LOS ANGELES— “Avatar” and “The Hurt Locker” took narrow leads in the Oscar race on Tuesday as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences scattered its honors among an unusually wide field of contenders. Each film received nine nominations, including best picture and best director for James Cameron (“Avatar”) and Kathryn Bigelow (“Hurt Locker”). The anti-Nazi revenge fantasy “Inglourious Basterds” followed close behind with eight nominations, including best director and best original screenplay for Quentin Tarantino, and best supporting actor for Christoph Waltz. The harsh drama “Precious: Based on …

The Square New Trailer
Release Date: April 9, 2010
Director: Nash Edgerton
Screenwriter: Joel Edgerton, Matthew Dabner
Starring: David Roberts, Claire van der Bloom, Anthony Hayes, Joel Edgerton
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Plot: Escaping the monotony of a loveless marriage, Raymond becomes entangled in an affair with the beautiful and troubled Carla.

Release Date: January 29, 2010 (NY, LA; wider: February 12)
Studio: IndieVest Pictures
Director: Hue Rhodes
Screenwriter: Hue Rhodes
Starring: Steve Buscemi, Sarah Silverman, Romany Malco, Peter Dinklage, Emmanuelle Chirqui
Story:After a run of bad luck, John (Steve Buscemi), a compulsive gambler, runs away from Las Vegas and toward a normal job and life. Taking a nondescript position in an auto insurance company in Albuquerque, he tries to get ahead in the straight world, amid the ever-present temptations of scratch-off lotto tickets.
When his boss, Mr. Townsend (Peter Dinklage), asks John to accompany his top fraud …