How ‘Becoming Cousteau’ Producer Story Syndicate Built Up Its Powerful Documentary Pipeline

Addie Morfoot ContributorThe 12th edition of DOC NYC kicks off today — exactly one month before the AMPAS documentary branch begins voting to determine the 2022 Oscar documentary shortlist.The nine-day affair, which runs until Nov. 18, will feature over 125 short docus and 127 feature-length nonfiction films that will screen at New York City’s IFC Center, SVA Theater and Cinépolis Chelsea.

EXCLUSIVE: Story Syndicate, the New York-based film and television production company founded by Oscar- and Emmy-winning filmmaking couple Dan Cogan and Liz Garbus, has added four executives to its growing ranks.

EXCLUSIVE: Network Entertainment has optioned Andrew McCarthy’s bestselling memoir Brat: An ’80s Story and will produce a documentary adaptation, the company announced on Monday.

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Disney is sharing some brand new footage from the upcoming reimagining of “West Side Story”.

Lizzo enlisted staple Sarah Paulson for two funny TikTok videos. In the first clip, the two ladies scream, «Help, the killer is escaping!» an audio clip from the 46-year-old actress' time on . «This one?» Lizzo, 33, asked in the caption. She then posted a second clip of the pair mouthing the exact same scene with much less urgency. «Or this one?» she captioned the second clip.The trend of people using the sound as they do or see random things has gone viral on TikTok. This one?Or this one?It

Lizzo and Sarah Paulson are getting their “American Horror Story” on.

After a long Covid delay, The French Dispatch opens this weekend with distributor Searchlight Pictures and the industry hoping the whimsical Wes Anderson’s film brings a touch of Grand Budapest Hotel-ish coin to the specialty box office.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticJacques-Yves Cousteau had one of those faces that seemed to come from an earlier time — before the world wars, maybe even before the 20th century. It was a face so thin and tapered yet open, so creased with character, so French.

The following contains spoilers from the season 10 finale of American Horror Story: Double Feature aka American Horror Story: Death Valley, ep. “The Future Perfect” 

Betty Gilpin has another new project lined up, where she’ll not only star, but produce as well.

Notably leading the pack of nominees revealed Monday for the sixth annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards are a pair of films from directors making their debut as documentarians. Ascension’s Jessica Kingdon and Summer of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)’s Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson pulled off the impressive feat, with both films receiving six nods apiece.

Naman Ramachandran Panah Panahi’s “Hit the Road,” Laura Wandel’s “Playground” and Liz Garbus’ “Becoming Cousteau” have won the feature competition awards at the 65th BFI London Film Festival.Phoebe Waller-Bridge and BFI chief executive Ben Roberts led a judging panel to award “True Things” filmmaker Harry Wootliff the £50,000 ($68,470) IWC Schaffhausen bursary, which recognizes emerging talent.

Carole Baskin is sharing her side of the story.