“Tell Me Everything” is more of a puff piece than its subject might have liked, but the film is at its best examining TV journalism’s evolution.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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‘Afternoons of Solitude’ Review:
Albert Serra’s mesmerizing documentary about a bullfighter faithfully depicts a violent tradition and the specter of death that suffuses it.
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‘Natasha,’ a Film About a Murdered Russian Activist, Takes Its Own Risks
The widely condemned killing of Natalya Estemirova is the subject of a documentary that those involved say needed to take heed of the dangers of speaking out.
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Marlee Matlin on Hollywood, Healing and Stories Still Untold
In a new documentary, “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore,” the star reflects on the joy, and pain, of being Hollywood’s first Oscar-winning Deaf actress.
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William Cran, Documentarian of Global Issues, Dies at 79
He had a hand in more than 50 films, many for PBS’s “Frontline,” including a series on the English language and an exploration of J. Edgar Hoover’s secret life.
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‘SVU’ Star Mariska Hargitay on Her Mother Jayne Mansfield
In a new documentary made by the “Law & Order: SVU” star, she examines her own clouded origins and the mother she barely knew: Jayne Mansfield.
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‘America’s Sweethearts’ Reveals 400 Percent Raise for Cowboys Cheerleaders
The second season of the docuseries “America’s Sweethearts” reveals the squad’s successful effort to push for greater financial stability.
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‘Sally’ Review: Rocket Woman
The remarkable life of the first American woman in space is profiled in this diverting but tame documentary.
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‘Prime Minister’ Examines a New Zealand Leader and a Global Issue
The film is a memoir of sorts for Jacinda Ardern, who governed at a time of multiple disasters. But it was misinformation that proved hardest to cope with.
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‘Titan: The OceanGate Disaster’ Review: A Company’s Failures
Netflix’s documentary about the catastrophe uses familiar techniques to spotlight the faulty judgment of Stockton Rush, who ran OceanGate.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Isn’t Done Thinking About His Dad’s Legacy
The former NASCAR racer helped to make a film about his often-distant father. But getting closure isn’t easy.