documentary
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The hit movie of the fall is…a three-hour documentary about investor fraud?
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
The documentary is a nearly three-hour effort to understand Holmes, and eventually Evans as well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
The three-hour A24 documentary, co-directed by comedian Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, earned $10.6 million in the United States and Canada, Exhibitor Relations said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Some of her duties were reportedly absorbed by Robert Port, a veteran documentary filmmaker with no PR experience whose own hiring was shrouded in secrecy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
In January 2013, an American documentary filmmaker named Laura Poitras was at her desk in Berlin, Germany, when she got a mysterious email.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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In many adventure documentaries, the audience expects the main characters to confront the possibility they might die, but they’re the stars telling the story, so of course that won’t happen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The eligibility guidelines for the DGA’s top prize, directorial achievement in theatrical feature film, states that “re-releases, animated films, and documentaries are not eligible.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Generally, yes — at least in documentaries that follow traditional journalistic standards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
She eventually broke into her own work beyond documentaries and videography, directing two narrative feature films before the pandemic began.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
It’s a voice I’d recognize anywhere, one I’ve heard in countless documentaries and interviews, one that belongs to the last person I thought I’d ever talk to.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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