2 h. ago The New Yorker at 100: Netflix documentary dives inside a groundbreaking magazine

Film-maker Marshall Curry pulls back the curtain on the beloved institution in a revealing and celebratory new film When young film-makers ask Marshall Curry what makes a documentary idea, he tells them: “There are some stories that make great New Yorker articles, but they’re not movies.” It was only a matter of time before the director found himself testing his own wisdom with The New Yorker at 100, a new Netflix film about the magazine. “Somebody said to me that trying to make a 90-minute movie about the New Yorker was like trying to make a 90-minute movie about America. Ken Burns does that with one war.”The film pulls back the curtain on the mystical media shop. Curry and his crew spent a year rummaging through the archives, listening in on production meetings, shadowing famous bylines – none more venerated in the industry than editor David Remnick, the magazine’s abiding leader. Curry had hoped to make a meal out of staffers pushing to meet the February 2025 publishing date, the...

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3 d. ago Netflix defends Diddy documentary against ‘hit piece’ claims

Streaming giant says claims by Combs’s lawyers are ‘false’ and that its footage was ‘legally obtained’

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3 d. ago Netflix halts P Diddy docuseries to address 'disturbing' scenes

Netflix's bombshell documentary, Sean Combs: The Reckoning, dives into the rap mogul's life before his infamous September 2024 arrest

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3 d. ago P Diddy Netflix doc exposes 'emergency call' to lawyer days before arrest

Netflix documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning features previously unreleased footage of P Diddy holed up in his hotel room, and calling his lawyer days before his September 2024 arrest.

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3 d. ago Sean Combs: The Reckoning review – Netflix doc is terrifying and exhausting in equal measure

The accusations roll on and on in this relentless docuseries, executive produced by Diddy’s longtime rival 50 Cent

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3 d. ago Sean Combs: The Reckoning review – you can see why the musician is fighting to ban this horrific documentary

Netflix’s series feels like the point of no return for the rapper and mogul. It’s so thorough in its harrowing detail that it will surely block any chance he ever had of a return to stardomIf its subject gets his way, the new documentary series Sean Combs: The Reckoning might not be available on Netflix for long. On Monday, lawyers on behalf of Combs sent a cease and desist letter to the streamer, demanding that the series be withdrawn based on the inclusion of footage that they claim violates copyright, and involves discussions of “legal strategy that were not intended for public viewing”.After watching the series, you can see why Combs might be rattled. This is a man whose fall from grace last year was sudden and comprehensive, and yet Sean Combs: The Reckoning feels like the moment of no return for him. It does such a thorough job of laying out and backing up so many horrific allegations that his way back to stardom is surely blocked for ever. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Aubrey O’Day claims she was fired from Danity Kane for refusing to ‘participate sexually’ with Diddy

O’Day is among Combs’s former collaborators to be interviewed in ‘Sean Combs: The Reckoning’

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4 d. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs hits out at Netflix and 50 Cent over ‘shameful hit piece’ documentary

Disgraced rapper alleges that footage shown in ‘Sean Combs: The Reckoning’ was obtained unlawfully

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4 d. ago Diddy blasts longtime nemesis 50 Cent and Netflix over surprise documentary while behind bars after conviction

Sean 'Diddy' Combs had harsh words for his one-time friend 50 Cent and Netflix after the surprise announcement of a new documentary about him.

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4 d. ago 50 Cent shuts down Netflix Diddy documentary critics with a three

50 Cent said "it's not personal" when questioned by critics about his involvement in a new Netflix documentary exploring convicted offender and long-term nemesis Sean 'Diddy' Combs'

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5 d. ago 'Addictive' 50 Cent shows to watch before 'explosive' Diddy Netflix doc

Before you watch 50 Cent's new Netflix documentary about music mogul and convicted felon Sean 'Diddy' Combs, here are three more shows from the rapper you can stream now.

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7 d. ago Simon Cowell's partner Lauren shares 'upsetting' blended family challenges in Netflix doc

Simon Cowell is on a mission to find the next big boyband in his new Netflix documentary, which also shows an emotional side to the Britain's Got Talent judge in his family life

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8 d. ago ‘We have to be able to ask difficult questions’: who really took the iconic Napalm Girl photo?

A controversial Netflix documentary follows an investigation into the truth behind one of the most important wartime photos ever takenIt is one of the most recognizable photographs of the 20th century: a naked girl – arms wide, face contorted, skin scorched and peeling – running toward the camera as she flees a napalm attack in South Vietnam. To her right, a boy’s face is frozen in a Greek tragedy mask of pain. To her left, two other Vietnamese children run away from the bombed village of Trảng Bàng. Behind them, an indistinguishable group of soldiers and, behind them, a wall of black smoke.Within hours of publication in June 1972, the photo, officially titled The Terror of War but colloquially known as Napalm Girl, went the analog version of viral; seen and discussed by millions of people around the world, it’s widely credited with galvanizing public opinion against the US war in Vietnam. Susan Sontag later wrote that the horrifically indelible image of nine-year-old Kim Phúc in di...

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1 week ago Adam Peaty's relationship with family 'started to go downhill during his and Holly Ramsay's engagement party while lavish bash was being filmed for her dad Gordon's Netflix docuseries'

Fans may still get to see the couple celebrating with Adam's relatives, as the engagement party they threw last year will reportedly feature in Gordon Ramsay's Netflix documentary.

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1 week ago Diddy's nemesis 50 Cent drops surprise Netflix documentary trailer while Sean Combs serves 50 months in prison for prostitution offenses

The 50-year-old rapper - who has been unrelenting in his criticism of his nemesis - dropped a surprise trailer for his Netflix documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning on Tuesday.

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1 week ago Netflix's Diddy series release date confirmed as intense teaser trailer drops

Sean Combs: The Reckoning will be a "staggering examination of the media mogul, music legend, and convicted offender"

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1 week ago Netflix's 'insane' true crime series replaces The Beast In Me as chart topper

Netflix fans are flocking to watch a gripping true crime documentary that's now the number one most watched show in the UK.

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1 week ago Inside Netflix true crime documentary series Missing: Dead or Alive as fans question if it's real

The second series of the true crime documentary series Missing: Dead or Alive? has now dropped on Netflix

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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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