Jul
09
HBO to Produce Documentary on Gay Marriage Legal Fight
Posted in: UncategorizedHBO said the film’s two directors have had exclusive access to the legal team that successfully argued the case against California’s Proposition 8.
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Jul
05
Television Review: Josh Fox’s ‘Gasland Part II’ Is to Be Shown on HBO
Posted in: UncategorizedJosh Fox’s “Gasland” movies grew out of a company’s effort to pay him for exploration rights to his land, which lies above the Marcellus Shale formation.
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Jun
27
Advertising: The Madison Avenue Don Draper Never Knew
Posted in: UncategorizedA new documentary, “The Real Mad Men and Women of Madison Avenue,” examines the ad industry during the last six decades, focusing on New York.
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Jun
09
PBS Joins With Univision to Show a ‘Frontline’ Film
Posted in: UncategorizedA Spanish-language version of “Rape in the Fields,” about sexual assault of migrant farm and packing plant workers, will be shown on Univision.
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May
19
Media Decoder: Movie About a Severed Leg Seeks Backers via Crowdsourcing
Posted in: UncategorizedEd Cunningham, an ESPN sports analyst and documentary producer, is using Kickstarter to raise funds for a film about a man whose severed leg was the subject of a legal custody battle.
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May
19
William Miles, Maker of Documentaries About Black History, Dies at 82
Posted in: UncategorizedAmong other topics, Mr. Miles, who specialized in unearthing lost material about forgotten subjects, made films about the history of Harlem and a black regiment that fought in World War I.
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May
04
Oscars Group Opens Up Voting for Foreign Films
Posted in: UncategorizedThe move breaks with a practice that had narrowed Oscar voting in certain categories to those who had seen the nominees on the big screen.
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Apr
28
Bergdorf Goodman Joins Valentino in the Documentary Lineup
Posted in: UncategorizedThe documentary “Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s” joins a growing line of fashion-industry documentaries. Are these true documentaries or marketing tools?
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Apr
27
Tim Tracy Sought to Show Venezuela’s Divide, Friends Say
Posted in: UncategorizedTim Tracy, who was arrested on Wednesday, is accused of plotting to destabilize Venezuela and promoting civil war.
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Apr
20
Advertising: Celebrating Black Beauty and Advocating Diversity
Posted in: UncategorizedA 30-minute documentary that aims to empower African-American women was backed by Procter & Gamble, but the filmmakers maintained creative freedom.
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Apr
14
Undercover BBC Trip to North Korea Is Criticized
Posted in: UncategorizedReporters who joined students from the London School of Economics on the sight-seeing trip did not disclose their true purpose and filmed an undercover documentary, the university said.
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Feb
27
Denis Forman, British TV Innovator, Dies at 95
Posted in: UncategorizedMr. Forman was the executive responsible for hit series like “The Jewel in the Crown” and “Brideshead Revisited.”
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