Gaumont, the powerhouse behind “Narcos,” “Lupin” and “Barbarians,” has boarded “Le Prince,” a period mystery thriller series written by Charles den Tex and Paul de Vrijer (“Hunter Street”).
Currently in development, “Le Prince” will be produced by Gaumont, as well as Stories By, a label launched by France TV Distribution, and Dutch producers Paradise Media.
The six-part series will be driven by a strong female character and will be inspired by the true story of the disappearance of Louis le Prince, the inventor of the first ever motion picture camera.
“Le Prince” unfolds in France, in the late 19th century, a few years before the invention of cinema. Le Prince was a French artist who is believed to have been the first person to shoot a moving picture sequence, years before the Lumière brothers and Thomas Edison. Le Prince mysteriously vanished in 1890 shortly before a planned public demonstration of his camera in the U.
Currently in development, “Le Prince” will be produced by Gaumont, as well as Stories By, a label launched by France TV Distribution, and Dutch producers Paradise Media.
The six-part series will be driven by a strong female character and will be inspired by the true story of the disappearance of Louis le Prince, the inventor of the first ever motion picture camera.
“Le Prince” unfolds in France, in the late 19th century, a few years before the invention of cinema. Le Prince was a French artist who is believed to have been the first person to shoot a moving picture sequence, years before the Lumière brothers and Thomas Edison. Le Prince mysteriously vanished in 1890 shortly before a planned public demonstration of his camera in the U.
- 4/6/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Paramount Plus, which is the global streaming service of recently rebranded Paramount — formerly ViacomCBS — has forged a three-year partnership with Gaumont, the storied French studio behind Netflix’s “Lupin” and “Narcos,” to jointly produce a slate of high-end original shows for its growing subscribers around the world.
Under the partnership Gaumont will produce these series in association with Paramount’s international studio, Vis.
The shows will be part of Paramount Plus’s stated plans to green light 50 new non-u.S. scripted originals in 2022, as it expands its reach from Latin America, Australia, Canada and the Nordics –– where the service has already launched –– to the U.K., South Korea, France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy where it will launch this year.
Vis will gain access to Gaumont’s vast network of top talent and creatives in key Paramount Plus markets, including Latin America and Europe, the two companies said in a joint statement.
Under the partnership Gaumont will produce these series in association with Paramount’s international studio, Vis.
The shows will be part of Paramount Plus’s stated plans to green light 50 new non-u.S. scripted originals in 2022, as it expands its reach from Latin America, Australia, Canada and the Nordics –– where the service has already launched –– to the U.K., South Korea, France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy where it will launch this year.
Vis will gain access to Gaumont’s vast network of top talent and creatives in key Paramount Plus markets, including Latin America and Europe, the two companies said in a joint statement.
- 3/24/2022
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Respected documentary and factual content industry event runs online June 22-25.
Sunny Side of the Doc, which usually takes place against the backdrop of the historic French port of La Rochelle, sets sail on unchartered waters on Monday (June 22) with an exceptional online iteration, following the cancellation of its physical edition due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Another major change at the 31st edition of the documentary and factual content industry event, which runs June 22-25, will be the absence of its trailblazing CEO Yves Jeanneau.
Sunny Side’s much-loved co-founder died in November at the age of 69, just as preparation...
Sunny Side of the Doc, which usually takes place against the backdrop of the historic French port of La Rochelle, sets sail on unchartered waters on Monday (June 22) with an exceptional online iteration, following the cancellation of its physical edition due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Another major change at the 31st edition of the documentary and factual content industry event, which runs June 22-25, will be the absence of its trailblazing CEO Yves Jeanneau.
Sunny Side’s much-loved co-founder died in November at the age of 69, just as preparation...
- 6/20/2020
- by 1100388¦Melanie Goodfellow¦69¦
- ScreenDaily
France’s legal system is scrutinized after a teenage girl is murdered in the first trailer for “Laetitia” from director Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, who is known for “The Staircase” and “Murder on a Sunday Morning.”
In the trailer, 18-year-old Laetitia goes missing, and it becomes clear quickly that something has gone horribly wrong. When lifelong criminal Tony Meilhon is arrested, the legal system is questioned when scrutiny arises of how a man like that could have been walking the streets freely.
The details of the crime develop, drawing the attention of politicians and the national media. The film is based the book “Laetitia,” or “End of Men,” by Ivan Jablonka, based on true events.
Also Read: 'The Staircase' Director on Whether an Owl Could've Led to Kathleen Peterson's Death
“Laetitia” has distribution in France and is up for acquisition at the Sundance Film Festival, which will start this week in Park City,...
In the trailer, 18-year-old Laetitia goes missing, and it becomes clear quickly that something has gone horribly wrong. When lifelong criminal Tony Meilhon is arrested, the legal system is questioned when scrutiny arises of how a man like that could have been walking the streets freely.
The details of the crime develop, drawing the attention of politicians and the national media. The film is based the book “Laetitia,” or “End of Men,” by Ivan Jablonka, based on true events.
Also Read: 'The Staircase' Director on Whether an Owl Could've Led to Kathleen Peterson's Death
“Laetitia” has distribution in France and is up for acquisition at the Sundance Film Festival, which will start this week in Park City,...
- 1/23/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
French documentary producer died in La Rochelle.
Yves Jeanneau, co-founder and CEO of France’s Sunny Side of the Doc, has died aged 69.
In a statement, Sunny Side of the Doc said Jeanneau died yesterday (November 14) in La Rochelle, surrounded by his loved ones.
He had recently celebrated the 30th edition of the event in June with an anniversary party in La Rochelle on the French Atlantic coast
Jeanneau originally launched Sunny Side in the southern port city of Marseille alongside his late collaborator Olivier Masson in 1989. It now ranks as one of Europe’s oldest documentary and factual content-focused industry meetings.
Yves Jeanneau, co-founder and CEO of France’s Sunny Side of the Doc, has died aged 69.
In a statement, Sunny Side of the Doc said Jeanneau died yesterday (November 14) in La Rochelle, surrounded by his loved ones.
He had recently celebrated the 30th edition of the event in June with an anniversary party in La Rochelle on the French Atlantic coast
Jeanneau originally launched Sunny Side in the southern port city of Marseille alongside his late collaborator Olivier Masson in 1989. It now ranks as one of Europe’s oldest documentary and factual content-focused industry meetings.
- 11/15/2019
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Having reinvigorated the long-form docuseries with streaming sensations such as “Making a Murderer” and “Wild Wild Country,” Netflix is now streaming one of TV’s original true crime obsessions, “The Staircase.” On top of presenting the original eight part series from 2004 about novelist Michael Peterson’s high profile murder trial, the streaming service is also offering two follow-up episodes that aired in 2013 and three more original episodes shot exclusively for Netflix just last year when dramatic new developments arose in the case.
The saga of “The Staircase” begins in 2001 with a frantic phone call to the police from Peterson claiming to have just discovered his wife, Kathleen, dying from a fall at the bottom of the stairs in their Durham, North Carolina home. By the time the police arrive, Kathleen is dead in a bloody scene authorities deem far too grisly to call an accident. Peterson is immediately arrested and...
The saga of “The Staircase” begins in 2001 with a frantic phone call to the police from Peterson claiming to have just discovered his wife, Kathleen, dying from a fall at the bottom of the stairs in their Durham, North Carolina home. By the time the police arrive, Kathleen is dead in a bloody scene authorities deem far too grisly to call an accident. Peterson is immediately arrested and...
- 6/18/2018
- by Indiewire Staff
- Indiewire
In 2001, French director Jean-Xavier de Lestrade won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for the film Murder on a Sunday Morning, about the wrongful murder conviction of a 15-year-old black teenager named Brenton Butler. The documentary offered a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the uphill battle waged by Butler's two public defenders, who fought to prove their young client's innocence against damning evidence – an eye witness's positive ID and Butler's own false, coerced confession.
For his next documentary, de Lestrade wanted to explore how the justice system works for a...
For his next documentary, de Lestrade wanted to explore how the justice system works for a...
- 6/11/2018
- Rollingstone.com
In keeping with the growing trend of true crime narratives, Netflix has ordered three new episodes continuing the 2004 documentary series, “The Staircase.” The first episode is slated to premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival on April 28, with the original season as well as the new episodes coming to Netflix in the summer. Since it’s been 14 years since the original series ran, you might have forgotten a few things about it or missed it entirely.
Here’s everything you need to know (and remember) about it:
It Definitely Puts the “True” in True Crime
Originally released in 2004, “The Staircase” follows the indictment, trial, and conviction of crime author Michael Peterson for the death of his wife, Kathleen. In December 2001, she was found dead at the bottom of the staircase in their North Carolina home. Peterson was the only person in the house at the time.
As the trial progressed,...
Here’s everything you need to know (and remember) about it:
It Definitely Puts the “True” in True Crime
Originally released in 2004, “The Staircase” follows the indictment, trial, and conviction of crime author Michael Peterson for the death of his wife, Kathleen. In December 2001, she was found dead at the bottom of the staircase in their North Carolina home. Peterson was the only person in the house at the time.
As the trial progressed,...
- 4/25/2018
- by Bailey Mount
- Indiewire
New episodes of the acclaimed true crime series, The Staircase, will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival before arriving on Netflix this summer.
The Staircase premiered on French television in 2004 and chronicled the story of Michael Peterson, a crime novelist accused, and convicted, of killing his wife in 2001. The series gets its title from the fact that Peterson's wife was found dead at the bottom of the staircase in their North Carolina home.
Following the murder, Oscar-winning filmmaker Jean-Xavier de Lestrade (Murder On a Sunday Morning) was given complete access...
The Staircase premiered on French television in 2004 and chronicled the story of Michael Peterson, a crime novelist accused, and convicted, of killing his wife in 2001. The series gets its title from the fact that Peterson's wife was found dead at the bottom of the staircase in their North Carolina home.
Following the murder, Oscar-winning filmmaker Jean-Xavier de Lestrade (Murder On a Sunday Morning) was given complete access...
- 4/19/2018
- Rollingstone.com
Julian Fellowes, the Oscar winning screenwriter of “Gosford Park” and creator of “Downton Abbey,” will write a six-part series about the invention of football (soccer) to Netflix. Produced by 42, “The English Game” will examine the origins of the game and how it reached across the class divide to become the world’s most popular sport. Netflix announced the news at its See What’s Next event in Rome Wednesday morning, along with a host of new projects and casting updates to recurring series.
Fitting with the hit show’s penchant for 80’s nostalgia, “The Princess Bride” star Carey Elwes will join the cast of “Stranger Things” for season 3. Netflix also announced that “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D” star Jake Busey will play a role.
Idris Elba will produce and star in an 8-part comedy series called “Turn Up Charlie.”
Following the success of “Wild Wild Country,” the...
Fitting with the hit show’s penchant for 80’s nostalgia, “The Princess Bride” star Carey Elwes will join the cast of “Stranger Things” for season 3. Netflix also announced that “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D” star Jake Busey will play a role.
Idris Elba will produce and star in an 8-part comedy series called “Turn Up Charlie.”
Following the success of “Wild Wild Country,” the...
- 4/18/2018
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
(Courtesy: Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
We are finally on our way to finding out which film will be nominated and ultimately win the best documentary feature category at the Oscars taking place in 2017. While the Academy has announced their shortlist of 15 documentaries from which they’ll narrow down to the five nominees, the question still remains: can history perhaps tell us who will reign victorious?
This year’s shortlist is made up of the following films: Cameraperson; Command and Control; The Eagle Huntress; Fire at Sea; Gleason; Hooligan Sparrow; I Am Not Your Negro; The Ivory Game; Life, Animated; O.J.: Made in America; 13th; Tower; Weiner; The Witness; and Zero Days. Can the distributors — anywhere from theatrical to TV — of these films provide hints as to how the Oscars race will end up this year? Let’s take a look throughout the post-2000 history of the category and see.
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
We are finally on our way to finding out which film will be nominated and ultimately win the best documentary feature category at the Oscars taking place in 2017. While the Academy has announced their shortlist of 15 documentaries from which they’ll narrow down to the five nominees, the question still remains: can history perhaps tell us who will reign victorious?
This year’s shortlist is made up of the following films: Cameraperson; Command and Control; The Eagle Huntress; Fire at Sea; Gleason; Hooligan Sparrow; I Am Not Your Negro; The Ivory Game; Life, Animated; O.J.: Made in America; 13th; Tower; Weiner; The Witness; and Zero Days. Can the distributors — anywhere from theatrical to TV — of these films provide hints as to how the Oscars race will end up this year? Let’s take a look throughout the post-2000 history of the category and see.
- 12/7/2016
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
Ava DuVernay (Courtesy: Kevork Djansezian/Reuters)
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
Let’s talk about race in this year’s Oscar race, shall we? Three of the top films up for best documentary feature this year — 13th (Netflix), I Am Not Your Negro (Magnolia), and O.J.: Made in America (Espn) — all deal with the black experience in the United States through various lenses. These movies, all favorites to make the official list of five nominees that will battle it out for the big win, drive home the fact that this is still a very important and is one of the Academy’s favorite topics to highlight — but has that always been the case?
First, let’s take a more in-depth look at what these three leading docs deal center around. Ava DuVernay’s 13th provides an in-depth look at the prison system and how the nation’s history of racial...
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
Let’s talk about race in this year’s Oscar race, shall we? Three of the top films up for best documentary feature this year — 13th (Netflix), I Am Not Your Negro (Magnolia), and O.J.: Made in America (Espn) — all deal with the black experience in the United States through various lenses. These movies, all favorites to make the official list of five nominees that will battle it out for the big win, drive home the fact that this is still a very important and is one of the Academy’s favorite topics to highlight — but has that always been the case?
First, let’s take a more in-depth look at what these three leading docs deal center around. Ava DuVernay’s 13th provides an in-depth look at the prison system and how the nation’s history of racial...
- 11/16/2016
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
If the glimpses of Lili Taylor that you got in the first season of ABC's acclaimed multi-episode anthology series "American Crime" only whetted your appetite for one of Hollywood's most accomplished actresses, you are most certainly going to received a banquet as Season Two continues.
With the acting ensemble taking on new roles for a raw and disturbing new story, Taylor takes center stage as Anne Blaine, a working-class mother who is horrified by her scholarship-worthy son's claim of being sexually assaulted by the elite athletes of an exclusive private school, and finds herself wholly unprepared to fight a battle fraught as much with economic and social disparity as with ugly unseamliness. In an exclusive conversation with Moviefone, the actress reveals the appeals of the increasingly intense and genre-challenging series.
Moviefone: I'm imagining this gig must be a real actor's treat -- to be able to go to work with...
With the acting ensemble taking on new roles for a raw and disturbing new story, Taylor takes center stage as Anne Blaine, a working-class mother who is horrified by her scholarship-worthy son's claim of being sexually assaulted by the elite athletes of an exclusive private school, and finds herself wholly unprepared to fight a battle fraught as much with economic and social disparity as with ugly unseamliness. In an exclusive conversation with Moviefone, the actress reveals the appeals of the increasingly intense and genre-challenging series.
Moviefone: I'm imagining this gig must be a real actor's treat -- to be able to go to work with...
- 1/20/2016
- by Scott Huver
- Moviefone
Last night, the short list for Best Documentary Feature was revealed, whittling down the field of contenders to just 15. As always, there were some obvious picks and some surprises (both in terms of what was chosen and what wasn’t), but I think the overall list is pretty strong now. It’ll be hard for the Oscars to come up with a final five that isn’t very solid, but that will be on the Academy if they somehow mess that up. There’s more than enough quality to go around now, and that’s what I’ll be taking a look at in this piece. I’ve written about the Documentary Feature category a bit before, but now is a perfect time to do it again… Of course, it wasn’t sunshine and roses for all. Among the many snubbed docs include Racing Extinction, (T)error, The Wolfpack, and many more.
- 12/2/2015
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Oscar-winning French director to revisit infamous case of Tennessee novelist accused of murdering wife.
French director Jean-Xavier de Lestrade is set to make a third instalment of his popular real-life crime thriller, The Staircase, revolving around Tennessee novelist Michael Peterson who was accused of murdering his wife in 2001.
Lestrade has followed the case since Peterson’s original trial in 2003 on charges of killing his wife Katherine, who was found in a pool of blood at the bottom of a staircase with injuries to her head.
That trial – at which Peterson was found guilty — was at the heart of Lestrade’s hit, 2004, HBO-backed miniseries The Staircase.
It is regarded as a seminal true-crime series and Sarah Koenig, creator of the hit podcast Serial, has cited it as one of her inspirations for her own episodic, murder-mystery investigation.
A 2011 one-off feature documentary The Staircase – The Last Chance, followed a retrial of Peterson, after evidence...
French director Jean-Xavier de Lestrade is set to make a third instalment of his popular real-life crime thriller, The Staircase, revolving around Tennessee novelist Michael Peterson who was accused of murdering his wife in 2001.
Lestrade has followed the case since Peterson’s original trial in 2003 on charges of killing his wife Katherine, who was found in a pool of blood at the bottom of a staircase with injuries to her head.
That trial – at which Peterson was found guilty — was at the heart of Lestrade’s hit, 2004, HBO-backed miniseries The Staircase.
It is regarded as a seminal true-crime series and Sarah Koenig, creator of the hit podcast Serial, has cited it as one of her inspirations for her own episodic, murder-mystery investigation.
A 2011 one-off feature documentary The Staircase – The Last Chance, followed a retrial of Peterson, after evidence...
- 11/26/2015
- ScreenDaily
By Anjelica Oswald
Managing Editor
Nick Broomfield’s Tales of the Grim Sleeper follows the case of the serial killer in South Central Los Angeles that spans more than 20 years. The first murder took place in 1985, but an apparent 14-year break between murders earned him the nickname of “the Grim Sleeper.” Lonnie Franklin Jr. was arrested in 2010 and is currently awaiting trial for almost a dozen women, though the number could increase. Though the case is a major part of the film, Broomfield also explores poverty, racism and the police investigation that failed to warn the neighborhood that a serial killer was suspected until 2008.
The film made the Academy’s documentary feature shortlist and could land a nomination at the 87th Academy Awards. Here are seven other documentaries about murder in America that scored nominations (in chronological order):
Four Days in November (1964)
Released just a year after President John F. Kennedy’s assassination,...
Managing Editor
Nick Broomfield’s Tales of the Grim Sleeper follows the case of the serial killer in South Central Los Angeles that spans more than 20 years. The first murder took place in 1985, but an apparent 14-year break between murders earned him the nickname of “the Grim Sleeper.” Lonnie Franklin Jr. was arrested in 2010 and is currently awaiting trial for almost a dozen women, though the number could increase. Though the case is a major part of the film, Broomfield also explores poverty, racism and the police investigation that failed to warn the neighborhood that a serial killer was suspected until 2008.
The film made the Academy’s documentary feature shortlist and could land a nomination at the 87th Academy Awards. Here are seven other documentaries about murder in America that scored nominations (in chronological order):
Four Days in November (1964)
Released just a year after President John F. Kennedy’s assassination,...
- 12/5/2014
- by Anjelica Oswald
- Scott Feinberg
Behind-the-scenes e-sports cross-media project follows pro-games stars such as sOs, Li “Sky” Xiofeng and Sophistie.
Beijing-based Oriental Companion Media has boarded French director Hervé Martin Delpierre’s feature documentary and web series, Game Fever,about the world of professional video gaming, otherwise known as e-sports.
It is among the first projects being put together by respected documentary producer Christine Le Goff following her recent arrival at Paris-based non-fiction specialist Zed Productions.
The €1.4m ($1.9m) project goes behind scenes of the burgeoning global e-sports scene in which professional video game players, or pro-gamers, compete for big cash prizes in online and venue-based tournaments.
It follows on from Delpierre’s 2013 Arte-produced Game Over about the evolution of the videogame scene.
“Thousands of spectators attend the live events and millions of people watch these competitions online,” said Le Goff. More than 1 billion people play the games worldwide.
Tickets for the 2013 final of a global tournament revolving around the multiplayer battle...
Beijing-based Oriental Companion Media has boarded French director Hervé Martin Delpierre’s feature documentary and web series, Game Fever,about the world of professional video gaming, otherwise known as e-sports.
It is among the first projects being put together by respected documentary producer Christine Le Goff following her recent arrival at Paris-based non-fiction specialist Zed Productions.
The €1.4m ($1.9m) project goes behind scenes of the burgeoning global e-sports scene in which professional video game players, or pro-gamers, compete for big cash prizes in online and venue-based tournaments.
It follows on from Delpierre’s 2013 Arte-produced Game Over about the evolution of the videogame scene.
“Thousands of spectators attend the live events and millions of people watch these competitions online,” said Le Goff. More than 1 billion people play the games worldwide.
Tickets for the 2013 final of a global tournament revolving around the multiplayer battle...
- 6/23/2014
- ScreenDaily
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- 1/15/2013
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Getty Images Director Yoav Potash
Filmmaker Yoav Potash has earned 21 awards, including The Hillman Prize for Broadcast Journalism, for his documentary film “Crime After Crime.” The film comes out on DVD and various streaming video platforms on April 24.
“Crime After Crime” is a documentary film on the legal battle to free Debbie Peagler from prison, beginning two decades after she was sentenced to life for murdering the man who had abused her.
Stories of individuals who have been wrongfully accused...
Filmmaker Yoav Potash has earned 21 awards, including The Hillman Prize for Broadcast Journalism, for his documentary film “Crime After Crime.” The film comes out on DVD and various streaming video platforms on April 24.
“Crime After Crime” is a documentary film on the legal battle to free Debbie Peagler from prison, beginning two decades after she was sentenced to life for murdering the man who had abused her.
Stories of individuals who have been wrongfully accused...
- 4/24/2012
- by Yoav Potash
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
0:00 - Intro 3:50 - Headlines: Comic-Con Stabbing, Guillermo Del Toro to Direct The Haunted Mansion, David Goyer to Direct Wonder Woman?, Darth Vader Robs a Bank, Are Audiences Losing Interest in 3-D? 17:35 - Review: Countdown to Zero 40:00 - Trailer Trash: Tron: Legacy 44:45 - Other Stuff We Watched: Lucky, Vinyl, I, Curmudgeon, Lovable, A Hard Name, Mother, Cleanflix, Black Narcissus, South of the Border, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Trap, Seinfeld, Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage, Red Sonja, A Fistful of Fingers, 8: The Mormon Proposition 1:42:45 - Junk Mail: Hans Mother Remix, Inception / La Vie en Rose Connection, Why Inception Sucked, Inception Plot Holes, Armond White on Inception, Totems, Favourite Composers, Film Junk t-shirts, Reed's Name, Murder on a Sunday Morning, Paradise Lost 3 2:10:50 - This Week's DVD Releases 2:13:25 - Outro » Download the MP3 (62 Mb) [1] » View the show notes...
- 7/26/2010
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
It's no secret that Film Junk has a few documentary fans on staff and every year we try and highlight some of the stand out non-fiction films. Although The Cove and Anvil! The Story of Anvil made some appearances on our year end lists -- along with a few others on our end of decade list -- we didn't really get a chance to write up any doc specific lists, so I figured I'd share some of the love The Documentary Blog has been spreading over the past week. Below you'll find my top 10 docs of 2009 followed by my top 50 documentaries of the decade. Also, I put together a collection of some acclaimed non-fiction filmmakers (including Joe Berlinger, Sarah Price and Jeff Feuerzeig among others) who have shared their picks for best of the decade as well! You can check that list out here [1]. Until then, have a look below...
- 1/5/2010
- by Jay C.
- FilmJunk
No one online knows the world of documentary films as well as the aptly named "The Documentary Blog". It was only appropriate then that Tdb should assemble a list of what they consider to be the best documentary films over the last decade.
Instead of a measly top 10... they give us a top 50.
50. Rize (Lachapelle, 2005) — Trailer
49. The Smashing Machine (Hyams, 2002) — Trailer
48. Lost in La Mancha (Fulton & Pepe, 2002) — Trailer
47. Dig! (Timoner, 2004) — Trailer
46. Protagonist (Yu, 2007) — Trailer
45. Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story (Berger & Klores, 2005) — Trailer
44. Bowling for Columbine (Moore, 2002)
43. Rank (Hyams, 2006) — Trailer
42. Our Daily Bread (Geyrhalter, 2005) — Trailer
41. Helvetica (Hustwit, 2007) — Trailer
40. New World Order (Meyer & Neel, 2009) — Trailer
39. Best Worst Movie (Stephenson, 2009) — Trailer
38. The Cove (Psihoyos, 2009) — Trailer
37. Kurt Cobain: About a Son (Schnack, 2006) — Trailer
36. Tyson (Toback, 2008) — Trailer
35. Anvil! The Story of Anvil (Gervasi, 2008) — Trailer
34. When the Levee’s Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (Lee, 2006)
33. Bus 174 (Padilha & Lacerda, 2002)
32. God Grew Tired of Us (Quinn & Walker,...
Instead of a measly top 10... they give us a top 50.
50. Rize (Lachapelle, 2005) — Trailer
49. The Smashing Machine (Hyams, 2002) — Trailer
48. Lost in La Mancha (Fulton & Pepe, 2002) — Trailer
47. Dig! (Timoner, 2004) — Trailer
46. Protagonist (Yu, 2007) — Trailer
45. Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story (Berger & Klores, 2005) — Trailer
44. Bowling for Columbine (Moore, 2002)
43. Rank (Hyams, 2006) — Trailer
42. Our Daily Bread (Geyrhalter, 2005) — Trailer
41. Helvetica (Hustwit, 2007) — Trailer
40. New World Order (Meyer & Neel, 2009) — Trailer
39. Best Worst Movie (Stephenson, 2009) — Trailer
38. The Cove (Psihoyos, 2009) — Trailer
37. Kurt Cobain: About a Son (Schnack, 2006) — Trailer
36. Tyson (Toback, 2008) — Trailer
35. Anvil! The Story of Anvil (Gervasi, 2008) — Trailer
34. When the Levee’s Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (Lee, 2006)
33. Bus 174 (Padilha & Lacerda, 2002)
32. God Grew Tired of Us (Quinn & Walker,...
- 1/5/2010
- by John Campea
- AMC - Script to Screen
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