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Good Morning Oscar, January 27: The Bloggers Are Coming 1 year ago

Jeff Wells hypes what he calls the "hotshot columnist panel" at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. It's...

By Steve Pond

DGA's Doc Noms Honor 'Inside Job,' 'Waiting for Superman'

January 12, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

"Restrepo," "Client 9" and "Last Train Home" also receive directing nominations

PGA Documentary Nominees a Serious Matter

December 3, 2010 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Producers Guild nominates a lineup of issue-oriented documentaries, snubs "Exit Through the Gift Shop"

Gotham Awards Honor 'Winter's Bone'

November 29, 2010 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

"The Oath," snubbed by the Oscars, named Best Documentary; "Black Swan" and "The Kids Are All Right" are shut out

Good Morning Oscar, November 24: Doc Talk

November 24, 2010 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Documentaries get a boost from Sundance, and aim for a bigger boost from the Academy

Good Morning Oscar, October 28: Class Participation

October 28, 2010 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Oscar goes collegiate, and documentaries get ambitious

Davis Guggenheim: An Inconvenient Truth About Our Schools

September 25, 2010 By Jordan Riefe 1 year ago

The documentary director's new "Waiting for Superman" on unions vs. non-unions, witch hunts and Obama's push for charter schools

Starbucks' Schultz: Social Media Is Key to Building Brand Trust

September 21, 2010 By Josh Dickey 1 year ago

Starbucks new digital network launching this fall will include Snagfilms, and promote "Waiting for Superman," CEO says

50,000 Pledge to See 'Superman' Doc -- Schools Get 250,000 Books

September 3, 2010 By William Yelles 1 year ago

Now publisher and non-profit will have to pony up to low-income schools

Education Documentary Draws 40,000 Pledges

August 23, 2010 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

"Waiting for 'Superman'" pledges trigger donation of school supplies from OfficeMax

Guggenheim Sticks With 'Superman' Over Justin Bieber Biopic

August 4, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 1 year ago

Oscar-winning filmmaker decides he'll be too busy promoting his upcoming documentary about America's education system

Los Angeles Film Festival: What's Up? Docs

June 27, 2010 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

“I think we put together an amazing group of documentaries this year"

Festival Notes: Waiting for 'Twilight'

June 24, 2010 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

As LAFF heads into the homestretch, things are going on besides that big vampire movie

13 Reasons to Head Downtown for the L.A. Film Fest

June 16, 2010 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

From elephants to "Knight Rider" to Levon Helm -- and, of course, there's always "Twilight: Eclipse"

Oliver Stone, Davis Guggenheim Slated for Silverdocs Fest

May 27, 2010 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Washington, DC documentary festival to screen "South of the Border," "Freakonomics," "Restrepo"

'Inconvenient Truth' Team's Doc is First Sundance Pickup

January 21, 2010 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Paramount acquires "Waiting for Superman," a documentary about the public education crisis