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Bloody Nose Empty Pockets

The Ross Brothers on Gasoline Rainbow and “The Movie Stars of Life”

by Pat Mullen
May 31, 2024
Features/Interviews

An interview with Gasoline Rainbow directors Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross about hitting the road in a unique hybrid portrait of growing up.

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Nomadland Review: The Drama of the Open Road

by Pat Mullen
April 9, 2021
Festivals/Reviews/TIFF

Much of Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland simply observes actress Frances McDormand as Fern, a woman travelling the USA in search of seasonal work, in conversation with fellow nomads. These mobile-home-dwelling workers, or “workampers”

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The Best Documentaries of 2020

by Pat Mullen Marc Glassman
December 24, 2020
Features/Lists

The best documentaries of 2020 include Boys State, The Viewing Booth, Collective, Pahokee, Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets, 76 Days, The Truffle Hunters, and Wintopia.

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Acting Naturally

by Pat Mullen
December 22, 2020
Essays/Features

Chloé Zhao’s films illustrate how one can serve subjects’ experiences fairly by making them active participants and ensuring that their perspectives are the dramatic focus.

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Could This Be the Year of the Documentary Best Picture Oscar Nominee?

by Pat Mullen
August 13, 2020
Features

No documentary has every been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Could that change in 2020 as docs provide the windows into the world that we're all craving right now?

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Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets: A sad romantic story of the closing of a dive bar

by Marc Glassman
July 30, 2020
Reviews

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross, directors Featuring: Peter Elwell, Michael Martin, Shay Walker There’s something about the authenticity of a bar that provides a superb setting for

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‘Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets’ Is Booze-Fuelled Poetry

by Pat Mullen
July 16, 2020
Reviews

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (USA, 98 min.) Dir. Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross I haven’t been to a bar in four months thanks to this ongoing pandemic. However, as much as the

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Report on Sundance Documentaries: Part 4

by Inge Coolsaet
January 30, 2020
Festivals/Sundance

Since you realized, halfway through the festival, that no amount of coffee will ever be enough to repay your amassed sleep debt, you hope that the next doc might jolt you back

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Montreal's turn! Festival announcement train conti Montreal's turn! Festival announcement train continues with @ridm_festival's 2026 lineup. 🚂

This year's fest includes 7 features in the National Competition, 8 titles in the International Competition. Plus, we'll be on hand for the New Visions @fipresci jury! 

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Festober continues with a huge documentary slate a Festober continues with a huge documentary slate at @windsorfilmfest!

The lineup includes #Goodfellas doc 'As Far Back as I Can Remember' with @braccoabroad on hand as an honouree, while docs have a 40% share in the Canadian competition. 

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So go, Canada. Whoo! Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppe So go, Canada. Whoo! Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim in Toronto for a wild screening of @youcanseeeverything 👀

Lots of talk in the Q&A (no recording allowed in that part) about great Canadian influences, like Allan King, Sarah Polley, and Guy Maddin, plus what happens when you go into a film thinking it won't work out. Turns out, it did!

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But will Oscar voters see everything? 🗳 From the But will Oscar voters see everything? 🗳

From the traditionalists of the documentary branch to a process stacked against documentaries, we look at how #YouCanSeeEverything could make Irshad history. 

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