Documentaries and Film Adaptations

DOC NYC announced its influential short lists Wednesday, often a reliable gauge of which documentaries are connecting with awards voters as Oscar season heats up. Among the films making the festival’s short list of features: Ava DuVernay’s 14th; You Can See Everything, the Elizabeth Holmes-focused d

The upcoming stage musical adaptation of La La Land has rounded out its creative team with two of the people who helped fashion the look and movement of the hit 2016 film: Choreographer Mandy Moore and costume designer Mary Zophres have signed on. Also joining the team as production designer is 59 S

EXCLUSIVE: It’s been called “beautifully crafted and meticulously composed,” praised by Werner Herzog, awarded at Sundance and honored with five Critics Choice Documentary Awards nominations. On Wednesday, MUBI released the trailer for Nuisance Bear and announced the theatrical release plan for the

EXCLUSIVE: Actress Eva Longoria has signed on to executive produce La Tierra del Valor (Home of the Brave), the new film from L.A. Times Short Docs directed by award-winning filmmaker Cristina Costantini. The documentary, which debuts Thursday on latimes.com/shortdocs, centers on Nezza, the Latina A

EXCLUSIVE: The Studio co-creator and Veep executive producer Alex Gregory is developing the new drama series Further Lane, which has landed at HBO in a competitive situation. Gregory will write and executive produce, with T-Street and New Yorker Studios attached to produce. The project marks the wri