weblogs.variety.com - 11/29/2008
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The Academy has announced the 15-film documentary short list. Now the doc branch will select the final five nominations.
Errol Morris's Standard Operating Procedure is on the list, even though Abu Ghraib was also covered in Alex Gibney's Oscar winning doc Taxi to the Dark Side. Surprise ...
hollywood-elsewhere.com - 11/29/2008
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hollywood-elsewhere.com —
The 15 short-listed feature documentaries were announced today
by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences....
For me the biggest mind-blower is the omission of Marina Zenovich's Roman Polanksi: Wanted and Desired -- one of the sharpest and most...
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Doc Short List
blog.spout.com - 11/29/2008
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blog.spout.com —
AJ Schnack has posted the Academy’s shortlist for
the Best Documentary Feature nomination. As expected (at least,...
by me), Ellen Kuras’ The Betrayal , Werner Herzog’s Encounters at the End of the World , Errol Morris’ ...
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Oscar Documentary Shortlist Revealed
mcnblogs.com - 11/29/2008
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mcnblogs.com —
I was away when the list of 15
was released by The Academy… “At the Death House...
Door” “The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)” “Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh” “Encounters at the End of the World” “Fuel” “The Garden” “Glass: A ...
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Documentary Short List
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15 films eligible for Best Documentary Feature
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... list, ranked in order of the frequency with which certain bloggers (listed below) mentioned them, include: Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, The Order of Myths, Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father, Stranded, The Unforeseen and Waltz with Bashir. The bloggers who cited these omissions are: Karina Longworth, Andrew O'Hehir, David Poland, Anne Thompson and Jeffrey Wells (x2).
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