This epic documentary of legendary recording artist and civil rights activist Nina Simone uses rare concert footage and her most memorable songs, along with diaries, letters, and interviews with Nina
Listen: Filmmaker Liz Garbus Talks Her Career and More on LITTLE KNOWN FACTS
by Little Known Facts w/ Ilana Levine - February 06, 2023
Little Known Facts is a weekly podcast hosted by stage and film actress Ilana Levine. This week's episode features filmmaker Liz Garbus! In the episode, Liz discussed her career, how she got her start, and more....
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for FAUCI Documentary from Disney and National Geographic
by Michael Major - October 04, 2021
The film features former President George W. Bush, Bill Gates, Bono, former national security advisor Susan Rice, National Institutes of Health director Dr. Francis Collins, former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr. Tom Frieden, journalists Laurie Garrett and Apoorva Mandavilli,...
Variety & Rolling Stone Announce Programming for Inaugural Truth Seekers Summit
by Sarah Jae Leiber - July 21, 2021
Keynote speakers will include Academy Award-winning filmmaker Errol Morris (The Fog of War) with panels from documentarians behind Allen v. Farrow, Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry, Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red S...
Netflix Announces New Animated Series From Producer Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
by TV News Desk - July 14, 2021
In April, Archewell Productions announced its first Netflix project, Heart of Invictus, a docu-series that’s being produced in partnership with The Invictus Games Foundation and will showcase powerful stories of resilience and hope from competitors on their journey to Invictus Games The Hague 2020...
The Academy Invites Leslie Odom Jr., Nathan Lane, George C. Wolfe & 392 More to Membership
by TV News Desk - July 01, 2021
There are 89 Oscar nominees, including 25 winners, among the invitees....
AMC & IFC Pick Up Variety Series SHERMAN'S SHOWCASE for a Second Season
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 18, 2020
AMC and IFC announced today the renewal of the Critics' Choice Awards-nominated variety series Sherman's Showcase for a second season ahead of the show's one-hour “Black History Month Spectacular” premiering this Friday, June 19th at 10PM ET/PT on AMC and 11PM ET/PT on IFC. Six all-new, 30-...
Cynthia Erivo to Executive Produce Docuseries WHAT WE KEEP for Quibi
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 28, 2020
Today, Quibi announced What We Keep* (working tite),' a documentary series that brings viewers into the homes of remarkable people and asks a simple but moving question: “Of all that you own, what object means the most to you and why?”...
Netflix and UN Women Launch Special Collection Curated By 55 Groundbreaking Women In Entertainment
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 04, 2020
Netflix and UN Women today launched “Because She Watched” - a special Netflix collection of series, documentaries, and films to celebrate International Women's Day. The collection, which will be available all year, is curated by female creators from behind and in front of the camera - including ...
VIDEO: Amy Ryan Stars in the Trailer for LOST GIRLS
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 16, 2020
Netflix has released the first trailer for their film Lost Girls, starring Amy Ryan. When 24-year-old Shannan Gilbert mysteriously disappears one night, her mother Mari (Academy Award® nominee Amy Ryan) embarks on a dark journey that finds her face to face with hard truths about her daughter, herse...
Questlove to Make Directorial Debut with BLACK WOODSTOCK
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 02, 2019
Producers Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein have announced the start of production on Black Woodstock, a feature documentary about the Harlem Cultural Festival directed by Ahmir a?oeQuestlovea?? Thompson. This film marks Thompson's feature directorial debut and focuses on the 1969 outdoor festiva...
ABIAH Pays Tribute To Pop Icon Madonna And Soul Icon Nina Simone At New York's Joe's Pub
by Stephi Wild - January 22, 2019
Acclaimed singer and songwriter ABIAH will headline two very different performances, on Friday, February 15, and Saturday, February 16, at 9:30 p.m. at Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10003. His Friday night show will be dedicated to music from his 2017 release ABIAH sings NINA, a tribute...
Rachel McKay Steele To Perform Solo Show SHIVA FOR ANNE FRANK At The Pit
by Tori Hartshorn - November 13, 2018
Comedian, storyteller and writer Rachel McKay Steele is excited to announce her solo show, Shiva for Anne Frank, which is a tribute to her own cultural identity as well as an honorarium to Anne Frank delivered through a comedic lens. The show is directed by Lauren Ann Brickman and will premiere at T...
Miriam Shor, Gabriel Byrne Join Netflix's LOST GIRLS
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 29, 2018
Miriam Shor, Tony-nominated actor Gabriel Byrne, and Tony winner Reed Birney are among those who have been cast in Netflix's upcoming film, 'Lost Girls....
Tribeca and Chanel Support Women Filmmakers Through 4th Annual THROUGH HER LENS: THE TRIBECA CHANEL WOMEN'S FILMMAKER PROGRAM
by Tori Hartshorn - October 11, 2018
Tribeca and CHANEL continue to provide extraordinary opportunities to propel women filmmakers forward with the fourth annual THROUGH HER LENS: The Tribeca Chanel Women's Filmmaker Program. The mentorship program was created to provide a balance of industry support, artistic development, and funding...
Showtime Documentary Series THE FOURTH ESTATE To Conclude This Sunday
by Tori Hartshorn - June 13, 2018
Michael Flynn pleads guilty to lying to the FBI and The New York Times probes deeper into the Russian investigation in 'Matters of Fact,' the final episode of the Showtime documentary series THE FOURTH ESTATE, which airs this Sunday, June 17 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME. For a preview of the episode,...
History Greenlights TV Documentary GRANT in Association with Lionsgate from Appian Way and RadicalMedia
by Tori Hartshorn - May 31, 2018
History Greenlights TV Documentary GRANT in Association with Lionsgate from Appian Way and RadicalMedia...
Liz Garbus Tackles Trump's Presidency Through the Eyes of the New York Times in THE FOURTH ESTATE
by Macon Prickett - May 30, 2018
Emmy®-winning and Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Liz Garbus (What Happened, Miss Simone?) turns her lens on the inner workings of The New York Times in the new four-part documentary series THE FOURTH ESTATE, which premieres Sunday, May 27 at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT. The full four-episode documentary...
'The Fourth Estate' To Premiere On Sunday, May 27 - Watch the Trailer Now!
by Stephi Wild - May 26, 2018
Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Liz Garbus (What Happened, Miss Simone?) turns her lens on the inner workings of The New York Times in the new four-part documentary series THE FOURTH ESTATE, which premieres Sunday, May 27 at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT. The full four-episode documentary series will a...
R+R=NOW To Release Debut Album COLLAGICALLY SPEAKING Out June 15 On Blue Note
by Macon Prickett - May 18, 2018
Dream team band R+R=NOW—featuring Robert Glasper on keyboards, Terrace Martin on synthesizer and vocoder, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah on trumpet, Derrick Hodge on bass, Taylor McFerrin on synth and beatbox, and Justin Tysonon drums—will release their debut album Collagically Speak...
Netflix Picks Up LOST GIRLS With Liz Garbus Directing and Amy Ryan Attached to Star
by Macon Prickett - May 17, 2018
Netflix has picked up the film Lost Girls. Amy Ryan will star in the true-crime story that is based on Robert Kolker's award-winning book of the same name. It will be directed by Liz Garbus, the Oscar-nominated documentarian who is making her narrative feature debut with the film....
R+R=NOW Release Debut Single
by Tori Hartshorn - May 04, 2018
Dream team band R+R=NOW has released 'Change Of Tone,' the enticing lead track from their forthcoming debut album Collagically Speaking, which will be released June 15 on Blue Note Records. 'Change Of Tone,' which is available today to stream or download, moves with ease between its various sections...
IFC Greenlights Musical Variety Sketch Show SHERMAN'S SHOWCASE to Series
by Tori Hartshorn - May 04, 2018
IFC Greenlights Musical Variety Sketch Show SHERMAN'S SHOWCASE to Series...
Production Begins on Documentary Series Based on True-Crime Book I'LL BE GONE IN THE DARK Directed by Liz Garbus
by Macon Prickett - May 01, 2018
HBO Documentary Films is now in production on a documentary series based on the bestselling true crime book “I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer,” by Michelle McNamara. Academy Award® nominee and Emmy® winner Liz Garbus (HBO's “Nothing Left Unsa...
Oscar Winners Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Create Original Theme Music for THE FOURTH ESTATE
by Tori Hartshorn - April 27, 2018
Academy Award winners Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have composed the original theme music for the highly anticipated new SHOWTIME documentary series THE FOURTH ESTATE, directed and produced by Emmy(R)-winning and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Liz Garbus (What Happened, Miss Simone?). This marks the sec...
Oscar Winners Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Create Original Theme for Upcoming Documentary THE FOURTH ESTATE
by Macon Prickett - April 27, 2018
Academy Award® winners Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have composed the original theme music for the highly anticipated new SHOWTIME documentary series THE FOURTH ESTATE, directed and produced by Emmy®-winning and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Liz Garbus (What Happened, Miss Simone?). This marks ...
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