Tag Archives: The Central Park Five

Those Oscar Missed: Best Documentary Feature

Posted on January 7, 2013 by filmscorehunter

CONTRIBUTED BY JAKE THOMPSON Best Documentary Feature can be an excellent showcase for documentaries that should not be missed.  I admit that I don’t get to see as many as I would like to, but when I do get to … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Films of 2012

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Zac Petrillo

I don’t pretend to know what the best film of 2012 actually was (as though these things can be defined) and I’m not sure I even know that I had a favorite. This has been a peculiar year filled with … 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: 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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Politics, Social Critics, Women Behind the Lens

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Having just seen back-to-back screenings of The Central Park Five and West of Memphis, only a week after seeing Middle of Nowhere, it struck me how loudly each film howls about the world we live in now. Besides certain contextual … Continue reading →

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IDA Noms Solidify Documentary Favorites

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Usually we can count on the International Documentary Association awards shedding new light on some relatively unknown non-fiction films. This year the nominations line up pretty closely with those that I was already anticipating, with Searching for Sugar Man and … Continue reading →

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