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New York Film Critics Circle Award Winners
Awards: Independent Spirit Nominees
Gotham Awards Announce 2012 Nominations
Specialty Box Office: 'Marigold Hotel' Opens To Big Business; 'Bernie' Holds Strong
Specialty Box Office: 'Bernie' Has Biggest Limited Debut Of 2012
Bernie is Unbelievable Humor That Kills

The funny thing about Bernie is that there should be nothing funny about murder; yet, the real circumstances surrounding Bernie, a movie based on a true homicide story, is comedic fun because it’s hard to believe the premise is actually a real life story. The one-sidedness of the story and how some people in one town, the town of Carthage, rallied support for a man who committed murder add to the humor. The trailer shows how funny it can be when emotion gets in the way of moral judgments. More »
SXSW '12: Richard Linklater & Matthew McConaughey Talk Revisiting Wooderson In Prospective 'Dazed And Confused' Sorta-Sequel
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In small-town Texas, the local mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when he kills her, he goes to great lengths to create the illusion that she's alive.