More from Matthew Jacobs
How Colin Hanks Made a John Candy Documentary Without the Usual Celebrity Scandal
The director of the Prime Video film explains why he rejected easy drama in favor of a richer look at the man who helped to define a generation of comedy with ‘Home Alone,’ ‘Uncle Buck’ and ‘Cool Runnings.’
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In ‘The Remarkable Life of Iberlin,’ a Disabled Gamer Finds Accessibility and Influence He Couldn’t in the Real World
The documentary directed by Benjamin Ree captures how Mats Steen, a young Norwegian man with muscular dystrophy, impacted lives through ‘World of Warcraft.’
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A Tense Dynamic With Paul Reubens Led to The Moving ‘Pee-wee as Himself’
Pee-wee Herman was director Matt Wolf’s dream subject for a documentary, he says.
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‘Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos’ Director Alex Gibney on Tony’s Maybe-Death
Gibney is back on the doc circuit with a two-part film about how one of the most legendary shows in TV history was made.
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‘Chimp Crazy’ Director Eric Goode on Why the Saga of Tonia Haddix Has Never Ended
Goode, who also directed 'Tiger King,' responds to criticism that his shows are sensationalistic.
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‘The Regime’ Star on Working With Kate Winslet (Again): “We’re Both Like, What Is This Mad Piece of Work?”
Winslet plays a foggy Central European despot and Matthias Schoenaerts her not-so-hapless consigliere in Will Tracy’s HBO limited series.
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‘Abbott Elementary”s Favorite Try-Hard Teacher on Recent Wins and That Passive-Aggressive Breakup
Co-star Chris Perfitti has finally paid off his school loans and loves that his ‘tripping-over-his-feet’ character will garner a new love interest in the ABC joke-packed series.
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How to Perform Pop Music History … in Drag … for 24 Hours Straight
HBO captures the magic of Taylor Mac’s unmatched 2016 live cultural tour de force, which covered 24 decades, from “Yankee Doodle” to Ted Nugent, and introduces it to a new audience.
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Albert Brooks on Comedy’s Good Old Days and the “Worst Notes” Stanley Kubrick Gave Him for ‘Lost in America’
The comedian reminisces on the way the industry has changed with lifelong friend and director of 'Albert Brooks: Defending My Life' Rob Reiner.
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‘El Conde’ Cinematographer Explains His Approach to a Historical Figure When the Despot Is an Actual Vampire
Edward Lachman sheds light on his approach to director Pablo Larraín’s anti-biopic, which depicts former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet as a bloodsucking monster.
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‘Four Daughters’ Director Kaouther Ben Hania Explains How Joining ISIS Is “an Extreme Act of Rebellion”
The filmmaker took a genre-bending approach to her Oscar-nominated doc, which attempts to heal a Tunisian family torn apart by political radicalization.
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‘Silver Dollar Road’ Director Raoul Peck on Doc’s Interrogation of Systemic Racism: “When Was America Great, and For Whom?”
The Oscar-nominated filmmaker explains why he abandoned the tropes of documentary filmmaking for his latest feature, which tells the story of a North Carolina family fighting to reclaim their ancestral land.
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