The documentary “Some Kind of Heaven” provides two life lessons: one on screen for viewers and another behind the scenes for young filmmakers. The movie about the imperfect life in Florida’s Villages ...

Florida native Lance Oppenheim makes his documentary feature debut with a film that details life in the United States’ largest retirement community: The Villages. “Some Kind of Heaven” examines ” ‘The ...

Lance Oppenheim’s "Some Kind of Heaven," a new documentary film exploring the inner life of The Villages, follows four residents trying to reach for utopia with varying degrees of success. “It isn’t ...

The Villages, America’s largest retirement haven and one of the nation’s loudest right-wing Trump strongholds, continues to spark fascination. Filmmaker Lance Oppenheim grew up in Fort Lauderdale, ...

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In the new film “Some Kind of Heaven,” there is a drug scandal, nonstop parties, gallons of cocktails and a scheming Don Juan who would be right at home in the Vince Vaughn comedy “Old School.” But ...

The last time the population of The Villages was examined with any scrutiny was this past summer, when a rally by residents of the central Florida retirement community in support of President Trump ...

The largest retirement community in Florida is billed as a playground for seniors, but according to some residents, it’s not all that meets the eye. Just north of Orlando, The Villages is home to ...