This year's independent film to watch, "Winter's Bone," screened last Friday night at the Somerville Theatre as part of the Independent Film Festival of Boston. The film won the Grand Jury Prize ...

The winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, "Winter's Bone" is a compelling and daring portrayal of the ravages of poverty on rural Americans. This bleak look into a fierce ...

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Winter's Bone," a stark tale of a young woman trying to keep her family together, won best feature film on Monday night at the Gotham Awards, a key event for independent movies.

Turin– “Winter’s Bone” was the big winner at the Turin Film Festival, Italy’s preeminent ultra-indie fest, adding three more nods to its snowballing list of kudos. Helmer Debra Granik’s bleak ...

Perhaps the best movie of the previous decade, this is the story of a teenage girl — played by Jennifer Lawrence — taking on the role of mother and family protector. Her father is gone. Her mother is ...

When most people hear the term "film noir," images of hard-boiled 1940s detective stories starring Humphrey Bogart come to mind. But Athens native and noted cinephile James Ponsoldt aims to change ...

Oscar-nominated U.S. director Debra Granik (“Winter’s Bone”) will preside over the jury of the Venice Film Festival’s Horizons (Orizzonti) section dedicated to more cutting-edge works. Granik will be ...