Aside from "God Is the Bigger Elvis," it's another year of grim, issue-oriented films in the Oscar short-documentary category
"Something for Nothing: The Art of Rap" marks Ice-T's directorial debut
"Like Water" explores the life of the UFC champion Anderson Silva
ItsontheGrid.com sat down at Sundance with the filmmakers of THE OTHER DREAM TEAM.
Several days after Moore talked about the changes he spearheaded, AMPAS confirms that his overhaul of the process will take effect
Snubbed by Oscar voters, Steve James accepts top documentary awards from renegade Academy governor Michael Moore
Under the new rule, only documentaries that have been reviewed in The New York Times or the Los Angeles Times will be eligible for Oscar consideration
Jackson's WingNut Films produced and Amy Berg directed the film about the three men who had their Arkansas murder convictions overturned
Film from Chilean director Patricio Guzman did not make the Oscar doc shortlist
Top 5 List includes "Bill Cunningham" and "Project Nim," doing nothing to clarify confusing documentary-awards picture
Steve James's "The Interrupters" doesn't make the documentary shortlist; Werner Herzog also snubbed
Documentary organization also announces that awards show will be hosted by Josh Fox, Tiffany Shlain and Eddie Schmidt
Even Martin Scorsese is in the running in a very confusing year for Oscar documentaries
International Documentary Association nominations leave out many of the year's best-known docs
Teen pop idol's concert film is a quirky addition to lineup of critically-acclaimed documentary nominees
A giant carved head is proof that Mayans entertained visitors from outer space, say filmmakers
Uplifting titles like "Pina," "Swell Season" and "Being Elmo" are around this year - but longshots for Oscars. Hey, it's okay to have fun at the movies
Several of the shortlisted filmmakers are previous Oscar nominees
Short from journalist killed in Libya makes list of 11 finalists for nonfiction short film award
Filmmakers, Mexican government will reveal secrets about the extraterrestrials who took Mayans off the planet -- seriously!
DocuWeeks entry "S.O.S./State of Security" has had an easier time overseas than here at home
Docs about Cuban architecture, Death Valley community among first group to take aim at the golden statuette
The crowd-funding campaign for "Dying to Do Letterman" reveals the costs of competing for an Academy Award at DocuWeeks
Country singer Chely Wright jeopardized her career when she came out of the closet; indie doc provides a raw and riveting account
Annual Oscar-qualifying showcase to screen in Los Angeles and New York in August and September
Writer David Carr and director Andrew Rossi talk about the project, which screens Wednesday night at the L.A. Film Festival
Shunned by normal financiers, Hanks quickly raises $60,000 on Kickstarter for his look at historic music retailer
Hollyblog: We learned an easy lesson filming "The China Question" in 2009 -- after Wednesday's Gmail crackdown, that lesson gets harder to explain
Makers of vibrant high-school poetry film find Oprah's Doc Club a new destination in a changing landscape -- but it comes at a price
The production and distribution company acquires a documentary about an investigator who spent 10 years trying to expose Bernard Madoff's ponzi scheme
Documentary festival teams with crowdfunding platform to single out five films
Acclaimed look at inner-city violence from Steve James will be released theatrically in the summer
