For the 3rd Friday in a row, we present our favorite doc Tweets of the week. There’s plenty to discuss with an abundance of great docs opening in New York theaters including 20 FEET FROM STARDOM, CALL ME KUCHU, FAR OUT ISN’T FAR ENOUGH, MORE THAN HONEY and PANDORA’S PROMISE. Here are 15 notable feeds to follow…
Lawsuit Aims to Strip ‘Happy Birthday to You’ of Its Copyright http://t.co/mEh8sDBhC3
— NYT Movies (@NYTMovies) June 14, 2013
.@callmekuchu is a @nytimes Critic’s Pick! Stephen Holden: “scary but inspiring film with real heroes & villains” http://t.co/AAesvPb8Hk
— Call Me Kuchu (@callmekuchu) June 14, 2013
Hi new follows. Here is the heretical piece I wrote last week calling for recognizing the best performances in docs: http://t.co/dZemtQnGMy
— Robert Greene (@prewarcinema) June 13, 2013
Good morning! Here’s my performance on David Letterman last night in case you missed it! Good times! I’m getting… fb.me/1biB4iNVE
— Darlene Love (@MsDarleneLove) June 13, 2013
Steven Spielberg Predicts ‘Implosion’ of Film Industry http://t.co/mkwBnMMrE8
— Alfred Spellman (@AlfredSpellman) June 13, 2013
What’s the difference between propaganda and artful persuasion? On Pandora’s Promise” & “More Than Honey” | Docutopia blog.sundancenow.com/new-releases/d…
— Anthony Kaufman (@antkaufman) June 12, 2013
.@faroutthemovie (@firstrun) proves that Tomi Ungerer’s legacy is as historically significant as it is artistically. slantmagazine.com/film/review/fa…
— Slant Magazine (@Slant_Magazine) June 12, 2013
‘Is Alex Gibney’s @wikileaks film state agitprop?’ Really smart @andohehir piece on backlash against @baluebolivar bit.ly/1715aCg
— Rebecca Keegan (@ThatRebecca) June 11, 2013
I great article about the wonderful cinematography in NO PLACE ON EARTH by our incredible cinematography team:… fb.me/xuOYDEPA
— No Place On Earth (@NPOEfilm) June 11, 2013
We’ve put our heads (& newsfeeds) together & come up with 25 #documentary tweeters you need to follow: to.pbs.org/11wkwqn
— POV (@povdocs) June 11, 2013
“My distrib insists Netflix avoids independent docs, and thus, that they won’t even consider my film.” Familiar? to.pbs.org/13yk7qn — Tom Roston (@DocSoupMan) June 10, 2013
Here’s my interview with Laura Poitras, her first since co-reporting the NSA scoops. salon.com/2013/06/10/qa_… — Irin Carmon (@irincarmon) June 10, 2013
In Hong Kong, Laura Poitras filmed intvw w/ NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden in conv w/ @guardian @ggreenwald ow.ly/lRyHR — eugene hernandez (@eug) June 10, 2013
Sometimes weekends just seem like precious time taken away from making movies.
— Heidi Ewing (@HeidiLoki) June 9, 2013
Congrats to @mmflint for having his Traverse City theater names as #1 by MPAA.Good way to run a theater. michaelmoore.com/words/mike-fri…
— Alex Gibney (@BaLueBolivar) June 9, 2013