documentary
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Not even “Predators” — the 2025 documentary on this very subject that not only beat “Primetime” to the punch but has far more to say about Hansen’s effect on culture — can complete the image.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
Her killing was the subject of a Netflix documentary Who Killed Jill Dando? in 2023.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
British media reported he was in talks about making a documentary about her life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Llwyneinion lagoon was recently branded "a shame on Britain", following the documentary into historical dumping of PCBs by US chemical giant Monsanto, which had factories in Wrexham and Newport.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
From authority: documentary testimony is classified under authority.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Social media and shortform video have pushed everything from music to documentaries into a race to truncate their lengths and make everything bite-size, in order to bend to the current of algorithm-centric audiences.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026
"There have been several films and documentaries made about Nagaland," he says, "but these sort of films tend to follow the gaze of the explorer rather than the subject."
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
“That was nerve-racking for us watching from a distance,” said Lovelace, who has also worked with Southern on documentaries about Blur and LCD Soundsystem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
In the American context, after all, Oscar season is just about the last place for broad, sustained attention to challenging studio fare, bold independents, international features and documentaries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Over the years, from books and documentaries, and especially from my fellow Schindler's "list" survivors, I have learned much more about what Schindler did and how much he hazarded to protect our lives.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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