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The best documentery Oscar semifinalists.
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ELurio
Feb 12, 2001, 8:20:43 AM2/12/01
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THIS YEAR’S UNOFFICIAL SCREENING SHORTLIST FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
Into The Arms Of Strangers: Stories Of The Kindertransport
(Dir: Mark Jonathan Harris)
Released by Warner Bros, this is an account of how in the nine months leading
up to the start of World War II, some 10,000 Jewish children left behind their
families and homes in Central Europe and sought sanctuary in England from
growing Nazi persecution. Judi Dench narrates.
Long Night's Journey Into Day
(Dirs: Deborah Hoffmann, Frances Reid)
An in-depth look at the some of the heartrending cases uncovered by South
Africa’s Truth & Reconciliation Commission in the aftermath of Apartheid,
this film won the Grand Jury Prize for best documentary at last year’s
Sundance Film Festival. Among those interviewed are Bishop Desmond Tutu.
Half Past Autumn: The Life And Works Of Gordon Parks
(Dir: Craig Rice)
An account of the life and career of Gordon Parks, the African-American
renaissance man whose celebrated accomplishments include photography, novels,
poetry, music, journalism and filmmaking, where he is best known as the
director of 1971’s Shaft.
Coming To Light: Edward S. Curtis And The North American Indians
(Dir: Anne Makepeace)
A depiction of the life and times of Edward Sheriff Curtis, who documented and
photographed some 80 western Native American tribes from 1890 to 1930,
recording all their customs in a massive 20-volume lifework. Bill Pullman plays
Curtis in the re-enactments.
Sound And Fury
(Dir: Josh Aronson)
Featured in the documentary competition at last year’s Sundance Film
Festival, this portrait of deaf families and their community examines the
cultural issues raised by the development of cochlear implants, a technology
that restores hearing for those with congenital deafness.
A Fight To The Finish: Stories Of Polio
(Dir: Ken Mandel)
Mixing archival footage with interviews, this documentary traces the history of
the battle against polio in the US.
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
(Dirs: Daniel Anker, Barak Goodman)
Another documentary selected for Sundance competition last year, this one
exposes the injustices of Alabama’s legal system and of American racism in
general during the 1930s when nine black teenage men were unfairly convicted of
raping two white women.
Soldiers In The Army Of God
(Dirs: Marc Levin, Daphne Pinkerson)
Involving the same team that made the Emmy-winning documentary Thug Life In DC
before moving into dramatic features with the Sundance-winning Slam, this
feature provides an inside look at some of the extremists involved in the US
anti-abortion movement that has already claimed the lives of several doctors.
Light Keeps Me Company (Ljuset Håller Mig Sällskap)
(Dir: Carl-Gustav Nykvist )
A portrait of Sweden’s virtuoso cinematographer Sven Nykvist as seen through
the eyes of his son, this Swedish-Danish co-production incorporates insights
from a who’s who of world cinema figures, including Woody Allen, Bibi
Andersson, Richard Attenborough, Gena Rowlands, Melanie Griffith, Roman
Polanski and the normally reclusive Ingmar Bergman.
Of Civil Wrongs & Rights: The Fred Korematsu Story
(Dir: Eric Paul Fournier)
An account of Korematsu's legal struggle against the forced internment of
Japanese Americans during World War Two that led to a landmark civil rights
victory nearly forty years later, as told through his personal testimony,
interviews and archival footage, interspersed with dramatic reenactments. Rosa
Parks and Bill Clinton are among those featured.
Legacy
(Dir: Tod S. Lending)
A saga that traces one family’s ascendancy from the grips of despair living
in one of Chicago’s most dangerous housing projects, Legacy starts on a note
of a tragedy when a teenage son in gunned down outside his home on the very
first day of filmmaking and ends on a note of triumph five years later.
Living Dolls: The Making Of A Child Beauty Queen
(Dir: Shari Cookson)
A bemused glimpse into the world of child beauty pageants (a subject that
gained global attention following the unexplained death of young contestant
JonBenet Ramsey), this documentary follows a handful of pre-adolescent girls
and even infants as they get primped and preened for regional and national
competitions by a traveling entourage of parents and paid consultants.
Into The Arms Of Strangers: Stories Of The Kindertransport
(Dir: Mark Jonathan Harris)
Released by Warner Bros, this is an account of how in the nine months leading
up to the start of World War II, some 10,000 Jewish children left behind their
families and homes in Central Europe and sought sanctuary in England from
growing Nazi persecution. Judi Dench narrates.
Long Night's Journey Into Day
(Dirs: Deborah Hoffmann, Frances Reid)
An in-depth look at the some of the heartrending cases uncovered by South
Africa’s Truth & Reconciliation Commission in the aftermath of Apartheid,
this film won the Grand Jury Prize for best documentary at last year’s
Sundance Film Festival. Among those interviewed are Bishop Desmond Tutu.
Half Past Autumn: The Life And Works Of Gordon Parks
(Dir: Craig Rice)
An account of the life and career of Gordon Parks, the African-American
renaissance man whose celebrated accomplishments include photography, novels,
poetry, music, journalism and filmmaking, where he is best known as the
director of 1971’s Shaft.
Coming To Light: Edward S. Curtis And The North American Indians
(Dir: Anne Makepeace)
A depiction of the life and times of Edward Sheriff Curtis, who documented and
photographed some 80 western Native American tribes from 1890 to 1930,
recording all their customs in a massive 20-volume lifework. Bill Pullman plays
Curtis in the re-enactments.
Sound And Fury
(Dir: Josh Aronson)
Featured in the documentary competition at last year’s Sundance Film
Festival, this portrait of deaf families and their community examines the
cultural issues raised by the development of cochlear implants, a technology
that restores hearing for those with congenital deafness.
A Fight To The Finish: Stories Of Polio
(Dir: Ken Mandel)
Mixing archival footage with interviews, this documentary traces the history of
the battle against polio in the US.
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
(Dirs: Daniel Anker, Barak Goodman)
Another documentary selected for Sundance competition last year, this one
exposes the injustices of Alabama’s legal system and of American racism in
general during the 1930s when nine black teenage men were unfairly convicted of
raping two white women.
Soldiers In The Army Of God
(Dirs: Marc Levin, Daphne Pinkerson)
Involving the same team that made the Emmy-winning documentary Thug Life In DC
before moving into dramatic features with the Sundance-winning Slam, this
feature provides an inside look at some of the extremists involved in the US
anti-abortion movement that has already claimed the lives of several doctors.
Light Keeps Me Company (Ljuset Håller Mig Sällskap)
(Dir: Carl-Gustav Nykvist )
A portrait of Sweden’s virtuoso cinematographer Sven Nykvist as seen through
the eyes of his son, this Swedish-Danish co-production incorporates insights
from a who’s who of world cinema figures, including Woody Allen, Bibi
Andersson, Richard Attenborough, Gena Rowlands, Melanie Griffith, Roman
Polanski and the normally reclusive Ingmar Bergman.
Of Civil Wrongs & Rights: The Fred Korematsu Story
(Dir: Eric Paul Fournier)
An account of Korematsu's legal struggle against the forced internment of
Japanese Americans during World War Two that led to a landmark civil rights
victory nearly forty years later, as told through his personal testimony,
interviews and archival footage, interspersed with dramatic reenactments. Rosa
Parks and Bill Clinton are among those featured.
Legacy
(Dir: Tod S. Lending)
A saga that traces one family’s ascendancy from the grips of despair living
in one of Chicago’s most dangerous housing projects, Legacy starts on a note
of a tragedy when a teenage son in gunned down outside his home on the very
first day of filmmaking and ends on a note of triumph five years later.
Living Dolls: The Making Of A Child Beauty Queen
(Dir: Shari Cookson)
A bemused glimpse into the world of child beauty pageants (a subject that
gained global attention following the unexplained death of young contestant
JonBenet Ramsey), this documentary follows a handful of pre-adolescent girls
and even infants as they get primped and preened for regional and national
competitions by a traveling entourage of parents and paid consultants.
ELurio
Feb 12, 2001, 8:47:05 AM2/12/01
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The Cell
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Bedazzled,
Shadow of the Vampire
Cast Away.
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Bedazzled,
Shadow of the Vampire
Cast Away.
steve
Feb 12, 2001, 4:12:28 PM2/12/01
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Does anyone ever get best makup for just a plain old good makup job? Or is
it always the plastic faces and alien heads?
it always the plastic faces and alien heads?
steve
--
"It aint me, man, it's the system."
Charles Manson
Brandi Weed
Feb 13, 2001, 10:50:57 AM2/13/01
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In article <969u9u$ej2$1...@bob.news.rcn.net>, st...@steve.com says...
> Does anyone ever get best makup for just a plain old good makup job? Or is
> it always the plastic faces and alien heads?
> Does anyone ever get best makup for just a plain old good makup job? Or is
> it always the plastic faces and alien heads?
Rick Baker won for a convincing conversion of Martin Landau to Bela
Lugosi in Ed Wood.
Brandi
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