"Sunshine, "Half Nelson" lead indie film nominees
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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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The race for the Oscars is heating up, with Martin Scorsese's 'The Aviator', Clint Eastwood's 'Million Dollar Baby' and the road movie 'Sideways' dominating Hollywood's awards chatter.
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"Half Nelson" is that rarest of marvels Â an American fiction film that wears its political heart on its sleeve.
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Indies rule the day at the Academy Award nominations. Richard Corliss ruminates on a big year for little pictures
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A wine-soaked road comedy and a cocaine-fueled drama 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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LOS ANGELES - &quot;Half Nelson&quot; director  Ryan Fleck is attached to bring the teen novel &quot;Special Topics  in Calamity Physics&quot; to the big screen.
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Two small studios recovering from corporate upheaval shone brightly in the Academy Award nominations on Tuesday.
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Two Latin American dramas scoop top honours at this year's Sundance independent film festival.
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The oddball romance "Sideways," the Howard Hughes epic "The Aviator" and the boxing drama "Million Dollar Baby" were among key contenders at Sunday's Golden Globes.
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PARK CITY, Utah  - Lesser-known movies are stealing the spotlight from star-studded ones at the annual Sundance Film Festival this week, making the top U.S. event for independent films among the least predictable in years.
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Hollywood's Oscar race for best film appears to be wide open heading into its final month with several award watchers on Tuesday giving comedy "Little Miss Sunshine" a slight edge over "The Departed" and "Babel."
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.  - Comedy "Sideways" topped  the list of Golden Globe nominees with seven nominations on  Monday followed by six for the Howard Hughes drama "The  Aviator," putting them in position to compete for the U.S. film  industry's highest honors, the Oscars.
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The road-trip flick &quot;Sideways&quot; led Golden Globe contenders yesterday with seven nominations, including best musical or comedy film, three acting nominations and best
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Smack in the middle of  the summer&#39;s CG-heavy, massively budgeted tentpole  blockbusters, Fox Searchlight is boldly going where few have  gone before. On Friday (July 20), the specialty films  distributor launched the sci-fi thriller &quot;Sunshine.&quot;
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Wine-tasting comedy, Sideways, is up for  six nominations at the Independent Spirit Awards.
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Little-known actors and directors  from movies such as "Dreamgirls" and "Little Miss Sunshine"  earned major career boosts on Thursday with Golden Globe  nominations that put them closer to Hollywood's A-list.
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"Little Miss Sunshine" won the top prize at the Spirit Awards, the art-house world's equivalent of the Oscars, on Saturday, a day before the underdog comedy competes in four categories at the Academy Awards.