Author: Nonfics
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‘The Armstrong Lie’ Seeks to Understand Why
In 2009, Alex Gibney followed Lance Armstrong to France to make a film about his triumphant return to professional cycling. It was an act of…
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The Doc Option: Instead of ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ Watch ‘How to Survive a Plague’
Dallas Buyers Club is the newest award-show buzz-maker to hit movie theaters. The film stars Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodruff, a real-life Texas good ol’…
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15 Notable Documentaries With Fictional Characters
Is Bad Grandpa a documentary? That’s not easy to determine. There is definitely a lot of reality and real people involved in the new movie…
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‘Leviathan’ And Other Top Docs to Watch At Home This Week
Included in last week’s Nonfics Home Picks for its iTunes debut, Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Verena Paravel‘s sensory ethnography film about life of all kinds on…
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‘Blood Brother’ Review: Inspiring Story of Indian AIDS Orphans or Secret Christian Propaganda?
Rocky Braat is the ideal documentary “good guy,” a young American in India caring for orphaned children with HIV and AIDS. Not as a part…
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‘At Berkeley’ Poster Premiere: Frederick Wiseman Welcomes You At the Gates of a Masterpiece
The new film from Frederick Wiseman (Titicut Follies) arrived on the festival circuit this fall to, unsurprisingly, rave reviews. And you can see some of…
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The Doc Option: Instead of ‘The Fifth Estate’ Watch ‘We Steal Secrets’
Julian Assange has not been a happy man this year. Being cooped up in an embassy is bad enough, but there have been not one…
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Your Guide to the 8 Documentary Shorts Named to 2013 Oscar Shortlist
The Oscar season is officially underway this week with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences kicking off their shortlist announcements. A few days…
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12 Documentaries That Spawned TV Series
Private detective Charlie Parker, who appears in the documentary The Imposter, tweeted last week that he’s working with Storyville Entertainment on a potential TV show.…