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Special Events
 
August  23, 2008
Saturday Summer Serials
3 action packed classic serials featured weekly at Cinema Paradiso
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August  26, 2008
2008 Volunteer Meeting and Film


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September  2, 2008
The Opera goes to the Movies!
Up Next "The Barber of Seville"
In conjunction with the leading Opera companies in Europe, FLIFF, along with Emerging Pictures presents its 2008 Fall/Winter Opera Series.
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September  5, 2008
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Monthy at Cinema Paradiso

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September  6, 2008
FAB! Films for Kids!
This month featuring "Harriet the Spy", plus a scavenger hunt for the kids!

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September  9, 2008
WLRN Film and Literature Club
This month featuring Director Rick Bielber, director of the award winning film "Crazy"

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September  13, 2008
ADVISE AND CONSENT
Film and Discussion

SPECIAL GUESTS: Advise and Consent star Don Murray and film scholar and Otto Preminger biographer Foster Hirsch will introduce the screening and discuss the fascinating story of the film's production
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September  18, 2008
The Ballet comes to Cinema Paradiso
Direct from The Bolshoi Ballet
FLIFF and Emerging Pictures present the World's most famous ballet company in HD, in the comfort of Cinema Paradiso's plush comfortable seating right here in downtown Fort Lauderdale
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September  27, 2008
Rebel Without A Cause
Film Screening and Classic Car Show

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September  28, 2008
Farewell to Yankee Stadium



FLIFF says farewell to one of the most beloved icons in sports history; Yankee Stadium.
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FEATURED EVENT

ROCK AND A HARD PLACE
plus, Second Annual Sheila Witkin Memorial Concert

Friday, August 29, 2008

In the late 1970's and early 1980's, South Florida like many parts of the U.S., saw the birth of an explosive original rock scene. It was a time when music was reinventing itself to appeal to a younger, more discriminating audience. New Wave, Punk and other experimental genres were finding a ready audience and were changing the shape of music forever. Yet, South Florida's influential rock artists were one of the nation's best-kept secrets. Relegated to the southernmost tip of the state, the scene was largely overlooked and eventually forgotten.

Until now. It took a quarter century and the memory of one very special woman—Sheila Witkin—to inspire the bands to reunite and give their music a second chance and the very special documentary, Rock and a Hard Place: Another Night at the Agora to bring it to the screen. Featuring exclusive new interviews and performance footage not seen previously, the film will make screen at Cinema Paradiso August, 29 - 31

Tickets for ROCK AND A HARD PLACE at Cinema Paradiso are General Admission $9, Students and Seniors $7, FLIFF Members $5.

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Children of Huang Shi
Directed by Roger Spottiswoode
August 20 - 24
"An engrossing story of a remarkable man..." – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times


Based on real events, The Children of Huang Shi is a sweeping but intimate story set against war-torn China in the 1930's. Starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh


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LA TRAVIATA
Directed by
Monday, August 25 only

Emerging Pictures and Cinema Paradiso present an exclusive American collaboration to bring the Operas from La Scala and two other prestigious Italian opera houses to digital cinemas. The operas were recorded live in gorgeous HDTV format with Dolby Digital sound.

Particularly worth noting in the cast of this presentation is the debut at La Scala of Angela Gheorghiu in the role of Violetta, a debut anticipated by her 2006 recital.


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Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Directed by Alex Gibney
August 27-28 "Accessible, entertaining and hugely kinetic..." - Chicago Tribune

Featuring interviews with Hunter S. Thompson, Johnny Depp, Jimmy Carter, Pat Buchanan, George McGovern, Jimmy Buffett, and others, Gonzo is the definitive film biography of Hunter Thompson


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The Barber of Seville (opera)
Directed by
Rossini completed all the music for Il Barbiere di Siviglia in less than three weeks. This “Opera Buffa”, hated at its first performance only to become a hit within a week, is one of the most performed operas worldwide, and certainly Rossini's most famous and beloved one.


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When did you last see your Father?
Directed by Anand Tucker
September 4 - 7
"Superbly acted… ." - USA Today

English actors Jim Broadbent and Colin Firth team up for this moving drama about a father and son. Based on Blake Morrison's autobiographical novel, When Did You Last See Your Father?, is the story of the rocky relationship between a father and son.


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MARIA STUARDA (opera)
Directed by
Presnted in it entirety, direct from La Scala, Maria Stuarda (Mary Stuart) is a tragic opera, tragedia lirica, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti to a libretto by Giuseppe Bardari based on Friedrich von Schiller's 1800 play MARIA STUART.


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A Man Named Pearl
Directed by Scott Galloway
September 16-17
“It's hard not to be stirred by this hopeful portrait.”
– Los Angeles Times

"A Man Named Pearl" tells the inspiring story of self-taught topiary artist Pearl Fryar, who began work on his world renowned 3 acre garden in 1984


 

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2008 Call For Entries

THE FORT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IS NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2008 FESTIVAL



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2008 "FLIFF on Location" Schedule
July
Thursday, August 14
Hollywood Performing Arts Center
NO MAN's LAND (Bosnia))

Saturday, August 30
Huizenga Plaza
TBD
plus classic car show

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Cinema Paradiso Rentals
Did you know you can rent Cinema Paradiso and the newly renovated "Paradiso Patio" Courtyard?

Located in the heart of downtown Fort Lauderdale, Cinema Paradiso is the perfect venue a wide range of events. From weddings, partiessa, business receptions and meetings, to local film premieres and live productions, Cinema Paradiso is the perfect location to host any unique event.

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FLIFF Memberships
Your year round vacation from ordinary film!


Starting at just $70 (even cheaper for students!) FLIFF memberships offer free and discounted films, member receptions and parties, and a host of other activities both during the annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival and year round at Cinema Paradiso!

For more information or to become a member CLICK HERE

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