
documentaries
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‘Listen to Me Marlon’ Documentary Explores Marlon Brando’s Legacy In His Own Words
By Steve Pond | December 23, 2015 @ 2:00 PMOscarWrap: Director Stevan Riley says he tried to turn Marlon Brando’s own interview footage into the film Brando meant to make
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‘The Look of Silence’ Wins Top Prize at IDA Awards
By Steve Pond | December 5, 2015 @ 9:15 PMInternational Documentary Association also honors ”Best of Enemies,“ ”POV,“ ”Independent Lens“ and ”The Jinx“
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Amy Winehouse and Marlon Brando Still Alive on Oscar Documentary Shortlist
By Steve Pond | December 1, 2015 @ 2:18 PMOther films on the list of 15 include ”Best of Enemies,“ ”Going Clear“ and MIchael Moore’s ”Where To Invade Next“
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Why Emmy-Nominated Scientology, Kurt Cobain Docs Could Be Overlooked by Oscars
By Steve Pond | September 10, 2015 @ 3:19 PMThe films have 14 separate nominations at the Creative Arts Emmys, which could brand them as TV movies in the eyes of Oscar voters
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Broad Green Pictures Acquires Music Documentary ‘Song of Lahore’ (Exclusive)
By Steve Pond | September 10, 2015 @ 10:59 AMJoyous film about Pakistani musicians will get an Oscar-qualifying run in November, followed by a 2016 release
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New York Times Cuts Movie Reviews in Blow to Independent, Documentary Films
By Todd Cunningham | May 21, 2015 @ 12:17 PMPaper’s film critics will no longer offer their take on every movie opening in NYC
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SXSW Horror Documentary ‘The Nightmare’ Acquired by Gravitas
By Matt Donnelly | March 13, 2015 @ 11:27 AMRodney Ascher’s film about sleep paralysis hits theaters and VOD on June 5
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Watch Glen Campbell’s Final Concert in ‘I’ll Be Me’ Clip (Exclusive Video)
By Steve Pond | February 13, 2015 @ 2:30 PMA live performance of ”Gentle on My Mind“ is drawn from the last time the country legend took the stage
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‘Citizenfour’ Sweeps Cinema Eye Honors Documentary Awards
By Steve Pond | January 7, 2015 @ 7:16 PMFilm about Edward Snowden wins four awards, the second to do so in Cinema Eye Honors history
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Oscar-Qualifying Documentaries Revealed: Complete List of 134 Films (Exclusive)
By Steve Pond | October 31, 2014 @ 11:24 AMFilms in contention run the gamut from ”Afternoon of a Faun“ to ”A World Not Ours“
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Edward Snowden and Vivian Maier Documentaries Nominated for IDA Awards
By Steve Pond | October 29, 2014 @ 8:54 AM”CitizenFour“ and ”Finding Vivian Maier“ are joined by ”Point and Shoot,“ ”The Salt of the Earth“ and ”Tales of the Grim Sleeper“ in top doc honors
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Edward Snowden Doc Director on Taking ‘Staggering’ Risks, Angering Powerful People
By Steve Pond | October 22, 2014 @ 3:17 PM”CitizenFour’s“ Laura Poitras tells TheWrap that the answer to snooping is encryption, not legislation
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Academy Award Documentary Short Subject Contenders Down to Eight Films
By Mike Fleeman and Steve Pond | October 20, 2014 @ 1:42 PMThree of the shortlisted films, including Lucy Walker’s ”The Lion’s Mouth Opens,“ deal with terminal diseases
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Hollywood Sex Abuse Documentary ‘An Open Secret’ Highlights DOC NYC Lineup
By Steve Pond | October 15, 2014 @ 9:00 AMAmy Berg’s film will join 150 others, including works from Laura Poitras, Steve James, Wim Wenders and Rory Kennedy
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Netflix Acquires ‘Virunga,’ About Park Rangers Defending Congo’s Mountain Gorillas (Video)
By Tim Molloy | July 28, 2014 @ 6:28 AMRangers face industry, poaching, corruption and war