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Searching for Sugar Man
  • Doc Apocalypse? Michael Moore and Documentary Box Office Success
    Tom Roston sits down with Michael Moore to talk Oscars and documentary box office success.
    Tom Roston 5 min read January 12, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • See the Film, See the Star: Searching for Sugar Man and Rodriguez
    See the film, then see the star – in concert! Searching for Sugar Man screens for free in Millburn, NJ on April 30th, then see the film's star, Rodriguez, in concert at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
    POV Staff 1 min read April 28, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Predicting the Oscars' Best Documentary Nominees
    Doc Soup Man Tom Roston predicts this year's Oscar nominations for Best Documentary. He's been on target before... will he get it right again?
    Tom Roston 4 min read January 15, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • Doc Soup: 'Stories We Tell' Heads to Theaters
    Tom Roston reflects on Sarah Polley's 'Stories We Tell' after a first weekend of box office success.
    Tom Roston 3 min read May 13, 2013 Doc Soup Comments
  • Oscar 2013: Can Anything Overtake Sugar Man?
    It’s as close to a lock on the Oscar winner as we’ve had in years. Everyone else is saying that 'Searching for Sugar Man' will win, so, just for the sake of keeping things lively, Tom Roston gives the race a second thought.
    Tom Roston 4 min read February 22, 2013 Doc Soup Comments
  • Tom Roston's Top 10 Documentaries of 2012
    Find out what films made it to the top of Doc Soup Man's list this year! From advocacy films, to those lauded for their artistry and cinematography, the list is just a small sampling of the great doc year that was 2012.
    Tom Roston 6 min read December 23, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • Reviewing the 2013 Oscar Shortlist
    Tom Roston takes a look at this years docs which are contenders for Academy nominations, referencing that the list proves it was a strong year for documentaries.
    Tom Roston 3 min read December 5, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • Could More Docs Be Box Office Contenders With Larger Distribution?
    Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, The Imposter, and Searching for Sugar Man have had impressive earnings at the box office recently, which begs the question: could these have been big box office contenders with a larger distribution and marketing campaign?
    Tom Roston 3 min read July 30, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • Tribeca 2012: Documentaries to Watch
    A preview of documentaries from the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival slate.
    Adam Schartoff 5 min read April 18, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • My Five Favorite Documentaries from True/False Film Fest 2012
    Tom Roston recaps the Midwestern film festival True/False, where he saw a slate of inspiring documentaries including How to Survive a Plague, The Imposter, Bully, Searching for Sugar Man and Undefeated.
    Tom Roston 6 min read March 5, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • A Preview of the 2012 True/False Film Fest
    Tom Roston gives a rundown of the films he is looking forward to seeing at the True/False documentary festival, as well as some of the quirky events he hopes to catch while he's there.
    Tom Roston 5 min read February 28, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • The Sundance 2012 Documentary Winners
    Any documentary filmmaker will tell you that getting a film into Sundance is a Herculean achievement in itself, but some also come away with an award. Check out a rundown of the 13 prizes given to documentaries at this year's festival.
    Tom Roston 4 min read January 30, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • Sundance 2012: The Man Behind the Docs Selling at Sundance
    So far, who’s the most important person in docs at Sundance this year? A festival organizer? A doc subject? A director? Or none of the above?
    Tom Roston 2 min read January 23, 2012 Doc Soup Comments