The parents of two of three boys who were murdered in 1993 in the US have said they are disappointed that a documentary about the killings has been nominated for an Oscar.
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory tells of the murders of 8-year-olds Michael Moore, Stevie Branch and Christopher Byers.
Todd and Diana Moore and Branch's father and stepfather said it glorified the men convicted of the killings - the so-called West Memphis Three.
They called the film a fraud.
Expressing their sadness and outrage, the parents added, This film should be exposed as a fraud, not rewarded with an Academy Award nomination,'' in a three-page open letter to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The Moores had previously asked the Academy not to consider the film for a prize.
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory is the third in the series of HBO documentaries following convicted Arkansas men Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley who have always maintained their innocence of the killings, which the prosecution asserted were part of a satanic ritual.
Full article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16724154
Question: Have any of you watched these documentaries? If so, what did you think of them?
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory tells of the murders of 8-year-olds Michael Moore, Stevie Branch and Christopher Byers.
Todd and Diana Moore and Branch's father and stepfather said it glorified the men convicted of the killings - the so-called West Memphis Three.
They called the film a fraud.
Expressing their sadness and outrage, the parents added, This film should be exposed as a fraud, not rewarded with an Academy Award nomination,'' in a three-page open letter to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The Moores had previously asked the Academy not to consider the film for a prize.
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory is the third in the series of HBO documentaries following convicted Arkansas men Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley who have always maintained their innocence of the killings, which the prosecution asserted were part of a satanic ritual.
Full article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16724154
Question: Have any of you watched these documentaries? If so, what did you think of them?
