Is the summer Hollywood box office disappointing you? Are you tired of cliché chick flicks that end happily ever after (lucky assholes)? If you see Tom Cruise in one more film, are you tempted to jump on and then off your own couch … and over a balcony? Fear not and take no drastic actions – there are alternatives. The the Global Lens International Film Series began back in April, and July's cinema selection with international flair is Becloud (Vaho), a 2009 Mexican film written and directed by Alejandro Gerber Bicecci. It follows three childhood friends as they reunite in Mexico City to overcome a scarring past. 7 p.m. Thurs., July 8, Tampa Museum of Art, 120 W. Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, $8, $5 students and seniors, gasparillafilmfestival.com. —Lily Reisman
This article appears in Jul 1-7, 2010.