By Anjelica Oswald
Managing Editor
Director Lauren Poitras traveled to Hong Kong in 2013 with journalist Glenn Greenwald to meet with Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency contractor known for revealing information about the Nsa’s massive surveillance efforts, and what she filmed while meeting with Snowden resulted in Citizenfour.
The documentary premiered at the New York Film Fest and was met with a standing ovation and high praise. The film made the Academy’s documentary feature shortlist and could land a nomination at the 87th Academy Awards.
The film could join these ten Oscar-nominated documentaries that question American government’s military and/or political conduct (in chronological order):
The Panama Deception (1991)
Barbara Trent’s documentary offers a critical look back on the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama, which resulted in the ousting of General Manuel Noriega, and the deceptive reasons for U.S. involvement. The documentary also captures biased media coverage and suppressed information.
Managing Editor
Director Lauren Poitras traveled to Hong Kong in 2013 with journalist Glenn Greenwald to meet with Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency contractor known for revealing information about the Nsa’s massive surveillance efforts, and what she filmed while meeting with Snowden resulted in Citizenfour.
The documentary premiered at the New York Film Fest and was met with a standing ovation and high praise. The film made the Academy’s documentary feature shortlist and could land a nomination at the 87th Academy Awards.
The film could join these ten Oscar-nominated documentaries that question American government’s military and/or political conduct (in chronological order):
The Panama Deception (1991)
Barbara Trent’s documentary offers a critical look back on the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama, which resulted in the ousting of General Manuel Noriega, and the deceptive reasons for U.S. involvement. The documentary also captures biased media coverage and suppressed information.
- 12/12/2014
- by Anjelica Oswald
- Scott Feinberg
By Terence Johnson
Managing Editor
Given that President Obama delivered his State of the Union address last night which highlights places where America is doing well and where it could use some improvement, it seemed fitting that we’d look at the movies that attempt to do the same. There’s a rich history of documentaries taking on the issues of the times and often find themselves nominated for the Best Documentary Oscar. This year’s version of that film is Dirty Wars.
The film, based off the book Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield, the movie investigates the United States military and government cover-up of the deaths of five civilians killed by Us soldiers from the Joint Special Operations Command and the U.S. assassination of an American citizen named Anwar al-Awlaki. Mixing in testimonies from a variety of parties, this movie managed to nab a surprise...
Managing Editor
Given that President Obama delivered his State of the Union address last night which highlights places where America is doing well and where it could use some improvement, it seemed fitting that we’d look at the movies that attempt to do the same. There’s a rich history of documentaries taking on the issues of the times and often find themselves nominated for the Best Documentary Oscar. This year’s version of that film is Dirty Wars.
The film, based off the book Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield, the movie investigates the United States military and government cover-up of the deaths of five civilians killed by Us soldiers from the Joint Special Operations Command and the U.S. assassination of an American citizen named Anwar al-Awlaki. Mixing in testimonies from a variety of parties, this movie managed to nab a surprise...
- 1/29/2014
- by Terence Johnson
- Scott Feinberg
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) will present “Oscar’s Docs, 1955–2002: American Stories” from February 2 through February 14 at MoMA in New York City. This annual collaboration highlights Oscar®–winning and nominated short and feature-length documentary films that explore the history, culture and politics of the United States. All prints are from the Academy Film Archive’s collection. The filmmakers will be present at several screenings (visit MoMA.org for details).
The schedule is as follows:
Sat., Feb. 2, 2 p.m.
American Dream (1990)
Barbara Kopple. This stirring film depicts the effects of a mid-1980s strike by the workers of a Hormel meatpacking plant in Austin, Minnesota. 98 min.
Sat., Feb. 2, 8 p.m.
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision (1994)
Freida Lee Mock. A profile of Maya Lin, the young artist who created the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington and other politically motivated artistic creations.
The schedule is as follows:
Sat., Feb. 2, 2 p.m.
American Dream (1990)
Barbara Kopple. This stirring film depicts the effects of a mid-1980s strike by the workers of a Hormel meatpacking plant in Austin, Minnesota. 98 min.
Sat., Feb. 2, 8 p.m.
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision (1994)
Freida Lee Mock. A profile of Maya Lin, the young artist who created the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington and other politically motivated artistic creations.
- 1/29/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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