Helmed by five-time Oscar-nominated director and Thalberg Memorial Award-winner Frank Marshall (The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, The Beach Boys: An American Family), a new documentary about Grammy-winning and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Fleetwood Mac is in the works at Apple Original Films.
In 1991, Wanda Holloway, a Texas mother, attempted to hire a hitman to murder the mother of her daughter’s cheerleading rival. The case gained national attention, leading to a number of movies and TV show episodes inspired by the story. The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot is a true crime documentary that delves into the infamous case, featuring interviews with Holloway’s daughter and revealing a side of the story never seen before.
The The International Documentary Association (IDA) announced the nominations for the 40th IDA Documentary Awards.
The documentary Left Behind directed by Emmy Award winner Anna Toomey has been acquired by Abramorama for release in theaters.
Roadside Attractions debuted the first look teaser trailer for Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl, the drama film starring former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson as a seasoned Las Vegas showgirl who has to plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run.
Movies opening in theaters this weekend include the Cannes Grand Prix-winning Indian film All We Imagine as Light, directed by Payal Kapadia and filmmaking duo Kalman & Horn bring an absurdist ’90s cable TV style to their new film, Dream Team, which follows the journey of two Interpol agents.
British-Sri Lankan filmmaker and video artist Chloe Abrahams makes her feature film directorial debut with The Taste of Mango, a documentary telling the story of her family, documenting the life and struggle of her mother, her grandmother, and herself.
Produced by Martin Scorsese and the last remaining Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, Beatles ’64 is a documentary that presents a behind-the-scenes story on The Beatles’ first visit to America and debut performance on The Ed Sullivan Show, captivating New York City and the whole United States.
Directed by Edmund Stenson and Oscar and BAFTA Award-winner Daniel Roher, the documentary Blink follows the Pelletier family on an epic journey to show their children the beauty of the world after they are diagnosed with an incurable genetic eye disease
Altered Innocence debuted the US theatrical trailer for Endless Summer Syndrome (Le syndrome de l’été sans fin), Iranian filmmaker Kaveh Daneshmand’s feature directorial debut following a mother of two adoptees who is tipped off about the possible affair her husband may be having with one of their children.
World-premiering earlier this year at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, Magnus von Horn’s gothic thriller The Girl With the Needle follows a wet nurse working for an underground adoption agency in post-WWI Copenhagen. It was recently selected as the official Danish entry for Best International Feature at the 97th Academy Awards,
BAFTA-winning Zambian-Welsh director Rungano Nyoni (I Am Not a Witch) returns with her sophomore feature, a surreal dramedy titled On Becoming a Guinea Fowl. The film follows a young Zambian woman who stumbles upon her uncle’s body, uncovering family secrets and lies as funeral preparations unfold.