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‘Streets Loud With Echoes’ Director Katerina Suvorova on Challenging Kazakhstan’s Political Regime, Clip Debuts (EXCLUSIVE)by Addie Morfoot on May 2, 2024
In “Streets Loud With Echoes” filmmaker Katerina Suvorova captures a youth-powered civil movement sparked by the shocking murder of Denis Ten, who made history when he became the first ever Kazakhstani figure skater to win an Olympic medal. The […]
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‘Intense and insane’: was this the most unsettling reality TV show ever?by Adrian Horton on May 2, 2024
In the new documentary The Contestant, a Japanese man is put through an astonishing TV experience for more than a yearWhen Tomoaki Hamatsu, an aspiring comedian from the Japanese province of Fukushima, auditioned for the reality show Susunu! Denpa […]
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Much Ado Abut Dying review – brave, loving record of an actor uncle’s last daysby Leslie Felperin on May 2, 2024
Simon Chambers’ documentary is unsparing in capturing his theatrical relation’s endearing, sometimes desperate and often infuriating declineFilms about film-makers and their kith and kin sometimes get dismissed as self-serving, self-indulgent or […]
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Red Herring review – document of family soul-searching after terminal diagnosisby Cath Clarke on May 2, 2024
The disarmingly candid film follows Vincent and his loved ones as they try to find ways to deal with a devastating prognosisWhen he was 24, film-maker Kit Vincent was diagnosed with a brain tumour; doctors said that he could expect to live four to […]
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Watch the Disastrous 1990 NY Yankees Get the ‘Last Dance’ Treatment in Peacock Docuseries Trailerby Brian Welk on May 1, 2024
“Bronx Zoo ’90” adapts a series of articles from New York Post writer Joel Sherman about a last-place team that laid the groundwork for a dynasty.
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“They Think They’re Patriots”: Charlie Sadoff on Streaming Phenom ‘Against All Enemies’by Luke Y. Thompson on May 1, 2024
“They Think They’re Patriots”: Charlie Sadoff on Streaming Phenom ‘Against All Enemies’ Luke Y. Thompson Mon, 04/29/2024 – 17:18
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The Trailer for Netflix’s Ashley Madison Docuseries Is Full of Sex, Shame, and One Life-Ruining Hackby Tony Maglio on May 1, 2024
The founder of AshleyMadison.com believed he was saving marriages by facilitating affairs. He probably should have been more concerned with data security.
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‘The Contestant’ Features a Naked Man Losing His Mind on National TV. It’s a Documentaryby David Fear on May 1, 2024
A mindblowing new doc revisits a Japanese show that broadcast a comedian confined to an apartment while surviving on sweepstakes prizes — and paved the way for modern reality TV
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Dogwoof Boards World Sales on Thom Browne Feature Documentary From Team Behind ‘Dries,’ ‘Martin Margiela’ (EXCLUSIVE)by Leo Barraclough on May 1, 2024
Dogwoof has boarded international sales for “Thom Browne: The Man Who Fell to Earth,” the first feature documentary about the fashion designer. Dogwoof will present the film to buyers in Cannes this month. “Thom Browne: The Man Who Fell to […]
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Who is Stan Smith? New film uncovers tennis and footwear legendby Andrew Lawrence on May 1, 2024
The former player, once a world No 1, also inspired a defining Adidas shoe and is the subject of a revealing new documentaryFor sports fans of a certain age, the seasonal queues that form around shoe stores in anticipation of the latest Jordan […]
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Jalena Keane-Lee’s ‘Standing Above the Clouds’ Takes Audiences Beyond Headlines and Frontlines of Land-Protection Activism (EXCLUSIVE)by Leo Barraclough on May 1, 2024
Process documentaries following Indigenous land protectors are typically endurance tests for filmmakers, not to mention protagonists. But the payoff is that these films often resonate strongly with audiences in their ability to take viewers beyond […]
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‘Screams Before Silence’ Review: The Year’s Most Important Movie?by Hollywood in Toto on April 30, 2024
Sheryl Sandberg interviews survivors of the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre, one of the worst acts of terrorism in modern memory, in this harrowing documentary. The results are unspeakable tales that cannot be forgotten. Ever. Here’s why ‘Screams Before […]
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‘The Sopranos’ Documentary to Premiere at Tribeca 2024: Check Out Full Talks Lineupby Samantha Bergeson on April 30, 2024
The 50th anniversary of “Mean Streets” will also feature a discussion between Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, and Nas.
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Frameline Unveils Opening Gala ‘Young Hearts’ and Juneteenth Block Party Celebration with Lil Nas X Docby Ryan Lattanzio on April 30, 2024
San Francisco’s premier LGBTQ film festival’s 48th edition runs June 19-29.
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Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano review – reclaiming normality in post-explosion Beirutby Cath Clarke on April 30, 2024
The port explosion of 2020 damaged just about everything in the city and this painful but tender doc follows a film crew who try to resume work‘How much bad news can you get in one day?” That’s the production manager of a Lebanese movie called […]
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“We Share a Common History”: Patricia Bbaale Bandak on Her Hot Docs-Debuting ‘Death of a Saint’by lwissot on April 30, 2024
“We Share a Common History”: Patricia Bbaale Bandak on Her Hot Docs-Debuting ‘Death of a Saint’ lwissot Mon, 04/29/2024 – 18:41
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Gene Wilder Tops The Documentary Box Office In Seventh Weekendby Christopher Campbell on April 30, 2024
For the second time in its seven weeks of release, Remembering Gene Wilder topped the documentary box office chart, with a gross of $4,740. That’s not a lot of money — in fact, it’s the film’s second lowest take yet — but thanks to a lack […]
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How an Anti-SLAPP Statute Protected ‘The Holly’by Julian Rubinstein and Robert Gutierrez on April 29, 2024
How an Anti-SLAPP Statute Protected ‘The Holly’ Julian Rubinst… Mon, 04/29/2024 – 12:56
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