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SAG Meets with the Majors
With the first meeting in four months, SAG and the majors meet to discuss contract negotiations.

Shooting From The Hip
10 years of essential production oracle Shooting People.

List With a French Twist

Animating Park City
Sundance announces innovative stop-motion feature Mary and Max as its opening night film.

"An All-The-Time Job"
Thoughts on LGBT and non-profit film organizations as NewFest artistic director steps down.

You Know You Want To...

Hulu Set to Match YouTube in Profits
YouTube is top dog in the online video world, but Hulu, the little engine that could, is about to become more profitable.

Order on the Road
Part one of Margaret Brown's tour diary for her SXSW hit The Order of Myths.

15 Docs Continue in 2009 Oscar Race
SXSW Premieres In a Dream, They Killed Sister Dorothy, and At the Death House Door make the cut.

Silver Screen
For one week only, Pitchfork is hosting Silver Jew, Michael Tully's beautiful SXSW 07 doc about the eponymous band. Watch it!

A Killer Deal
NY venture capital fund snags 50% stake from Vachon and Koffler's stalwart indie outfit.

A Right to Personal Politics?
The Prop.8 conversation contintues with the battle for marriage equality and the intersection with indie film.

And the Winner is not...

Indies Trek into the Amazon
Cinetic Rights Management announces distribution of independent film catalogue through Amazon VOD and Createspace.

The Art of Survival
Words of wisdom and solace from Sundance maven Robert Redford.

Game Over? Continue!

Five For the Nerds
A healthy clutch of fan-culture docs, in all their glory.

The Name's What? James What?
Assuage your confusion with more Bond than you can shake a Vesper Martini at, including the all-important cocktail guide.

For Whom the Bell Tolls
The Onion talks to SXSW alum, Kristen Bell, about Veronica Mars and new endeavors.

Solondz and Reubens, Together at Last
Indie chimera Todd Solondz prepares to make an almost-sequel to 1998's Happiness with the most weirdly appropriate cast this side of...well, Happiness.

American Teen's Burstein Goes the Distance for New Line
SXSW alum and American Teen helmer Nanette Burstein gets set to direct a new spec romcom.

Guiltly By Association?
Gay rights advocates in California are calling for others to boycott Utah businesses, specifically the Sundance Film Festival.

AFI Winners Announced
SXSW premiere A Necessary Death takes home the Audience Award at AFI this past week.

The Great War in Great Cinema

Body of War on Sundance Channel
SXSW Alum, Body of War to air on the Sundance Channel this week in honor of Veteran's Day. Also, check out this interview with Phil Donahue on the film.

Blockbuster Streaming for the Holidays