Apple Computers, along with a host of other tech companies--including Sun Microsystems, Ericsson, NNT DoCoMo and Sigma Designs--presented new
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The IDA wants YOU! The IDA is embarking upon an exciting and valuable new program to document the lives and careers of documentary filmmakers—an oral
As Michael Donaldson mentions in his column, the Oscars® telecast spotlighted 60 years of Best Documentary honors with a stellar tribute, produced by
Dear IDA Members, As I mentioned last issue, this is a particularly banner occasion for the Academy Awards—and for documentary in general. IDA
Chris Marker’s Le Joli Mai was made in Paris in 1962, as France’s war with Algeria was finally coming to an end. This seminal work was greatly
Let’s reflect on the context for Linda Buzzell and the 75 documentary filmmakers that she compelled to gather in a cafeteria in Los Angeles for the
Looking back and looking forward have always been linked in my mind. What’s the use of looking behind us if not to see where we might go? These pages
Triumph of the Will, Leni Riefenstahl's fetishistic film about Hitler's 1934 Nuremberg rally, is a controversial choice for "Playback," but not a
1982 January—Linda Buzzell places ads in Daily Variety, Hollywood Reporter and Los Angeles Times announcing the charter meeting of a new organization
Cinematic immunity: The false sense of invincibility that you get when you’ve got a camera in your hands in a very dangerous situation. This term is