Vera Drake heads indie shortlist
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Vera Drake and Dead Man's Shoes take the lion's share of nominations at the British Independent Film Awards.
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&quot;Vera Drake&quot; Ã¨ il trionfatore della Mostra del cinema. Alla sua protagonista, Imelda Stunton, va la coppa Volpi per la miglior interpretazione femminile. Javier Bardem trionfa tra gli attori. Amenabar Ã¨ d&#39;argento e Kim Ki Duk premiato dalla giuria.
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Â«Il segreto di Vera DrakeÂ» dell&#39;inglese Mike Leigh ha vinto il Leone d&#39;oro alla 61Âª Mostra del cinema di Venezia. Gran Premio della Giuria ad Alejandro Amenabar per Â«Mare dentroÂ». Premio speciale per la regia a Kim Ki-Duk per Â«Bin-jipÂ».
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As the Venice Film Festival winds down a  handful of front-runners have emerged in the competition for  the top prizes, with "Vera Drake," British director Mike  Leigh's story about an abortionist, inching ahead.
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The London Film Festival opens on Wednesday with a gala screening of Mike Leigh's movie Vera Drake.
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LONDON -- The short list for the 2004 Booker Prize was announced yesterday, but two Canadian authors who had been in the running failed to make the latest cut.
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Ian McEwan, Lloyd Jones and Nicola Barker are among the authors who are shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
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Diverse le pellicole favorite nella conquista del Leone dâOro, e se Ã¨ vero che indiscrezioni e voci di corridoio darebbero come trionfatore Il segreto di Vera Drake del regista Mike Leigh, Ã¨ anche vero che sono ci sono ancoro dubbi e disaccordi fra i
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The hit road comedy "Little Miss  Sunshine" and the acclaimed drugs 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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"Vera Drake," Mike Leigh's tough tale of  a working-class mother who is caught performing illegal  abortions in 1950s England, scooped up the prizes at the Venice  Film Festival on Saturday, including the coveted Golden Lion.
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A look at Oscar contenders in the Best Documentary Film category.
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Arts & entertainment: Â· Consecutive nominations a first for Sheffield band  Â· Amy Winehouse is joint favourite on 12-strong list
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With an acceptance speech that included a dig at the Cannes Film Festival, Mike Leigh&#39;s &quot;Vera Drake&quot; won the Leone d&#39;Oro for best film, closing out a controversial edition of the Venice Film Festival marked with some organizational snafus.
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Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall, producers of studio films like the âIndiana Jonesâ trilogy, are moving into more indie territory.
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Sundance Film Festival veterans Naomi Watts, Laura Linney and Patricia Clarkson are returning with new movies to the nation's top showcase for independent cinema.
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The Shortlist is finally short. After an initial 73 nominations for the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize, the 10 finalists have been announced. Among them are Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand, quirky chanteuse Nellie McKay and country veteran Loretta Lynn, whose comeback album was produced by the White Stripes' Jack White.
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LOS ANGELES  - Catherine Keener,  Jennifer Aniston, Frances McDormand and Joan Cusack are  negotiating to become best friends in a new movie from the  director of indie hit "Lovely & Amazing."