Down South, Singing the Indie Blues
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Twenty-seven years and 16 features after they began their mutual career, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are still making movies.
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The road-trip romp "Little Miss Sunshine" and the gritty classroom drama "Half Nelson" led contenders Tuesday for the Spirit Awards honoring independent films, each earning five nominations, including best picture.
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The breezy vocal harmonies and classic rock sound of Dr. Dog, an obscure Philadelphia band, are sure to attract a rabid cult of indie-rock fans.
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"Ballast," the Southern-set  drama by Lance Hammer that won two awards at the 2008 Sundance  Film Festival, has been picked up by IFC.
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Sure, Melissa Etheridge is used to singing in front of thousands of people. It's just that Meryl Streep, Clint Eastwood and Steven Spielberg aren't usually in the audience, at least not all at once.
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The performers are not stars, but the price is competitive.
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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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LOS ANGELES - While theaters will be alive with the sound of Julie Andrews in song again, the actress insists it falls short of all-out singing.
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ItÂs not often that the background score of a film makes a lasting impact on music listeners of this country.
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Country auction are drawing customers from far-off country towns into a swirl of barbeque and homemade pies and twangy music.
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Written and directed by Andrew Bujalski, this wonderful independent film wonÂt save or change your life, but it may make your heart swell. Its aim is modest and true.
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Comedy Little Miss Sunshine leads the nominations for the Independent Spirit film awards.
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In the past year, projects by Alan  Jackson, the Del McCoury Band and Alabama are the most  high-profile examples of established country and bluegrass  artists doing exceptionally well with gospel albums.
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John Sayles, the independent filmmaker who wrote and directed "Matewan," will be a featured guest at the 20th annual West Virginia International Film Festival next month.
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The hit road comedy "Little Miss Sunshine" and the acclaimed drug-addiction drama "Half Nelson" led the list of contenders on Tuesday for the Independent Spirit Awards, the American art-house world's version of the Oscars.
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As the New Year approaches, many in the country music industry are ready to pop the cork on a bottle of bubbly. This year, there are more reasons to toast than just "Auld Lang Syne."
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Fred Thompsonâs style is playing well in rural South Carolina, where his poll numbers show a tease of life.