Monitoring the documentary standouts of 2012 so far

Posted by · 3:53 pm · June 12th, 2012

With revised Oscar rules for the doc race making it easier to spot contenders, what first-half releases are in with a shout?

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Oscar-winning doc 'Undefeated' does gangbusters in Memphis

Posted by · 10:21 am · March 10th, 2012

The home town contributed 25% of last weekend’s overall gross.

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Off the Carpet: AMPAS hits reset

Posted by · 9:49 am · February 27th, 2012

So, the Oscars happened.

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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Documentary Feature

Posted by · 8:08 am · February 16th, 2012

I have no idea what’s going to win the Best Documentary Feature category. Zero. Zilch. Nada. I might as well get that out of the way right at the top. And I’ve even seen each film twice. It’s a rare year that sees such solid arguments in favor of each and every nominee of the bunch. That’s not to say that, personally speaking, each nominee is award-worthy, but I could just see the Academy’s doc voters falling for any of them.

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'Undefeated' demands a recount on the shots

Posted by · 7:39 am · February 16th, 2012

Every year when I wrap up the annual shots column, there are inevitably a few images that linger into my mind and make me wish I had considered them a little more, or make me wish they hadn’t hidden from my memory until it was too late. But never has such a shot hit me so hard that I could legitimately say it might have been my top choice.

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MCN's Gurus make their final calls

Posted by · 9:26 am · February 11th, 2012

The Gurus o’ Gold collective of Oscar dorks (yours truly included) at Movie City News have offered up final-ish predictions. I imagine David Poland will give us all an opportunity to change this or that, and certainly, my own picks aren’t final until the Friday or Saturday before the show, but for the most part, these are where the chips lie.

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Off the Carpet: Harvey's victory lap

Posted by · 8:37 am · February 6th, 2012

A trip down memory lane as ‘The Artist’ sets its sights on The Weinstein Company’s second-straight Best Picture Oscar.

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Exclusive: Root for the underdog in the trailer for Weinstein's Oscar-nominated doc 'Undefeated'

Posted by · 11:42 am · January 27th, 2012

One of the documentary features nominated by the Academy Tuesday was Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Matin’s “Undefeated.” No, not the Sarah Palin thing. This is a chronicle of an inner-city North Memphis, Tennessee high school football team’s journey through, with all the petty and profound drama that comes with it, and it’s an outstanding portrait.

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Round-up: Williams takes her Marilyn Monroe impression to GQ

Posted by · 8:15 am · January 18th, 2012

Also: Mourning Colman’s BAFTA snub, and Gervais steps down

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Academy advances 15 doc features, 'Senna,' 'Interrupters' stunningly snubbed

Posted by · 1:06 pm · November 18th, 2011

The Academy has announced its list of qualifying films for the Best Documentary Feature Oscar, and there were, as usual, some head-turning snubs. Poor, poor Werner Herzog and Errol Morris.

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