Preservation group selects 48 social issue films
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For the third in its  &quot;Treasures&quot; series of DVD box sets, the National Film  Preservation Foundation is focusing on films that cast a light  on contentious social issues during the first decades of the  20th century.
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Michael Apted's landmark  films documenting the lives of a disparate group of Brits in  seven-year intervals have always been fascinating from a  sociological perspective. But the latest installment proves  that they are undeniably brilliant cinematically as well.
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Four documentaries with attitude are helping heat up the political season.
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A documentary about last yearâs disputed presidential election has drawn big crowds and generated controversy in Mexico.
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The documentary "Eyes on the Prize," is lauded as the quintessential work on the civil rights movement, but don't expect to buy a new copy or watch it on PBS any time soon. Legally, that is.
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By The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Jun. 26--On Thursday, the Urban County Council should vote to make Hollywood Lexington's 15th protected historic neighborhood.   The path to this final vote has been tortured and doesn't need to be repeated here.
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NEW YORK  - Michael Apted's landmark films documenting the lives of a disparate group of Brits in seven-year intervals have always been fascinating from a sociological perspective. But the latest installment proves that they are undeniably brilliant cinematically as well.
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - The makers of "What Would Jesus Buy?" have a problem -- how do you sell a film documenting performance artist Rev. Billy and his Stop Shopping Gospel Choir on a guerrilla U.S. tour against consumerism?
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The 14-part series documenting the civil rights movement is in jeopardy because the rights to much of the archival footage in it have expired. Documentary filmmakers say securing clearance rights is a growing problem, and it will get worse. By Katie Dean.
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The Monitor talks to three female filmmakers about the trials and triumphs of moviemaking in conservative societies.
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New books on casting films, Stephen BaldwinÂs faith, Jimmy Stewart, Ellen Burstyn and life in old Hollywood.
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LOS ANGELES  - Like the modern-day equivalent of 18th century pamphleteers, documentary filmmakers have plunged into the center of the national debates over such issues as health care ("Sicko") and the environment ("An Inconvenient Truth"). But nowhere have the debates been more passionate than in the rash of documentaries about the Iraq War.
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There&#39;s a growing number of nonfiction films on current affairs, which usually means politics in this election year. They&#39;re diverse enough to prove Moore&#39;s brand of muckraking isn&#39;t the only way to bid for attention.
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Following the lead of environmentalists, corporations are making documentaries to get their points across.
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Lance Knobel: "I'd install FlickrFan in every middle school and high school social studies class. I guarantee it would provoke endless discussion and ensure engagement in the issues of the day." I totally agree. It would be great to see it at checkout lines in supermarkets and on kiosks in BART stations too.
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Blog: Interest in digital documents continues with a New York state bill proposing to study preservation of electronic documents.
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Films from 49 countries are submitted for consideration for the foreign language Oscar.