Mexican directors bring outsiders' edge to Oscars
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In best-picture hopeful "Babel" and two other vanguard movies nominated for Sunday's Oscars, a trio of Mexican directors is bringing an edgy outsider's viewpoint to this year's Academy Awards.
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Films from 49 countries are submitted for consideration for the foreign language Oscar.
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A Kazakh-financed film has been  nominated for best foreign film at this year's Oscars, a  welcome creative boost to this central Asian country that was  so heavily lampooned by the hit "Borat" movie.
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A documentary about last yearâs disputed presidential election has drawn big crowds and generated controversy in Mexico.
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Once the provocateur's film gathering, Spain's San SebastiÃ¡n International Film Festival is starting to draw a more luminary crowd.
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There&#39;s no official  starting gun to the annual Oscar race, and the finish line for  the 80th Annual Academy Awards isn&#39;t until February 24. But a  number of races already have begun -- some quietly, some not so  quietly.
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico  - The real-life murders of  hundreds of Mexican women in a grim industrial city on the U.S.  border get a religious twist in a new Hollywood film, one of  the movie's stars said on Wednesday.
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They are a bloody dictator, diamond smuggler, crack-smoking school teacher, lecherous old man, and self-centered dad. But when it comes to winning an Oscar for best acting, the more human flaws, the better.
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Latin American cinema is enjoying a creative burst after shaking off the shackles of decades of military dictatorship, Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron believes.
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Actors such as Tom Hanks, Robert De Niro and Bruce Willis lend star power to the Sundance Film Festival.
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LOS ANGELES  - The wave of Latin  American movies is one that can be compared to other great film  movements, says "The Motorcycle Diaries" director Walter  Salles.
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The films have been shortlisted for the prestigious awards.
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While the Spirit Awards  hardly confer the same prestige as the Oscars, they are still a  valued accolade for the big fish of indie film and a crucial  point of entry for outsiders.
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They were dubbed the most international Oscars ever, but in the end it was a group of U.S. films and actors who pushed other filmmakers aside to grab the world's top film honors.
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"No Country for Old Men" solidified its Academy Awards prospects Sunday by taking overall cast honors alongside Javier Bardem's supporting-actor prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards
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Nine movies are in contention for the foreign-language Academy Award.
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The Venice film festival has a  reputation for screening obscure auteur movies.