The film is the equivalent of a semifinalist in the song, score and sound categories. “Killers of the Flower Moon” also landed on several lists.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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‘Immediate Family’ Review: Unpacking a Musical Kinship
The session musicians who helped create the soundtrack of 1970s pop step into the spotlight in the director Denny Tedesco’s documentary.
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‘Godard Cinema’ Review: A Convention-Defying Auteur
This documentary looks at the work of Jean-Luc Godard, who sought with each new work to confound assumptions about how movies could look and sound.
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‘Home Alone,’ ‘Fame,’ and Apollo 13’ Join National Film Registry
These movies, along with “Bamboozled” and “Home Alone,” are among 25 selected by the Librarian of Congress.
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‘Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only’ Review: Sold-Out Laughs
This Netflix movie is aimed at comedy fans, even if they already know many of its stories.
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‘Into the Weeds’ Review: Man Versus Monsanto
This documentary by Jennifer Baichwal recounts a legal battle in which a groundskeeper in California took on a multibillion-dollar company.
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‘Total Trust’ Review: Under Surveillance
Jialing Zhang’s documentary follows a journalist and two families fighting for rights while dealing with invasive surveillance tactics from Chinese authorities.
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‘Anselm’ Review: An Artist Contemplates the Cosmos, in 3-D
The history and thought of the artist Anselm Kiefer is threaded throughout this exceptional documentary from Wim Wenders.
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Sundance Lineup Features Films by Steven Soderbergh and Richard Linklater
Also headed to Park City, Utah, in January are a Richard Linklater documentary series and a movie about a buoy and a satellite in love.
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‘Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer’ Review: A Guide to the Filmmaker’s Work
This documentary examines Herzog’s oeuvre and celebrity influence.
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The Wizard of Ink
Jason Logan gathers acorns, old nails and even cigarette butts to make his specialty pigments.