A look at the feature docs in contention for the Oscars

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A look at the feature docs in contention for the Oscars
BuzzSugar -- Entertainment hourly. found this 11/19/2008 on goldderby.latimes.com (flag)
Among the final 15 is the best-reviewed documentary of the year "Trouble the Water," the Katrina-themed winner of the jury prize at Sundance. > (link)

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Buzz News Roundup, 11/19
Published 11/19/2008 by BuzzSugar at BuzzSugar -- Entertainment hourly.
... Thanks to ongoing legal wrangling, Project Runway most likely will be off the air till Spring — or beyond. — New York Times Taylor Swift has topped this week's album sales chart, followed by David Archuleta. — Billboard The release date for The Soloist has shifted again, this time from March 13 to April 24. — Variety Beauty and the Geek could move to MTV. — The Hollywood Reporter The 15 finalists for documentary film Oscar nominations have been selected. — LA ...

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