By Anjelica Oswald
Managing Editor
Directed by Rory Kennedy, Last Days in Vietnam focuses on the final weeks of the Vietnam War in April 1975 and the Americans who tried to rescue as many South Vietnamese refugees that they could — against White House orders — as the North Vietnamese Army approached Saigon. Kennedy has never been nominated for an Oscar, but her 2012 documentary Ethel, about Ethel Kennedy (Rory’s mother), was nominated for five Emmys. Last Days in Vietnam, which premiered at Sundance, could garner Kennedy her first Oscar nom.
Historically, Vietnam documentaries have done well in the documentary category at the Oscars, and that may be due to many Academy members having come of age during the war. Here are 11 Vietnam documentaries that have been nominated for best documentary (in chronological order):
The Anderson Platoon
Filmed in 1966 by Pierre Schoendoerffer, a war reporter and cameraman, the film follows a 33-man...
Managing Editor
Directed by Rory Kennedy, Last Days in Vietnam focuses on the final weeks of the Vietnam War in April 1975 and the Americans who tried to rescue as many South Vietnamese refugees that they could — against White House orders — as the North Vietnamese Army approached Saigon. Kennedy has never been nominated for an Oscar, but her 2012 documentary Ethel, about Ethel Kennedy (Rory’s mother), was nominated for five Emmys. Last Days in Vietnam, which premiered at Sundance, could garner Kennedy her first Oscar nom.
Historically, Vietnam documentaries have done well in the documentary category at the Oscars, and that may be due to many Academy members having come of age during the war. Here are 11 Vietnam documentaries that have been nominated for best documentary (in chronological order):
The Anderson Platoon
Filmed in 1966 by Pierre Schoendoerffer, a war reporter and cameraman, the film follows a 33-man...
- 10/24/2014
- by Anjelica Oswald
- Scott Feinberg
For the last four weeks, Current TV has been running down its list of 50 documentaries every person must see in his/her lifetime. Tomorrow night, the series unveils its No. 1 documentary: Hoop Dreams. Steve James’ moving portrayal of inner city athletes is a safe choice to top the list of docs, though its only Oscar nomination at the time was for editing. Still, there are some glaring omissions that made room for host Morgan Spurlock’s Supersize Me (#5) and network honcho Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth (#8), not to mention more dubious inclusions like last year’s Catfish. See what...
- 8/29/2011
- by Lanford Beard
- EW.com - PopWatch
Critics' Week has already begun celebrating its 50th anniversary by posting 50 video interviews with directors and actors who've seen their work debut in this section at Cannes. We're celebrating, too. In association with the 4+1 Film Festival, Mubi is presenting a retrospective of some of the greatest films first seen in Critics' Week over the past half-century. And even though the first 1000 views of each of the films will be free to you, the viewer, the rights holders will carry on receiving their duly earned revenue.
The retrospective encompasses over 100 titles in all, but please do keep in mind that rights issues can get complicated and not every film can be available in every country. That said, here's a quick overview of just some of the highlights:
Over in the Garage, a La Semaine Blogathon is already on the roll, starting with Kj Farrington's entry on Miranda July's Me and You and Everyone We Know,...
The retrospective encompasses over 100 titles in all, but please do keep in mind that rights issues can get complicated and not every film can be available in every country. That said, here's a quick overview of just some of the highlights:
Over in the Garage, a La Semaine Blogathon is already on the roll, starting with Kj Farrington's entry on Miranda July's Me and You and Everyone We Know,...
- 5/14/2011
- MUBI
Filed under: Documentaries, Columns, Cinematical
Doc Talk is a bi-weekly column dedicated to non-fiction cinema.
Which film is more likely to become a documentary classic, 'Inside Job' or 'Exit Through the Gift Shop'? Regardless of our preference, we can all agree Banksy's Oscar-losing fan favorite is a more timeless story and will likely be more enjoyable with repeat viewings. Charles Ferguson's Academy Award-winning look at the financial crisis will certainly remain a great piece of historical document but probably won't be revisited often for entertainment or artistic value. And sadly, like many timely docs, it could even one day be forgotten, like Lee Grant's 1986 Oscar-winning Reagonomics critique 'Down and Out in America,' which is pretty obscure only 25 years later.
Before announcing the Best Picture winner Sunday night, Steven Spielberg made a comment clearly meant to appease Team 'The Social Network...
Doc Talk is a bi-weekly column dedicated to non-fiction cinema.
Which film is more likely to become a documentary classic, 'Inside Job' or 'Exit Through the Gift Shop'? Regardless of our preference, we can all agree Banksy's Oscar-losing fan favorite is a more timeless story and will likely be more enjoyable with repeat viewings. Charles Ferguson's Academy Award-winning look at the financial crisis will certainly remain a great piece of historical document but probably won't be revisited often for entertainment or artistic value. And sadly, like many timely docs, it could even one day be forgotten, like Lee Grant's 1986 Oscar-winning Reagonomics critique 'Down and Out in America,' which is pretty obscure only 25 years later.
Before announcing the Best Picture winner Sunday night, Steven Spielberg made a comment clearly meant to appease Team 'The Social Network...
- 3/2/2011
- by Christopher Campbell
- Cinematical
Filed under: Documentaries, Columns, Cinematical
Doc Talk is a bi-weekly column dedicated to non-fiction cinema.
Which film is more likely to become a documentary classic, 'Inside Job' or 'Exit Through the Gift Shop'? Regardless of our preference, we can all agree Banksy's Oscar-losing fan favorite is a more timeless story and will likely be more enjoyable with repeat viewings. Charles Ferguson's Academy Award-winning look at the financial crisis will certainly remain a great piece of historical document but probably won't be revisited often for entertainment or artistic value. And sadly, like many timely docs, it could even one day be forgotten, like Lee Grant's 1986 Oscar-winning Reagonomics critique 'Down and Out in America,' which is pretty obscure only 25 years later.
Before announcing the Best Picture winner Sunday night, Steven Spielberg made a comment clearly meant to appease Team 'The Social Network...
Doc Talk is a bi-weekly column dedicated to non-fiction cinema.
Which film is more likely to become a documentary classic, 'Inside Job' or 'Exit Through the Gift Shop'? Regardless of our preference, we can all agree Banksy's Oscar-losing fan favorite is a more timeless story and will likely be more enjoyable with repeat viewings. Charles Ferguson's Academy Award-winning look at the financial crisis will certainly remain a great piece of historical document but probably won't be revisited often for entertainment or artistic value. And sadly, like many timely docs, it could even one day be forgotten, like Lee Grant's 1986 Oscar-winning Reagonomics critique 'Down and Out in America,' which is pretty obscure only 25 years later.
Before announcing the Best Picture winner Sunday night, Steven Spielberg made a comment clearly meant to appease Team 'The Social Network...
- 3/2/2011
- by Christopher Campbell
- Moviefone
The Iraq war has yet to yield up its latter-day version of de Antonio's landmark Vietnam documentary In the Year of the Pig, but Charles Ferguson's No End in Sight will suffice for now.
Bullet holes on a wall in Iraq. Photograph: Dan Chung
The Iraq war has yet to yield up its latter-day version of Emile de Antonio's landmark Vietnam documentary In the Year of the Pig, but Charles Ferguson's No End in Sight will suffice for now. It is a painstaking and pessimistic chronicle of the arrogance and ignorance that doomed the American occupation of Iraq almost from its inception, told largely by the experts, military, diplomatic and civilian, who were there on the ground, whose advice was ignored and whose efforts were often actively undermined by tone-deaf political overseers in Pentagon and the White House.
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Bullet holes on a wall in Iraq. Photograph: Dan Chung
The Iraq war has yet to yield up its latter-day version of Emile de Antonio's landmark Vietnam documentary In the Year of the Pig, but Charles Ferguson's No End in Sight will suffice for now. It is a painstaking and pessimistic chronicle of the arrogance and ignorance that doomed the American occupation of Iraq almost from its inception, told largely by the experts, military, diplomatic and civilian, who were there on the ground, whose advice was ignored and whose efforts were often actively undermined by tone-deaf political overseers in Pentagon and the White House.
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- 8/9/2007
- by John Patterson
- The Guardian - Film News
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