documentary

Film Nov 7, 2019

Yayoi Kusama: The underdog story of a Japanese art maverick

by John L. Tran

A documentary tells the story of Yayoi Kusama's battles with racism, sexism and mental illness during her 70-plus years of creating art.

Basketball Aug 10, 2019

New four-part documentary showcases history of FIBA World Cup

Before the 2019 FIBA World Cup begins on Aug. 31 in China, basketball's global governing body is celebrating its rich history with a new four-part documentary. FIBA released the first episode of "The History of the FIBA Basketball World Cup" on Friday. A new episode ...

Film Jun 5, 2019

Japanese filmmaker debuts Parkland school shooting documentary

by Matthew Carland

Following the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that claimed 17 lives in early 2018, Japanese filmmaker Emily Taguchi and her team spent months with members of the grieving community, documenting their recovery and activism in the wake of ...

Entertainment News Jun 5, 2019

Ron Howard frames Pavarotti story through arias for new documentary

Director Ron Howard did not know much about opera, but he understands drama when he sees it, and Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti's life was packed with it. So when it came to making a documentary about the late, beloved "king of the high C's," Howard ...

Film / Reviews Mar 20, 2019

'Shinjuku Tiger': A story of one man and his mask

by Matt Schley

Spend enough time on the streets of Shinjuku, and you'll eventually spot a flamboyantly dressed figure in a tiger mask carrying fake flowers, stuffed animals and a boombox. This is Shinjuku Tiger, the subject of a documentary of the same name out this week. Tiger-san, ...

Entertainment News Jan 29, 2019

Michael Jackson family slams documentary renewing sex abuse claims

Michael Jackson's family on Monday lashed out against a new documentary renewing focus on allegations the singer sexually abused young boys, calling the subsequent social media outrage a "public lynching." Dubbing the late King of Pop an "easy target," the Jackson family said they were ...

Entertainment News Jan 18, 2019

Bangladesh bans film about 2016 Islamist cafe siege fatal to 22, cites damage to reputation

Bangladesh has banned a film based on a 2016 cafe attack claimed by the Islamic State group that left 22 people dead, saying it would damage the country's reputation. The Film Censor Board denied the theatrical release of "Shonibar Bikele," a decision the movie's director ...

Film / Reviews Sep 19, 2018

'In Pursuit of Silence': A documentary looks at what it'll take to finally get some peace and quiet

by Matt Schley

The 1964 tune "The Sound of Silence" by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel is a bona fide classic, but it never really identifies just what this "sound of silence" is. That task instead falls to "In Pursuit of Silence," the documentary about this surprisingly ...

National Sep 7, 2018

Documentary to capture views of young Okinawans on U.S. Futenma base issue

As Okinawa continues to be roiled by tensions over a plan to move a key U.S. air base within the prefecture, filmmakers from Iwate Prefecture are using their next documentary to give younger Okinawans a greater voice. Movie director Shinya Todori and his twin brother ...

Film Jul 24, 2018

Filmmaker makes her case for a nuclear phase-out in latest documentary

by Keiji Hirano

Masako Sakata, an award-winning Japanese documentary film director, took the long route to answer a gnawing question: How is it that Japan is still wedded to atomic power while Germany decided to phase out its nuclear plants by 2022 in the wake of the ...

Film Jul 18, 2018

Soundtracking the thrill of the climb in Jennifer Peedom's 'Mountain'

by Oscar Boyd

With "Mountain," director Jennifer Peedom has done for the mountaineering film what Marks & Spencer's did for food advertisements years ago: taken the concept and beautified it to such an extent that it provokes a visceral response. Salivating over the movie's visual perfection is ...