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Herzog, James Among the Snubs on Academy’s 2011 Oscar Documentary Short List

Another year, another ruthless paring down of the Oscar-caliber documentary feature crop, with the acclaimed likes of Werner Herzog’s Into the Abyss , Steve James’s The Interrupters , Asif Kapadia’s Senna and others falling by the wayside as the Academy whittled its 125 submissions to 15 shortlist contenders.

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Herzog, James Among the Snubs on Academy’s 2011 Oscar Documentary Short List

Weekend Forecast: Cowboys, Smurfs, Love Lead Congested Weekend at Box Office

Yowza: With three new wide releases and no fewer than five well-regarded indies making their ways to art houses this week, you can’t say there’s nothing for you at the movies. Let’s give July the sendoff it deserves with a busy round of Weekend Forecast.

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Weekend Forecast: Cowboys, Smurfs, Love Lead Congested Weekend at Box Office