FLIFF: The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival Guide

Our guide to the Fort Lauderdale Film Festival

Comments (0) Thursday, Oct 16 2008

The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival opened officially on October 17 — over 200 films in 29 days at three separate venues (Cinema Paradiso, AMC Coral Ridge, and the Miniaci Performing Arts Center).

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New Times reviews some notable entries, including the Southeast premiere of the opening night film, Coyote, and an intriguing collection of politically-themed films.

And we’ll continue to review some of the stand-outs, week by week, as the nation’s longest film festival unreels.

Click here for a schedule of FLIFF movies. Or click on the film titles below for film reviews and trailers.

A Deal Is a Deal
The thin, gimmicky premise of a train robbery is meant to e played for pitch-black comedy but comes off a murky gray.

Coyote
Two likable Tucson slackers fall into one of the sweetest easy-money schemes imaginable when they become "kindler, gentler" coyotes.

Murder, Spies, & Voting Lies: The Clint Curtis Story and Boogiemen
These two thorough investigations delve into Clint Curtis, who was asked to design a computer program that would throw an election, and Lee Atwater, the famed Republican strategist and dirty-trick pioneer.

Neshoba

In interviews with those who remember the 1964 disappearance of three civil rights workers in Neshoba County, Mississippi, Neshoba shows how a guilty conscience has frozen the community in time.

Newcastle

This road trip film involving a group of teenagers from eastern Australia catches teen angst in unexpected ways and goes, as you expect, into dark territory.