‘The Salt of the Earth’ and ‘White Earth’ Among the Documentary Oscar Nominees

Today’s announcement of the Oscar nominations brought some deep feelings from yours truly. My favorite doc of 2014, one that I’d been sure was the frontrunner for the win, let alone a nomination, was snubbed. Is Steve James just unlucky with the Academy? Did I jinx Life Itself with my professed certainty, which I’ll note was before Citizenfour came alon…