Searching for Sugar Man (movie)

Oscars winners and nominees 2013: Complete list

2013-02-25 11:55:00

Ben Affleck's film "Argo" took the best picture Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards. Other marquee winners were Daniel Day-Lewis for lead actor for “Lincoln,” Jennifer Lawrence for lead actress for “Silver Linings Playbook,” and Ang...

Oscars 2013: An 'Argo' night at Academy Awards

2013-02-25 04:00:00

For the second straight year, the movie business fell for itself. "Argo" — in which a Hollywood producer and makeup artist help engineer the rescue of six Americans from Iran — won the top prize at the 85th Academy Awards, one year after the...

Oscars 2013: 'Searching for Sugar Man' wins best documentary

2013-02-24 18:45:00

The musical mystery “Searching for Sugar Man” won the Oscar for documentary on Sunday night. Directed by Malik Bendjelloul, the film about an obscure Detroit singer made a remarkable near-sweep of eligible awards since its premiere at the 2012...

Commentary: Sorry, but 'Argo' shouldn't win best picture Oscar

2013-02-22 13:01:00

Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of "Argo." I've seen it twice, enjoyed it mightily both times, and put it on my 10-best list, where it belongs. I called it "a smart, complex and engaging film that crackles with energy and purpose," and I stand by those...

Oscar predictions 2013: Animation, documentary, foreign film

2013-02-22 15:11:00

Gold Standard writer Glenn Whipp is sweeping through all 24 Oscar categories this week, assessing the races, predicting the winners and helping you prevail in your Oscar pools. If you missed previous entries, you can find the shorts races here, the...

Oscars 2013: 'Argo' generates most heat, but can 'Lincoln' catch it?

2013-02-20 07:00:00

With the Oscars finally upon us Sunday, it's do-or-die for the movies ranked in the L.A. Times Data Desk's HeatMeter, which tallies points at events throughout the season to gauge the overall traction of people and films. With Ben Affleck's "Argo"...

Heatmeter: 'Argo' and Jennifer Lawrence lead the Oscar pack

2013-01-31 07:00:00

A flurry of ceremonies over the last 2 1/2 weeks -- the Golden Globes, the Producers Guild prizes and the Screen Actors Guild awards -- has separated pretender from contender in Hollywood's 2012-13 awards season. According to the L.A. Times HeatMeter,...

'Sugar Man,' 'Queen of Versailles' among DGA documentary nominees

2013-01-14 12:16:00

The Directors Guild of America nominated two female documentarians, Lauren Greenfield ("The Queen of Versailles") and Alison Klayman ("Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry"), among three male directors for outstanding directorial achievement in documentaries for 2012....

'Argo' scores at the Producers Guild of America Awards

2013-01-27 10:36:00

Call it the Affleck Redemption. After being snubbed for an Oscar nomination for best director earlier this month, Ben Affleck scored a win Saturday night for outstanding producer of a theatrical motion picture for “Argo” at the 24th annual...

'Argo' wins Producers Guild award

2013-01-26 22:24:00

Ben Affleck, George Clooney and Grant Heslov won the the Darryl F. Zanuck outstanding producer of motion picture for "Argo," besting "Lincoln" and other contenders in the category. It was the latest triumph for the film, which won the Golden Globes...

Sundance darlings eye alternative distribution platforms

2013-01-17 00:00:00

Not that long ago, premiering a star-driven Sundance Film Festival movie on a video-on-demand channel was an admission of failure. But last year's festival produced two huge on-demand hits, Richard Gere's crime drama "Arbitrage" and Kirsten Dunst's...

New Releases: 'Searching for Sugar Man' and more

2013-01-20 09:00:00

Searching for Sugar Man Sony, $30.99; Blu-ray, $35.99 Available on VOD beginning Tuesday Detroit-based singer-songwriter Sixto Diaz Rodr�guez couldn't get any airplay in the U.S. in the '70s with his soulful, political folk-rock, but his 1970 album,...

Oscar-winning documentary about South African musical legend Sixto Rodriguez. Tuesday, May 21, 6:30 p.m., Wethersfield Library, 515 Silas Deane Highway. PG-13. Free.

2013-05-03 12:27:00

Malik Bendjelloul and Simon Chinn accept the Oscar for documentary feature for their film "Searching for Sugar Man."

2013-02-24 19:10:43

Editor Brittany Huckabee and "Searching for Sugar Man" director Malik Bendjelloul took the Oscar for documentary feature.

2013-02-24 00:00:00