As I wrote last weekend when I broke down this year’s Oscar race for Best Documentary Feature, I really wish I had caught up with “5 Broken Cameras” earlier in the season. It is quite simply one of the most astonishing pieces of work I’ve seen all year and could easily have figured on my top 10 list (where “The Queen of Versailles” was already featured — it’s been such a great year for the form). I was happily, then, greeted with the news that the film took the top prize at tonight’s Cinema Eye Honors.
'5 Broken Cameras,' 'Detropia' pick up top prizes at Cinema Eye Honors
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:18 pm · January 9th, 2013
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From 'Ai Weiwei' to 'Sugar Man,' handicapping this year's documentary feature race
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:15 am · January 5th, 2013
The field of documentary feature contenders this year is bursting at the seams with quality and the signs of a true golden age for the form. And this even with a number of the year’s best having failed to make the finalists cut. Issues tackled are wide-ranging, artistry is apparent in a number of entries and the stories that are being shared are as powerful as ever. How do you even begin to handicap this thing?
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'Central Park Five,' 'Queen of Versailles,' 'West of Memphis' shafted by Academy's doc branch
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:29 pm · December 3rd, 2012
15 titles proceed in a competitive year for the category.
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'The Imposter' and 'Sugar Man' lead with Cinema Eye Honors nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:16 pm · November 3rd, 2012
Following the International Documentary Association’s breaking of the champagne on the hull of this year’s documentary race, the Cinema Eye Honors have announced their list of nominees. “The Imposter” and “Searching for Sugar Man” led the way with five nominations each. Both are considered formidable competitors in this year’s Oscar race for Best Documentary Feature.
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