Episode #12 – Oscar Shortlist: Libsyn Player
Special Oscar edition! This week we tackle the 15 films on the Best Documentary Feature shortlist. Which films were left off the list, and why? After Tiller and Call Me Kuchu come up, along with Let the Fire Burn, Our Nixon and At Berkeley. We talk about the big showing for HBO, with a total of five films on the list, and wonder whether this year there could be a majority of non-issue documentaries among the eventual five nominees. Finally, we make our predictions for those nominees and talk for a bit about the critical consensus around films like The Act of Killing.
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Watch the Films:
The Act of Killing available on DVD and streaming January 7th
The Armstong Lie in theaters
Blackfish on iTunes
The Crash Reel on HBO GO; in theaters on December 13th
Cutie and the Boxer available on DVD and iTunes
Dirty Wars on Netflix
First Cousin Once Removed on HBO GO
God Loves Uganda in theaters
Life According to Sam on HBO GO
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer on HBO GO
The Square available on Netflix and opening in theaters on January 17th
Stories We Tell on DVD
Tim’s Vermeer in theaters January 31st
20 Feet from Stardom in theaters
Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington on HBO GO
After Tiller in theaters
Call Me Kuchu on iTunes and Amazon Instant
Our Nixon on iTunes
Gideon’s Army on HBO GO
Gasland Part II on HBO GO
