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Much like last week’s announcement in their top category, most of the usual suspects are present in the Guild’s documentary lineup. I’m particularly pleased to see French New Wave veteran Agnès Varda continue to rack up a healthy precursor tally; at this rate, she’s on course for her first Oscar nomination. (She’d be breaking an […]
DGA doc nominees include ‘Cove,’ ‘Anvil,’ ‘Agnes’
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:03 pm · January 12th, 2010
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Things of beauty: Guy’s best of 2009
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:01 am · December 23rd, 2009
The year of the woman. The year of animation. The year of science-fiction. Depending on who you read (and believe), the final year of the decade has been an awful lot of things. If you’re with Kris, it’s also the best cinematic year of the last ten. If you’re with an awful lot of others, […]
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First wave of LAFCA winners
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:39 pm · December 13th, 2009
I’ll offer some commentary when we have the full list of winners at 2.30, but for now I’ll just convey my astonishment at the competence of my predictions so far. And offer a hearty cheer for Agnes Varda. Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds” Runner-up: Peter Capaldi, “In the Loop” Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, […]
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Thoughts on the Oscar doc list
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:23 pm · November 19th, 2009
Perhaps inevitably, the bulk of online chatter about the Best Documentary Feature shortlist unveiled yesterday focused less on the films that made it, and more on those that didn’t. It’s par for the course for the Academy’s documentary branch to ignore a major title or two, but even by their severe standards, the list of […]
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AMPAS announces doc feature short list, ‘Anvil,’ ‘Capitalism’ snubbed
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:51 pm · November 18th, 2009
You can check out the full press release here. The list of 15 competing titles as follows: • “The Beaches of Agnes,” Agnès Varda, director (Cine-Tamaris) • “Burma VJ,” Anders Østergaard, director (Magic Hour Films) • “The Cove,” Louie Psihoyos, director (Oceanic Preservation Society) • “Every Little Step,” James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo, […]
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‘Che,’ ‘W.’ among films announced to play London fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:14 am · September 10th, 2008
Looking down the list of titles in the newly-revealed lineup for next month’s London Film Festival lineup, my initial reaction was one of mild disappointment. Plenty of exciting titles, for sure, but it doesn’t quite match last year’s feast that included everything from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” to “The Assassination of Jesse James” […]
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