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Ahead of its exclusive streaming premiere on Paramount+ planned for this fall, the documentary We Will Dance Again examining Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack on Israel has been slated for a two-day theatrical run nationwide in partnership with Iconic Events Releasing. The film will first open at…

A documentary about the famed 1982 Milwaukee Brewers from former CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl and Cannonball Productions will screen exclusively in Marcus Theatres in September. Just a Bit Outside: The Story of the 1982 Milwaukee Brewers will debut Sept. 13 in 12 Marcus Theatres throughout…

Ex-GOP Congressman Adam Kinzinger, a prominent critic of Donald Trump, will get a major platform at the Toronto International Film Festival just weeks before the U.S. presidential election. TIFF announced its full documentary lineup this morning and among the standouts is The Last Republican, about…

Telluride, Toronto and the Camden International Film Festival are coming up within a matter of weeks, all big showcases for documentary films, as we turn the corner into awards season. But it's already been a hot summer in the documentary space. Sheffield DocFest, the UK's leading documentary film…

EXCLUSIVE: The life of comedian Mitch Hedberg, master of the one-liner and a talent beloved by fellow comics, will be the focus of an upcoming documentary from 222-2222 Films. The company announced Tuesday it has completed principal photography on the project, a five-year-long undertaking that…

Who is the most successful entrepreneur in the commercial space sector? Most people would say Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, a company whose valuation exceeded $200 billion as of late June, per Forbes. But New Zealand native Peter Beck belongs in the conversation. Rocket Lab, the company he founded and…

EXCLUSIVE: Hammer Films turns a spritely 90 years old later this year, and Sky is getting in on the celebrations. The UK pay-TV network has teamed with the iconic horror studio and Cardiff’s Deep Fusion Films to make Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters, which will launch in November, timed to…

After revealing some of her most intimate struggles in her HBO documentary, Faye Dunaway feels a weight lifted. The Academy Award winner said she “dug deep” to discuss her experiences with bipolar disorder and alcoholism in Faye, the Laurent Bouzereau-helmed portrait of her life and career that…

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has acquired U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to Don't Fall in Love With Yourself, a documentary about influential musician-artist-actor Justin Pearson. Gravitas plans to release the film, directed by Jon Nix, on August 20 through its "hybrid distribution system,"…

EXCLUSIVE: Monument Releasing on Friday announced it has acquired rights spanning multiple English language territories to Rule of Two Walls, "a visceral and vital portrait of today's Ukraine through the lens of artists." The documentary directed by David Gutnik and executive produced by actor Liev…

EXCLUSIVE: Ron Howard's Jim Henson Idea Man – the most nominated documentary at this year's Emmys – will make its broadcast debut Sunday, August 11 on ABC's The Wonderful World of Disney. The film about the creative juggernaut behind the Muppets, Fraggle Rock, feature films Labyrinth and The Dark Crys…

EXCLUSIVE: The Jewish Film Institute has announced six projects that will receive a total of $80,000 in JFI Completion Grants, including the latest film from Oscar-shortlisted director and two-time Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner Ondi Timoner. Timoner's All God's Children tells the story of a…