Last month, just days after the cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground off a Tuscan island, killing 17 people and leaving 15 missing, Discovery Channel announced that it would “dissect the anatomy” of the Friday the 13th disaster and — with the quiet confidence of a network long used to being the only game in town — said the docu would air “this spring.” Read full article > >

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National Geographic to air first documentary on Concordia sinking

A documentary, “Room 237,” collects theories and interpretations surrounding the symbols and intentions of Stanley Kubrick in his film “The Shining.”

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Arts & Leisure: ‘Room 237,’ Documentary With Theories About ‘The Shining’

War on drugs documentary also gets award.

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‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ Wins Sundance

German director Wim Wenders has always been interested in collaboration. He’s written scripts with such authors as Sam Shepard and Peter Handke, worked with musicians as diverse as U2 and the Buena Vista Social Club and co-directed a film with one of his cinematic forbears, Michelangelo Antonioni. Yet his new 3-D dance documentary, “Pina,” comes as a surprise — even to him. Read full article > >

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Dance documentary in 3-D has Wim Wenders trying out new steps

Talks retiring his band LCD Soundsystem and new documentary.

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James Murphy Says ‘Shut Up and Play the Hits’

Talks retiring his band LCD Soundsystem and new documentary.

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James Murphy Says ‘Shut Up and Play the Hits’

When last we caught up with H-B Woodlawn graduate Cutter Hodierne, he was a plucky 22-year-old shooting a music video in Silver Spring, recalling with relief his decision to drop out of Emerson College after his freshman year. At that point, he’d already toured with U2, shooting and editing concert footage that would end up in the 2010 concert documentary “ U2: 360 Degrees at the Rose Bowl .” How do you follow a gig like that? By going to Utah, baby! Read full article > >

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Cutter Hodierne’s ‘Fishing Without Nets’ to premiere at Sundance Film Festival

The most shocking moment in “ Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel ” isn’t a clip from a film by the documentary’s subject, director and producer Roger Corman, best known for such B-movie classics as “ Bloody Mama ,” “ Piranha ” and “ Death Race 2000 .” It comes when Jack Nicholson breaks down in tears recalling Corman’s influence on his own life and career. Read full article > >

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Roger Corman on producing 400-plus films and why the audience is always right

Actor, producer, writer and director Bill Duke spoke with The RootDC about his new documentary “Dark Girls,” produced along with filmmaker D. Channsin Berry . The film explores the issues that dark-skinned women face. A 10-minute trailer provides haunting insight into the struggles of dark-skinned women. Read full article > >

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Bill Duke talks about new documentary ‘Dark Girls’

For going undercover to film a documentary.

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Fergie Criminally Charged in Turkey

The documentary world has been abuzz this week with the news that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is changing its Oscar rule yet again for the long-vexed documentary feature category. To be eligible for a Best Documentary Oscar, movies now must be reviewed by either the New York Times or the Los Angeles Times during a qualifying theatrical run of at least one week in both cities. In addition, the academy will send DVD screeners or stream films online for documentary branch members four times a year, rather than require that they see the films in theaters, as has been the case in the past. A short­ list of eligible films and the final five nominees will be voted on by the entire branch of 166 documentary filmmakers, rather than by selection committees. Read full article > >

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New Oscar documentary rules stir outcry (and some cheers)

The rule would require a movie review from The New York Times or The Los Angeles Times to qualify a documentary feature for the Academy Awards, according to a draft of the rule.

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Documentary Filmmakers Alarmed by Proposed Oscar Rule

Legendary natural history documentary maker Sir David Attenborough has spoken out about the dangers of climate change.

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VIDEO: Attenborough warns on climate change

One year ago, FotoEvidence launched its first call for documentary projects. The second begins today. But despite its early success, the Web site’s financial sustainability could prove be a challenge.

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Lens Blog: Social Documentary Web Site Enters Its Second Year

Conrad Murray is no doubt wishing he hadn’t done that controversial Michael Jackson documentary and companion interview after an angry judge cited them several times Tuesday to explain why he was sentencing the late pop star’s doctor to the max possible: four years in the slammer. The documentary, “Michael Jackson and the Doctor: A Fatal Friendship” (or as it was called when it aired in the United Kingdom: “The Man Who Killed Michael Jackson”) ran on MSNBC this month — days after a jury in Los Angeles found Murray guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson’s June 2009 death. Read full article > >

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Jackson doctor, Murray, sentenced to max; judge cites documentary