Tag: Documentaries
New documentary tells Brian Wilson’s survival story
NEW YORK — The tragedies of Brian Wilson's life is a rock ‘n’ roll story well told.
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Candy Straight, who led push to get GOP women elected, dies
TRENTON, N.J. — Candace “Candy” Straight, an investment banker and film producer who worked for decades to help get women elected to office in...
Q&A: Rita Moreno on finding self-worth and never giving up
NEW YORK — Rita Moreno emigrated with her mother from Puerto Rico at age five. By six, she was dancing at Greenwich Village nightclubs....
Anthony Bourdain doc ‘an act of therapy’ for an acute loss
NEW YORK — When the filmmaker Morgan Neville began making a documentary on Anthony Bourdain, the late chef and globe-trotting television host, one of...
French non-fiction author Carrere wins top Spanish award
MADRID — French author Emmanuel Carrere, popular for his non-fiction books in a high literary vein, has been granted this year’s Spanish Princess of...
Documentary celebrates Muhammad Ali 5 years after his death
When Muhammad Ali died five years ago, his name was known worldwide. But it was home, to Louisville, Kentucky, where he returned.
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Column: ‘The Kings’ relives a magical era in boxing
The Superdome in New Orleans was packed, and the buzz carried across the nation. The 1980s were dawning and Sugar Ray Leonard had some...
Review: In ‘All Light, Everywhere,’ lenses and limitations
An image is “captured.” A flash “fires.” A camera “shoots.”
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Tulsa massacre documentaries offer deep dive into tragedy
LOS ANGELES — Several documentary filmmakers — some backed by NBA superstars — are shedding light on the historically ignored Tulsa Race Massacre of...
Juanes visits the origins of his inspiration in 10th album
NEW YORK — After experimenting with different types of music, Juanes returns to his roots with “Origen,” a covers album in which he pays...