Tag: Documentaries
Malaysia denies media harassment in row over Al-Jazeera film
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia has denied it was clamping down on social media after an outcry over an announcement that all video...
CBS, NAACP reach multi-year agreement to develop content
LOS ANGELES (AP) - CBS Television and the NAACP has reached an agreement to develop content to further tell stories of the African American...
Using ‘face doubles,’ a new doc captures an anti-LGBTQ purge
Anonymous sources in documentaries have often been reduced to a shadowy, voice-distorted figure - or worse, a pixelated blur. But a new documentary premiering...
New this week: Willie Nelson, Nick race special, ‘Hamilton’
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.MOVIES- “ Hamilton...
Using ‘face doubles,’ a new doc captures an anti-LGBTQ purge
Anonymous sources in documentaries have often been reduced to a shadowy, voice-distorted figure - or worse, a pixelated blur. But a new documentary premiering...
Film producer, wealthy heir, political donor Steve Bing dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Movie producer, film financier, real estate heir and major Democratic political donor Steve Bing has died. He was 55.The Los...
Algeria recalls envoy to France over public TV documentaries
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - Algeria has recalled its ambassador to France for consultations after French public television aired documentaries on the North African country’s...
Film: ‘Roe’ plaintiff says her anti-abortion switch was act
WASHINGTON (AP) - Norma McCorvey loved the limelight. Better known as “Jane Roe,†her story was at the center of the 1973 Supreme Court...
Strong finish for ESPN’s Jordan doc, ‘The Last Dance’
NEW YORK (AP) - In basketball terms, “The Last Dance†had a strong fourth quarter.The last two episodes of the 10-part Michael Jordan documentary,...
St John Paul II honored as Poland sees new abuse allegations
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - St. John Paul II was honored on the centennial of his birth Monday with special Masses at the Vatican and...