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And The Mystery Doc Is.....Hoops! Hoop Dreams Comes To Hulu

[Mark Rabinowitz] Steve James' "Hoop Dreams," widely considered among the more egregious oversights by the Academy, is the mystery doc screening today on Hulu that we referred to in yesterday's post. The winner of a "box of absolutely nothing?" Sidetrack Films' Jared Moshe! (Although we're not entirely sure we agree with his "Alf" comparison....)

Over at Hulu's blog, company CEO Jason Kilar waxes rhapsodic about the film and a 1997 chance meeting with James at Boston's Logan Airport, ending with "Steve James, if you are reading this, thank you again for such an incredible film." Well, I am willing to bet Steve's been sent this link ad infinitum today, but just in case he hasn't Jason, you can rest assured, I'll let him know!

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Photo L to R: Morgan Spurlock and Steve James at this year's SXSW FIlm Festival ©Mark Rabinowitz



Hulu Mystery Doc...Care To Guess?

[Mark Rabinowitz] As part of their Days of Summer programming, Hulu is presenting a "mystery" selection each day, running from June 16th through August 29th. So far the offerings have been what one might call, erm...diverse. They started off quite well, with "Lost in Translation," "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," "Nova," TV's "Angel," "Raising Arizona" and ....uh...."Alf"... However, Nova not withstanding, nary a doc is to be seen. Until tomorrow. Billed as: "A doc famously snubbed by Oscar," Docsider.com wants your guesses as to what this film might be. For the first person who guesses correctly, we here at Docsider HQ have a brand spanking new box of absolutely nothing!

You will, however, get your name immortalized on this blog once the film has been announced. I mean, whaddaya want for nuthin', brownies?

We are planning some real contests in the future, so stay tuned!