Nashville Film Festival Established 1969

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This weekend, you've got two great films to catch here in Nashville (probably available in most major cities). Mike Birbiglia's Sleepwalk With Me is a funny, touching, awkward, modest little gem. If you're a fan of Birbiglia, it's a must. If you have no idea who he is, you should still check it out. It's a great story about a young comedian finding his footing in life, even while struggling with a relationship that's become more obligatory than passionate and REM ...

NaFF 2012 Southwest Airlines Audience Award Winner for Best Narrative The Intouchables is the official selection of France for the upcoming Academy Awards! With Slovenia's recent selection of A Trip, that's two (and counting, hopefully) films being submitted to the Academy for Best Foreign Language Film. (Read the full story

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Silver Linings Playbook, the latest from David O. Russell (Flirting with Disaster, The Fighter) has taken the coveted People's Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival. It's coveted because you may have heard of a few of the past winners - The King's Speech, Slumdog Millionaire - The Artist was runner-up last year. Even foreign film sensations Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Amelie received major boosts by picking up this prize.

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Much Ado About Nothing by Joss Whedon

From announcement, this has been a highly anticipated film. Whedon, whose most recent release is The Avengers, has gotten his friends together and made a Shakespeare film (original dialogue in tact, though edited) at his house. The results are a moderate success. The adaptation sort of stumbles ...