All articles tagged with #documentary
Remake follows Ross McElwee as he chronicles his son Adrian’s life and fentanyl death, weaving decades of footage with new reflections to create a devastating, memory-essay documentary that also revisits Sherman’s March; it meditates on time, aging, and the filmmaker’s impulse, ultimately offering no tidy conclusions and preserving the mystery of Adrian’s life.
Melania Trump's $75 million Amazon-produced documentary flopped at the box office, grossing just $16 million, while disclosures show she earned about $10.7 million from the film plus additional income from her memoir and NFTs. The project drew sharp criticism from reviewers and lawmakers who questioned Amazon's ties to the Trump family, and Bezos denied any influence, even as talks of future projects like The Apprentice linger.
Daveigh Chase’s former manager says she had been missing for more than 10 years before her death at 35, and her private, introverted nature led friends to assume she’d return rather than report her as missing. A 2015 missed meeting with Rob Reiner raised concern, and there were believed sightings (including a Skid Row lead) that kept searches ongoing. Initially, the project Finding Lilo aimed to help find her, but the effort is now being reframed as a documentary celebrating her life after her death earlier this month.
Former President Donald Trump disclosed a $10.71 million licensing fee for the Amazon MGM Studios documentary about Melania Trump on his 2025 financial disclosure, part of a reported at least $2.2 billion in 2025 revenue. Amazon reportedly paid about $40 million to acquire the film and $35 million to market it, with roughly $16.6 million earned at the global box office before its Prime Video release; a companion docuseries is planned. The disclosure also lists other settlements and crypto-related income as part of Trump’s broader financial picture.
The HBO documentary Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story uses archival footage and intimate interviews to chart Robin Byrd’s decades-long, sex-positive public-access empire on Channel J, her advocacy for safer sex during the AIDS era, and her enduring influence on LGBTQ visibility, all anchored by her devotion to husband Shelly. Directed by Jyllian Gunther and Stephanie Schwam (produced by Pretty Matches, with Sarah Jessica Parker involved), the film avoids lurid nostalgia in favor of a humane portrait of a pioneering provocateur who refused to let others define intimacy. Bang My Box premieres June 30 on HBO and streams on Max.
Five-part Netflix documentary The American Experiment, executive produced by Tom Hanks, surveys the founding of the United States with a calm, bipartisan, fact-forward approach. Featuring expert interviews and period re-enactments, it aims to educate a broad audience about America's ideals and flaws, tracing the arc toward justice while noting ongoing tensions that color modern politics—and it moves at a measured pace rather than flashy flair.
A Questlove-directed Tribeca Festival documentary traces Earth, Wind & Fire’s rise to global stardom while confronting Maurice White’s complex personal life, financial tensions, and the band’s inner dynamics, featuring interviews with Barack and Michelle Obama and peers, blending archival footage and animation to celebrate the group’s impact while revealing fractures behind the glitter; the film is streaming on HBO Max.
Ben Stiller said he’s filming material for a Knicks history documentary with HBO, A24, and the NBA, using his own footage and additional material to chronicle all eras toward a championship, with more shooting planned. The roundup also notes a THR leak about Dialog, an invite-only influence group including Josh Brolin, Elon Musk, and Ezra Klein. Rounding out the slate: Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey’s Brothers is headed to Apple TV as a scripted series about their lives, and Survivor is getting an animated talking-animal movie from Paramount Animation.
Ben Stiller confirmed an HBO documentary series about the New York Knicks, produced with A24, promising a multi-part look that covers all eras from the 1990s to the Knicks’ championship run, with full cooperation from the NBA and MSG; production is expected to continue into the next year as they film more next season.
Report suggests the New York Knicks are teaming with WWE and TKO on a Danhausen collaboration, including a Knicks/Danhausen documentary for YouTube, WWE camera presence at the parade, potential Knicks appearances on a future Saturday Night’s Main Event, merch rollout, and an ESPN appearance, signaling a broader cross-promotional push.
In a clip from Alison Ellwood's documentary about Culture Club, Boy George and Jon Moss discuss enduring homophobia and audience skepticism in the band's early days, including George's witty retorts to hecklers and the label doubts they faced before eventually landing a Virgin Records deal.
THR’s review says Netflix’s Maternal Instinct is a tough but well-made true-crime documentary that slowly reveals the disturbing story of a wealthy young woman and an East Texas hog trapper, with director Jessica Dimmock letting the truth unfold to a shocking conclusion. It’s streaming now on Netflix.
Ben Stiller confirmed his courtside Knicks videos are for an HBO documentary, a project in the works as part of a bigger venture; he said he’d be filming it anyway and that the experience is insane and fun to share, amid a star‑studded postgame scene after the Knicks’ Game 4 comeback.
A Tribeca-premiered documentary, Hollywood Does Abortion, argues that decades of on-screen abortion stories cast the procedure as dangerous or shameful, shaping public attitudes from the Maude two-episode arc in the 1970s to later shows like Roseanne, Party of Five, and Sex and the City; it contends writers used abortion as dramatic device rather than reflecting accurate realities, notes that abortion is relatively safe and common, and highlights a post-Dobbs era with more abortion portrayals alongside ongoing real-world access barriers.
Robin Byrd, the late‑night cable‑show trailblazer who talked openly about sex on Manhattan Cable in the 1970s–1990s, is the subject of Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story, a Tribeca Film Festival documentary that HBO will stream starting June 30. Directors Jyllian Gunther and Stephanie Schwam cast Byrd as a free‑speech pioneer who navigated the era’s Reaganite politics and AIDS fear, while the film also follows her now as she caretakes her ailing husband Shelly and still hosts Fire Island tea dances. Sarah Jessica Parker is among the producers, and Byrd’s story is presented as both legacy and personal life.