The numbers are in. It may not be a knockout, but nonfiction is our Round One champ!
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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.
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Doc Soup: Fiction vs. Nonfiction Death Match, Round One
It’s a film showdown: fiction films versus documentaries. POV’s Doc Soup Man Tom Roston and indieWIRE’s Anne Thompson take their differences into the ring. Which side are you on?
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When I watched this week’s POV program, The English Surgeon, I couldn’t help thinking about Ian McEwan‘s 2005 novel, Saturday. Both are about neurosurgeons, and they’re the best portrayals (Mel Brooks‘ Young Frankenstein doesn’t count) of those elite doctors that I’ve ever read or seen. It made me consider: how does a novel representation of
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