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Gotham Independent Film Awards: Nominations announced Richardjenkins_l And we're off. The first pre-Oscar award nominations were announced this morning, and as always, the Gotham Independent Film Awards nominees are an eclectic bunch, mixing well-known films with yet-to-be-released indies. Here ...
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Looking for Stability in a Soggy Mississippi: Lance Hammer's "Ballast"
indiewire.com — by Anthony Kaufman (September 29, 2008) [EDITOR'S NOTE: Anthony Kaufman reviewed "Ballast" at this year's Sundance Film... Festival, the film opens in limited release this week.] The cool, wet misty plains of the Mississippi Delta offer little ... (more) Looking for Stability in a Soggy Mississippi: Lance ...
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