By the fourth season of Netflix’s documentary series about Formula 1, “Drive to Survive,” the streaming company had plenty of evidence that it was onto something: Ratings and attendance for […]
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Back to news homeSundance, Once a Hotbed for Film Deals, Tries to Find Its Footing
The past two years have been a time of major upheaval in the film business — and at the Sundance Film Festival.Between the diminishing audiences in movie theaters, the consolidation […]
At Sundance, Financiers of Color Help Bring Diverse Films to Screen
Should that be the case, that could be a setback for the financiers who are just getting started.“When you are working with directors who are from an underrepresented group, there […]
Liz Garbus on Making the Harry and Meghan Netflix Series ‘Personal and Raw’
Liz Garbus was skeptical.The documentarian behind films like “Becoming Cousteau” and “What Happened, Miss Simone?” was not an avid royal watcher. She knew the broad strokes of the decision by […]
Amazon Considers Disclaimer to Antisemitic Film Irving Shared Online
The Brooklyn Nets and the Anti-Defamation League sent a letter to Amazon asking the company to address the “deeply and unequivocally antisemitic” documentary and related book at the heart of […]
Why Alex Jones’s Trial Won’t Stop the Spread of Lies
If it hadn’t been so excruciatingly sad, Alex Jones’s defamation trial might have been cathartic.Mr. Jones, the supplement-slinging conspiracy theorist, was ordered to pay more than $45 million in damages […]
Naomi Osaka Starts a Media Company, With Help From LeBron James
She is a four-time Grand Slam singles champion who ranks as the world’s highest-paid female athlete, having earned $57 million in 2021, mostly from sponsorships. Walmart recently began to stock […]
China’s Anti-Graft Show Is Educational, With Unintended Lessons
1) It’s awesome to be a Chinese officialOfficials can enjoy many perks, big and small, get all their whims pampered and live a privileged lifestyle that even money can’t buy.A […]
‘All About My Sisters’ Review: Family Matters
Often in “All About My Sisters,” the Chinese filmmaker Wang Qiong’s documentary portrait of her family, you might forget that what you’re watching is filtered through a camera. Over a […]
Plane Crash Complicates HBO Max Documentary on Diet-Inspired Church
On May 29, a single-pilot jet plane crashed into a lake near Nashville, killing all seven people on board. Among them were Gwen Shamblin Lara, a weight-loss guru and the […]