This is not the documentary renaissance we hoped for. Despite its 2023 Oscar win for “Navalny,” CNN pulled back on non-fiction production. Non-fiction programming at Showtime Networks, which produced Oscar-nominated “Attica” in 2022, is no more.
“The New York Times Presents” series, which produced titles like “The Killing of Breonna Taylor” and “Framing Britney Spears,” is being phased out in favor of integrating non-fiction video into the media brand. Hot Docs is on the ropes; Participant, which produced documentaries like “An Inconvenient Truth,” “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” and “American Factory,” closed last month.
And then there’s Netflix, which is still very much in the documentary game under Adam Del Deo, Netflix VP of original documentary films and limited series — and can afford to be with nearly 270 million global subscribers. However, it’s a specific sort of gameplay: For tight, high-quality nonfiction work that’s heartwarming, or thrilling, or stars a celebrity,...
“The New York Times Presents” series, which produced titles like “The Killing of Breonna Taylor” and “Framing Britney Spears,” is being phased out in favor of integrating non-fiction video into the media brand. Hot Docs is on the ropes; Participant, which produced documentaries like “An Inconvenient Truth,” “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” and “American Factory,” closed last month.
And then there’s Netflix, which is still very much in the documentary game under Adam Del Deo, Netflix VP of original documentary films and limited series — and can afford to be with nearly 270 million global subscribers. However, it’s a specific sort of gameplay: For tight, high-quality nonfiction work that’s heartwarming, or thrilling, or stars a celebrity,...
- 5/6/2024
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
The Hollywood Reporter thanks the following 322 members of the global film community — listed alphabetically — for taking the time to cast a ballot to help us determine the 100 greatest film books of all time.
Seth Abramovitch
The Hollywood Reporter journalist/It Happened in Hollywood podcast host
Jo Addy
Soho House group film and entertainment director
Casey Affleck
Oscar-winning actor
Rutanya Alda
Author/actress
Stephanie Allain
Filmmaker
Victoria Alonso
Filmmaker/executive
Tony Angellotti
Publicist
Bonnie Arnold
Filmmaker/executive
Miguel Arteta
Filmmaker
Chris Auer
Filmmaker/film professor
John Badham
Filmmaker/film professor
Amy Baer
Executive
Matt Baer
Filmmaker
Lindsey Bahr
Journalist
Ramin Bahrani
Oscar-nominated filmmaker
Cameron Bailey
Toronto International Film Festival CEO/former film critic
John Bailey
Cinematographer/former Academy president
Bela Bajaria
Executive
Sean Baker
Filmmaker
Alec Baldwin
Oscar-nominated actor/author
Tino Balio
Author/film professor
Jeffrey Barbakow
Executive
Michael Barker
Executive
Mike Barnes
The Hollywood Reporter journalist
Jeanine Basinger
Author/film...
Seth Abramovitch
The Hollywood Reporter journalist/It Happened in Hollywood podcast host
Jo Addy
Soho House group film and entertainment director
Casey Affleck
Oscar-winning actor
Rutanya Alda
Author/actress
Stephanie Allain
Filmmaker
Victoria Alonso
Filmmaker/executive
Tony Angellotti
Publicist
Bonnie Arnold
Filmmaker/executive
Miguel Arteta
Filmmaker
Chris Auer
Filmmaker/film professor
John Badham
Filmmaker/film professor
Amy Baer
Executive
Matt Baer
Filmmaker
Lindsey Bahr
Journalist
Ramin Bahrani
Oscar-nominated filmmaker
Cameron Bailey
Toronto International Film Festival CEO/former film critic
John Bailey
Cinematographer/former Academy president
Bela Bajaria
Executive
Sean Baker
Filmmaker
Alec Baldwin
Oscar-nominated actor/author
Tino Balio
Author/film professor
Jeffrey Barbakow
Executive
Michael Barker
Executive
Mike Barnes
The Hollywood Reporter journalist
Jeanine Basinger
Author/film...
- 10/12/2023
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
At the Cannes world premiere for “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” Disney CEO Bob Iger watched the film for the fifth time. Before the Lumière theater screening, 80-year-old Harrison Ford received an honorary Palme d’Or from the festival and received the loudest applause of the night. However, in his introduction to the tribute before the movie, Cannes artistic director Fremaux singled out Iger for applause of his own. “The CEO, or whatever,” Fremaux said, stopping himself. “The legendary Bob Iger!”
Fremaux’s awkward wording may reflect Iger’s unusual path to this moment. One year ago, when the big American studio chief at Cannes was newly minted WarnerMedia Discovery head David Zaslav in attendance for “Elvis,” Iger was a retired Disney executive whose next move was unclear.
In November, he made a surprise return to the role with the sudden outing of successor Bob Chapek, whose disinterest...
Fremaux’s awkward wording may reflect Iger’s unusual path to this moment. One year ago, when the big American studio chief at Cannes was newly minted WarnerMedia Discovery head David Zaslav in attendance for “Elvis,” Iger was a retired Disney executive whose next move was unclear.
In November, he made a surprise return to the role with the sudden outing of successor Bob Chapek, whose disinterest...
- 5/19/2023
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Filmmakers and executives, creatives of music, theater and art remembered Tom Luddy as friend and mentor, tastemaker and cultural force who deployed an astonishingly vast network to nurture talent and bring people and projects together over decades.
The co-founder of the Telluride Film Festival passed away in February.
“I am thinking of getting a tattoo of you on my arm,” said Irish director Mark Cousins at tribute event at the Paris Theatre over the weekend. “Here is Hitchcock on my arm, and here is and Kira Muratova. Maybe you would fit between the two?” He added, “For the rest of my life, I will see partly through your eyes. I miss you and I love you.”
“Tom Luddy was a constant presence. The sun around which so many of us have revolved,” said Ken Burns. The two met when Burns screened Huey Long at Telluride in 1985. “For the next 35-plus years,...
The co-founder of the Telluride Film Festival passed away in February.
“I am thinking of getting a tattoo of you on my arm,” said Irish director Mark Cousins at tribute event at the Paris Theatre over the weekend. “Here is Hitchcock on my arm, and here is and Kira Muratova. Maybe you would fit between the two?” He added, “For the rest of my life, I will see partly through your eyes. I miss you and I love you.”
“Tom Luddy was a constant presence. The sun around which so many of us have revolved,” said Ken Burns. The two met when Burns screened Huey Long at Telluride in 1985. “For the next 35-plus years,...
- 4/17/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix executive Lisa Nishimura backed some of the streamer’s biggest successes – Tiger King, The Tinder Swindler, The Power of the Dog, Making a Murderer, and American Factory – but in an era of corporate cost-cutting, it wasn’t enough to save her job.
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Her imminent departure as VP of independent film and documentary features, after a 16-year stint at Netflix, has come as a particular shock to the nonfiction film community, which saw her build Netflix into a dominant force in documentary and become, in the process, one of Netflix’s most visible execs.
(L-r) Lisa Nishimura, Taylor Swift and Ted Sarandos attend the Netflix 2019 Golden Globes After Party
“Lisa...
Related Story Netflix Vets Lisa Nishimura & Ian Bricke Depart In Film Group Reorg Related Story Omar Epps Boards Netflix's Limited Series 'The Perfect Couple' Related Story IFC Center's John Vanco Joins Netflix To Oversee Programming For Streamer's Theaters
Her imminent departure as VP of independent film and documentary features, after a 16-year stint at Netflix, has come as a particular shock to the nonfiction film community, which saw her build Netflix into a dominant force in documentary and become, in the process, one of Netflix’s most visible execs.
(L-r) Lisa Nishimura, Taylor Swift and Ted Sarandos attend the Netflix 2019 Golden Globes After Party
“Lisa...
- 3/31/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Twenty-five years ago, Liz Garbus pulled out her Cover Girl compact at the Oscars just before the winner of best documentary was announced. The Manhattan-raised filmmaker didn’t think her 1998 doc, The Farm: Angola, USA, which she co-directed with Jonathan Stack, would win, but wanted to be prepared. The caked powder spilled all over her gown. “As soon as they did not call us, I thought, ‘Phew, I don’t need to go up there with powder all over my dress,'” she says of the fleeting moment when losing felt like a blessing. “And then being like, ‘Wait, no,'” she recalls of the disappointment settling in.
Netflix vp original documentary features and series Adam Del Deo — then just an aspiring doc producer — kept close track of Garbus’ prolific career after seeing The Farm at the Sundance Film Festival. He was blown away by her deep curiosity and ability...
Netflix vp original documentary features and series Adam Del Deo — then just an aspiring doc producer — kept close track of Garbus’ prolific career after seeing The Farm at the Sundance Film Festival. He was blown away by her deep curiosity and ability...
- 3/17/2023
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Our Universe narrated by Morgan Freeman kicks off Netflix’s expanded lineup of nature documentary series on November 22, 2022. The streaming service has five additional new docuseries set to be released in the upcoming years, including 2023’s Our Planet II narrated by David Attenborough.
Life on Our Planet is targeting a 2023 debut followed by Our Oceans and Our Living World in 2024. Our Water World is aiming for a 2025 release.
“Nature documentaries can help us explore, discover, and appreciate the wonder and complexities of the world around us. The stories are limitless — spanning the arc of history from the Earth’s earliest origins, to the environments we live in now, to the planet we are creating for the future. With stunning filmmaking and innovative technologies, these cinematic documentaries bring even the most exotic or microscopic creatures of the natural world to our fingertips,” stated Adam Del Deo, VP Documentary Series.
A scene...
Life on Our Planet is targeting a 2023 debut followed by Our Oceans and Our Living World in 2024. Our Water World is aiming for a 2025 release.
“Nature documentaries can help us explore, discover, and appreciate the wonder and complexities of the world around us. The stories are limitless — spanning the arc of history from the Earth’s earliest origins, to the environments we live in now, to the planet we are creating for the future. With stunning filmmaking and innovative technologies, these cinematic documentaries bring even the most exotic or microscopic creatures of the natural world to our fingertips,” stated Adam Del Deo, VP Documentary Series.
A scene...
- 11/1/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Netflix is heading back in to the wild with a major new natural history push.
The streamer has ordered six new series including Our Universe and Life on Our Planet narrated by Morgan Freeman and renewed David Attenborough’s Our Planet for a second season. It is doubling down on the ‘Our’ brand with Our Oceans, Our Living World and Our Water World.
The push, headed by Adam Del Deo, VP Documentary Series, comes after Our Planet was watched by more than 100M households since its launch in April 2019 and President Barack Obama’s Our Great National Parks launched in April.
Our Universe blends wildlife footage with cosmic special effects and take viewers on an adventure to explore the connections that drive our natural world. From the birth of the sun to the birth of a sea turtle, Our Universe uses animation to dramatize the celestial forces that generated our solar system,...
The streamer has ordered six new series including Our Universe and Life on Our Planet narrated by Morgan Freeman and renewed David Attenborough’s Our Planet for a second season. It is doubling down on the ‘Our’ brand with Our Oceans, Our Living World and Our Water World.
The push, headed by Adam Del Deo, VP Documentary Series, comes after Our Planet was watched by more than 100M households since its launch in April 2019 and President Barack Obama’s Our Great National Parks launched in April.
Our Universe blends wildlife footage with cosmic special effects and take viewers on an adventure to explore the connections that drive our natural world. From the birth of the sun to the birth of a sea turtle, Our Universe uses animation to dramatize the celestial forces that generated our solar system,...
- 11/1/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix renewed the “Crime Scene” docuseries from Joe Berlinger for three more seasons, with the second season set to center on “The Times Square Killer” and premiere on Dec. 29.
“Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer” will look at the danger and depravity of the titular part of New York City in the late 1970s and early 1980s and how that made it possible for one man to torture and murder sex workers in that area. The episodes will look at his crimes, but also the social and systemic forces that allowed what he did to go unnoticed or uncared about for so long.
“We always saw potential for Crime Scene to be an ongoing series about how certain locations became accomplices to crimes that took place there. Now, as part of our deepening creative partnership with Joe and on the heels of the high interest in season one, we are...
“Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer” will look at the danger and depravity of the titular part of New York City in the late 1970s and early 1980s and how that made it possible for one man to torture and murder sex workers in that area. The episodes will look at his crimes, but also the social and systemic forces that allowed what he did to go unnoticed or uncared about for so long.
“We always saw potential for Crime Scene to be an ongoing series about how certain locations became accomplices to crimes that took place there. Now, as part of our deepening creative partnership with Joe and on the heels of the high interest in season one, we are...
- 11/12/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Crime Scene: The Vanishing At The Cecil Hotel, a doc series from Some Kind of Monster director Joe Berlinger, was watched by 45M households on Netflix in its first four weeks.
As such, the streamer has renewed the anthology series for an additional three seasons and set the follow-up – a series exploring the Times Square Killer.
Berlinger, who is under a deal with Netflix, also recently set a series on American financier and convicted Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff.
Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer, which launches on December 29, will examine how the danger and depravity of New York’s Times Square in the late 1970s and early 1980s made it possible for one man to commit — and nearly get away with — unthinkable acts in a nearly-lawless area rife with drugs and sex work. These three episodes will delve into the social and systemic forces that allowed horrific crimes to go unnoticed for too long.
As such, the streamer has renewed the anthology series for an additional three seasons and set the follow-up – a series exploring the Times Square Killer.
Berlinger, who is under a deal with Netflix, also recently set a series on American financier and convicted Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff.
Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer, which launches on December 29, will examine how the danger and depravity of New York’s Times Square in the late 1970s and early 1980s made it possible for one man to commit — and nearly get away with — unthinkable acts in a nearly-lawless area rife with drugs and sex work. These three episodes will delve into the social and systemic forces that allowed horrific crimes to go unnoticed for too long.
- 11/12/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s official: Another installment of “Tiger King,” the docuseries that captivated millions of Netflix users in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, is coming.
Netflix revealed on Thursday morning that the continuation, titled “Tiger King 2,” will premiere on the streamer later this year. The news came as Netflix announced its upcoming true crime slate, which includes four new docuseries and films set through early 2022.
“Tiger King 2” promises “more madness and mayhem,” according to the press release. Directors Eric Goode and Rebecca Chaiklin are returning for the second installment, as well as executive producers Chris Smith and Fisher Stevens. Good and Chaiklin will also serve as executive producers.
Although it remains unclear exactly when in the timeline of events “Tiger King 2” will pick up, footage within Netflix’s announcement video for its true crime slate shows clips of Carole Baskin, Jeff Lowe and Joe Exotic phoning in from jail,...
Netflix revealed on Thursday morning that the continuation, titled “Tiger King 2,” will premiere on the streamer later this year. The news came as Netflix announced its upcoming true crime slate, which includes four new docuseries and films set through early 2022.
“Tiger King 2” promises “more madness and mayhem,” according to the press release. Directors Eric Goode and Rebecca Chaiklin are returning for the second installment, as well as executive producers Chris Smith and Fisher Stevens. Good and Chaiklin will also serve as executive producers.
Although it remains unclear exactly when in the timeline of events “Tiger King 2” will pick up, footage within Netflix’s announcement video for its true crime slate shows clips of Carole Baskin, Jeff Lowe and Joe Exotic phoning in from jail,...
- 9/23/2021
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix is getting into K-pop as the streamer is set to launch a documentary about rising girl group Blackpink.
The SVOD service will launch Blackpink: Light Up The Sky on October 14. The film will chart the rise of the band, which has found itself in the Billboard Hot 100 with Ice Cream, its recent collaboration with Selena Gomez.
Directed by Caroline Suh, director of Netflix’s Salt Fat Acid Heat, and produced by RadicalMedia, the film features exclusive interviews with members Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa and never-before-seen footage.
It will look at the band’s recording process, the highs and lows of being a K-pop idol, culminating with their 2019 performance at Coachella.
“The K-pop phenomenon has been sweeping the globe and Blackpink has arguably become the most recognizable and most popular girl group in the world.” said Netflix’s Adam Del Deo, VP Documentary Features. “Director Caroline Suh’s trusted relationship with Jisoo,...
The SVOD service will launch Blackpink: Light Up The Sky on October 14. The film will chart the rise of the band, which has found itself in the Billboard Hot 100 with Ice Cream, its recent collaboration with Selena Gomez.
Directed by Caroline Suh, director of Netflix’s Salt Fat Acid Heat, and produced by RadicalMedia, the film features exclusive interviews with members Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa and never-before-seen footage.
It will look at the band’s recording process, the highs and lows of being a K-pop idol, culminating with their 2019 performance at Coachella.
“The K-pop phenomenon has been sweeping the globe and Blackpink has arguably become the most recognizable and most popular girl group in the world.” said Netflix’s Adam Del Deo, VP Documentary Features. “Director Caroline Suh’s trusted relationship with Jisoo,...
- 9/9/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has ordered a docuseries titled “The Innocence Files,” Variety has learned exclusively.
The hour-long episodes detail the personal stories behind eight cases of wrongful conviction that the Innocence Project and organizations within the Innocence Network have worked to highlight and overturn. The series is broken down into three parts — The Evidence, The Witness, and The Prosecution. The subjects of the series will be Chester Hollman III, Kenneth Wyniemko, Alfred Dewayne Brown, Thomas Haynesworth, Franky Carrillo, Levon Brooks, Kennedy Brewer, and Keith Harward.
The entire nine-episode season will debut on Netflix on April 15.
“We are thrilled to be part of the groundbreaking Netflix series, ‘The Innocence Files,'” said Peter Neufeld and Barry Scheck, Innocence Project co-founders and special counsel of the Innocence Project. “This is truly important television. Each episode reveals–step by step–how the American criminal justice system gets it wrong. These stories feature people whose freedom...
The hour-long episodes detail the personal stories behind eight cases of wrongful conviction that the Innocence Project and organizations within the Innocence Network have worked to highlight and overturn. The series is broken down into three parts — The Evidence, The Witness, and The Prosecution. The subjects of the series will be Chester Hollman III, Kenneth Wyniemko, Alfred Dewayne Brown, Thomas Haynesworth, Franky Carrillo, Levon Brooks, Kennedy Brewer, and Keith Harward.
The entire nine-episode season will debut on Netflix on April 15.
“We are thrilled to be part of the groundbreaking Netflix series, ‘The Innocence Files,'” said Peter Neufeld and Barry Scheck, Innocence Project co-founders and special counsel of the Innocence Project. “This is truly important television. Each episode reveals–step by step–how the American criminal justice system gets it wrong. These stories feature people whose freedom...
- 3/9/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
A retired Wisconsin sheriff’s detective, Andrew Colborn, is suing Netflix for defamation, alleging that the hit docu-series Making a Murderer falsely claims he planted evidence to frame Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey for murder, Variety reports.
The suit, filed in Manitowoc County Circuit Court in Wisconsin, alleges that the series and its filmmakers “omitted, distorted, and falsified material and significant facts in an effort to portray [Colborn] as a corrupt police officer who planted evidence to frame an innocent man. Defendants did so with actual malice and in order to...
The suit, filed in Manitowoc County Circuit Court in Wisconsin, alleges that the series and its filmmakers “omitted, distorted, and falsified material and significant facts in an effort to portray [Colborn] as a corrupt police officer who planted evidence to frame an innocent man. Defendants did so with actual malice and in order to...
- 12/18/2018
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Morgan Neville and David Chang’s food-themed docuseries Ugly Delicious has been picked up for a second season by Netflix. The news was revealed by the Momofuku founder on Thanksgiving while millions of Americans were preparing one of the biggest meals of the year.
The pickup for Ugly Delicious, which follows Chang around the globe looking at what we eat as a bridge between cultures, comes eight months after the release of the series’ eight-episode first season.
Late night host Jimmy Kimmel, Ali Wong, Eric Wareheim, former Walking Dead star Steven Yeun, food critic Jonathan Gold, and chefs Roy Choi and Nina Compton were among the guests in Season 1. Ugly Delicious is produced by Neville, Chang, Tremolo Productions,...
The pickup for Ugly Delicious, which follows Chang around the globe looking at what we eat as a bridge between cultures, comes eight months after the release of the series’ eight-episode first season.
Late night host Jimmy Kimmel, Ali Wong, Eric Wareheim, former Walking Dead star Steven Yeun, food critic Jonathan Gold, and chefs Roy Choi and Nina Compton were among the guests in Season 1. Ugly Delicious is produced by Neville, Chang, Tremolo Productions,...
- 11/23/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: “I kept saying to myself, what has happened in America?” recalls a pained Rep. John Lewis of the 1968 assassination of the New York Senator in the new trailer above for Netflix’s Bobby Kennedy For President.
Nearly 50 years after Rfk was fatally shot at La’s Ambassador Hotel on June 5, 1968, the Dawn Porter directed four-part docuseries debuts on the streaming service on April 27. That launch of the interview filled and archival footage rich project actually follows a premiere of Bobby Kennedy For President at the Tribeca Film Festival two days beforehand, on April 25 in NYC.
As the first look above makes clear, the RadicalMedia, Trilogy Films and LooksFilms produced docuseries delves into the changes in the former Attorney General outlook and political beliefs over the 1960s and especially after the death of John F. Kennedy in late 1963. Focusing on the younger Kennedy’s 83-day race for the White House...
Nearly 50 years after Rfk was fatally shot at La’s Ambassador Hotel on June 5, 1968, the Dawn Porter directed four-part docuseries debuts on the streaming service on April 27. That launch of the interview filled and archival footage rich project actually follows a premiere of Bobby Kennedy For President at the Tribeca Film Festival two days beforehand, on April 25 in NYC.
As the first look above makes clear, the RadicalMedia, Trilogy Films and LooksFilms produced docuseries delves into the changes in the former Attorney General outlook and political beliefs over the 1960s and especially after the death of John F. Kennedy in late 1963. Focusing on the younger Kennedy’s 83-day race for the White House...
- 4/11/2018
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has released the trailer for a fascinating new three part documentary called Five Came Back. It focuses on how World War II changed Hollywood and features directors like Steven Spielberg and Guillermo del Toro diving into this subject matter.
Netflix put out an extensive press release with tons of details on what the doc will entail and I'm completely captivated by the film's subject matter. I love the history of film and the history of WWII and seeing a doc focusing on how these two things affected each other is film geek candy! Here are the additional details:
The movie is an adaptation of the book Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War written by Mark Harris. It's tells "the extraordinary story of how Hollywood changed World War II – and how World War II changed Hollywood, through the interwoven experiences of five filmmakers...
Netflix put out an extensive press release with tons of details on what the doc will entail and I'm completely captivated by the film's subject matter. I love the history of film and the history of WWII and seeing a doc focusing on how these two things affected each other is film geek candy! Here are the additional details:
The movie is an adaptation of the book Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War written by Mark Harris. It's tells "the extraordinary story of how Hollywood changed World War II – and how World War II changed Hollywood, through the interwoven experiences of five filmmakers...
- 2/28/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Netflix has another original series on the way sure to make subscribers’ mouths water. The streaming video provider will release the four-part documentary series Cooked on February 19, 2016,
Cooked takes a look at how the four physical elements used in the history of cooking -- earth, fire, water, and air -- have helped humans fulfill their base desire to cook. For example, the food-centric series will show how Aboriginal natives in Western Australia fire-roast monitor lizards, as well as a Benedictine nun and microbiologist from Connecticut who makes traditional French cheese. Cooked’s main message is to encourage viewers to take control of their own health by rediscovering the joys of cooking at home.
The upcoming Netflix docu-series hails from The Botany of Desire and In Defense of Food author Michael Pollan and Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief filmmaker Alex Gibney (both pictured above). Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions produced Cooked alongside Netflix.
Cooked takes a look at how the four physical elements used in the history of cooking -- earth, fire, water, and air -- have helped humans fulfill their base desire to cook. For example, the food-centric series will show how Aboriginal natives in Western Australia fire-roast monitor lizards, as well as a Benedictine nun and microbiologist from Connecticut who makes traditional French cheese. Cooked’s main message is to encourage viewers to take control of their own health by rediscovering the joys of cooking at home.
The upcoming Netflix docu-series hails from The Botany of Desire and In Defense of Food author Michael Pollan and Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief filmmaker Alex Gibney (both pictured above). Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions produced Cooked alongside Netflix.
- 1/15/2016
- by Bree Brouwer
- Tubefilter.com
The streaming service has set its worldwide digital release date for Evgeny Afineevsky’s documentary about the birth of the civil rights movement in Ukraine.
Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight For Freedom will launch on Netflix in all available territories on October 9 after its world premiere in Venice.
The film chronicles events that unfolded over 93 days in 2013 and 2014 as student demonstrations in support of European integration turned into a violent revolution calling for the end to a corrupt national regime.
“Evgeny has assembled a cinematic tribute to the heroism, spirit and determination of the Ukrainian people,” said Lisa Nishimura, Netflix vp of Original Documentary Programming. “We are honoured to provide a global platform for him to share his powerful narrative.”
“While we were filming unfathomably brutal attacks by the police on unarmed citizens, we weren’t thinking about how to get the best shots, only the importance of showing the ways in which the movement...
Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight For Freedom will launch on Netflix in all available territories on October 9 after its world premiere in Venice.
The film chronicles events that unfolded over 93 days in 2013 and 2014 as student demonstrations in support of European integration turned into a violent revolution calling for the end to a corrupt national regime.
“Evgeny has assembled a cinematic tribute to the heroism, spirit and determination of the Ukrainian people,” said Lisa Nishimura, Netflix vp of Original Documentary Programming. “We are honoured to provide a global platform for him to share his powerful narrative.”
“While we were filming unfathomably brutal attacks by the police on unarmed citizens, we weren’t thinking about how to get the best shots, only the importance of showing the ways in which the movement...
- 8/6/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Edward Norton documentary “My Own Man” is set to premiere March 6 on Netflix. The film was written, produced and directed by David Sampliner.
Also Read: Roger Ebert Remembered in ‘Life Itself': 15 Excerpts From His Most Legendary Reviews
The doc, which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival in April, follows Sampliner, who learns he’s about to become a father to a baby boy, and fears he must “man up” and finally embrace the latent masculinity he’s rejected all his life, according to a press release.
But as Sampliner immerses himself in a strange new world of masculine ideals,...
Also Read: Roger Ebert Remembered in ‘Life Itself': 15 Excerpts From His Most Legendary Reviews
The doc, which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival in April, follows Sampliner, who learns he’s about to become a father to a baby boy, and fears he must “man up” and finally embrace the latent masculinity he’s rejected all his life, according to a press release.
But as Sampliner immerses himself in a strange new world of masculine ideals,...
- 1/5/2015
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Netflix may have a slate full of fan-favorite, high-profile original series, but the streaming video-on-demand service isn’t afraid to delve into some non-fiction documentaries, too. Its newest doc, What Happened, Miss Simone?, will cover the life of the famed singer and civil rights activist Nina Simone. Directed by filmmaker Liz Garbus (The Farm: Angola, USA, Bobby Fischer Against the World) What Happened, Miss Simone? will pull from over 100 hours of the classically-trained pianist’s recordings, some which have never been released. The documentary will also include rare photos from archives, stories from the artist’s personal diaries and letters, and interviews from her daughter Lisa Simone Kelly, friends, and colleagues. Netflix will co-produce the documentary with RadicalMedia studio and Garbus’ Moxie Firecracker Films. Amy Hobby (Love, Marilyn), Justin Wilkes (Park Bench with Steve Buscemi), and Jayson Jackson (Broadway’s Bridge & Tunnel) will co-produce alongside Garbus. Executive producers are Sidney Beaumont...
- 12/5/2014
- by Bree Brouwer
- Tubefilter.com
Academy Award nominated film-maker’s new feature What Happened, Miss Simone? will premiere in 2015.
Netflix and RadicalMedia are producing the new feature documentary from Liz Garbus.
What Happened, Miss Simone? uses never-before-heard audiotapes of the eponymous legendary recording artist and rare archival footage together with Simone’s most memorable songs to create a portrait of one of the most beloved artists of our time.
The film will premiere exclusively in all territories where Netflix is available in 2015.
Lisa Nishimura, Netflix VP of original documentary programming, commented: “In What Happened, Miss Simone?, Liz Garbus paints a brave and provocative picture of Nina Simone – artist, civil rights activist and heroine - in a film that we’ve loved from day one and are proud to bring to our viewers around the world.”
“I’m thrilled that Netflix has embraced the incredible story of Nina Simone and partnered with RadicalMedia on this film,” added Garbus...
Netflix and RadicalMedia are producing the new feature documentary from Liz Garbus.
What Happened, Miss Simone? uses never-before-heard audiotapes of the eponymous legendary recording artist and rare archival footage together with Simone’s most memorable songs to create a portrait of one of the most beloved artists of our time.
The film will premiere exclusively in all territories where Netflix is available in 2015.
Lisa Nishimura, Netflix VP of original documentary programming, commented: “In What Happened, Miss Simone?, Liz Garbus paints a brave and provocative picture of Nina Simone – artist, civil rights activist and heroine - in a film that we’ve loved from day one and are proud to bring to our viewers around the world.”
“I’m thrilled that Netflix has embraced the incredible story of Nina Simone and partnered with RadicalMedia on this film,” added Garbus...
- 12/5/2014
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Jehane Noujaim's "The Square" edged out Joshua Oppenheimer's "The Act of Killing" to emerge as the big winner of the 2013 Ida Documentary Awards! The documentary about the 2011 Egyptian Revolution also beat Jason Osder's "Let the Fire Burn," Gabriela Cowperthwaite's "Blackfish," and Sarah Polley's Stories We Tell" for the prize.
Here's a full list of winners of the 2013 Ida Documentary Awards:
Best Feature Award
The Square
Director: Jehane Noujaim
Producer: Karim Amer; Executive Producers: Geralyn Dreyfous, Mike Lerner, Sarah Johnson, Jodie Evans, Lekha Singh, Gavin Dougan, Dan Catullo III, Lisa Nishimura, Adam Del Deo, Khalil Noujaim, Alexandra Johnes, Jeff Skol; Noujaim Films, Netflix Originals
Best Short Award
Slomo
Director: Josh Izenberg; Producer: Amanda Micheli; Executive Producer: Neil Izenberg; Big Young Films, Runaway Films
Best Limited Series Award
Inside Man
Producers: Kristen Vaurio, Lisa Kalikow, Shannon Gibson, Suzanne Hillinger, Lara Benario; Writers: Jeremy Chilnick, Morgan Spurlock; Executive Producers: Jeremy Chilnick,...
Here's a full list of winners of the 2013 Ida Documentary Awards:
Best Feature Award
The Square
Director: Jehane Noujaim
Producer: Karim Amer; Executive Producers: Geralyn Dreyfous, Mike Lerner, Sarah Johnson, Jodie Evans, Lekha Singh, Gavin Dougan, Dan Catullo III, Lisa Nishimura, Adam Del Deo, Khalil Noujaim, Alexandra Johnes, Jeff Skol; Noujaim Films, Netflix Originals
Best Short Award
Slomo
Director: Josh Izenberg; Producer: Amanda Micheli; Executive Producer: Neil Izenberg; Big Young Films, Runaway Films
Best Limited Series Award
Inside Man
Producers: Kristen Vaurio, Lisa Kalikow, Shannon Gibson, Suzanne Hillinger, Lara Benario; Writers: Jeremy Chilnick, Morgan Spurlock; Executive Producers: Jeremy Chilnick,...
- 12/8/2013
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Jehane Noujaim’s Egyptian Revolution doc “The Square” led the winners of the International Documentary Association's annual awards, which were announced last night at a ceremony at the Directors Guild of America theater in Los Angeles. The film -- which was shortlisted for an Oscar last week -- beat out Joshua Oppenheimer’s "The Act of Killing," Jason Osder’s "Let the Fire Burn," Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s "Blackfish," and Sarah Polley’s "Stories We Tell" for the prize. All but "Fire" also made Oscar's top 15. Here's a full list of winners: Best Feature Award The Square Director: Jehane Noujaim Producer: Karim Amer; Executive Producers: Geralyn Dreyfous, Mike Lerner, Sarah Johnson, Jodie Evans, Lekha Singh, Gavin Dougan, Dan Catullo III, Lisa Nishimura, Adam Del Deo, Khalil Noujaim, Alexandra Johnes, Jeff Skol; Noujaim Films, Netflix Originals Best Short Award Slomo Director: Josh Izenberg; Producer: Amanda Micheli; Executive Producer: Neil Izenberg; Big Young Films,...
- 12/7/2013
- by Peter Knegt
- Indiewire
Not a bad week for Jehane Noujaim’s film about Egyptian activists battling the establishment. The Square scored the Best Feature trophy tonight at the 29th annual Ida Documentary Awards, three days after it made the Oscar shortlist. The film, which also is up for a Spirit Award, is the first documentary picked up by Netflix. Other winners announced at the ceremony hosted by Paul Provenza at DGA headquarters in Los Angeles included Slomo for Best Short, PBS’ Independent Lens for Best Continuing Series and CNN’s Morgan Spurlock-hosted Inside Man for Best Limited Series. Alex Gibney, who won an Oscar for Taxi To The Dark Side and was nominated for Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room, received a Career Achievement Award. Here is the full list of winners at the 2013 Ida Documentary Awards, presented by the International Documentary Association: Career Achievement Award Alex Gibney Ida Amicus Award...
- 12/7/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
This is a tough awards season! Lots of great movies to see, so little time! I'm catching up like crazy before we vote for the Critics' Choice Movie Awards for the Broadcast Film Critics Association. So I apologize if I haven't updated you with the latest on the awards season 2013-2014! And there were many award-giving bodies announcing nominations.
We already told you about the Rome Film Festival and the Film Independent Spirit Awards, now let's talk about the 2013 Gotham Awards, the Ida Documentary Awards, the Cinema Eye, and the Producers Guild announcing its best documentary choices.
First stop, we have the 2013 Gotham Awards where Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" topped the nominations with three nods including best feature, best actor for Chiwetel Ejiofor and breakthrough actor for Lupita Nyong'o.
Winners will be announced on Dec. 2nd where Richard Linklater, Forest Whitaker, and Katherine Oliver (head of the NYC...
We already told you about the Rome Film Festival and the Film Independent Spirit Awards, now let's talk about the 2013 Gotham Awards, the Ida Documentary Awards, the Cinema Eye, and the Producers Guild announcing its best documentary choices.
First stop, we have the 2013 Gotham Awards where Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" topped the nominations with three nods including best feature, best actor for Chiwetel Ejiofor and breakthrough actor for Lupita Nyong'o.
Winners will be announced on Dec. 2nd where Richard Linklater, Forest Whitaker, and Katherine Oliver (head of the NYC...
- 12/2/2013
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo's Every Little Step Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman's Soundtrack for a Revolution, and James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo's Every Little Step will screen as the next installment in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Contemporary Documentaries” series on Wednesday, May 11, at 7 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. Admission to all screenings in the series is free. Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman, and Dylan Nelson, one of the three other Soundtrack for a Revolution producers, will be present to take questions from the audience following the screening, and so will Every Little Step's Adam Del Deo. The information below is from the Academy's press release: Soundtrack for a Revolution is the story of the civil rights movement told through the music that informed and inspired its participants. As current singers perform songs from the era,...
- 5/3/2011
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences kicks off Part Two of its 29th annual .Contemporary Documentaries. screening series with .Food, Inc.. and .Under Our Skin. Tonight, Wednesday, March 23, at 7 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. Admission to all screenings in the series is Free.
From cruel and unsanitary conditions in cattle and chicken farming to the addition of corn syrup and sodium to many foods, .Food, Inc.. examines the ways in which large corporations in the American food industry dominate the marketplace and affect the quality of what we consume. Directed by Robert Kenner and produced by Kenner and Elise Pearlstein, .Food, Inc.. earned an Academy Award® nomination for Documentary Feature. Robert Kenner & Elise Pearlstein will be present to take questions from the audience following the screening.
Directed and produced by Andy Abrahams Wilson, .Under Our Skin. investigates the untold story of Lyme disease. As...
From cruel and unsanitary conditions in cattle and chicken farming to the addition of corn syrup and sodium to many foods, .Food, Inc.. examines the ways in which large corporations in the American food industry dominate the marketplace and affect the quality of what we consume. Directed by Robert Kenner and produced by Kenner and Elise Pearlstein, .Food, Inc.. earned an Academy Award® nomination for Documentary Feature. Robert Kenner & Elise Pearlstein will be present to take questions from the audience following the screening.
Directed and produced by Andy Abrahams Wilson, .Under Our Skin. investigates the untold story of Lyme disease. As...
- 3/23/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
"Come Fly Away" leads the nominees for this year's Fred and Adele Astaire Awards. The combination of Twyla Tharp's inventiveness and Frank Sinatra's croon prompted seven nominations, more than any other production.The awards will be presented June 7 at a gala the Gerald W. Lynch Theater in New York. Director and choreographer Kenny Ortega is to receive the Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement Award. The evening will feature performances by Ronald K. Brown's dance company Evidence; Tony Dovolani of "Dancing With the Stars"; and the Tony-nominated Lee Roy Reams with women who once danced with Astaire. The complete list of nominees is below.Best ChoreographerBill T. Jones, "Fela"Twyla Tharp, "Come Fly Away"Sergio Trujillo, "Memphis"Marcia Milgrom Dodge, "Ragtime" Steven Hoggett, "American Idiot"Best Male DancerCharlie Neshyba-Hodges, "Come Fly Away"Keith Roberts, "Come Fly Away"John Selya, "Come Fly Away"Maksim Chmerkovskiy, "Burn the Floor"Male Ensemble, "Memphis" (Brad Bass,...
- 5/19/2010
- backstage.com
link: http://makingof.com/posts/watch/1026/in-conversation-james-stern-adam-del-deo
James Stern, Chairman and CEO of Endgame Entertainment, is a prolific producer who has made more than 20 feature films, 15 Broadway and off Broadway hits including "The Producers," "Stomp" and "Hairspray." MakingOf's latest 'In Conversation' pairs Stern with producing and directing partner Adam Del Deo to talk about their collaboration on the film "Every Little Step."
The documentary explores the incredible journey of the revival of 'A Chorus Line' from an ambitious idea to an international phenomenon. It compares and contrasts the original musical with the revival and was edited together from more than 450 hours worth of footage. Throughout the interview, Stern and Del Dio reminisce about the production.
Stern describes it best when he references Del Deo's initial feeling that, "This has to be a dance movie that happens to be a documentary. It can't be a documentary about dance."
To...
James Stern, Chairman and CEO of Endgame Entertainment, is a prolific producer who has made more than 20 feature films, 15 Broadway and off Broadway hits including "The Producers," "Stomp" and "Hairspray." MakingOf's latest 'In Conversation' pairs Stern with producing and directing partner Adam Del Deo to talk about their collaboration on the film "Every Little Step."
The documentary explores the incredible journey of the revival of 'A Chorus Line' from an ambitious idea to an international phenomenon. It compares and contrasts the original musical with the revival and was edited together from more than 450 hours worth of footage. Throughout the interview, Stern and Del Dio reminisce about the production.
Stern describes it best when he references Del Deo's initial feeling that, "This has to be a dance movie that happens to be a documentary. It can't be a documentary about dance."
To...
- 1/14/2010
- Makingof.com
Louie Psihoyos‘ The Cove (above), about the annual slaughter of dolphins at a small Japanese village, has thus far been the various Us critics groups’ favorite documentary. The runner-up is Sacha Gervasi’s Anvil! The Story of Anvil, which has been referred to as This Is Spinal Tap for real. (However, there have been accusations that Anvil! isn’t technically a "documentary" as its chronology is supposed to have been twisted around for dramatic effect.) Of the seven documentaries listed below, only four have a chance of getting shortlisted for the 2010 Academy Awards: The Cove, Robert Kenner’s Food, Inc., James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo’s Every Little Step, and Agnès Varda’s The Beaches of Agnès. The others either were [...]...
- 12/30/2009
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed their list of the final group of 15 films that will contend for the Best Documentary Feature award this week, and with said announcement comes a twinge of bittersweetness. On one hand, the very powerful documentary The Cove -- a Sundance premiere that takes on the brutal killing of dolphins in Japan -- did make it to the final 15, as did the sensational SXSW pic Garbage Dreams and the incredibly fascinating food industry doc Food Inc. On the other hand, fan (and critic) favorite Anvil! The Story of Anvil -- the energetic, sad story of one of the most famous rock bands that you've never heard of -- was curiously missing from the list, as was multi-Oscar nominee Michael Moore's latest film Capitalism: A Love Story, a doc about our current financial crisis. While Michael Moore has had his date with Oscar, his...
- 11/19/2009
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
I’m sure if you analyze and dissect the rules for eligibility, you’ll find some kind of loophole that kept films like Capitalism: A Love Story, Anvil!: The Story Of Anvil, and Crude off this list of finalists for Best Documentary Feature.
Maybe it’s not based on eligibility at all. Maybe those movies just didn’t make the cut, which, in my opinion, and a lot of other people’s, as well, is a shame. This isn’t even taking into account some of the festival docs that didn’t make the cut, films like Pulling John, We Live In Public, and The Yes Men Fix The World. Politics wins out once again (as if there was every going to be a question of it), and here are the list of 15 films that have moved on in the voting process:
The Beaches Of Agnes directed by Agnès Varda...
Maybe it’s not based on eligibility at all. Maybe those movies just didn’t make the cut, which, in my opinion, and a lot of other people’s, as well, is a shame. This isn’t even taking into account some of the festival docs that didn’t make the cut, films like Pulling John, We Live In Public, and The Yes Men Fix The World. Politics wins out once again (as if there was every going to be a question of it), and here are the list of 15 films that have moved on in the voting process:
The Beaches Of Agnes directed by Agnès Varda...
- 11/19/2009
- by Kirk
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced fifteen documentaries shortlisted for the docu Oscar out of a list of 89 films an Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story" is not one of the fifteen. In the list was Louis Psihoyos "The Cove" from Roadside Attractions as well as Robert Knepper's "Food, Inc.," "Every Little Step" helmed by James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo and "Valentino: The Last Emperor" directed by Matt Tyrnauer. "Capitalism: A Love Story" is the highest grossing documentary this year, opening on September 23rd, one week before the Academy's September 30th cut-off date. Other films included were "The September Issue," "We Live in Public," "Anvil: The Story of Anvil" and "It Might Get Loud."...
- 11/19/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced the 15 films that have made the shortlist for Best Documentary. Two of the most prised docs of the year made the list: Louie Psihoyos's The Cove and Robert Kenner's Food, Inc., as well as a few lesser known titles like Anders Ostergaard's Burma VJ and Matt Tyrnauer's Valentino: The Last Emperor. But surprisingly excluded were Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story and James Toback's Tyson. The 82nd Academy Awards nominations will be announced on February 2. Best Documentary Shortlist: The Beaches of Agnes Agnes Varda, director Burma VJ Anders Ostergaard, director The Cove Louie Psihoyos, director Every Little Step James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo, directors...
- 11/19/2009
- by Jason Guerrasio
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
The AMPAS has chosen 15 films from the qualifying 89 documentaries to its shortlist. The hopefuls, vying for a final spot in the Documentary Feature category of the 82nd Academy Awards, are listed below, but the list is not without a bit of controversy. Some prominent omissions include the acclaimed smash Anvil! The Story of Anvil, James Toback's Tyson, and, most notably, Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story. Moore's previous film Sicko was nominated in 2008 and his documentary Bowling for Columbine won an Oscar in 2003. However, the 15 documentaries listed below are still all more than deserving of a selection. The Beaches of Agnes - Directed by Agnes Varda Burma VJ - Directed by Anders Ostergaard The Cove - Directed by Louie Psihoyos Every Little Step - Directed by James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo Facing Ali - Directed by Pete McCormack Food, Inc. - Directed by Robert Kenner Garbage Dreams...
- 11/19/2009
- by Brandon Lee Tenney
- firstshowing.net
Each year the Academy's documentary branch finds a new way to enrage film fans everywhere. This year's big casualty: Anvil! The Story of Anvil, the blissfully reviewed heavy metal documentary (my review). That unforgettable music doc's Oscar snub is unsurprising but in a way it only strengthens the movie, adding yet one more pitiable chord of try-try-try never succeed to the engrossing story -- think The Wrestler by way of Spinal Tap if you haven't seen it. Ewwww, I just pitched a movie as two other movies. I am So sorry. I hate myself right now.
Other big name docs that got the thumbs down: We Live in Public, The September Issue, Tyson and Capitalism: A Love Story. My favorite doc of the year, Prodigal Sons, was not eligible for some sort of funding reason... I'm a little unclear on why.
Here are the 15 finalists that the AMPAS voters actually did love.
Other big name docs that got the thumbs down: We Live in Public, The September Issue, Tyson and Capitalism: A Love Story. My favorite doc of the year, Prodigal Sons, was not eligible for some sort of funding reason... I'm a little unclear on why.
Here are the 15 finalists that the AMPAS voters actually did love.
- 11/19/2009
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the 15 films in the Documentary Feature category that will advance in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards. Eighty-nine pictures had originally qualified in the category.
The 15 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production company: The Beaches of Agnes, Agnes Varda, director (Cine-Tamaris) Burma VJ, Anders Østergaard, director (Magic Hour Films) The Cove, Louie Psihoyos, director (Oceanic Preservation Society) Every Little Step, James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo, directors (Endgame Entertainment) Facing Ali, Pete McCormack, director (Network Films Inc.) Food, Inc., Robert Kenner, director (Robert Kenner Films) Garbage Dreams, Mai Iskander, director (Iskander Films, Inc.) Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders, Mark N. Hopkins, director (Red Floor Pictures LLC) The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith, directors (Kovno Communications) Mugabe and the White African,...
The 15 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production company: The Beaches of Agnes, Agnes Varda, director (Cine-Tamaris) Burma VJ, Anders Østergaard, director (Magic Hour Films) The Cove, Louie Psihoyos, director (Oceanic Preservation Society) Every Little Step, James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo, directors (Endgame Entertainment) Facing Ali, Pete McCormack, director (Network Films Inc.) Food, Inc., Robert Kenner, director (Robert Kenner Films) Garbage Dreams, Mai Iskander, director (Iskander Films, Inc.) Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders, Mark N. Hopkins, director (Red Floor Pictures LLC) The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith, directors (Kovno Communications) Mugabe and the White African,...
- 11/19/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards®. Eighty-nine pictures had originally qualified in the category. The 15 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production company: “The Beaches of Agnes,” Agnès Varda, director (Cine-Tamaris) “Burma VJ,” Anders Østergaard, director (Magic Hour Films) “The Cove,” Louie Psihoyos, director (Oceanic Preservation Society) “Every Little Step,” James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo, directors (Endgame Entertainment) “Facing Ali,” Pete McCormack, director (Network Films Inc.) “Food, Inc.,” Robert Kenner, director (Robert [...]...
- 11/19/2009
- by Nikki Finke
- Deadline Hollywood
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 15 semi-finalists in the 2010 Academy Awards’ Documentary Feature category. Eighty-nine films had been in the running. The 15 documentary feature semi-finalists are: The Beaches of Agnes, Agnès Varda, director (Cine-Tamaris) Burma VJ, Anders Østergaard, director (Magic Hour Films) The Cove, Louie Psihoyos, director (Oceanic Preservation Society) Every Little Step, James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo, directors (Endgame Entertainment) Facing Ali, Pete McCormack, director (Network Films Inc.) Food, Inc., Robert Kenner, director (Robert Kenner Films) Garbage Dreams, Mai Iskander, director (Iskander Films, Inc.) Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders, Mark N. Hopkins, director (Red Floor Pictures LLC) The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, Judith Ehrlich [...]...
- 11/19/2009
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has shortlisted 15 films that will advance in the race for the documentary feature category, culled down from 89 films that originally qualified.
The titles include the work of veteran French director Agnes Varda, "The Beaches of Agnes"; "Every Little Step," James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo's doc about the making of a revival of "A Chorus Line"; Robert Kenner's expose of the food industry, "Food Inc."; and Matt Tyrnauer's fashion doc "Valentino, the Last Emperor."
Not listed were such prominent titles as Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story" and James Toback's "Tyson."
The 15 films are:
-- "The Beaches of Agnes," Agnes Varda, director (Cine-Tamaris)
-- "Burma VJ," Anders Østergaard, director (Magic Hour Films)
-- "The Cove," Louie Psihoyos, director (Oceanic Preservation Society)
-- "Every Little Step," James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo, directors (Endgame Entertainment)
-- "Facing Ali,...
The titles include the work of veteran French director Agnes Varda, "The Beaches of Agnes"; "Every Little Step," James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo's doc about the making of a revival of "A Chorus Line"; Robert Kenner's expose of the food industry, "Food Inc."; and Matt Tyrnauer's fashion doc "Valentino, the Last Emperor."
Not listed were such prominent titles as Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story" and James Toback's "Tyson."
The 15 films are:
-- "The Beaches of Agnes," Agnes Varda, director (Cine-Tamaris)
-- "Burma VJ," Anders Østergaard, director (Magic Hour Films)
-- "The Cove," Louie Psihoyos, director (Oceanic Preservation Society)
-- "Every Little Step," James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo, directors (Endgame Entertainment)
-- "Facing Ali,...
- 11/18/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As critics work to predict this year’s Oscar nominees, “Every Little Step” has been listed on various lists for best documentary. James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo’s doc watches as actors audition to star in the 2006 revival of “A Chorus Line.” The film interweaves the contemporary story with that of the musical’s creator, director and choreographer Michael Bennett, in 1974. Bob Mondello on NPR describes the film: “The filmmakers …...
- 10/13/2009
- Indiewire
George Ovashvili's "The Other Bank" was awarded the grand jury's New Directors Showcase Award and Barbara Schroeder's "talhotblond" was the documentary grand jury winner at the 35th International Seattle Film Festival, which concluded Sunday.
The doc jury also awarded a special jury prize to Yoshio Harada's "Manhole Children."
The Golden Space Needle Audience Award for best film went to Scott Sanders' "Black Dynamite." First runner-up was Benoit Pilon's "The Necessities of Life," with runner-up awards also going to: second runner-up: Marc Webb's "(500) Days of Summer"; third (tie): Kevin Hamedani's "Zmd: Zombies of Mass Destruction" and Lucy Akhurst's "Morris: A Life with Bells On"; and fourth: Philipp Stolzl's "North Face."
Louie Psihoyos' "The Cove" took home the Golden Space Needle Award for best documentary.
Runners-up were: Sandy Cioffi's "Sweet Crude"; Sarah Kunstler and Emily Kunstler's "William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe"; James D. Stern...
The doc jury also awarded a special jury prize to Yoshio Harada's "Manhole Children."
The Golden Space Needle Audience Award for best film went to Scott Sanders' "Black Dynamite." First runner-up was Benoit Pilon's "The Necessities of Life," with runner-up awards also going to: second runner-up: Marc Webb's "(500) Days of Summer"; third (tie): Kevin Hamedani's "Zmd: Zombies of Mass Destruction" and Lucy Akhurst's "Morris: A Life with Bells On"; and fourth: Philipp Stolzl's "North Face."
Louie Psihoyos' "The Cove" took home the Golden Space Needle Award for best documentary.
Runners-up were: Sandy Cioffi's "Sweet Crude"; Sarah Kunstler and Emily Kunstler's "William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe"; James D. Stern...
- 6/14/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“17 Again” from Warner Bros. Pictures contends for the top spot at this weekend’s box office and is Zac Efron frontlines the film with Matthew Perry, Leslie Mann, Sterling Knight and Michelle Trachtenberg also thrown in the mix. The comedy opens in 3,255 venues and is helmed by Burr Steers (“Igby Goes Down”). The film review scored an average 2.5/5 from Movie Jungle. Universal sends out their Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright Penn, Jason Bateman and Jeff Daniels-powered drama/thriller “State of Play” which Kevin Macdonald (“The Last King of Scotland”) helms. Film hits 2,803 venues. We highly recommend this release with an almost perfect 4.5/5 review score. Jason Statham returns in the wacky “Crank: High Voltage.” The Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor-directed high-octane actioner unspools in 2,223 locations. The first film opened on September 1st, 2006 and grossed over $27.8 million domestically and $16.9 million overseas. Indie-wise, there’s a...
- 4/17/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The documentary "Every Little Step" will interest those who have appeared in a production of "A Chorus Line." So it should be bigger than "Spider-Man."
The movie attempts to be a biography of Michael Bennett, the director and choreographer of the original "A Chorus Line." And a backstage story of how that production was put together by Bennett from taped all-night group interviews with dancers in 1974. And a look at the 2006 revival. And a portrait of some of those who auditioned for the new show.
The film does all of these...
The movie attempts to be a biography of Michael Bennett, the director and choreographer of the original "A Chorus Line." And a backstage story of how that production was put together by Bennett from taped all-night group interviews with dancers in 1974. And a look at the 2006 revival. And a portrait of some of those who auditioned for the new show.
The film does all of these...
- 4/17/2009
- by By KYLE SMITH
- NYPost.com
Show-business documentaries don’t get much more meta than Every Little Step,a film about a fresh-faced band of up-and-comers auditioning for a Broadway revival of A Chorus Line, the famous musical about, um, a fresh-faced band of up-and-comers auditioning for a Broadway musical. The original production racked up an astonishing nine Tonys and a Pulitzer Prize en route to one of the longest runs in Broadway history. But history hasn’t been terribly kind to the play, and the 1985 Richard Attenborough film adaptation featuring Michael Douglas was a notorious bomb. James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo’s ...
- 4/16/2009
- avclub.com
[An indieWIRE review from Reverse Shot.] Part tribute to “A Chorus Line” creator Michael Bennett and part comparative chronicle of both the 1975 original and 2006 Broadway revival of his Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, “Every Little Step” covers a lot of ground in 90 minutes. There’s plenty of memorable material, from Bennett’s reel-to-reel audio recordings that became the basis for the show’s celebrated monologues to candid footage on stage …...
- 4/16/2009
- Indiewire
[An indieWIRE review from Reverse Shot.] Part tribute to “A Chorus Line” creator Michael Bennett and part comparative chronicle of both the 1975 original and 2006 Broadway revival of his Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, “Every Little Step” covers a lot of ground in 90 minutes. There’s plenty of memorable material, from Bennett’s reel-to-reel audio recordings that became the basis for the show’s celebrated monologues to candid footage on stage …...
- 4/16/2009
- Indiewire
This week brings a bumper crop of indie and arthouse releases with something to suit all tastes, even if their added box office is outdone by "Crank: High Voltage."
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"American Violet"
In our politically expedient, hyper-add times, director Tim Disney reminds us African-Americans had it tough in the post-civil rights era long before Katrina with this Texas-set drama based on true story. As much a legal thriller as anything else, "American Violet" stars Alfre Woodward as the steely mother of Dee Roberts (Nicole Beharie), a woman wrongly scooped up from the projects amidst a mass drug raid and harassed into a plea bargain. With the help of an Aclu attorney (Tim Blake Nelson) and an ex-cop (Will Patton), she must go up against a callous district attorney (Michael O'Keefe), who's playing a numbers game in pursuit of federal money,...
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"American Violet"
In our politically expedient, hyper-add times, director Tim Disney reminds us African-Americans had it tough in the post-civil rights era long before Katrina with this Texas-set drama based on true story. As much a legal thriller as anything else, "American Violet" stars Alfre Woodward as the steely mother of Dee Roberts (Nicole Beharie), a woman wrongly scooped up from the projects amidst a mass drug raid and harassed into a plea bargain. With the help of an Aclu attorney (Tim Blake Nelson) and an ex-cop (Will Patton), she must go up against a callous district attorney (Michael O'Keefe), who's playing a numbers game in pursuit of federal money,...
- 4/15/2009
- by Neil Pedley
- ifc.com
We have new clips in from Sony Pictures Classics' "Every Little Step," directed by Adam Del Deo and James D. Stern. The documentary opens on April 17th in limited areas. All clips are embedded within the same player for your adding convenience. Also, if you haven't done so yet, remember to enter our contest to win prizes from "Every Little Step." What's "Every Little Step" About? A Chorus Line isn’t just another hugely successful Broadway musical—it’s an international phenomenon that has spanned four decades and reached audiences in 22 countries around the world. Through 15 years of continuous performances from the 70s to 90s and a revival beginning last year, A Chorus Line has touched generations around the world with stories so poignant, they could only have come from truth. Who would have imagined such an enduring piece of modern culture would arise from middle-of-the-night conversations in a dance studio?...
- 4/15/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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