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documentary

[dok-yuh-men-tuh-ree, -tree] / ˌdɒk jəˈmɛn tə ri, -tri /


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Buckingham believes making the forthcoming Apple TV documentary has not only helped mend the rift between he and Nicks, but also any remaining tensions with other Fleetwood Mac members.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

Former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham has opened up about how he and Stevie Nicks were able to move past their longtime feud while working together on an upcoming documentary for the iconic band.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

A documentary following the band's 2025 reunion tour, featuring their first interviews together since before they split in 2009, will release in September.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Had Mr. Stein chosen to label his play a documentary drama, he wouldn’t have been far from the truth.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

The character of Bobby is not in the film, but he is seen in documentary footage.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Knox later returned to the U.S., where she began to campaign against wrongful convictions and participated in the production of several television documentaries and dramas.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Siebel Newsom leads the Representation Project, a nonprofit that advocates for gender equity through film and education programs, and Girls Club Entertainment, a for-profit production company she owns that holds the copyrights to her documentaries.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

I was upset that I’d never be able to thank her, to laud her for pushing students out of their comfort zones by showing them documentaries that were not easily palatable.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2026

The re-created history, which is where many historical documentaries fail, looks good, and the scenes the writers conjure up are well done, if verging sometimes on melodrama.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Sometimes I think that letter is why documentaries need to exist—to show us the almost unbearable truth about ourselves.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed




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