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I say that there is no "best documentary" of the last century. For folks that really love this stuff, why bother with best and worst?
I want more. I love documentary filmmakeing and I don't want weird infighting and politics to slow it down. I realize that awards ceremonies are about rewarding things to people but when you are talking about an art form that is always on the fringe of popular culture, I don't feel like there are any losers.
This is, bar none, my favorite type of film, and I hope that these often silly competitions don't dissuade future filmmakers from continuing to make these films. Mosreso than regular flicks, Docs have a fan base that will try "new things" (ie. watch something that they were not previously interested in just because they want to see a good doc). I worry that sometimes the award stuff takes the attention away from the many interesting optioins rather than highlight the few that do it the best.
Maybe this all sounds stupid, but it does come from the heart. This is an art that I would hate to see diminish and I may not be the best at articulating that, but I hope that the small talent pool that seems to constantly be fighting over so few awards does not get smaller just based on these somewhat overvalued awards.
Hmmm. THEGUARDIAN: 'The Act Of Killing': Don't Give An OSCAR To This Snuff Movie. Feb 22, 21:46
its a hit piece. this is written by a friend of the director of the square and wants the square to win. {nm} Feb 22, 22:00
That is ironic since there is plenty of violence in The Square. {nm} Feb 22, 23:40
These mean nothing. {nm} Feb 23, 10:27
Gold Derby means nothing, not handicapping. Oscar season is full of predictions, this one is just the LA Time's version. Feb 23, 11:00
What an atrocity of an article. The Act Of Killing is the best documentary i've seen in at least this century. {nm} Feb 22, 23:30
And what was the best in the last century. {nm} Feb 22, 23:51
Could be "Shoah," or "Night and Fog," or "Medium Cool," or "Triumph of the Will," or "Hoop Dreams," or "Burden of Dreams". . . Feb 23, 10:39
Then you have not seen The Cove {nm} Feb 23, 00:52
+1. {nm} Feb 23, 00:58
I say that there is no "best documentary" of the last century. For folks that really love this stuff, why bother with best and worst? Feb 23, 13:34
The second he started using loaded terms like snuff was the second I stopped reading. {nm} Feb 23, 04:32
