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Something in the Water at HBO

AJ Schnack writes about the short list of Doc Shorts, which seem to come from one place in particular: THE FINAL INCH is one of several films on the shortlist with a connection to HBO, which has cornered the market on the doc short category in recent years. It garnered laughs at last year’s IDA reception...

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8 Doc Shorts on the Shortlist

From AMPAS: Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject entries for the 81st Academy Awards® has been narrowed to eight films, of which three to five will earn Oscar® nominations. Voters from the Academy’s Documentary Branch viewed this year’s 31 eligible contenders...

Presto, the New Pixar Short Reviewed

AP entertainment writer Jake Coyle writes up the short that will screen before Wall-E, Presto: “WALL-E,” the tale of robot love that’s almost without dialogue, itself feels like a Pixar short grown long, with “Presto” as a delightful and cartoonish appetizer. Written and directed by Doug Sweetland, “Presto” is about an elegant...