Newport Beach Film Festival Schedule

April 17, 2002 12 AM PT

The Newport Beach Film Festival will hold events through Friday.

Films will be shown in four venues: Edwards Big Newport, 300 Newport

Center Drive, Newport Beach; Lido Theater, 3459 Via Lido, Newport Beach;

and Edwards Island 1 and 2, 999 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.

Unless otherwise marked, tickets are $7 and may be purchased by calling

(949) 253-2880 or online at www.newportbeachfilmfest.com.

TODAY

11 a.m.

Drive-In Movie Memories

Edwards Island 2

o7 United States, 2001

f7 Director: Kurt Kuenne

Running time: 58:00

o7 A film celebration of America’s greatest icon of youth, freedom

and the automobile. What started as an auto parts owner’s business

venture to make some easy money accidentally became a magical place where

romance, fun and a sense of community flourished. f7

11:30 a.m.

The Medicine Show

Edwards Island 1

o7 United States, 2001

f7 Director: Wendell Morris

Screenwriter: Wendell Morris

Cast: Jonathan Silverman, Natasha Gregson Wagner

Running time: 100:00

o7 When Taylor Darcy is diagnosed with cancer, he wants only to be

left alone so that he can mock his way through this nightmare in peace;

however, he finds that people treat him like a freak. While in the

hospital, Taylor meets a leukemia patient named Lynn who is the only

person he can connect with during his ordeal.

Crashboats -- Air Force Sailors in World War II & Korea

Lido Theater

o7 United States, 2001

f7 Director: Trish Kinney

Running time: 43:00

o7 The Army Air Force in World War II and the Air Force in Korea

commissioned a fleet of small, fast boats to support air squadrons flying

missions over the sea. These were the crash boats, designed with the

assistance of Great Britain’s Royal Navy, who successfully used them in

their campaign against the Germans in World War II. Often mistaken for

Navy PT boats, the Air Force crew members wore Navy uniforms with Air

Force stripes. The boats were retired in 1956.

Noon

I Don’t Know Jack

Edwards Island 2

o7 United States, 2001

f7 Director: Christopher Leavens

Running time: 91:00

o7 Jack Nance, made famous in David Lynch’s first film, “Eraserhead,”

lived a life that baffled his friends, relatives and some say himself. A

fascinating documentary on the life, career and brutal death of this pop

cult icon.

1:30 p.m.

Best Wishes

Lido Theater

o7 United States, 2002

f7 Director: Joffre McClung

Screenwriter: Joffre McClung

Cast: Joffre McClung, Danielle Rickmann, Damon Carney, Alan Keith

Caldwell

Running time: 90:00

o7 Two birthday wishes made on the same night in 1958 bring together

two seemingly different women.

2 p.m.

Bro

o7 United States, 2001

f7 Director: Joe Cardona, Mario de Varona

Cast: Luis Garcia, Bill Teck, David Fisher, Ivette Sotomayor, Carmen

Nicole

Running time: 93:00

Three Miami friends in their 30s are looking to make it big in this

black comedy. A film projectionist and a professional model deposit their

savings with their friend, a hustler.

2:30 p.m.

Maangamizi -- The Ancient One

Edwards Island 2

o7 Tanzania, 2000

f7 Director: Ron Mulvihill

Screenwriter: Queenae Taylor Mulvihill

Cast: Amandina Lihamba, Barbarao, Mwanajuma Ali Hassan

Running time: 112:00

o7 An African American doctor journeys to Africa after securing an

appointment with the National Mental Institution on Tanzania. But her

professional expertise has not prepared her for the mysteries and

self-doubt that confront her.

4 p.m.

Wild Flowers (Kytice)

Lido Theater

o7 Czech Republic, 2000

f7 Director: F.A. Brabel

Screenwriter: F.A. Brabel, Deana Horvathova, Milos Macourek

Cast: Bolek Polivka

Running time: 85:00

o7 A ravishingly beautiful and genuinely erotic adaptation of the

19th century Czech poet K.J. Erben’s famous verses, this captivating film

poem offers seven fairy tales that illustrate archetypal themes of sex,

death, passion, jealousy and familial bonds. f7

Short Films: The “The” Shorts

Edwards Island 1

The Quarry

o7 It was just a regular ladies’ night -- or at least it was supposed

to be. The next morning a handsome foreigner is found dead in the quarry

behind a rural New Jersey home.

The Terms

o7 A father and son live in a caravan in the middle of nowhere. When

the son burns down the caravan, his father decides to kill him in a

bizarre and convoluted execution pact.

The Diplomat

o7 Three young Italian revolutionaries kidnap an Italian diplomat’s

daughter and hold her for a $10-million ransom.

The Right Man for the Job

o7 The only thing tougher than becoming a CIA agent is becoming a CIA

assassin.

The Parking Spot

o7 Three stories in three genres converging at one parking spot. f7

5 p.m.

A Strange World (Un Mundo Raro)

Edwards Island 2

o7 Mexico, 2001f7

Director: Armando Casas

Screenwriter: Armando Casas, Rafael Tonatiuh

Cast: Victor Hugo

Running time: 95:00

o7 Salvador, a famous comedian and conductor of f7 a o7 television

show known as Tolin, is assaulted in a taxi by Emilio, a thief with

aspirations of being a professional comedian. f7

6 p.m.

Joint Security Area (Gong Dong Kyung Bi Ku Yuk)

Lido Theater

o7 Korea, 2001

f7 Director: Chan Wook Park

Screenwriter: Chan Wook Park

Cast: Lee Young Ae, Song Kang Ho, Kim Tae Woo

Running time: 110:00

o7 A bloody shootout at the Korean DMZ leads to a tortuous

investigation of murder, friendship and the disarming beauty of

cigarettes and late night conversation. Major Sophie Jang heads an

investigative team responsible for uncovering the truth, but soon finds

that no one recalls anything beyond the facts of the official record.

7 p.m.

The Power of Truth -- According to the Dalai Lama

Edwards Island 1

o7 Denmark, 2001

f7 Director: Irene Greve

Running time: 60:00

o7 During a visit to Copenhagen in 2000, the Dalai Lama said, “The

power of truth is stronger than the power of gun.” This film is made f7

up o7 of interviews and statements filmed during that visit to Denmark,

juxtaposed with new and exceptional footage from inside Tibet and the

Tibetan exile community in Dharamsala. f7

Short Films: Youth Shorts

Edwards Island 2

Mean People Suck

o7 When Katie poses the question, “What’s the worst thing you’ve ever

done to somebody else?” her friends realize they’re in for some

excitement.

Blue Haven

o7 A coming-of-age story of friendship, dreams and love told through

the eyes of Henry Nichols, who has lived and breathed skating ever since

he can remember.

Quest for the Holy Porcelain

o7 Eight-year-old Wesley Clark has a problem. Monster movies and

lemonade prove to be a dangerous mix in the middle of the night.f7

The Last Race

o7 A fast-paced look into the world of underground street racing, in

which a young racing addict attempts to avoid the pitfalls of his illegal

pastime.

WHOA

o7 An urban opera about a man being at the wrong place at the wrong

time.

Satellite

o7 A streetwise teenager struggles to understand what it means to be

a man -- and what it doesn’t mean.

A Little Redemption

o7 In an urban, working-class neighborhood, a drug-abusing young man

befriends a poverty-stricken and fatherless boy.

8 p.m.

On the Nose

Edwards Island 1

o7 Ireland, 2000

f7 Director: David Caffrey

Screenwriter: Tony Philpott

Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Robbie Coltrane, Brenda Blethyn, Eanna MacLiam

Running time: 104:00

o7 Brendan, a porter at the Dublin Medical Centre, is plagued with

financial strains and a gambler’s sordid past. However, he has found a

golden goose within the archives of the college that may provide the

Midas touch he needs.

f7 * Irish spotlight sponsored by the Newport Beach Convention and

Visitors Bureau. There will be an after-screening gala at Muldoon’s. $10.

Dress casual.

When the Rain Lifts (Ame Agaru)

Lido Theater

o7 Japan, 2000

f7 Director: Takashi Koizumi

Screenwriter: Akira Kurosawa

Cast: Akin Tera, Yashiko Miyako, Shiro Mifune, Mieko Harada

Running time: 91:00

o7 Trapped in the storm, a husband and wife find peace with their

lives in this period piece set in the Kyoho era.

f7 * A gala reception will be held after the screening to honor

cinematographer Shoji Ueda. The evening will begin with Taiko drumming.

$20. Dress casual.

9:30 p.m.

The Broken Wings of Elijah Footfalls

Edwards Island 2

o7 United States, 2001

f7 Director: Gabriel Judet-Weinshel

Screenwriter: Gabriel Judet-Weinshel

Cast: Gabriel Judet-Weinshel, Franck Dinet, Nina Egli

Running time: 45:00

o7 Elijah Footfalls, a lonely street juggler, discovers a vagabond

circus troupe in a wooded valley. The film charts Elijah’s love affair

with Nina, the fire breather, and his friendship with Ilja Wax, the

circus director. Using only eight lines of dialogue, Footfalls tells a

distilled story about the essentials of human love and longing.

10 p.m.

Blood: The Last Vampire

Lido Theater

o7 Japan, 2000

f7 Director: Hiryuki Kitakubo

Screenwriter: Kenji Kamiyama

Cast: Youki Kudoh, Saemi Nakamura, Joe Romersa

Running time: 48:00

o7 This anime film set on Halloween pits a young woman of mysterious

origins against a slew of vampires.

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