In “Little Empty Boxes” and other films, the heartbreak of memory loss is intertwined with deeper cultural implications.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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2024 Tribeca Festival Event Lineup Released
Organizers released the event lineup for the annual New York event, set for June. It includes films that trace the lives of Linda Perry and Avicii.
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2024 Tribeca Festival Event Lineup Released
Organizers released the event lineup for the annual New York event, set for June. It includes films that trace the lives of Linda Perry and Avicii.
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Participant, Maker of Films With Social Conscience, Calls It Quits
The company has had critical and commercial hits over two decades but has never made money consistently and faced a challenging entertainment landscape.
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The Beatles’ ‘Let It Be’ Film Will Stream After 54 Years on Disney+
Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s unloved — or misinterpreted? — 1970 documentary, the source for Peter Jackson’s “Get Back,” will stream on Disney+.
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Eleanor Coppola, Who Chronicled Her Family’s Filmmaking, Dies at 87
She made documentaries of her husband Francis Ford Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now” and her daughter Sofia Coppola’s “The Virgin Suicides” and recalled their lives in books.
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The Ultimate Judee Sill Primer
A new documentary puts a spotlight on the ’70s musician. Listen to 10 of her essential songs.
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‘Brandy Hellville’ Documentary Is a New Twist on Exposés About Cults
The film examines the retailer’s tactics and is surprisingly similar to exposés about cults.
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‘Food, Inc. 2’ Review: Pollan and Schlosser Return
Directed by Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo, the sequel about food production in the U.S. is, in some ways, a more hopeful film.
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‘It’s Only Life After All’ Review: Indigo Girls Documentary
The director Alexandria Bombach benefited from the musician Amy Ray’s archivist instincts in this warm, compelling new documentary.
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‘Brandy Hellville & the Cult of Fast Fashion’: 5 Takeaways
Former employees of the brand, a Gen Z fashion favorite, recount race and size discrimination in a new documentary on HBO.
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The Best True Crime to Stream: Scams, Schemes and Costly Lies
Four picks across television, film and podcast that depict the art of the con.