Eight documentaries screened at this year's Slamdance 2000. The festival shared some traits with the Sundance Festival, most notably the difficulty
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One measure of Frederick Wiseman's renown is the size of the large, enthusiastic crowds that braved harsh winter weather to attend "Frederick Wiseman
The Sundance Film Festival produced another hit this year with the inauguration of "House of Docs." For years, festival organizers have attempted to
Home of the largest and busiest port in the world, the bustling Dutch city of Rotterdam seems the perfect host for a film festival. A town almost
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Documentary filmmakers, in their attempt to grab and hold viewer attention in a competitive environment, sometimes resort to sensationalizing their
For three decades, George Stoney has been teaching documentary film production and studies at New York University; his former students have included
Voyeurism, communism, anti-Semitism, racism, ethnic conflict, drug addiction-are these tabloid headlines or topics of recent Canadian documentaries
For as long as I can remember, I've been fascinated by the history of The Friars Club—the legendary showbiz haven where some of the biggest icons of