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FLIFF: The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival GuideOur guide to the Fort Lauderdale Film FestivalPublished on October 15, 2008 at 1:50pmThe 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). 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 well continue to review some of the stand-outs, week by week, as the nations 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 Coyote Murder, Spies, & Voting Lies: The Clint Curtis Story and Boogiemen NeshobaIn 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.
NewcastleThis 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. PussyfootNothing curdles comedy more quickly than forced whimsy, which is what this would-be romantic comedy has in abundance. An Unlikely WeaponA profile of Pulitzer-winning photographer Eddie Adams, who returned from capturing war and became weird to the point of iconoclast. The Youngest CandidateJason Pollock's The Youngest Candidate ought to be enough to douse the fire of youthful idealism, at least when it comes to electoral politics. Click here to read four more reviews for The New Twenty, The Auteur, Rez Bomb, and The Last Lullaby.
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