Tag Archives: Nonfiction

Holy Grail: The State of Nonfiction

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Zac Petrillo

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71E_fbTzfFc%5D Lately, a number of people have approached me about a troubling trend in documentary films. Basically, there’s a sense that while documentaries have risen to prominence, so too has a lack of creativity and a somewhat lazy reliance on … Continue reading →

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Will’s Favorite Films of 2012

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Will Templin

I saw many solid films released in 2012. Of those, a few stand out a little bit more than the rest. Admittedly every film on my list is flawed in some way, yet there was at least one thing that … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: How to Survive a Plague

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Haunting and uncomfortably real, How to Survive a Plague uses the passion for its subject and the aggressive passion of it subjects to tell a powerful story of hope. With candid footage that shows people suffering from AIDS on the … Continue reading →

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Best Feature Documentary Oscar Shortlist

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

This would have been an excellent list of nonfiction selections had The Central Park Five not been inexplicably left out. I guess it wouldn’t be the Documentary Oscar category without a few egregious snubs (see: Steve James). I need to … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: The Imposter

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS It’s nothing new for a documentary or another form of nonfiction to play on an observer’s perception of truth as way to increase the engagement of a complex story. In some ways, every piece of supposed … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

In recent years, namely in Pina and Exit Through the Gift Shop, artists have proven compelling subjects for documentary filmmakers to explore. In many ways, the very nature of the nonfiction form mirrors the elusive quality of investigative or interactive … Continue reading →

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Criterion Announces Chronicle of a Summer

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

“Chronicling” far more than only a summer, Jean Rouch’s 1960 documentary remains the definitive nonfiction project to probe the nature of moviemaking, acting, performance, and perspective. What a novel idea to film a group of random subjects, screen their footage … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: West of Memphis

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Amy Berg’s West of Memphis sets out to be the definitive account of a case that has lingered in the public psyche for close to a quarter of a century. An introduction by Peter Jackson (the film’s producer and major … Continue reading →

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