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iW FIRST LOOK | Michelle Williams in "Wendy and Lucy" (trailer)

indieWIRE presents the trailer for "Wendy and Lucy." Michelle Williams ("Brokeback Mountain") stars in the new film by Kelly Reichardt. The acclaimed indie movie has been hailed at festivals including Cannes, Toronto and New York. It opens in New York on December 10, 2008 and nationally in January '09. In a new interview, indieWIRE's recently talked with Michelle Williams about the new film.

iW SNEAK PEEK - Mike Leigh's "Happy-Go-Lucky"

Screening at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, Mike Leigh's new film, "Happy-Go-Lucky" is the story of a persistently chipper and friendly school teacher (Sally Hawkins) and her unexpected search for love.

You can also read indieWIRE's coverage of the film's premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival.

[This exclusive scene is courtesy of Miramax Films, which will be releasing "Happy-Go-Lucky" later this year.]

IW PRESENTS | Wong Kar Wai (Apple Store, Soho)

At the Apple Store, Soho earlier this week, indieWIRE presented Wong Kar Wai, in conversation with writer Dennis Lim, talking about Wong's new film, "My Blueberry Nights." Included here are a few minutes from the conversation. iW published a dispatch from the event yesterday. The film opens over the weekend.

SNEAK PEEK: Celebutantes

OK, the awards season may be over, but if you want to get a head start on next year's IT dress, here's one way to go for it... This Celebutante may have some insight (and if you're sensitive to some harsh orgasmic bursts, then there's always this year's red off the shoulder dress to fall back on...)

This is the uncensored version of a promotional clip from Amanda Goldberg and Ruthanna Hopper's new book "Celebutantes" (St. Martin's Press). WARNING: [Contains language that some may find objectionable.]

AWARDS WATCH '08 | And the nominees are...

At Casa del Mar in Santa Monica last night (Thursday), Film Independent celebrates the annual Spirit Awards, with the 2008 nominees introducing themselves. Meet the nominees from films including "August Evening," "Before The Devil Knows You're Dead," "Four Sheets to the Wind," "Great World of Sound," "Helvetica," "I'm Not There," "Juno," "A Mighty Heart," "The Monastery," "The Namesake," "Owl and the Sparrow," Paranoid Park," "Ping Pong Playa," "Police Beat," "Quiet City," "The Savages," "Shotgun Stories," "Starting Out in the Evening," "The Unforeseen," and "Vanaja". The full list of nominees is available at indieWIRE. com. More in our special Awards Watch section.

iW SNEAK PEEK: A Scene from Madonna's "Filth and Wisdom"

Having its world premiere at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival, Madonna's feature film directing debut, "Filth & Wisdom," looks at the intertwined lives of a group of Londoners. indieWIRE interviewed Madonna about the film in Berlin, which you can read here. Film clip published with the permission of HSI. [WARNING: The scenes from "Filth and Wisdom" contain language that some may find objectionable.]

indieWIRE: Undiscovered Gems - And the winner is...

Earlier today over lunch here in Manhattan, Emerging Pictures announced the winner of the 2007 indieWIRE: Undiscovered Gems Audience Award, sponsored by Sundance Channel and presented by The New York Times and Emerging Pictures. The victor receives theatrical distribution through Emerging Pictures, backed by $50,000 in P&A plus a $50,000 license fee for the exclusive broadcast on Sundance Channel. And the winner is?

IW PRESENTS | The Coen Brothers & Barry Sonnenfeld

At the Apple Store Soho this spring for an Apple and indieWIRE Filmmaker Talk during the Tribeca Film Festival, the Coen Brothers -- Joel and Ethan -- talk with their former D.P. Barry Sonnenfeld about their editing process. They also discuss the role of panning in films and reference their new film, "No Country for Old Men" (opening today, November 9th). Podcasts of the Filmmaker Talks were posted on iTunes:

IFC News at indieWIRE Presents: Richard Kelly (Apple Store, Soho)

Director Richard Kelly joined indieWIRE at the Apple Store, Soho in New York City on Friday evening, to talk about his upcoming movie, "Southland Tales." The film talk was moderated by indieWIRE contributor and film critic Dennis Lim. IFC News' Matt Singer reports from the event.

iW INTERVIEW | Todd Haynes & Christine Vachon on "I'm Not There"

Two hours before the debut of the "I'm Not There" at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival on Wednesday night (September 12th), director Todd Haynes and producer Christine Vachon duck outside of the film's pre-screening premiere party with indieWIRE to talk about the challenges of making the film and the theme of "identity" that touches many of the movies the two have made together over the years. The new film, inspired by Bob Dylan, stars Cate Blanchett, Richard Gere, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger and others each portraying a Dylan-esque character at a different point in his life.

iW INTERVIEW | Joe Swanberg & mumblecore

One of the standout films at SXSW '07 was Joe Swanberg's "Hannah Takes The Stairs, which premiered two years after the festival strirred talk of a movement among a like-minded American independent directors. In this interview at SXSW, Swanberg talks about working independently and as part of an inter-connected network of filmmakers. Swanberg, Aaron Katz, Greta Gerwig and Aaron Hillis will all be at the Apple Store Soho on Thursday for indieWIRE's Q & A session about DIY filmmaking.

iW SNEAK PEEK | A scene from Aaron Katz' "Quiet City"

Erin Fisher (Jamie) and Cris Lankenau (Charlie) are featured in a scene from Aaron Katz' "Quiet City," debuting on August 29th at the IFC Center in New York City as part of the theater's upcoming series, "The New Talkies: Generation DIY." Cast and crew from some of the so-called "mumblecore" films will be at the Apple Store, Soho in New York City on Thursday, August 23rd at 7 p.m. when indieWIRE presents a discussion about the movies and DIY filmmaking, including "Quiet City," "Hannah Takes The Stairs," and "Fish Kill Flea."

TRAILER | Amir Bar-Lev's "My Kid Could Paint That"

Amir Bar-Lev's 2007 Sundance Film Festival debut "My Kid Could Paint That" looks at the international attention surrounding young Marla Olmstead, a kid painter whose work stirred the art world, until it was alleged that her father created her increasingly famous paintings. In the words of a Sony Pictures Classics description, "Embattled, the Olmsteads turned to the filmmaker to clear their name. Torn between his own responsibility as a journalist and the family's desire to see their integrity restored, the director finds himself drawn deeper and deeper into a situation that can't possibly end well for him and them, and could easily end badly for both."

iW INTERVIEW | An Apple Store Chat with Julie Delpy

At the Apple Store Soho back in April, for an Apple and indieWIRE Filmmaker Talk during the Tribeca Film Festival, Julie Delpy talks about her new movie, "2 Days in Paris" (which opens in theaters on August 10, 2007), discusses working with Richard Linklater and previews her next project. indieWIRE sat down with Delpy for a more in-depth discussion and the inteview by Erica Abeel was published earlier this week.

iW INTERVIEW | Reece & Anna Talk "Rocket Science"

The young stars of "Rocket Science," Reece Daniel Thompson and Anna Kendrick sit down with indieWIRE to talk about their new movie. During the conversation at this year's Sundance Film Festival, where the film played in competition, they each spend a few moments talking about working with each other and their co-stars character. The film, a boy with a stutter who joins the debate team to win the attention of a school girl, is opening in theaters on Friday, August 9, 2007. indieWIRE's review from Sundance, by Anthony Kaufman, was re-published .