
Honest thoughts and analysis about films and documentaries, film distribution, film festivals, and the independent film industry from journalist, author, professor, and programmer Anthony Kaufman.
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A confluence of factors compelled me to write this post, which is—and isn’t—about the best new documentaries to watch right now. First, someone asked me the question directly. Secondly, this type of click-bait headline is ubiquitous across...
First, the bad news: Paramount has shuttered MTV Documentary Films, as I reported for Documentary magazine (“Paramount Doesn’t Want My MTV (Documentary)"). But for those who follow “Predators” filmmaker David Osit on Instagram, this shouldn...
While I fully support #BlocktheMerger, and the impassioned efforts of our independent film collectives, anti-trust activists, and those fighting against the twin evils of Hollywood/Streamerwood intent on destroying our jobs, algorithmificat...
You wouldn’t know it, but there are 21 feature documentaries playing across the many sections at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. You wouldn’t know it, because the storied French festival doesn't call these films out as nonfiction and they...
If repertory film screenings have revitalized art-houses across the country, galvanizing young audiences with retro film events on celluloid and creating a whole new generation of habitual moviegoers, why isn’t the industry doing the same t...
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