Tag: Documentaries
Pushed to the edge: doco reveals Tasmania's cannibal past
A Tasmanian documentary released this week sheds light on a grotesque chapter in the state's history.[MORE]
Turkey slams Duchess of York orphanage doco
Turkey says a British television documentary about its orphanages using Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, in an undercover role could harm the welfare of the children involved.[MORE]
HBO acquires rights to Obama doco
HBO has closed a seven-figure deal for the rights to an untitled Barack Obama documentary produced by actor Edward Norton.[MORE]
Ben Lee star of new Aussie doco
Claire Danes, Michelle Williams, Winona Ryder and other Hollywood stars will feature in a new documentary about Australian singer Ben Lee.[MORE]
Duchess of York caught in Turkish orphanage row
The Turkish Government has accused the Duchess of York of smearing Turkey's image by taking part in a television documentary about the country's orphanages which will be aired in Britain today.[MORE]
Blanchett graces green carpet for doco premiere
Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett walked the green carpet for the world premiere of a new climate change documentary in Sydney last night.[MORE]
Film reveals second papal assassination attempt
Late pope John Paul II survived a second assassination attempt in 1982, a new documentary says.[MORE]
Film reveals John Paul II injured in 1982 knife attack
The late Pope John Paul II was wounded by a knife-wielding priest in 1982, a year after he was shot in St Peter's Square, but the injury was kept secret.[MORE]
'Open-ended' film offers insight into soldier life in Iraq
A film commissioned by the Australian War Memorial offers an alternative insight into the daily lives of Australian soldiers in Iraq.[MORE]
Eight shorts vie for doco Oscar
The assassination of Martin Luther King, Cesar Chavez's grape boycott, gay men in China and historian David McCullough are among the subjects of the films vying for Oscar nominations for best documentary short subject.[MORE]
Yoko Ono, EMI drop Imagine suit
Yoko Ono drops lawsuit against doco that used Lennon's Imagine without permission.[MORE]
Film about brother's MS fight wins gong
The story of a Sunshine Coast man's battle with multiple sclerosis (MS) has won the Best Film award at the prestigious Reelife Short Film Festival in Sydney.[MORE]
Director gets nod for Indigenous doco
Director Tom Murray's doco about an Indigenous initiation ceremony takes top honours.[MORE]
Moore releases new film free on the net
As promised, Michael Moore's new doco Slacker Uprising is available free on the net.[MORE]
Doco on Sarkozy's 'soap opera' life to be made
Nicolas Sarkozy's "soap opera" love life will be the subject of a new documentary.[MORE]
Paris 'Not France' Hilton hits Toronto festival
It's not easy being Paris Hilton, always being photographed by the paparazzi doing things as mundane as ordering a hamburger at a drive-in.[MORE]
Organised religions attacked in new doco
A new doco that pokes fun at organised religions is sure to spark protests in the US.[MORE]
Moore to release documentary free on web
Michael Moore will release his latest documentary exclusively on the net for free.[MORE]
Osama bin Laden doco headlines BIFF
Osama bin Laden is the unlikely drawcard at this year's Brisbane International Film Festival.[MORE]
Documentary gives insight into Aboriginal shearers
There is hope a documentary about Aboriginal sheep shearers near Bourke will be picked up by a television network. [MORE]
UK studio wins rights to 'pregnant man' film
A British studio will produce a documentary about 'pregnant man' Thomas Beatie.[MORE]
Dutch politician to make another anti-Muslim film
Right-wing Dutch politician Geert Wilders is planning a sequel to his anti-Muslim film Fitna, local media has reported. [MORE]
Balibo producer vows to tell truth in film
Balibo's film producer, John Maynard, says the movie will tell the truth.[MORE]
Distributor sued after Oscar-winning doco tanks
An US film-maker is seeking more than $US1 million in damages from a company he says failed to properly distribute and promote his Oscar-winning feature documentary Taxi to the Dark Side.[MORE]
Law society defends ethics after Corby lawyer's admission
An admission of blatant fabrication by the former lawyer of Schapelle Corby in a TV documentary has forced the Queensland Law Society to defend solicitors from being cast in a bad light.[MORE]
