Ultimate fan and Crawley wannabe Tom Roston shares a trove of documentaries you can watch online about the upstairs-downstairs set.
Continue reading this entry »Documentaries for the Downton Abbey Fan
Independent journalist Tom Roston checks in and writes about the world of documentaries in his column, Doc Soup.You can follow Tom on Twitter @DocSoupMan.
On ‘Gasland’ Director Josh Fox’s Arrest
After the controversy around the arrest of documentarian Josh Fox at a congressional hearing, Tom Roston delves into his take on the matter and brings to light the arrests of other documentary filmmakers.
Continue reading this entry »The Sundance 2012 Documentary Winners
Any documentary filmmaker will tell you that getting a film into Sundance is a Herculean achievement in itself, but some also come away with an award. Check out a rundown of the 13 prizes given to documentaries at this year’s festival.
Continue reading this entry »Oscar 2012: Surprises Among the Documentary Nominations
Wow. The Oscar nominees were just announced this morning and I have to admit I was shocked. I was so expecting a number of popular and incredibly well-made films to get the nods, but I was wrong.
Continue reading this entry »Sundance 2012: The Man Behind the Docs Selling at Sundance
So far, who’s the most important person in docs at Sundance this year? A festival organizer? A doc subject? A director? Or none of the above?
Continue reading this entry »Sundance 2012: When Documentary Subjects Attack
When the 2012 Sundance Film Festival begins this Thursday, attendees will be treated to the premiere of a real-life version of When Documentary Subjects Attack!
Continue reading this entry »Documenting AIDS
Doc Soup Man Tom Roston reviews the state of documentaries about an epidemic that hasn’t gone away.
Continue reading this entry »10 Documentaries to Look Forward To in 2012
Doc Soup Man Tom Roston’s list of 10 documentaries he’s eager to see in 2012 includes picks that are way off the radar or a figment of his imagination.
Continue reading this entry »‘Crazy Wisdom’ Screening Brings Out Two “Bad Boys of Buddhism”
Doc Soup Man Tom Roston attends a screening of Johanna Demetrakas’ Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche where Buddhism scholar Robert Thurman also admits to an “addiction to sacrilege.”
Continue reading this entry »Where Are the First-Person Women Documentarians?
With Tiffany Shlain’s personal documentary Connected wrapping up its theatrical run, Doc Soup Man Tom Roston asks why the best known first-person documentarians are men.
Continue reading this entry »Upcoming Events
Racing Dreams
February 15, 2012
8:30 pm
Nashville, Tennessee
Racing Dreams is heading to Nashville as part of Liscomb Univerity's HumanDocs Film Series on February 15th at 8:30 pm. This screening is presented in partnership with the Nashville Film Festival and NPT.
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