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‘Melania’ falls steeply, ‘Send Help’ holds steady at No. 1 on quiet weekend for theatres

February 12, 2026 Jake Coyle

NEW YORK — Hollywood largely ceded attention to football over a slow box-office weekend, with the survival thriller “Send Help” repeating as No. 1 in ticket sales and the Melania Trump documentary “Melania” falling sharply […]

‘Melania’ documentary, panned by some critics, opens with strong ticket sales

February 5, 2026 Jake Coyle

NEW YORK — Promoted by President Donald Trump as “a must watch,” the Melania Trump documentary “Melania” debuted with a better-than-expected $7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The release of “Melania” […]

The stream: John Candy, Victoria Beckham documentaries; ‘Family Guy’ gets spooky

October 10, 2025 The Associated Press

Documentaries on comedian John Candy and pop artist-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham as well as a “Family Guy” Halloween special are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. […]

Devo documentary explores ‘Whip It’, band’s misunderstood legacy

August 24, 2025 Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK — You know the band Devo, right? The guys with the funny red plastic hats and jumpsuits? The New Wave musicians behind the silly “Whip It” video? They had that odd, spiky ’80s […]

The stream: Dragons, Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Billy Joel, ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’

July 18, 2025 The Associated Press

The live-action remake of the animated film “How to Train Your Dragon” and a two-part, five-hour documentary on Billy Joel are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near […]

The stream: Spielberg looks back at ‘Jaws,’ Backstreet’s back, alt icons Pavement get documentary

July 11, 2025 The Associated Press

Steven Spielberg reflecting on his shark blockbuster in the documentary “Jaws @ 50″, “Pavements” and Backstreet Boys “Millennium 2.0.” are some of the shows, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also, […]

‘Pee-wee as Himself’ unmasks Paul Reubens

June 2, 2025 Jake Coyle

Some bio documentaries are carried mostly by the reflective, archival footage that sends you back to the subject’s heyday. But in Matt Wolf’s “Pee-wee as Himself” — as wonderful as much of the archival stuff […]

NC film studio working on state-focused COVID documentary

December 23, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A film studio located in southern Wake County is working on finishing a documentary that looks at the 2020 pandemic and the state’s COVID response. Located in Fuquay-Varina, production company Amazing Studios is […]

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Anthony Bourdain doc ‘an act of therapy’ for an acute loss

June 17, 2021 The Associated Press

NEW YORK — When the filmmaker Morgan Neville began making a documentary on Anthony Bourdain, the late chef and globe-trotting television host, one of the first things he did was comb through every song Bourdain […]

Documentary series revisits 2002 Washington sniper case

May 9, 2021 Mark Kennedy, Associated Press

NEW YORK — The voice on the phone is steady and clear. “It is unnatural to kill anything,” the man says. “But once you’ve done it the first time, it becomes easier each time.” That […]