April 23, 2022
Let’s face it: documentaries are no longer "niche." Since 2020, documentaries have been the fastest-growing genre on streaming platforms. Data
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December 8, 2021
At the end of August 2021, the images of frantic Afghanis crowding Kabul airport were a stark reminder of the despair with which people flee their
September 28, 2018
The ArcLight Cinema and its surroundings are not typically crowded at 9:00 a.m. on a weekday morning. But over the past three days, the area was
July 17, 2014
From Borderland (Dir./Exec. Prod./Wtr.: Ivan O'Mahoney; Exec. Prod./Wtr.: Nial Fulton). Courtesy of Al Jazerra America On August 20, 2013, with a
September 8, 2017
Almost a decade ago, a charismatic young candidate for US President, Barack Obama, stirred and inspired the crowds with the phrase "Yes, We Can." But
July 18, 2018
"Show me the money!" was Cuba Gooding Jr.'s rallying cry in Jerry Maguire back in the '90s. Today everyone seems intent on showing you the money;
March 8, 2018
Back in 2001, audiences were mesmerized by the ephemeral creations made of ice, twigs or leaves, captured poetically in Thomas Riedelsheimer's Rivers
May 18, 2016
"Man is by nature a political animal," Aristotle famously wrote, but in reality, it takes a special breed of man to be a politician. This is quite
March 26, 2014
'Finding Vivian Maier' opens March 28 through Sundance Selects/IFC Films.
November 19, 2020
“Above all, do no harm “is a maxim held sacred by doctors and medical students all over the world. But in Alexander Nanau’s Collective , a blistering
January 8, 2021
At 1:14 pm on October 2, 2018, Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. He was never seen again. While his fiancée, Hatice Cengiz,
July 29, 2015
"Numbers don’t lie" is the adage of business. This also applies to the film industry, with box office figures—posted on websites such as
December 3, 2014
If you’ve lived in the US or UK in the last 20 years, you’ve undoubtedly watched a World of Wonder show—most likely more than one, as their shows,
September 5, 2014
'Levitated Mass' opens September in Los Angeles, through First Run Features.
January 31, 2006
From Nadja Drost's Between Midnight and the Rooster's Crow The Amnesty International Film Festival is an annual touring program, having played thus
April 30, 2005
The 18th edition of the Los Angeles-based AFI Fest, which ran last November in conjunction with its new partner, American Film Market, offered
August 31, 2005
On 'March of the Penguins.'
January 16, 2020
"I take half, and I leave half" is the wise refrain, often repeated by Hatidze Muratova, apiarist and central character in Honeyland , one of the
July 7, 2013
'Blackfish' opens in theaters July 19 through Magnolia Pictures.
September 4, 2013
Jacob Kornbluth's 'Inequality for All' opens the IDA Documentary Screening Series on September 26.