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March 08, 2007 A romance that springs up between an embalmer and a recently deceased beauty queen who returns to life, "Elvis and Anabelle" might be the definition of quirky indie. SXSW, which runs this year from Friday-March 17 (it overlaps in part with the city's more senior music festival), has gained prominence as an event dressed for film fans that also can cater, when necessary, to film buyers -- with plenty of barbecue for all. There was a period of time when we would have more distributors and indie people than most festivals, (including Picturehouse's) Bob Berney (and Sony Pictures Classics') Michael Barker.

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