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As they scan their Emmy nomination ballots, TV Academy voters are considering a number of travel-themed series for recognition, among them The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy, and On a Quest: with Jaswant. The latter show, written, directed and starring Nepal-born Jaswant Dev Shrestha, is the…

EXCLUSIVE: The award-winning documentary Union, about the first successful unionization drive at an Amazon warehouse, has been making the rounds of film festivals – it just held its U.K. premiere at Sheffield DocFest, and on Saturday it plays at DC/DOX in the nation's capital. In a matter of months, the…

EXCLUSIVE: A terrifying near real-life look at America's possible political future is coming to the big screen this summer – – and I don’t mean the GOP convention in Milwaukee next month. Depicting another January 6 attack on democracy and the certification of a presidential election in near real…

In men's tennis, as in other sports, there is constant debate over which player qualifies as the Greatest of All Time. Djokovic with his unprecedented 24 Grand Slam wins? Nadal with his astonishing 14 French Open victories? Federer, the first man to win 20 Grand Slams? Or perhaps a player from an earlier…

The BBC and Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story producer 72 Films are teaming on a feature-length documentary about the state of Georgia’s fight to put Donald Trump behind bars. Unveiled at Sheffield DocFest, The State of Georgia v. Donald J. Trump has gained access to inner workings around the…

Sky has announced a slate of four upcoming documentaries, including a film on social media star-turned criminal defendant Andrew Tate, and a series that leverages the archives of David Frost, one of television's greatest interviewers. Doom Scroll: Andrew Tate & The Dark Side of the Internet examines…

There must be something in the air lately because I have been seeing and reviewing a number of really good and intriguing documentaries on iconic showbiz figures. At Cannes I saw new docus on Faye Dunaway (Faye), Elizabeth Taylor (Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost T…

UPDATED with latest: The Oscars, strike-delayed Writers Guild Awards and the 2023-24 awards season are history, and it’s time to look at what’s ahead trophy show-wise. Here is a list of awards shows, events and the like ahead as we cruise into Emmy season and look ahead to Cannes, the fall film…

Elon Musk's positions on race and racism can be viewed as problematic, to say the least — much like his ownership of Twitter/X, one of the foremost means of modern communication. He has used the social media platform he bought in October 2022 to attack diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. And…

Angela Bassett's career took off in the 1990s with films including What's Love Got to Do with It – which earned the actress her first Oscar nomination — Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back. But her success in just the past half-dozen years has managed to surpass the Yale Drama School…

EXCLUSIVE: Iconic Poirot actor David Suchet will replicate an international expedition crime writer Agatha Christie took in the 1920s in a five-part doc series. In Travels with Agatha with Sir David Suchet, the actor will replicate Poirot author Christie’s journey, which spanned former British Empire…

The Brat Pack has been through a lot, but time has only strengthened their offscreen friendships. While discussing Andrew McCarthy’s new Brats documentary at its Tribeca Film Festival premiere on Friday, Jon Cryer had some less-than-fond memories of his Pretty in Pink (1986) co-star. “When we…