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The Political Uses of Archival Material in "Argo," "Zero Dark Thirty" and Chile's "No"
I'm not sure if anyone has called it out specifically, but archival news material made a comeback in the Hollywood feature film recently, with the most high-profile examples coming in this year's Oscar nominees "Argo" and "Zero Dark Thirty." (You can bet that if broadc...
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Pablo Larraín's NO: A Movie That Says Yes To Itself
The Chilean film "No," written and directed by Pablo Larraín, is up for a foreign film Oscar this year. I hope it wins, if only to bring attention to an extraordinary film by an increasingly sophisticated director.
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Doc Fixer Monroe Explains Writing Three Sundance Films: 'Summit,' 'Sound City,' 'Who is Dayani Cristal?'
Mark Monroe came to this year's Sundance Film Festival as the writer of three distinctly different documentaries--"Sound City," "Who is Dayani Cristal?" and "The Summit." The writer of Oscar-winning "The Cove" and this year's Oscar-shortlisted "Chasing Ice" is proving to be a valuable asset.
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Sundance Review: Garcia Bernal Mystery Doc 'Who Is Dayani Cristal?'
An unidentified body is found in the Sonoran desert in Pima County, Arizona under the heat of an August sun—the body of a migrant, traveling north along a treacherous and uncertain path to the United States.
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Watch: 7 Clips From Pablo Larrain's Oscar Nominated 'No' Starring Gael Garcia Bernal
The US premiere for Pablo Larrain’s film “No” is finally around the corner and to commemorate its release, seven different clips of the film are now online. The film was picked up by Sony Pictures Classics after attracting a great amount of buzz when it premiered at the Cannes Directors' Fortnight a...
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Sundance Day One: Two Films and Two Parties
Well it is not as cold as we all thought it would be, but there is snow everywhere. Join us on our first day at Sundance.
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In Tale of Migrants, Gael Garcia Bernal Traces Path of "Dayani Crystal"
Of the many issue-oriented docs at Sundance this year, the first day's screenings brought the world premiere of "Who is Dayani Crystal," a well-crafted documentary about the plight of Latin American migrants. Produced and featuring Mexican star Gael Garcia Bernal, I was initially su...
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LatinoBuzz: Chile Goes for the Bronze, A Look Back at the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
If NO gets enough votes it will be the first time a Chilean film is nominated in the Foreign Language Film category. What are Chile’s chances? To find out, we take a look back at the Latin American nominees and winners of the Best Foreign Language Film Award.
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Oscar Foreign Language Shortlist Films All Open or Set for Release by Early 2013
Something funny happened on the way to the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar shortlist. Unusually, all nine contenders announced Friday morning have either already been released in the US or will be during the first quarter of 2013.
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Garcia Bernal and Larrain Just Say 'No' EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
Oscar-shortlisted "No," a hit on the festival circuit, comes from Chilean director Pablo Larraín and Mexican producer-star Gael García Bernal, who collaborated on a novel recreation of the 1988 ousting of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet after 15 years of oppression. Sony Pictures Classics acquired...
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