True/False Festival Report

By Tim Grierson at 2:57 PM on March 22, 2013

Tim Grierson reports from the True/False Festival—a hidden gem for film lovers  read more

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Good Ol' Freda Documentary Secures Rights to Four Beatles Songs

By Anita George at 10:00 AM on February 21, 2013

Good Ol’ Freda, the documentary about Freda Kelly, the woman who ran the official Beatles fan club for eleven years, has now secured the usage rights for four Beatles songs, according to Rolling Stone. The documentary, which is slated to premiere at the 2013 South by Southwest Film Conference & Festival, is the first time Kelly has spoken out about her experience as a long-time secretary for the iconic band. Two of the Beatles tracks to be featured in the documentary are “Love Me Do” and “I Saw Her Standing There.” In reference to the usage rights that were granted...  read more

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The World According to Dick Cheney Sundance 2013 Review

By Jeremy Mathews at 5:59 PM on February 1, 2013

There are all sorts of speculative theories—some of them quite plausible—about the sinister motives behind Dick Cheney’s vice presidency.  read more

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Sundance 2013: An Interview with Tiffany Shlain

By Michael Dunaway at 3:59 PM on January 28, 2013

Webby Awards founder Tiffany Shlain made a splash in Sundance two years ago with her film Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death & Technology.   read more

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The Gatekeepers Sundance 2013 Review

By Josh Jackson at 9:53 AM on January 28, 2013

Director: Dror Moreh Dror Moreh’s documentary has already played at Telluride and Toronto, and is even already nominated for an Oscar, but it plays Sundance this year in the Spotlight section, reserved for a select few films that have played other festivals. It earns its spot, and then some Amazingly, Moreh conducted interviews with every single head of Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency. The access boggles the mind, and some of the stories are riveting. If there’s a flaw in the film, it’s one of bias—the film dwells on Israeli atrocities while mitigating its criticisms of Palestinian terrorism. Still, it’s...  read more

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Manhunt Sundance 2013 Review

By Michael Dunaway at 9:45 AM on January 28, 2013

Manhunt is a frustrating experience, though not without its rewards.  read more

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Cutie and the Boxer Sundance 2013 Review

By Jeremy Mathews at 11:16 AM on January 25, 2013

Cutie and the Boxer, Zachary Heinzerling’s fascinating documentary about Ushio Shinohara and his wife, Noriko, studies the life of a man who is entering his 80s, but still dreams like he’s 20.  read more

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Host of MTV's Catfish: The TV Show Investigates Manti Te'o Girlfriend Hoax

By Anita George at 2:00 PM on January 17, 2013

While investigating the Manti Te’o girlfriend hoax, host and executive producer of MTV’s Catfish: The TV Show, Nev Schulman, tweeted Thursday morning that he found two Twitter users who allegedly knew about the Lennay Kekua hoax all along....  read more

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The 10 Best Music Documentaries of 2012

By Josh Jackson at 10:58 AM on December 24, 2012

This year saw directors like Spike Lee, Jonathan Demme and Kevin Macdonald filming some iconic music legends. But it also showed that little-known filmmakers documenting smaller acts can create just as a powerful a story.  read more

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CNN Announces Creation of CNN Films

By Brian Tremml at 8:00 PM on October 8, 2012

CNN announced today the creation of CNN Films, a branch of the world-renowned news organization devoted to securing feature-length documentaries to air on CNN and CNN International, in addition to theatrical distribution....  read more

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