10 h. ago Netflix’s Selena doc sensitively focuses on her incredible life over her tragic death

The 23-year-old ‘Queen of Tejano music’ was murdered just as her music was set to cross over and revealing new film Selena y Los Dinos: A Family’s Legacy finds new ways to celebrate herThe tragic circumstances surrounding Selena Quintanilla’s death are well documented. In 1995, while on the verge of US pop crossover success, the 23-year-old Queen of Tejano Music was murdered by one of her employees, Yolanda Saldívar.Selena’s life story has already been told in multiple ways, including through a movie, a musical and a podcast series. However, the touching Netflix documentary Selena y Los Dinos: A Family’s Legacy is the most empathetic and personal look at her life and career to date. Working alongside Selena’s family, who generously opened their archive of rare photos and home videos and sat for extensive interviews, director Isabel Castro uses intimate recollections and vivid primary sources to trace the artist’s ascent. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago ITV I'm A Celebrity star dramatically storms off in new Netflix true crime doc

Netflix has released the trailer for a new true crime documentary which features an unexpected appearance from a "legendary" TV personality.

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4 d. ago Selena doc airs on Netflix: a glimpse into the late singer’s life shared by her family

The documentary is set to release on Netflix this Monday

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4 d. ago ‘Fights for our material survival’: documentary goes inside the battle for trans rights

In Heightened Scrutiny, the fight driving activist and lawyer Chase Strangio is backgrounded by a deep dive into how the media has helped to push an anti-trans agendaTrans documentarian Sam Feder’s latest feature Heightened Scrutiny is a kind of two-for-one – an affecting portrait of one of the most important trans activists of our time, and a continuation of the media critique he established through earlier films, particularly his groundbreaking 2020 Netflix doc Disclosure. It’s a powerful look at the fight over civil rights for trans people, while also posing as a critical rebuttal to supposedly center-left media like the New York Times and the Atlantic, which have aided and abetted rightwing forces in setting off a moral panic against trans existence.The film follows the ACLU attorney Chase Strangio as he prepares for oral arguments in the supreme court case US v Skirmetti. These arguments occurred on 4 December 2024, with the court ruling several months later in favor of Tenness...

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7 d. ago A new Netflix doc offers an intimate portrait of Selena, straight from her family's vault

A new Netflix documentary offers an intimate portrayal of the life and career of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez

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9 d. ago Reward offered in bid to trace man wanted for alleged witness intimidation

Lee Scanlon has links to Greater Manchester

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9 d. ago Being Eddie review – reverential Netflix doc paints limited portrait of Eddie Murphy

There’s great access in this look at the comedian and actor’s life, from time with the subject himself to his many peers, but there’s depth missingBeing Eddie, a new Netflix documentary on Eddie Murphy, isn’t his best movie. It isn’t his worst. It’s something to justify signing the 64-year-old to a $70m production deal in hopes that he might finally be moved to return to his standup comedy roots and deliver the long-anticipated follow-up to his seminal 1987 special Raw. With access to the subject and his archival material bought and paid for, Being Eddie is free to focus on other aspects of Murphy’s life, opening with indulgent shots of his gothic mansion and its retractable roof. While the camera gawks at the spoils of Murphy’s 40-plus year career, he remains at pains to tell viewers that his day-to-day routine isn’t much different from theirs: he goes to work, hangs out with his family and falls asleep to MTV’s Ridiculousness. He thinks it’s the funniest show on TV, in fact, and w...

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2 w. ago Netflix unveils trailer for true crime doc about mother and son lost at sea

A new Netflix true crime documentary explores the disappearance of a mother and son on a fishing trip, and follows the widening investigation that linked their son to the unsolved murder of his grandfather

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2 w. ago Netflix to air disturbing true crime doc about family 'torn apart by tragedy'

The film examines how a missing-person case at sea turned into a far-reaching investigation

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2 w. ago 'Brilliant' ITV drama with Doc Martin star that fans say is 'underrated' drops on Netflix

The two-part drama features stars from a number of the UK's most popular shows

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