A six-part Prince documentary for Netflix is on pause after reps for the late artist's estate claimed 'dramatic' factual inaccuracies.
Laurent Bouzereau makes it clear from the outset of his HBO doc about Faye Dunaway that he was not interested in creating another vanity project'
A New York Times documentary traces how the comedian's actions were shielded by the comedy world, and it asks key questions about his return.
The future of Toronto's Hot Docs Festival appears more dire than ever after president Marie Nelson departs the struggling organization
JoJo Siwa is reuniting with "Dance Moms" creator Jeff Collins to create a new docuseries looking at the star's personal and professional life.
Timothy Treadwell ventured into the Alaskan wilderness to live among its grizzly bears. He returned yearly, until his death by one of creatures he sought to protect and, on some level, to become.
Alex Honnold has a dream: to climb the 3,000-foot El Capitan wall without a rope. The doc is gripping — but what about its daredevil hero? This Oscar-winning doc is a nail-biter.
Wisconsin director Mark Borchardt attempts to film his fraught horror movie "Coven." With a crew made up of friends and family members.
"Truffle Hunters" is a heavenly delicacy meant to be savored, a true meditation on nature and food.
The PBS documentary series “Independent Lens” returns for a new season on Sept. 16. The fall slate spans from September to November and includes two feature length docs and three…
In “The Cowboy and the Queen,” filmmaker Andrea Nevins chronicles the work of Monty Roberts, a California-based horse trainer whose nonviolent training techniques caught the eye…
A nationwide Sept. 15 screening of Rebecca and Peter Davis’s feature documentary “Join or Die” will kick off the inaugural In Real Life Movie Club, a non-profit, in-person film…
Taskovski Films Sales has picked up Serbian filmmaker Mladen Kovačević’s documentary “Possibility of Paradise,” which will have its world premiere on Sept. 3 at Venice Days, an…
Documentary specialist Cinephil has acquired international sales rights for the feature documentary “Viktor,” which will have its world premiere in the Platform program of the…
The 20th edition of the Camden Intl. Film Festival, kicking off Sept. 12, features a lineup full of political, hot button documentaries fresh off showings at Toronto, Venice and…
Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival has revealed to Variety the projects that the participants of its 2024 Emerging Producers program are working on. The producers were asked to…
Egyptian filmmaker Sara Shazli will be presenting her latest documentary, “Your Daughter,” during the Venice Production Bridge’s Final Cut workshop for films in post-production…
At their best, political documentaries make sense of complex issues. But getting them seen has become more challenging than ever given Hollywood’s preference for celebrity or…
Our list of the must-watch documentaries of 2022.
By Pat Saperstein
Variety editors ranked top documentaries about Hollywood -- films that examine productions gone out of control and key figures behind the scenes.
Here are some of the best politically relevant documentaries to help make sure you're up to speed on the historical background of some of the most important issues.
Here are 10 noteworthy true-crime documentaries dating back to the late 1980s.
The docs that made the short list for the Academy Awards, and who could take home the Oscar.
