Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2014: Documentaries, Program B

A man carves majestic caves in sandstone rocks, and a prison hospice sees a lifer to the end.

"...Two short documentaries, each of which runs about 40 minutes, are included..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Documentaries and the Cult of Personality

How documentarians pick a winner

"...us to want to enter. Having seen so many documentaries recently I began to believe that personality is the..."

March 12, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Two New Music Documentaries About New Orleans Merge Genres and Generations

A river runs through it

"...enjoy a gumbo feast this month, as two new documentaries drop on local screens. South by Southwest 2022 selection..."

May 20, 2022 Screens Feature by Michael King

Three SXSW Documentaries Visualize SXSW Music

Somewhere you feel free

"...her crew, about the making of the movie. "Most documentaries tend to take a long view. It's someone's life..."

March 12, 2021 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Three SXSW Documentaries Visualize SXSW Music

Somewhere you feel free

March 12, 2021 Screens Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Six Documentaries Not to Miss at AGLIFF

From strong voices to strong representation, true stories being told at the LGBTQ+ film festival

Aug. 23, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

2018 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Program A

Breaion King arrest doc heads up the Oscar short list

Feb. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

2018 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Program B

Horror and hope in America's underdog communities

Feb. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

2017 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Program A

Let the voting begin

Feb. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

2017 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Program B

Be the most knowledgeable voter at your Oscar party

Feb. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

2017 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Programs A & B

Feb. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

2016 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Program A

Let the voting begin

Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

2016 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Program B

Be the most knowledgeable voter at your Oscar party

Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

2016 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Programs A & B

Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2014: Documentaries, Program A

Three remarkable stories of people's reaction to oppression.

Feb. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

50 Documentaries to See Before You Die

Morgan Spurlock leads the way

May 24, 2011 Screens Post by Belinda Acosta

The Real World: Documentaries

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Manufactured Landscapes

With the eye of an artist, photographer Edward Burtynsky views the effects of China's industrial incursions into its natural landscape.

"...the sensation you’re in uncharted waters. After all, few documentaries seek the sublime and meditative in something as dreary..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Story of the Weeping Camel

A story about a Mongolian camel and her newborn calf becomes a transfixing lesson about the rhythms of life.

"...in much the same way as Robert Flaherty’s classic documentaries, Nanook of the North and Man of Aran, in..."

July 16, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg

"...Directed by: Jerry Aronson. After numerous documentaries tracing the lively literary exploits of Beat icons William..."

Feb. 25, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The House I Live In

Eugene Jarecki examines America's war on drugs and the collateral and self-inflicted damage it has caused within one African-American family.

"...by President Nixon. We’ve seen 40 years, too, of documentaries both for and against said war, but I can..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Academy Award-Nominated Documentary Shorts 2005

A rare opportunity to see what's considered the best in the field of short docs; plus all four nominees have a socio-political bent.

"...that continues to heal. Like the first two short documentaries, “The Mushroom Club” (D: Steven Okazaki) could also use..."

April 7, 2006 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Shanghai Ghetto

"...Amir Mann. Shanghai Ghetto is one of those feature documentaries that’s intrinsically interesting because of its subject matter but..."

May 30, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Queer Culture From the 1970s to 70

Three documentaries highlight a generation of gay icons

"...he was close with. The documentary, like Schwarz's other documentaries, is satisfyingly slick and peppered with minirevelations. The emotional..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Andy Campbell

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

A rare journey behind the words of America's poet laureate

"...Documentaries about writers and the writing process are often either..."

July 5, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pavarotti

Ron Howard's documentary shows the great tenor in all his humanity

"...rock star, the larger-than-life Luciano Pavarotti, achieves something most documentaries about the deceased rarely do: It brings a man..."

June 21, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Ben Is Back

The opioid crisis invades a family Christmas in this timely drama

"...is due without being heavy-handed (save that for the documentaries), while casting the addict in a kind yet realistic..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Monrovia, Indiana

Frederick Wiseman's passive observation gets mired in rural life

"...Paradoxically, the impersonality of Frederick Wiseman’s documentaries is what makes watching them such an intensely personal..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Private War

Rosamund Pike captures war journalist Marie Colvin

"...Take the director of fearless documentaries like Cartel Land and City of Ghosts (Heineman) and..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection

The genius of the original bad boy of tennis, deconstructed

"...This year has seen a number of popular documentaries concerning the lives of notable figures: Fred Rogers, Whitney..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

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