Searching for Sugar Man

Directors Guild Agrees: Ben Affleck Is the Man and 'Argo' Is the Movie

Awards | Oscars
 February 2, 2013 By Steve Pond 19 weeks ago

Ben Affleck wins DGA Award on top of recent PGA and SAG victories; "Searching for Sugar Man," "Breaking Bad," "Girls" also win awards

  

The Eagles Talk and Dave Grohl Rocks as Sundance Gets Musical

Movies
 January 20, 2013 By Steve Pond 21 weeks ago

In a year in which lots of music docs are hoping for some of that "Searching for Sugar Man" magic, the Eagles and Dave Grohl come to Sundance with rock history lessons

  

Oscar Foreign-Language, Documentary Films: Do You Vote With Your Heart or Head?

 January 16, 2013 By Steve Pond 21 weeks ago

They say in the foreign-language category, Academy members vote with their hearts; in the doc category, they vote with their heads. But is that always true?

  

Malik Bendjelloul Searched the World to Find 'Sugar Man' Tale

Awards
 January 11, 2013 By Sharon Waxman 22 weeks ago

“I felt this was the best story I ever heard in my life,” he told TheWrap -- he started to make a full-length documentary, but his Swedish TV backers were not enthusiastic

  

'5 Broken Cameras' Named Top Doc at Cinema Eye Honors

Awards | Oscars
 January 9, 2013 By Steve Pond 22 weeks ago

Low-budget film about Israeli-Palestinian conflict wins big prize at New York awards show for nonfiction filmmaking; "Detropia," "The Imposter" and "Bully" also honored

  

Steve Pond: 'Zero Dark Thirty' and 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' Top My Imaginary Oscar Ballot

Awards | Oscars
 December 30, 2012 By Steve Pond 24 weeks ago

A Top 10 list in the form of an Oscar ballot includes "Zero Dark Thirty," "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Silver Linings Playbook," "Amour" ... plus "Skyfall" and "Wreck-It Ralph"

  

'Searching for Sugar Man' Rocks the IDA Awards

Awards
 December 7, 2012 By Steve Pond 27 weeks ago

"Searching for Sugar Man" is named the year's top doc at the International Documentary Association's IDA Awards

  

'Bully,' 'How to Survive a Plague,' 'Sugar Man' Make Oscars Documentary Short List

Movies
 December 3, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 28 weeks ago

"The Gatekeepers" also included on list of 15 films, "West of Memphis" is snubbed

  

'Searching for Sugar Man' Wins Producers Guild Doc Nomination

Awards
 November 30, 2012 By Steve Pond 28 weeks ago

"Sugar Man" is best-known doc on list that also includes "The Island President," "The Other Dream Team," "The Gatekeepers" and "A People Uncounted"

  

'Searching for Sugar Man,' 'First Cousin Once Removed' Win at International Documentary Festival

Movies
 November 23, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 29 weeks ago

"Searching for Sugar Man," about the revived career of musican Rodriguez, takes home Best Music Documentary and Audience awards at IDFA

  

'Searching for Sugar Man' Tops Cinema Eye Honors Nominations

Awards
 November 2, 2012 By Steve Pond 32 weeks ago

Rock doc "Searching for Sugar Man" and mistaken-identity tale "The Imposter" lead all films with five nominations for Cinema Eye Honors

  

Top IDA Doc Nominees Deal With Rock, Rape, Race, Riches - And Cows

Awards
 October 22, 2012 By Steve Pond 34 weeks ago

The International Documentary Association nominates "Searching for Sugar Man," "The Invisible War," "The Central Park Five," "The Queen of Versailles" and "Women With Cows" for doc-feature honors

  

‘Searching for Sugar Man' Rodriguez: From Poverty to Carnegie Hall

Movies
 October 5, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 36 weeks ago

Since "Searching for Sugar Man," the resurrection of folk singer Rodriguez is as remarkable as his fall into obscurity

  

New Rules Could Give Oscar Documentary Field a Different Look This Year

Awards | Oscars
 September 24, 2012 By Steve Pond 38 weeks ago

A change in the Oscar documentary process could help unconventional films like "Samsara" and "Searching for Sugar Man" -- but maybe not "2016 Obama's America"

  

Independent Box Office: 'Ruby Sparks' Averages $11K Per-Screen

Movies | Box Office
 July 29, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 46 weeks ago

Fox Searchlight's romantic comedy "Ruby Sparks" clicks and LD Entertainment's "Killer Joe" averages $12,621 on its three screens. "Safety Not Guaranteed" gets a Facebook boost

  

LA Film Fest Journeys Into Music's Lost and Found

Movies
 June 21, 2012 By Steve Pond 51 weeks ago

"Ballads, Blues and Bluegrass," "Searching for Sugar Man" and "Neil Young Journeys" are among the fascinating musical films at the Los Angeles Film Festival

  

Sundance Deals: The Weinstein Company Picks Up 'Lay the Favorite'

Deal Central | Movies
 January 29, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein & Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

Bruce Willis, Laura Prepon, Rebecca Hall and Catherine Zeta-Jones star in the movie, directed by Stephen Frears

  

40 Years Later, Detroit's Bob Dylan Is Discovered in 'Sugar Man'

Movies
 January 20, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

The thrilling, true story about artistry, circumstance and the global village sparked a standing ovation -- with the Sundance audience both crying and cheering

  
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