The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has announced that it has narrowed the 124 eligible features for the Best Documentary Oscar at the 88th Academy Awards to a shortlist of fifteen, of which five will be selected for nominations. The remaining contenders are… “Amy,” On the Corner Films and Universal Music “Best of […]
Overlooked Summer Gems of 2015
Matthew Lee on the overlooked summer gems of 2015… As the summer season officially draws to a close, which, for most studios, means an end to the blockbuster bonanza (though, once again, Warner Bros. are going against the grain as they release Pan in October. Didn’t Jupiter Ascending’s reception teach them anything?). During this cluster […]
Sheffield Doc/Fest Review – The Look of Silence (2014)
The Look of Silence, 2014. Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer. SYNOPSIS: A family that survives the genocide in Indonesia confronts the men who killed one of their brothers. After two films on the same subject, it’s difficult to tell whether director Joshua Oppenheimer is more repulsed by the perpetrators of the 1965 Indonesian genocide or fascinated […]
