Selma Blair Brought to Tears Over Applause at 'Introducting Selma Blair' Documentary Premiere in The Hamptons

Will Tizard ContributorWhen Chinese indie documentarian Rikun Zhu set about chronicling the struggles of a young Maoist true believer artist, who dreams of a new life in New York, he knew he was taking on a puzzling contradiction, he says.“It interested me a lot,” the filmmaker says, “because he always says he is a communist and loves China and Mao Zedong.”As Zhu’s subject frets and plans, his efforts take him through long nights of lecturing and teasing his girlfriend and eventually to Beijing

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterFilmmaker Theo Love is directing “Treasure Hunters,” a documentary feature based on the New York Magazine article “The Great 21st-Century Treasure Hunt.”Netflix will distribute the documentary, with Vox Media Studios and Nomadica Films set to produce.Benjamin Wallace wrote the article that inspired the non-fiction film, which was published in November of 2020.

Women supporting women. When Moira Kelly joined the “Drama Queens” podcast to recap the latest episode, she got into an emotional conversation with hosts Hilarie Burton, Sophia Bush and Joy Lenz.

NewFest, New York’s LGBTQ+ film festival, kicks off tonight with one of the most prominent documentaries of the fall.

Selma Blair is getting candid about her health journey in her new documentary, ‘Introducing, Selma Blair.’ The actress was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018 and is now sharing her story with the world.Blair held the premiere of her documentary in The Hamptons on Saturday at the Sag Harbor Cinema, according to the Daily Mail. While walking the red carpet, the 49-year-old looked stunning in a white Rodarte dress that had red roses on it and a black trimmed neckline and sleeves.

Clayton Davis Magnolia Pictures has come aboard the documentary “Citizen Ashe” from Emmy winner Rex Miller and Academy Award nominee Sam Pollard. The nonfiction awards hopeful will be heading to theaters on Dec.

South Korean film director Hong Sang-soo is cinema’s reigning poet of strained politeness, awkward confrontation, and space-filling chatter. In film after film—there are two Hongs at this year’s New York Film Festival, which is about average for the prolific South Korean—characters meet in the street or on a beach, in restaurants or hotels, and talk about the weather or the food in front of them, in banal and repetitious dialogue.

Neon has acquired worldwide rights to Beba, the debut film by New York Afro-Latina artist Rebeca Huntt that recently made its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, earning rave reviews. The 16mm feature of poetry and interview footage will debut in 2022.

CNN led winners on Night 1 of The News and Documentary Emmy Awards, as it did last year, claiming seven statuettes. See the full list of winners here.

An arbitrator ruled in favor of Omarosa Manigault Newman in a case brought by Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, claiming that she violated a confidentiality agreement with the publication of her book Unhinged and in other public appearances.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeOzy Media CEO Carlos Watson has informed the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences that he will no longer host the documentary portion of the 42nd News & Documentary Emmy Awards on Wednesday night.Watson’s decision to step down comes following a New York Times report on Monday questioning the validity of Ozy’s various traffic claims, and revealing that Ozy co-founder Samir Rao had posed as a YouTube executive, touting Ozy’s success, during a

Britney Spears’ conservatorship was released on Friday, September 24th and the pop star says she watched “a little bit” of it. New York Times follow-up documentary to “Framing Britney Spars,” details the alleged intense surveillance that went into controlling the singer.

Britney Spears is speaking out. Earlier this year, interest in the 39-year-old pop star's conservatorship case skyrocketed with the release of the New York Times' documentary "Framing Britney Spears," which examined her life, career and court battle.

Britney Spears is speaking her mind and revealing what she thinks of the latest documentaries about her conservatorship.

Britney Spears continued her grand return to social media with a post where she revealed her thoughts on the latest project attempting to document her life.MORE: Britney Spears details sons' birthday celebrations and reveals why she 'cried for two days'The singer shared a video of hers and captioned it with what she felt about the new New York Times documentary, Controlling Britney Spears.WATCH: Father of Britney Spears files to end singer's conservatorshipIn the video, she simply danced while

As Britney Spears’ next conservatorship hearing approaches, new details surrounding the Princess of Pop’s legal battle are being uncovered in a series of documentaries.

The latest documentary about Britney Spears’ life reveals she may have been under more control for the past 13 years under the conservatorship than her supporters may have realized.

Sam Asghari is hopeful that new documentaries about his fiancé Britney Spears will depict her in a “respectful” manner. But he’s also wary.

Keeping an eye on her. Following FX and Hulu’s The New York Times Presents Framing Britney Spears documentary earlier this year, plenty has transpired in Britney Spears’ ongoing conservatorship legal battle. Now, several TV networks and streaming platforms have been itching to explore the latter details in their own televised specials.