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documentary

[dok-yuh-men-tuh-ree, -tree] / ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tə ri, -tri /


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A documentary on TCM draws on the Japanese director’s diaries to offer an intimate portrait of a modest yet artistically monumental filmmaker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Earlier this year, Amazon MGM Studios released “Melania,” a documentary about the first lady on which the company spent an eye-popping $40 million for rights alone.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

That same year, a documentary titled “David Allan Coe: The Mysterious Rhinestone” was released featuring the singer performing “33rd of August” from a prison cell at the Marion Correctional Institution in Ohio.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Some of them discussed making a documentary following Trump’s first inauguration, according to former employees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The two of them were talking to filmmaker Lonny Shavelson, who was making a documentary film about nonbinary gender called Three to Infinity.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater




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