documentary
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"You Can See Everything," the documentary about jailed biotech fraudster Elizabeth Holmes that is generating major Oscars buzz, prevailed in a slow weekend at the Halloween box office in North America, industry estimates showed Sunday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Some of her duties were reportedly absorbed by Robert Port, a veteran documentary filmmaker with no PR experience whose own hiring was shrouded in secrecy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
“How resilient will we be? How will we get back up?” the documentary asks.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
The prosecutor also dismissed the idea that a documentary had caused the women to "re-invent" what actually happened.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
The documentary shows happy young couples picking out their home sites.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
In many adventure documentaries, the audience expects the main characters to confront the possibility they might die, but they’re the stars telling the story, so of course that won’t happen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
That’s the wonderful thing about documentaries: They might deal in reality, but the genre uses nonfictional perspective to highlight the difference between fact and truth.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
Generally, yes — at least in documentaries that follow traditional journalistic standards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
The channel also became home to Scottish drama, comedy, documentaries, current affairs and sport including Debate Night and Scottish national team football games.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Theaters showed documentaries as newsreels before the main feature.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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