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Documenting January 6by Sonny Bunch on May 18, 2024
Freelance photographer Mel D. Cole (‘The Sixth’)On this week’s episode, I’m joined by Sean Fine and Andrea Nix-Fine to discuss their searing look at the assault on the Capitol on January 6 perpetrated by supporters of Donald Trump attempting […]
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‘Savanna and the Mountain’ Review: Brechtian Documentary Shines Light on the Ugly Nuances of Environmentalismby Christian Zilko on May 18, 2024
Cannes: In documenting a Portuguese village’s attempt to halt construction of a lithium mine, Paulo Carneiro’s film exposes how the mission of fighting climate change is often at odds with preservation.
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This Week In Documentaryby Christopher Campbell on May 18, 2024
As we pass the midpoint of May, the number of great documentary films and series continues to rise exponentially, and we’re already seeing some of this year’s titles recognized and honored by major awards bodies. We also welcome whatever […]
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Here’s Why We Needed ‘Judge and the Justice’by Christian Toto on May 17, 2024
It’s been nearly six years since the Kavanaugh hearings rocked the nation. We got a crash course in MeToo, political tribalism and how the media treats abuse allegations against GOP figures. Current Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh wasn’t […]
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The Blue Angels movie review & film summary (2024)on May 17, 2024
“The Blue Angels,” a nonfiction film about the Navy’s flight demonstration team, was made for IMAX, in two senses of the phrase. First, technically: according to Cineworld’s website, “‘The Blue Angels’ was shot with Sony’s Venice […]
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Taking Venice movie review & film summary (2024) | Roger Eberton May 17, 2024
In 1964, Robert Rauschenberg won the coveted Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale, an international exhibition of contemporary work. The documentary “Taking Venice” is about the behind-the-scenes maneuvers that resulted in Rauschenberg taking the […]
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Interview: Yance Ford On ‘Power’by Christopher Campbell on May 16, 2024
With his Oscar-nominated debut feature, Strong Island, Yance Ford made a very personal film that only he could have created, and it wasn’t clear what path his career would take from there. Would his other documentaries be as focused on family […]
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New Doc Examines Hamas Massacre at Nova Music Festivalby Charisma Madarang on May 16, 2024
We Will Dance Again will feature survivor accounts and “footage captured by both the victims and Hamas”
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‘The Damned’ Review: Roberto Minervini’s Documentary-Like Civil War Drama Is a Cold Slog Into Hell and Backby David Ehrlich on May 16, 2024
Cannes: This lo-fi Civil War movie follows a doomed unit of U.S. Army volunteers as they wander the borderlands of Montana during the winter of 1862.
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Heading back to Downtown Beirutby noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) on May 15, 2024
Photo by David Vega via Flaming Pablum On Friday evening, you can revisit a celebrated and long-gone East Village bar (RIP 1994).Lucky on B plays host to two shorts filmed at Downtown Beirut, 158 First Ave. between Ninth Street and 10th Street… […]
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Michael Moore’s ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’ Looks Tame But Still Amuses 20 Years Laterby Christopher Campbell on May 15, 2024
Michael Moore and George W. Bush in a promotional image for Fahrenheit 9/11In May 2004, the Cannes Film Festival welcomed its second Michael Moore film into the main competition. This time, Moore won, as Fahrenheit 9/11 became the rare documentary […]
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Dawn Porter’s Luther Vandross Documentary ‘Never Too Much’ Acquired by CNN Films and OWNby Brian Welk on May 15, 2024
Exclusive: The acquisition is an encouraging step in the right direction for CNN Films, which in 2022 scaled back under former leader Chris Licht.
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Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg review – rockn’roll ‘muse’ in the spotlightby Peter Bradshaw on May 15, 2024
Documentary tells the melancholy story of the model and actor at the centre of the 60s music industry but also weirdly peripheral to itAnita Pallenberg endured many things, including the condescension of being labelled “muse” to the Rolling […]
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IDA Member Spotlight: Elahe Esmailiby anisa@documentary.org on May 14, 2024
IDA Member Spotlight: Elahe Esmaili anisa@document… Mon, 05/13/2024 – 13:55
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Ross Brothers Hybrid Film Tops The Documentary Box Officeby Christopher Campbell on May 14, 2024
Gasoline Rainbow (Department of Motion Pictures)Yes, the “documentary box office” was topped by a film that’s not exactly a “documentary” this past weekend. Bill and Turner Ross’s Gasoline Rainbow is another feature from the fraternal […]
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Margaret Williams obituaryby Lyndsey Winship on May 14, 2024
Director who brought contemporary dance to mainstream British TV audiences with films such as Outside In and VeteransA “magician of the camera” with an extraordinary visual sense, Margaret Williams, who has died aged 73, was a pioneering […]
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Cutting to the Chase with Thelma Schoonmakerby Jason Gorber on May 14, 2024
When discussing the films of Martin Scorsese, it’s easy to marvel at his collaborations with a core team over the years. Actors such as Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio have become almost synonymous with the auteur’s work. However, one voice […]
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Berlinale 2024: Memories of Warby Sevara Pan on May 13, 2024
Berlinale 2024: Memories of War Sevara Pan Mon, 05/13/2024 – 17:50
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