- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 31, 2011
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Hand Held
Oscar nominee Don Hahn documents Michael Carroll's journey from photographing Romanian orphans to building a relief organization for them, in the documentary "Hand Held," screening Saturday 4/2 at St. Xavier University.
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 17, 2010
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Julie Taymor's "Tempest"
Helen Mirren conjures Julie Taymor's "Tempest" Monday at the Chicago International Film Festival.
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 17, 2010
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Albert Schweitzer (and Bach)
Jerome Hill's documentaries "Albert Schweitzer" and "Schweitzer and Bach," about the Nobel Prize-winning humanitarian doctor, screen Wednesday at DOC Films.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 4, 2010
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Skin
Oscar nominee Sophie Okonedo plays a young woman at the center of a racial controversy in apartheid South Africa in "Skin," screens Thursday 2/4.
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 2, 2009
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The Principal Story
Local Oscar nominee Tod Lending's documentary "The Principal Story" showcases success stories at struggling schools. It screens Tuesday 11/3 at No Exit Café.
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 19, 2008
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AMPAS announces documentary short list
The Oscar race for best documentary has begun.
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 22, 2008
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Ripped from the headlines
Three documentaries about the news make the news.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 22, 2008
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Chicago Reader virtual Oscar party
Reader critics give Oscar a little advice.
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 9, 2007
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Make mine music
John C. Reilly plays the Cubby Bear to beat the drum for Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.
