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Oscars Doc shortlist: same as it ever was.
Thu, Nov 19 2009 8:35 AM

Bemoaning the failures of the Oscars in the Best Documentary department has become an annual ritual, like spazzing about filing your income taxes or dusting off stale jokes about March Madness obsessions. So the news that this year's doc shortlist of 15 potential nominees is full of omissions and small obscurities is not a surprise. Many folks would've... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Awards, documentaries, The Cove, Oscars 2010, Burma VJ, Anvil! The Story of Anvil, The Beaches of Agnes

What's the matta with "Schmatta"?
Fri, Oct 16 2009 2:40 PM

Marc Levin is still finding pins under the floorboards of his loft in New York's Garment District. He ended up digging far deeper to find the hook for his latest doc about the economic crisis -- "Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags," a startlingly prescient history of the clothing industry from 7th Avenue to Bangladesh which airs on HBO on October... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Festivals, documentaries, Garment District, Protocols of Zion, Marc Jacobs, Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags, Slam, Marc Levin

Walt Disney's covert mission in Latin America.
Tue, Sep 8 2009 10:00 AM

Last week's purchase of Marvel Entertainment signified the start of a new era at Disney, but the studio has quietly spent much of this year commemorating their past with a series of feature documentaries that have not only provided insight into the nooks and crannies behind the Mouse House, but have been among the year's most compelling docs, period.... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Biz, documentaries, Disney, Walt Disney, Waking Sleeping Beauty, John Lasseter, Frank Thomas, Don Hahn, Tim Burton, The Boys: The Sherman Brothers Story, Theodore Thomas, Walt and El Grupo

Where are all the big stars? Documentaries.
Wed, Aug 26 2009 3:10 PM

Last week, there was plenty of attention given to the fall of the Hollywood star system, but there is one realm of filmmaking that seems to be unquestionably benefiting from marquee attractions -- documentaries. While others ponder the value of Julia Roberts and Russell Crowe in this day and age, the doc world is gearing up for a fall loaded with stars... from... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Biz, Michael Moore, documentaries, Anna Wintour, R.J. Cutler, The September Issue, Cinema Eye Honors, Matt Tyrnauer, More Than a Game, Joe Berlinger, Earth, Crude, LeBron James, Valentino: The Last Emperor, Capitalism: A Love Story

The short list.
Tue, Nov 18 2008 10:25 AM

The collection of 15 docs on the Oscar shortlist unveiled yesterday look, all things considered, pretty good to me. Traditionally the award that's caused the most hue and cry, with outrageous omissions and disqualifications, arcane rules and seemingly random (or at least radically out of touch) selections, the Best Documentary Feature prize could actually... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Awards, Oscars 2008, documentaries