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Can a Doc Compete for Oscar?

When former Academy president Tom Sherak announced that the Oscars would move to a ten-film format, he stated the reasoning was to include “other types of films,” such as “animated films, blockbusters, and documentaries.” The former was immediately awarded a … Continue reading

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REVIEW: The Queen of Versailles

Throughout Lauren Greenfield’s charming, yet dispiriting, film, The Queen of Versailles, I couldn’t help but come back to the same thought: Are the kids really all right? As these children, all eight of them, walked around their mansion, aimless as robots, … Continue reading

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Into the Abyss Trailer

Early word on Herzog’s new film, Into the Abyss, is that it’s earth shattering in it’s human, straight-forward emotion. This moving trailer makes the film look like a must-see. Not sure if this one will be eligible for the doc … Continue reading

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REVIEW: Page One: Inside the New York Times

The conundrum facing news media is that if one day its entire infrastructure ceases to exist, who would be there to write about the demise? Would media write about its own death? Would another form of journalism have spawned that … Continue reading

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Documentary Short Subject Trailers

I think it’s important to get to know the little films that get nominated for Oscars but nobody ever sees. It’ll give you an edge in your pools and these tends to be some very compelling works to boot. To … Continue reading

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