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Best & Worst 2008: Kenneth Turan’s movie picks
“Frozen River” and “Ballast.” This pair of Sundance award winners show not only that independent film is alive and well but also the variety of styles that keep the movement vital. (PMK / HBH Public Relations)
THE WORST
As for a low point, it is once again depressingly easy to pick: The continued inability of SAG and the studios to agree on a contract. Both sides would do well to ponder the thoughts of bruiser Moose Malloy from “Farewell, My Lovely” by Raymond Chandler: “Some guys has got wrong ideas about when to get tough.” Words to live by. (David McNew AFP / Getty Images)
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