There are many stars in Francis Ford Coppola’s batshit crazy and, some would say, botched $120-million dystopian epic from last year, Megalopolis, which the legendary Hollywood auteur paid for out of his own pocket. But there is really only one star in Mike Figgis’ fascinating fly-on-the-wall account of that film’s extremely ambitious and chaotic shoot, and that’s Coppola himself. The …
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In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Gilmore Girls this October, a new documentary, Searching For Stars Hollow, is in the works with stars Kelly Bishop, Jared Padalecki and Chad Michael Murray, among others. Searching For Stars Hollow, from Ink On Paper Studios, is set to examine “the beloved show’s role in American cultural history,” per a press release, as well …
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We all know the truth about Jussie Smollett: In a desperate attempt to further his career, a talented actor and singer blew it up instead by allegedly fabricating an elaborate hoax assault on himself. But what if the attack — and Smollett’s story — has been real and truthful this whole time? That’s the question at the center of Gagan …
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Anyone throwing on the cheaply made true-crime documentaries that flood streaming services know that these films trade in sensation rather than investigation. Whether they’re injecting a hit of schadenfreude around a public disaster or rubbernecking its leering gaze at a gross tabloid story, these movies are about reliving scandal, not understanding it. These movies rely on something I call Doccam’s …
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A planned BBC One documentary chronicling the final years of Ozzy Osbourne‘s life, Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home, was abruptly pulled from the network’s schedule on Monday (Aug. 18) just hours before it was slated to air with no explanation. According to a BBC report, the network had been expected to air the doc on Monday evening, it “has postponed the …
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A documentary about Ozzy Osbourne set to air on BBC One Monday night has been pulled from the broadcaster’s schedule and postponed. “The film has moved in the schedules and we’ll confirm new tx details in due course,” a BBC spokesperson told Variety. Titled “Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home,” the doc was filmed over the past three years and was meant …
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The decade-long multi-series TV sensation, The Biggest Loser, is drawing attention again—on Netflix, and not because it has rebooted. The program ran on NBC from 2004 and enjoyed a loyal viewership, so much so that different versions sprang up in countries like Australia and South Africa. However, its numbers started tanking and it cast its final season in 2016. In …
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For six years, Kanye West gave an aspiring director from Orange County unfettered access to his life, breakdowns and inner circle. The result of that can soon be seen on the big screen in the documentary In Whose Name?, which will be released by AMSI Entertainment in partnership with AMC, Regal and Cinemark on Sept. 19. Ballesteros, who started shadowing …
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Kanye West snaps at Kim Kardashian and declares “I’m off my meds for five months now” in the new trailer for In Whose Name?, an upcoming documentary that provides a very private look at the rapper’s very public meltdown. Director Nicolas Ballesteros and his camera tailed West for six years, accumulating over 3,000 hours of footage at a tumultuous time …
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