Documentary Films and Programs

December 14, 2022
Published by Rachel Sherman at December 14, 2022
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Artist or Artifice: Who Is Adam Himebauch?

Through a digital performance and gallery show, the painter meticulously creates the persona of an older, acclaimed artist. The hoax has kept the art crowd guessing. […]
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December 7, 2022
Published by Joseph Bernstein at December 7, 2022
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Can The Daily Wire Turn Nashville Into Hollywood for Conservatives?

The right-wing media company, founded by Ben Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing, is trying. But the culture war may be its real entertainment product. NASHVILLE — On […]
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September 9, 2022
Published by Melena Ryzik at September 9, 2022
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A Filmmaker Explores David Bowie’s Life and Gets Clarity on His Own

With the epic “Moonage Daydream,” Brett Morgen contended with a chameleonic star whose approach to living helped him refocus after a heart attack. When the documentary […]
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July 11, 2022
Published by ALEX WILLIAMS at July 11, 2022
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Directing the Beatles Was Just One Part of His Long and Winding Career

HUDSON, N.Y. — Of course I wanted to talk with Michael Lindsay-Hogg about the Beatles. Everyone wants to talk with him about the Beatles, especially since […]
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May 11, 2022
Published by Dave Itzkoff at May 11, 2022
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The Strange Afterlife of George Carlin

In the closing monologue from a recent episode of his HBO talk show, Bill Maher cataloged a series of social conditions that he suggested were hampering […]
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April 12, 2022
Published by James Poniewozik at April 12, 2022
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On TV, the Truth Hurts

Television is hooked on scripted dramas based on real life. But they rarely measure up either to actual life or to actual drama. As seen on […]
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January 23, 2022
Published by VANESSA FRIEDMAN at January 23, 2022
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André Leon Talley, Fashion's Last Great Editor

There is a scene early in “The September Issue,” the 2009 documentary about the making of the year’s door-stopper Vogue magazine, that features a meeting between […]
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December 15, 2021
Published by Lindsay Zoladz at December 15, 2021
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Let’s Look Back on 2021, When We Couldn’t Stop Looking Back

There’s now a thriving cottage industry for content that re-examines the recent past through a contemporary critical lens. Is that a good thing? Time is an […]
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December 11, 2021
Published by ALEX WILLIAMS at December 11, 2021
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Glyn Johns is a Fashion Favorite in 'The Beatles: Get Back'

The long-lost outfits of the Beatles sound man have made him an unwitting fashion favorite, five decades later. “It’s just cringe-making,” said Glyn Johns, the recording […]
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June 30, 2021
Published by Salamishah Tillet at June 30, 2021
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With ‘Summer of Soul,’ Questlove Wants to Fill a Cultural Void

The year 1969 was “pivotal,” says the Rev. Al Sharpton in “Summer of Soul,” a documentary about the Harlem Cultural Festival, a music extravaganza that took […]
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