‘Milli Vanilli’ documentary aims to reframe duo and controversy

Fab Morvan sits in front of gray backdrop in a white shirt and black jacket with his dreadlocks over his chest.

Before they became an international punchline, Milli Vanilli was one of the biggest pop acts of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. Their North American debut album, “Girl You Know It’s True,” featured a distinct […]

‘What people accused Oppenheimer of doing’: the untold story of spy Ted Hall | Documentary films

Ted Hall and Joan Hall

Nearly 70 years after it rattled the New Mexico desert, the Trinity Test is top of mind for many this summer. Thanks to Oppenheimer, director Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film on the leader of the Manhattan […]

Damon Albarn: ‘Watching the Wham! documentary, I realised that Graham and I are George and Andrew’ – Music News

Damon Albarn: 'Watching the Wham! documentary, I realised that Graham and I are George and Andrew' - Music News

All four members of Blur (Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree) join Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music 1 to discuss details around their new album ‘The Ballad of Darren’, out now. The […]

‘Nobody really knew what happened’: tracing the life of Syd Barrett | Documentary films

Pink Floyd in 1967.

In rock star portraiture, it behooves a writer to avoid straightforward presentation of cliche. The story of a troubled virtuoso tormented by their own genius, turning to drink and drugs, then flaming out before their […]

German Thrash Metal Scene Explored In ‘Total Thrash – The Teutonic Story’ Documentary; Los Angeles Screening Announced

German Thrash Metal Scene Explored In 'Total Thrash - The Teutonic Story' Documentary; Los Angeles Screening Announced

For moviemaker Daniel Hofmann from Germany, thrash metal means being able to escape from everyday life and simply forgetting everything in front of the stage and letting the hell out with the best people in […]

Is it time for America to adopt a new national anthem? | Documentary films

Kris Bowers and DJ Dahi

Only in America is the most influential songwriter a slave-owning trial lawyer with exactly one hit. Worse, Francis Scott Key stole the melody from a British pub hymn that had been lingering in the 19th-century […]

Jack Wright Joins ‘Ctrl Alt Del’; ‘Joke Man’ Documentary Sets Premiere Date – Deadline

'Ulam: Main Dish' poster

EXCLUSIVE: TikTok star Jack Wright and Jesse Leigh (Rutherford Falls) are set to make their feature film acting debuts in the indie drama Ctrl Alt Del, marking the feature directorial debut of Eastsiders‘ Kit Williamson. […]

‘People thought they knew the story’: the rise and fall of Milli Vanilli | Documentary films

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You could argue that, at least in the realm of pop music, the year 1989 belonged to Milli Vanilli. The German-French pop duo, formed barely a year earlier by the German producer Frank Farian, had […]

Director Farhoud Meybodi talks about his new documentary ‘Earthbound’

'Earthbound'

Director Farhoud Meybodi. Photo Credit: Scott Simock Director and writer Farhoud Meybodi chatted about his new documentary “Earthbound,” which was executive produced by Orlando Bloom. The film explores the life and achievements of Nzambi Matee, […]