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Questlove, whose universally acclaimed directorial debut Summer of Soul won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature earlier this year, is set to executive produce a new film on the life of the late J Dilla. The Hollywood Reporter first revealed news of the project, which is based on Dan Charnas’ book Dilla Time: The Life […]
The U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team entered the 2008 Beijing games looking for redemption, as Team USA was coming off a humbling third-place finish at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens. Nearly 15 years after LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Dwyane Wade led the ’08 team to a gold medal-clinching victory in Beijing, Netflix has released a […]
Amiri is covering all possible angles with the rollout of its Autumn/Winter 2022 collection, including by sharing a mini-documentary giving fans a behind-the-scenes look into the creative process behind a runway show. The doc is animated using artwork from Wes Lang and gives viewers unparalleled access to the uniquely inspired journey he and creative director […]
LeBron James and Drake are among those being sued for $10 million over the “intellectual property rights” of a hockey documentary titled Black Ice. The New York Post reports former NBA executive director Billy Hunter has filed a lawsuit, which also names LeBron’s business partner Maverick Carter and Future among the defendants, and is seeking shared profits from the […]
Jonah Hill is taking more steps to protect his health. On Wednesday the Oscar-nominated actor shared a lengthy statement in which he explained his decision to halt promotional tours indefinitely. Hill penned the letter after he finished directing and starring in Stutz, a full-length documentary named after his therapist Dr. Phil Stutz. According to Deadline, the project will explore the 38-year-old’s […]
Nearly a decade after former Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o’s infamous catfishing scandal took over social media in early 2013, Netflix on Tuesday released a new documentary chronicling the story, Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist. While making press rounds ahead of the doc’s release, Te’o—who was drafted in 2013 and has since played for the Chargers, […]
Sorority recruitment week at the University of Alabama, which has been captured by the Bama Rush trend on TikTok, is becoming the topic of a documentary from Vice Studios and HBO Max. Rachel Fleit, director of 2021’s critically acclaimed doc Introducing, Selma Blair, will helm the project, which has begun production in Tuscaloosa. “This film is a thoughtful and compassionate […]
R. Kelly’s legal team is arguing that anyone who’s seen the Lifetime documentary series Surviving R. Kelly should not be allowed to serve as jurors in the singer’s imminent federal trial in Illinois. As TMZ first reported Monday morning, Kelly’s lawyers have filed a motion aiming to disqualify such jurors, arguing that individuals under consideration […]
A new documentary has just landed and it tells the story of Brazil’s incendiary take on grime. ‘COMO VOCÊ’ Pieced together by UK journalist, author, DJ and filmmaker Jesse Bernard, COMO VOCÊ—which translates to “like you”—charts Brazil’s fascination with the UK-born sound, the cultural and political backdrop that helped it take hold, and spotlights some of […]
Over a decade after the tragic death of Amy Winehouse, Fifty Shades of Grey director Sam Taylor-Johnson has been tapped to direct a new biopic about the late singer, Variety reports. Titled Back to Black, which shares the name of the singer’s second and final studio album, the forthcoming biopic will explore the rise and death of Winehouse, […]
