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Algenis Perez Soto in Sugar There were a couple of surprises among the American Film Institute's feature-film choices for its AFI Awards 2009: Todd Phillips' low-brow box-office smash The Hangover and Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's little-seen Sugar. The story of Dominican baseball player (Algenis Perez Soto) who dreams of one day joining the major leagues, Sugar was a particularly interesting pick as thus far [...]

2009 AFI Awards 2009 AFI Awards: Dec. 13, 2009   Gabourey Sidibe, Paula Patton in Precious   AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR (in alphabetical order) CORALINE THE HANGOVER THE HURT LOCKER THE MESSENGER PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL ‘PUSH’ BY SAPPHIRE A SERIOUS MAN A SINGLE MAN SUGAR UP UP IN THE AIR   AFI TV PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR (in alphabetical order) THE BIG [...]

Sundance 2008: Dramatic Competition   Jason Ritter, Marianna Palka in Good Dick Film information from the Sundance Film Festival press release AMERICAN SON (Director: Neil Abramson; Screenwriter: Eric Schmid)— Before being deployed for active duty, a young Marine takes a four-day Thanksgiving leave to return home to Bakersfield, California. There he meets a young woman, tries to connect with old friends, and confronts his volatile [...]