Read more documentary stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6164/documentary.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:02:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73044/jacko-rules-the-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThis Is It lived up to its name at the weekend box office, raking in $21.3 million domestically and $101 million internationally. The Michael Jackson documentary's strong showing prompted distributor Sony to extend its original 2-week run by 3 weeks, through Thanksgiving weekend, reports Variety . The sleeper sensation Paranormal...http://www.newser.com/story/73044/jacko-rules-the-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 01 Nov 2009 13:34:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72069/campaign-film-shows-too-perfect-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama comes across as too perfect for his own good in upcoming HBO documentary By the People: The Election of Barack Obama , writes Richard Cohen. The behind-the-scenes look at the campaign shows Obama as cool and collected as ever, Cohen writes in the Washington Post , with no sign of...http://www.newser.com/story/72069/campaign-film-shows-too-perfect-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Oct 2009 8:10:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71751/some-uk-tabloid-stories-are-fake-documentary.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe upcoming British documentary Starsuckers proves what we’ve always suspected: Tabloids—at least, UK tabloids—will print just about anything, including “complete and utter babble,” the director tells the Guardian . Among the fake stories he got published—and, often, reprinted around the world: Avril Lavigne passed out at a nightclub,...http://www.newser.com/story/71751/some-uk-tabloid-stories-are-fake-documentary.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 11:45:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71182/vick-plans-tv-documentary-series-on-his-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Vick will star in an eight-part documentary-style TV series about his life for BET. The Michael Vick Project , due in 2010, will look at Vick’s comeback with the Philadelphia Eagles along with his troubled childhood and—of course—the time he spent running a dogfighting ring. "I just want...http://www.newser.com/story/71182/vick-plans-tv-documentary-series-on-his-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 14:51:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70896/rare-documentary-offers-intriguing-peek-at-court.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagC-SPAN's new documentary on the Supreme Court is both "unprecedented and surprisingly moving," writes Hank Stuever, and even court junkies are bound to learn something new. Bombshells? Not so much, but it's the first time that all current and retired living justices have given individual interviews for the same film....http://www.newser.com/story/70896/rare-documentary-offers-intriguing-peek-at-court.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 03 Oct 2009 13:00:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70795/more-than-a-game-shoots-for-the-heart.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMore Than a Game , a documentary following LeBron James and his high school teammates, does its best to be an inspirational movie, and for some it works. For others, it inspires eye-rolling. Here’s what they’re saying: It’s like a classic high school sports movie, writes Owen Glieberman for Entertainment Weekly...http://www.newser.com/story/70795/more-than-a-game-shoots-for-the-heart.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 13:45:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70786/capitalism-is-moore-at-his-messy-best.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Moore makes Wall Street feel his wrath in Capitalism: A Love Story , and the results, say critics, are frequently annoying, sometimes brilliant, and guaranteed to provoke—in short, everything you'd expect from Moore. The movie, Moore's "liviest, most radical" yet, is no "eye-glazing tutorial on debt swaps," writes Colin...http://www.newser.com/story/70786/capitalism-is-moore-at-his-messy-best.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 6:37:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70115/two-disc-jackson-album-has-new-song.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe world hasn’t heard the last of Michael Jackson. On October 28, Sony Music will release This Is It , a two-disc compilation album tying into the upcoming Jackson documentary of the same name. The album will include one brand-new song—the title track—along with previously unreleased versions of old...http://www.newser.com/story/70115/two-disc-jackson-album-has-new-song.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 13:19:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69112/crude-makes-compelling-case-against-big-oil.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCrude is a hard-hitting documentary about the ravages of the oil industry—Chevron is the villain here—on indigenous people in Ecuador. Critics are wowed: “Here’s a powerhouse of a documentary that makes you feel mad as hell and unwilling to take it anymore,” writes Peter Travers in Rolling Stone...http://www.newser.com/story/69112/crude-makes-compelling-case-against-big-oil.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Sep 2009 13:11:58 CDT