Editor Pick: Film

The tenth annual Anthem Film Festival moves from the Paris Casino to Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, July 13-16. The film festival, part of the libertarian-themed FreedomFest conference, showcases both features and documentaries, exploring issues around social and political liberty. Anthem will feature over 25 liberty-oriented films during its four-day run.

Comedy thriller starts out strong but stumbles over its schizophrenic story arcs.

Although it's unnecessarily lengthy and suffers from an overabundance of dialogue, Doleac's film provides some thrills and interesting twists.

In '499' Rodrigo Reyes suggests that Mexico's murderous history of Spanish colonialism influences contemporary drug-cartel kidnappings and killings.

'12 Hour Shift' and 'Call Your Mother,' both directed by women, represent the comedic side of the festival.

An affectionate look back at Talking Heads' two theatrical films from the 1980s.

Rich emotional textures about the boundaries in our relationships as we learn to love are breathtaking.

"We’d have a poster made for which no movie existed. We’d use that to get advance money from theater people around the country and then make the film. We went so far as to make phony stills."

The new film stars Louis Gossett Jr., Shohreh Aghdashloo, Ana Golja, Lauren Holly, and Giacomo Gianniotti.

Already recognized on the film festival scene as "Best Psychological Thriller" and "Best NYC Short," "Roses are Blind" stars Christina Jolie Breza, Daniel Davis, and Boyd Gaines.