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Gold Derby nuggets: Hit docs left off Oscars long list | Crazy journey for 'Crazy Heart' | 'Lost' returns Feb. 2
19 November 2009 6:55 PM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
• Only 15 of the 89 feature-length documentaries eligible made it onto the academy's long list that will now be winnowed down to a final five by members of the documentary branch. Among those widely distributed docs that failed to make the cut were Oscar champ Michael Moore's ("Bowling for Columbine") latest effort "Capitalism: A Love Story" -- which merited just 61 at Metacritic -- as well as "The September Issue" (Mc score of 69), Oscar winner Davis Guggenheim's ("An Inconvenient Truth") rock doc "It Might Get Loud" (Mc score of 70), "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" (Mc score of 82) and "Tyson" (Mc score of 83). Each of the sub-themes of those snubbed docs... »
- tomoneil
No Michael Moore in Oscar's Documentary Short List? What's up, Doc?
19 November 2009 1:42 PM, PST | Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news »
Surpassed only by Twilight’s Volturi in terms of blood-sucking elitism, the Academy’s documentary committee winnowed the field of Oscar hopefuls in the feature documentary category to 15. For those who wish to score major ‘Obama’ points at their next macrobiotic wine tasting, the full list of mandatory viewing can be found below. And for those poor souls who simply want a leg up in their Oscar pool, perhaps we can help them read between the lines of the committee's arcane choices. The first insight is that the Academy continues its time-honored tradition of scorning all things popular with the seething, worm-like masses. It’s not much of a surprise that Michael Moore’s coy, agitprop piece Capitalism: A Love Story didn’t make the cut. After Moore violated the first rule of Academy Club—you do not talk politics at Academy Club—with his acceptance speech for Farenheit 9/11, it »
Michael Moore won’t be causing a ruckus at the Oscars this year
19 November 2009 8:34 AM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
In a surprising snub, Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story heads a list of high profile non-fiction features ignored in the long-list vying for a Best Documentary Academy Award Nomination.
The rotund polemicist had previously won the award for Bowling Columbine and pushed for his Palme D’Or winning follow-up Fahrenheit 9/11 to contend in the Best Picture category. The snub is quite astonishing although it may well relate to his controversial acceptance speech in 2002 where he used the Academy stage to badmouth then incumbent president George W. Bush.
Capitalism: A Love Story is joined, rather incredibly, by James Toback’s insightful Tyson biopic and one of the years best films Anvil! The Story of Anvil. Moore was also not the only former winner to fail to gain a nomination either. David Guggenheim, director of An Inconvenient Truth, and his film It Might Get Loud also constitute a notable omission. »
- Kieron
Oscar Watch: Documentary Branch Snubs Capitalism: A Love Story
18 November 2009 4:14 PM, PST | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
The Academy documentary branch has named their short list of fifteen films (full list on jump), which will be narrowed down to five on Oscar nominations morning February 2. Winning the Oscar would seem to have been a disqualifier this year, as the doc committee snubbed this year’s highest-profile documentary, Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story as well as It Might Get Loud, whose director David Guggenheim won the Oscar for An Inconvenient Truth. This group tends to lean toward social activism like The Cove or Food Inc. (the only film to score top noms at the Gotham, Cinema Eye, and Ida Documentary Awards) more than … »
PGA Honors Precious.
18 November 2009 3:18 PM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Jose here with some award news.
Continuing to establish itself as a front runner in the awards race, Precious: Based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire, has been chosen by the Producers Guild of America to receive its prestigious Stanley Kramer Award for illuminating provocative social issues in an accessible and elevating fashion.
This award not only confirms the movie will be one of the ten chosen by the PGA for its Producer of the Year award, but bodes well for its chances of getting even more Oscar attention.
The Academy simply loves social issues (remember 2005?) and Kramer (who directed and produced Inherit the Wind and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner among others) was an icon in this aspect, even if the quality of the films he made didn't amount to much artistically. Stanley's films always talked about things we wanted to ignore. He taught us so much about ourselves »
- Jose
Gore Urged To Go Veggie For 30 Days
11 November 2009 5:41 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Celebrated environmental activist Al Gore has a new challenge on his hands - to go veggie for 30 days.
The politician, author and star of documentary An Inconvenient Truth will face PETA protesters when he arrives at a book signing event in Los Angeles on Thursday; they'll be urging Gore to give up meat.
Led by a near-naked activist dressed as Mother Earth, the PETA supporters will attempt to convince Gore that vegetarianism is a key to securing the future of the planet.
PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman says, "More and more, we are hearing about the damage that meat production does to our water supply, the forests, and the global climate.
"In light of these reports, we are asking Mr. Gore simply to try going vegetarian for 30 days. During that time, he could save eight animals' lives and maybe even his own!" »
'9/11' Tops 'Telegraph' Movies of the Decade List
7 November 2009 1:11 AM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
We're just a couple months away from the acknowledged end of the decade (it's really next year, because there was never a year zero, so this decade actually ends in 2010), and that means we'll get Best of the Decade lists on top of Best of the Year lists. I'm actually looking forward to the process myself and I'm revisiting some of the 25 movies or so I think have a chance to make my own list.
The Telegraph has unveiled a top 100 list, but not necessarily in terms of quality. Instead, we have the most significant hundred films from the past decade, the movies that "defined" the decade. There are, of course, some picks you'll certainly agree with; we have the top 25 listed and you can read the paper's entire list and see even more great films. But their selection of Fahrenheit 9/11 as the number one movie of the past ten years is almost completely unqualified. »
- Colin Boyd
Film: Review:Collapse
5 November 2009 12:01 PM, PST | avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news »
The current documentary landscape is chockfull of doom-laden scenarios of every stripe: If global warming (An Inconvenient Truth) doesn’t get you, then maybe genetically engineered Frankenfoods (Food, Inc.), will. Or contaminated water (Flow). Or crushing personal (Maxed Out) and national (I.O.U.S.A.) debt. But few apocalyptic visions are as comprehensive and frighteningly assured as the one offered by Michael Ruppert, the subject of Chris Smith’s mesmerizing new documentary Collapse. A former Los Angeles police officer turned independent reporter, Ruppert has chased big stories for his self-published newsletter, From The Wilderness, on everything from CIA involvement ... »
This Is It Madness
3 November 2009 2:03 PM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
two brief but belated Oscar notes
For months now, people have been reciting various reasons why the 10-Wide Best Picture field is a bad idea. For all the chatter no one has yet talked about the most harmful effect of this decision: armchair and professional punditry has slipped, perhaps irrevocably, into insanity. The world has entirely forgotten what the Oscars are like or, rather, what they like. In the summer everyone seemed convinced that totally atypical films like Star Trek (X), The Hangover and District 9 were Best Picture likely. The new 'Best Pic Nominee To Be' is This Is It, the Michael Jackson documentary. [I've tried not to mention this article for well over 48ish hours but I've finally caved because it's been haunting my thoughts ever since. Share in the daymares with me!] That prediction comes despite the fact that Michael Jackson has never even been so much as a songwriting Oscar nominee and no documentary has ever performed that trick. In fact, I'm not sure you'd even be able to find a documentary that has managed more »
- NATHANIEL R
Former VP Al Gore To Make His 6th "Late Show" Guest Appearance Tuesday
28 October 2009 5:12 AM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore will be visiting David Letterman's "Late Show" next week. He will be making his sixth guest appearance on the CBS show Tuesday, November 3.
Gore will be releasing his new book, "Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis," on the same day as his TV appearance. Brad Paisley will be the musical guest on that day.
He has also authored a few other bestsellers, such as "Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit," "An Inconvenient Truth," and "The Assault on Reason."
Gore was the co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for his dedication to the environment.
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Good Halloween Movie Double Features
24 October 2009 8:00 PM, PDT | MoviesOnline.ca | See recent MoviesOnline news »
With Halloween on the horizon, a lot of people might be planning a shindig of some sort to celebrate. Most will have costume parties, which is terrific, as they usually involve scantily clad females pretending to be something ordinary like a prison guard or dental hygienist, but really sexy. These parties will also most likely contain disturbing, horror-themed food-stuffs, and an increasingly gory display of body parts strewn across the premises like something out of a bad crime scene.
(I tell you, if I had money, I would invest in a Halloween store, as they seem to make mint and only have to work 3 months of the year).
There are also large groups of nerds out there (myself included) who enjoy subjecting their friends to horror movies they may have not yet seen, or seen with a group of people, which is the best way to experience most horror flicks. »
‘Home’ - Rob Reports from Viff
20 October 2009 4:22 PM, PDT | MovieSet.com | See recent MovieSet.com news »
‘Home‘ screened at Granville 7, Vancouver International Film Festival on October 16, 2009
By Robert Shaer
Movie: Home
Director: Yann-Arthus Bertrand
The first stunning images of Yann-Arthus Bertrand’s newest film, Home, are of a landscape continuously shaped by the volcanoes that dominate it. This is a world appearing free from human influence remaining a ‘living record that offers us a glimpse of what Earth was like at its birth’ suggests the narrator. Better known for his aerial still photography, notably the book and traveling exhibit Earth From Above, Yann-Arthus Bertrand offers Home as spectacular view of the world consistent with a body of work that spans every continent and too many countries to count. It is also an unapologetic and somewhat dour look at the precarious imbalance between human industry and the natural world.
I first encountered Bretrand’s work late in 2003, at an outdoor exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, »
- Kyle Zahar
No global warming?
16 October 2009 | Cineman.ch/en | See recent Cineman.ch/en news »
Boycotted by Hollywood and ignored by traditional media, the documentary "Not Evil Just Wrong" takes issue with the alarmist theories of Al Gore and attacks the arguments made by global warming lobbyists. With death threats against them, the makers of the documentary, Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer, have taken out the big guns. Claiming the alarmist theories posited by the sustainable development lobby, as well as those of Al Gore in "An Inconvenient Truth", are exaggerated and incorrect, the Irish couple says the laws adopted to fight global warming will have worse consequences for mankind. The film makes a parallel between their cause and the banning of Ddt in 1972 thanks to ecology lobbyists, pointing to the fact that since the insecticide has been taken off the market, mosquitoes have flourished and 40 million people have died of malaria. McElhinney and McAleer also include a clip of Greenpeace CEO, Gerd Leipold, admitting »
- Constantin Xenakis (Cineman)
It Might Get Loud Cranks It Up on DVD and Blu-ray on December 22nd
13 October 2009 9:42 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
You can bring home a documentary featuring three amazing guitarists on DVD and Blu-ray this December. It Might Get Loud will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 22. The standard DVD will be priced at $27.96 Srp while the Bd will go for $37.95 Srp. We don't have cover art images yet, but we'll update this story as soon as we have the artwork. The film stars Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, U2's The Edge and The White Stripes' Jack White.
The electric guitar has dominated popular music for the last half century. Anyone who has ever plugged into an amp understands its power. So does the average stadium crowd. But if you have too much exposure to amateurs, you might forget the incredible range of expression that the creation pioneered by Les Paul can achieve in the hands of masters.
Director Davis Guggenheim, well-known for his Academy Award-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth, »
Blu-Ray Review: ‘Ghost House Underground Four Film Collection’ Offers Few Chills
12 October 2009 8:07 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – It’s always nice to see world-famous filmmakers raising awareness about work from their lesser known peers. Where would Eli Roth be without Quentin Tarantino, or Neill Blomkamp be without Peter Jackson, or Danny McBride and Jody Hill be without the better half of Hollywood’s comedy titans? That’s why it’s nice to see “Evil Dead” creators Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert “hand pick” the indie horror films they admire, and then assist in their distribution.
Overall Blu-Ray Rating: 2.5/5.0
Raimi and Tapert’s “Ghost House Underground” series began last year with a collection of eight features that included the exuberant zombie satire “Dance of the Dead.” This year’s collection has shrunk to four features, none of which are as fun or memorable as last year’s “Dance.” Only one film manages to satisfy, while the other three vary in their degrees of mediocrity and failure. Let »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Al Gore will answer your question until they kill the mic
12 October 2009 11:46 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Well, this is convenient: Philip McAleer, whose independent film purporting to explain "the true cost of global warming hysteria," Not Evil, Just Wrong, releases this Friday, got to ask Al Gore about the inaccuracies of 2006's An Inconvenient Truth at the Soceity of Environmental Journalists' annual meeting in Madison, Wis. Would you have "killed the mic" on McAleer, too? Or perhaps you'd like to hear Gore answer more questions about his science? [via Columbia Journalism Review] Science is annoying! »
- Annie Barrett
Woody Harrelson: 'Zombies are ecological'
1 October 2009 7:16 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Woody Harrelson has joked that a zombie infestation would be an ecological blessing. The Zombieland actor told Parade that a takeover by the undead could be of interest to former Us vice president and An Inconvenient Truth writer Al Gore. Harrelson said: "In my mind, zombies are pretty ecological because they eat humans who are causing most of the ecological damage to the planet. "So, if you think about it, it's better for the environment if zombies are overrunning the Earth. Maybe I've got the plot for a sequel here which might get (more) »
- By Mayer Nissim
Exclusive Interview: Hope Glows With 'Fierce Light' for Velcrow Ripper
1 October 2009 12:07 AM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Scenes of violent street protests tend to capture the attention of the news media during major political summits. Is aggression the only meaningful method of activism in a world in which people feel detached from world leaders, though? That is a question asked by Canadian independent filmmaker Velcrow Ripper in his latest documentary, Fierce Light.
Velcrow Ripper has been directing fiction and documentary films since his teenage years and even his earliest productions had political themes. He is no militant, though. Inspired by such activists as Gandhi and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, he seems more intent on encouraging introspection than persuasion. Fierce Light exemplifies that. The film essentially chronicles Ripper's personal exploration of different methods of activism and raises more questions than it answers. His approach, combined with some beautiful and striking images from some of the world's most exotic places, makes Fierce Light feel more like Baraka than An Inconvenient Truth »
Biggest Doc Ever?
28 September 2009 4:20 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Jose here with some box office news. Reuters is reporting that Michael Jackson's This Is It has broken advance ticket records all over the world.
The documentary/concert film spans the rehearsals of Jackson's eponymous "comeback" that would've taken place in London before the entertainer's sudden death.
In cities like Los Angeles and New York, fans waited outside in line for days before the tickets went on sale yesterday morning. In Tokyo, the film sold $1 million in advance tickets. With the undying passion of Jackson fans could this eventually become the highest grossing documentary of all time? This genre hasn't been particularly lucky in the money making department.
The highest grossing documentaries stand as follows:
1. Fahrenheit 9/11 (Michael Moore) $119,194,771
2. March of the Penguins $77,437,223
3. Earth $32,011,576
4. Sicko (Michael Moore) $24,540,079
5. An Inconvenient Truth $24,146,161
6. Bowling for Columbine (Michael Moore) $21,576,018
7. Madonna: Truth or Dare $15,012,935
8. Religulous $13,011,160
9. Winged Migration $11,689,053
10. Super Size Me $11,536,423
(numbers courtesy of Box Office »
- Jose
Academy Documentary Series Looks for Connections
17 September 2009 3:20 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Steve Pond
You may have noticed that documentaries often come in groups: there are lots of films about Iraq (“Taxi to the Dark Side,” “Iraq in Fragments”), films about the environment (“An Inconvenient Truth,” “Encounters at the End of the World”), films about the economy (“Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room,” “Capitalism: A Love Story”) …
For the Academy, that kind of repetition is a very good thing.
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- Steve Pond
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