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In their film on the case of the convicted American Indian Movement activist, the directors couldn’t interview their subject. Their solution wasn’t ideal.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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A Guide to Nathan Fielder’s Work Before Watching ‘You Can See Everything’
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The comedian may be an unexpected choice for a documentary about the disgraced Theranos founder, but his TV shows suggest why he’s a good fit.
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‘Once Upon a Time in Harlem’ Review: A Renaissance of Their Own
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The Black luminaries who turned 1920s Harlem into a hub of artistic expression gathered decades later to reminisce. It was a house party for the ages.
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Marjoe Gortner, Evangelist Preacher Who Roused the Faithful and Then Exposed the Con, Dies at 82.
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An ordained minister at 4, Marjoe Gortner went on to star in a documentary that revealed the flimflammery of his former profession: “You go into it like a business.”
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Alex Gibney on ‘Musk’ and Why a 4-Hour Film Was Necessary
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The documentarian also talks about trying to interview the trillionaire and the roadblocks the film has run into.
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In Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’, the Answer to the Trillionaire’s Power Is Unsatisfying.
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Alex Gibney’s nearly four-hour documentary is deeply researched. But because the mogul has long been in the spotlight, little is new.
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What to Know About the New Elon Musk Documentary
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A supersized portrait of the world’s richest man reveals new details and resurfaces troubling incidents from a headline-making life.
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‘My Undesirable Friends: Part II — Exile’ Review: What Is Truth?
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The second half of Julia Loktev’s epic chronicle of independent journalists in Russia is essential viewing.