Tribeca Adds Sports Documentaries
Tribeca has added five more documentaries as part of its annual sports programming co-presented with ESPN, which bows with the world preem of "Big Shot," a hockey doc by Kevin Connolly ("Entourage").
Alison Ellwood
Sundance London Puts Comedy Center-stage
LONDON — Comedy and the contrast between practitioners on either side of the Atlantic forms a centerpiece of the second Sundance London film and music festival, which will also see a spotlight on…
Review: ‘History of the Eagles — Part One’
Compelling enough to convert even non-fans of "Take It Easy" and other anti-activist '70s hits, director Alison Ellwood's epic docu "History of the Eagles -- Part One" treats the 20th century's…
Showtime is nest for ‘Eagles’ documentary
Showtime has nabbed exclusive broadcast rights to rock doc "History of the Eagles" and will bow the two-part pic next month.
Park City’s harmonic convergence
Music again plays a major role at Sundance in both its programming and on Main St.
Sundance unveils Premieres lineup
Richard Linklater's "Before Midnight," Michael Winterbottom's "The Look of Love," David Gordon Green's "Prince Avalanche," Park Chan-wook's "Stoker" and first-timer Joseph Gordon-Levitt's "Don Jon's…
Premiere makes ‘Magic’
Tuesday's Manhattan premiere at the Sunshine Landmark Cinema had Alex Gibney and co-director Alison Ellwood digging back into the acid-fueled 1964 road trip of Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters with…
Review: ‘Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place’
Doc is like a hipster's King Tut's tomb, and History Films' involvement assures cable exposure.
Review: ‘Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson’
So larger-than-life that he eventually felt overshadowed by his own mythos, Hunter S. Thompson gets definitive docu treatment in "Gonzo."
Review: ‘Herbie Hancock: Possibilities’
Possibilities," is the title of jazz pianist Herbie Hancock's latest disc, a collection of perfs with more than a dozen musicians known for their pop and rock work. To make the album, which the film…
