Logo for Florida Film Festival 2010
The 19th Florida Film Festival gets underway tonight, with 164 features, documentaries and short films of every stripe. This year, films will be shown at The Enzian (the home theater of the FFF), theRegal Winter Park 20 and downtown’s Plaza Cinema Café, as well as Central Park in Winter Park and in Lake Eola Bandshell in downtown Orlando.
The must-see event? “An Evening with Gena Rowlands andSeymour Cassel,” following an April 16 (7:30 p.m., Enzian) screening of Faces, one of the first films to accurately be labeled “indie.” They were co-stars in Faces, directed by Rowlands’ late husband, filmmaker John Cassavetes.
Must-see movies? How about Winter’s Bone, The Secret of Kells, No. 4 Street of Our Lady, New Low, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Solitary Man, Harry Brown, Racing Dreams, Punching the Clown, Best Worst Movie for starters?
The theme is “Film Sweet Film,” with a nod to movies that say “Home.” Some 25,000 people attend FFF movies, parties, forums and special events every year, which tells you there’s something for every taste and every budget. What are you waiting for, an invitation?
Forums, book signings and outdoor “popcorn” movies are the best bargains of all. They’re free.
Roger Moore
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