Tag: Documentary
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‘Navalny’ – Review
Daniel Roher’s documentary about the attempted assassination of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is a gripping and mind-blowing look into investigative journalism. Navalny is a documentary that covers the recent events surrounding the assassination attempt of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. While on a flight to Moscow in August 2020, Navalny fell suddenly and critically…
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FYC: ‘Fire of Love’ Best Documentary
Fire of Love tells the story of volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft. The Kraffts were revolutionaries in the study of volcanology, being two of the first volcanologists to capture the volcanoes up close on film. While the documentary focuses on the lives and careers of the Kraffts, including their tragic fate, it opens up the…
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‘SR.’ – Review
Though posed as a documentary, SR. is actually a love story between two generations that turns into an emotional farewell for its antiestablishment subject. Since taking on the mantle of Iron Man in 2008, Robert Downey Jr. cemented himself as a mainstay in mainstream culture. RDJ’s origin in the entertainment industry stems from his underground filmmaker father,…
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2023 Producer Guild of America (PGA) Documentary Feature
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today their Documentary Motion Pictures nominees. The ceremony for the 2023 Producers Guild Awards will take place on February 25th, 2023 in Los Angeles. Here is the full list of the nominees. All That BreathesDescendantFire of LoveNavalnyNothing ComparesRetrogradeThe Territory Four PGA winners in recent years have turned into…
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2022 Critics Choice Documentary Award (CCDA) Winners
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced their winners for their annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards (CCDA). BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATUREGood Night Oppy (Amazon Studios) (1st place)Fire of Love (National Geographic Documentary Films/Neon) (2nd place)Navalny (HBO/CNN/Warner Bros. Pictures) (3rd place) BEST DIRECTORRyan White – Good Night Oppy (Amazon Studios) BEST FIRST DOCUMENTARY FEATUREDavid Siev – Bad Axe…
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First Reactions to All the Beauty and the Bloodshed from the Venice Film Festival
Laura Poitras‘ newest documentary, All The Beauty and the Bloodshed, had its world premiere at the 2022 Venice Film Festival. We finally have the first reactions from the lucky festival attendees on the ground in Venice! Below are rounded up initial responses to the newest documentary, a portrait on Nan Goldin.
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