U.S. Sports Film Festival hits the Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Road, on Miami’s South Beach with football-themed movies as part of the “Eats, Beats and Cleats” Festival. Post-screening panels will discuss the films themes, stories and the stars behind them. Participants scheduled to attend include members of the University of Miami football team, current and former NFL players, Vince Papale, “Invincible” producer Mark Ciardi, “The U” director Billy Corben and producer Alfred Spellman, Sports Studio’s Mark Ellis, ESPN broadcaster Bonnie Bernstein, radio announcer Joe Rose, ESPN producers John Dahl and Connor Schell, and others.
• The U February 4th @7pm
The Film tells the story of how during the 1980s, Miami was at the center of a racial and cultural shift-taking place throughout the country. Overwhelmed by riots and tensions, it was a city in flux, and the University of Miami football team served as a microcosm for this evolution. The image of the predominantly white university was forever changed when coach Howard Schnellenberger scoured some of the toughest ghettos in Florida to recruit mostly black players for his team. With a freshly branded swagger, inspired and fueled by the emerging local hip hop culture, the new-look Hurricanes won four national titles between 1983 and 1991. Director Billy Corben (“Cocaine Cowboys”), a Miami native and University of Miami alum, tells the story of how these “Bad Boys” of college football changed the attitude of the game they played, and how a serene campus was transformed into “The U.”
• February 5th, Nikki Beach Presents The Official Powerade Zero Sports Model and Talent Search sponsored by Hollywood Sports Studio and Factor Model Management.
Registration begins at 9am and castings will begin at 11am. The top 10 will be announced and selected at 3pm. The final top 10 will then gather and go “head to head” with the final “drill” taking place on the runway in front of a panel of judges. The winners will selected at 4pm. This event is open to both male and females 18+. Nikki Beach is located at 1 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139.
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