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    15 Documentary Features Are In The Oscar Mix

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    Pictured (l-r) are Rivers Gleason, Michel Gleason and Steve Gleason in a scene from "Gleason"
    LOS ANGELES (AP) --

    The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for the 89th Academy Awards®.  One hundred forty-five films were originally submitted in the category.

    The 15 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:

    • “Cameraperson,” Big Mouth Productions
    • “Command and Control,” American Experience Films/PBS
    • “The Eagle Huntress,” Stacey Reiss Productions, Kissiki Films and 19340 Productions
    • “Fire at Sea,” Stemal Entertainment
    • “Gleason,” Dear Rivers Productions, Exhibit A and IMG Films
    • “Hooligan Sparrow,” Little Horse Crossing the River
    • “I Am Not Your Negro,” Velvet Film
    • “The Ivory Game,” Terra Mater Film Studios and Vulcan Productions
    • “Life, Animated,” Motto Pictures and A&E IndieFilms
    • “O.J.: Made in America,” Laylow Films and ESPN Films
    • “13th,” Forward Movement
    • “Tower,” Go-Valley
    • “Weiner,” Edgeline Films
    • “The Witness,” The Witnesses Film
    • “Zero Days,” Jigsaw Productions

    The Academy’s Documentary Branch determined the shortlist in a preliminary round of voting.  Documentary Branch members will now select the five nominees from among the 15 titles.

    Nominations for the 89th Oscars® will be announced on Tuesday, January 24, 2017.

    The 89th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.  The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

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    A Closer Look At Proposed Measures Designed To Curb Google’s Search Monopoly

    Thursday, November 21, 2024

    U.S. regulators are proposing aggressive measures to restore competition to the online search market after a federal judge ruled Google maintained an illegal monopoly for the last decade.

    The sweeping set of recommendations filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice could radically alter Google's business, including possibly spinning off the Chrome web browser and syndicating its search data to competitors. Even if the courts adopt the blueprint, Google isn't likely to make any significant changes until 2026 at the earliest, because of the legal system's slow-moving wheels.

    Here's what it all means:

    What is the Justice Department's goal?
    Federal prosecutors are cracking down on Google in a case originally filed during near the end of then-President Donald Trump's first term. Officials say the main goal of these proposals is to get Google to stop leveraging its dominant search engine to illegally squelch competition and stifle innovation.

    "The playing field is not level because of Google's conduct, and Google's quality reflects the ill-gotten gains of an advantage illegally acquired," the Justice Department asserted in its recommendations. "The remedy must close this gap and deprive Google of these advantages."

    Not surprisingly, Google sees things much differently. The Justice Department's "wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the Court's decision," Kent Walker, Google's chief legal officer, asserted in a blog post. "It would break a range of Google products — even beyond search — that people love and find helpful in their everyday lives."

    It's still possible that the Justice Department could ease off on its attempts to break up Google, especially if President-elect Donald Trump... Read More

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