Tuesday, December 03, 2013

15 Documentary Features Advance in 2013 Oscar Race

15 Documentary Features Advance in 2013 Oscar® Race "The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for the 86th Oscars." Here they are alphabetically:

  • The Act of Killing
  • The Armstrong Lie
  • Blackfish
  • The Crash Reel
  • Cutie and the Boxer
  • Dirty Wars
  • First Cousin Once Removed
  • God Loves Uganda
  • Life According to Sam
  • Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
  • The Square
  • Stories We Tell
  • Tim’s Vermeer
  • 20 Feet from Stardom
  • Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington

I've seen three of them, all at IFFBoston this year.

  • The Act of Killing - One of the most amazing docs (and film) I've seen
  • Dirty Wars - Jeremy Scahill investigates our special ops forces, very good, gets a little lost at the end
  • 20 Feet from Stardom - A lot of fun about backup singers, a few women have sung virtually every song you know

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