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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Since the box office hit rock bottom last weekend, there's no place to go but up. And two films targeting very different audiences are looking to take advantage of the usual seasonal slump this weekend.
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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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Wiley College is suddenly feeling the glow of celebrity with the release of a film about the schoolâs debating team.
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By Eric R. Danton, The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Feb. 15--These are inspirational times for indie-rock bands, who are combining grass-roots efforts with technology to get their music heard without help from record labels.
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Sweetness and whimsy fill the screen to capacity in âIâm Reed Fish,â a rural coming-of-age tale thatâs so laid-back that its cast is almost horizontal.
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A new documentary sets Toots Shorâs rise and long, sad decline against the backdrop of 20th-century American social history.
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At a time when much of the mainstream music business is desperately trying to connect with consumers and sell albums, the bluegrass music community has seen its fortunes rise.
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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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Interesting documentary looking at the music business.
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At this year's film festival, nonfiction films outshine the usual angst-ridden, quirky indies.
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With spirited preaching and conservative teaching, the South is giving the faith a new flavor
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Jazz, Pop, and Country all make an appearance in this week's roundup of new releases.
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As a child, Oscar Torres fled the civil war in his homeland. Now he has brought his story home as a new film, "Innocent Voices," opened before enthusiastic crowds in the nation's capital.
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Fred Thompsonâs style is playing well in rural South Carolina, where his poll numbers show a tease of life.
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Virtuosity is now a virtue in the indie world, and many of its most interesting proponents are women.
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From Hawaii to the Philadelphia suburbs, community sings, or singalongs, draw together the average-voiced and bring old songs into common memory.