Steve James, Born in Hampton Virginia, graduate of the James Madison University, is one of the greatest documentary filmmakers of all time. His 1994 film Hoop Dreams is considered not just one of the greatest documentaries of all time, but […]

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(Check out Chris Reed’s A Compassionate Spy movie review! The film is available now on VOD via Magnolia Pictures. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) The new documentary A Compassionate Spy, from filmmaker Steve James (Abacus: […]

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DOC NYC 2021 kicks off today, November 10, in and around the IFC Center in the village. The festival is run by Artistic Director Thom Powers who also programs the documentary slate at TIFF. Powers curates his own ‘shortlist’ as […]

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As this movie, the latest from esteemed documentarian Steve James (Life Itself), makes abundantly clear, this absurd act of prosecutorial overreach – misguided, at best...

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Our newest feature section here at HtN called "The Curbside Criterion" which will focus on releases put out by The Criterion Collection continues. This week the amazing documentary "Hoop Dreams" from Steve James, Frederick Marx, and Peter Gilbert takes the court in this brand-new Blu-Ray release.

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The time has come to recognize an aspect of nonfiction cinema that has been overlooked for too long. The nature of documentary, of course, is that the image is based in reality. But it has come to be axiomatic that […]

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Though lacking the dramatic wattage of more sensational work, The Interrupters is a powerful and surprising meditation on violence and redemption.

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