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An intimate portrait of Hollywood royalty featuring Debbie Reynolds, Todd Fisher, and Carrie Fisher.
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Michael Moore has announced that he has made a surprise Donald Trump documentary.
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The line-up for next February’s Sundance Film Festival was announced last week and to top off its already eclectic programme comes news of one of the films set to help open the festival. Paramount Pictures have announced that the sequel to An Inconvenient Truth, which featured Al Gore, is to premiere on the opening night of the festival.

The original film debuted ten years ago and went on to win the Best Documentary at the Academy Awards and the follow-up will again feature the former…
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Michael Moore has announced that he has made a surprise Donald Trump documentary.
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As part of the 50th anniversary of England’s World Cup win in 1966, Wembley Stadium will host the world premiere of Bobby on the evening of Monday 23 May

Hosting a film premiere is a first for the stadium. A special screen will be installed on the pitch in front of the Royal Box and seats will go on sale to the general public in the blocks around the players’ tunnel. Invited guests will be seated in front of the hospitality suite named after Bobby Moore – approximately at the point…
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Swedish director Anders Weberg has made a film that will last for 30 days, a run-time of 720 hours long and it now has a new trailer which clocks in at 7 hours, 20 minutes.
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On the surface, Break the Mold is seemingly about Zach Bates’ endeavor to run a marathon. Looking closer, you’ll find that Travis Holt Hamilton’s documentary is about something deeper.
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Although The Return of Tanya Tucker explores the highs and lows, her most recent comeback takes center stage.
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If Lucy and Desi leaves you wanting more, your next stop should be Season 3 of the TCM podcast, The Plot Thickens.
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Roadrunner reminds us how magnetic Bourdain was on screen, but it also shows us sides of the celebrity chef rarely seen.
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Now in its 23rd year, Sheffield Doc Fest has long set a precedent in UK documentary as being at the forefront of the industry, pitching and innovating new developments being implemented across the genre. A mix of screenings, special events, public talks and masterclasses ensure audiences experience the full range of pioneering talent as well as key industry topics currently impacting on UK documentaries.

The curators have brought in some huge names for their series of talks and events…
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A documentary on the late singer/songwriter, who died of alcohol poisoning in 2011.
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So Far…

George Best: All By Himself

When dealing with a troubled, immensely flawed subject, it can be easy for documentaries to highlight the good parts, so be sycophantic and celebratory, and brush over the imperfections. But not in Daniel Gordon’s study of the Northern Irish footballer George Best, a superstar on and off the pitch. He was a magician with the ball at his feet, and had a twinkle in his eyes. This documentary casts an eye over the slow decrease in both of the…
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With so many films across a huge spectrum of gender, politics, sport, engineering and social endeavour to name but a few, it’s been tough to narrow down the films to view here in Sheffield. You can read about our first round of highlights here, but in the meantime here is the next batch of films we’ve been enjoying.

Sonita

Female rappers are a trend in popular music at the moment; you might not appreciate the output of artists like Rihanna, Nicki Minaj or Iggy Azalea but appreciate…
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With over 160 films screening over six days in venues across the city, from reminiscing with groundbreaking documentaries from the past to international premieres of today, the Doc/Fest is always guaranteed to have a wealth of entertaining, insightful and bold voices to be heard. Here are just some of the films we have enjoyed at the festival so far.

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Doc/Fest has a history of opening the festival with a bang; 2011’s Searching For Sugarman, 2013’s The Summit and…
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Now in its 23rd year, Sheffield Doc Fest has long set a precedent in UK documentary as being at the forefront of the industry, pitching and innovating new developments being implemented across the genre. A mix of screenings, special events, public talks and masterclasses ensure audiences experience the full range of pioneering talent as well as key industry topics currently impacting on UK documentaries.

The curators have brought in some huge names for their series of talks and events…
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With its upcoming premiere at the BFI Film Festival, Netflix has released their first trailer for the Kingdom of Us.
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A born director. A fearless actor. An unforgettable artist. I Am Heath Ledger premieres May 17th on Spike.
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An intimate portrait of Hollywood royalty featuring Debbie Reynolds, Todd Fisher, and Carrie Fisher.
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An exploration of active volcanoes around world.
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Flickreel recently had the opportunity to take part in a roundtable interview with the cast and crew of Step, a charming documentary about a Baltimore high school dance team on their road to college and a state championship.
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Nick Cave and directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard talk about making the new fact-meets-fiction film 20,000 Days On Earth, a fictitious day in the life of writer and rock star Nick Cave.
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