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Recent Examples of documentary
Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
The snafu became material for material streaming service documentaries and led to organizer Billy McFarland pleading guilty to wire fraud.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
Hours after news of Kilmer's death broke, the Beverly Hills Film Festival announced that Kilmer was confirmed to attend its April 1 screening of the documentary American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective, which opened the festival's 25th year.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Noun
This year’s 68 nominees were chosen by a unanimous vote of 27 jurors from more than 1,000 entries across television, podcasts/radio and the web in entertainment, news, documentary, arts, children’s/youth, public service, and interactive/immersive programming and media.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
The snafu became material for material streaming service documentaries and led to organizer Billy McFarland pleading guilty to wire fraud.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Lavender Men follows last fall’s release of the documentary feature Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln that examined whether the politician may have been gay, with the film being subjected to trolling by Elon Musk and conservative pundits.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
Hours after news of Kilmer's death broke, the Beverly Hills Film Festival announced that Kilmer was confirmed to attend its April 1 screening of the documentary American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective, which opened the festival's 25th year.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for documentary
Noun
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The first time Kurt Russell met Val Kilmer was when the Hollywood homegrown was hanging out with Cher on the set of Silkwood, a 1983 docudrama.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2025
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The filmmaker broke out with his 2023 docudrama BlackBerry, charting the rise and fall of the world’s first smartphone, which premiered to critical raves at the Berlinale and was named by the National Board of Review as one of the Top 10 Independent Films of 2023.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Easter 2025 happens to fall on a day with an unusual number of historical tragedies and ironies.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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The destinations also had to offer scenic views, tasty, historical sights and plenty of activities, the publication said.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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This is a sprawling document of balance changes, quality-of-life tweaks, and major new features.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Going for a cut that accentuates your best facial features and hair texture can be a foolproof way to walk out of the hair salon feeling happy.—
Julie Ricevuto,
Glamour,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Felonious Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes has launched another appeal of her conviction and sentence, claiming that a three-judge panel that shot down her first appeal in February was confused on one point, illogical on another, and made factual mistakes in hearing her case.—
Mercury News,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
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Read the full story by Hugh Cameron on Newsweek. fairness meter Newsweek is committed to journalism that's factual and fair.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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Cheshire hopes the film, which was directed by Gina LeVay and screened April 7 as part of the ReelAbilities NY Film Festival, inspires audiences from any walk of life.—
Jen Reeder,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The actor continued to film projects in Austin, starring in the 2005 Robert Rodriguez film Sin City as the villainous character Stuka.—
Kat Stinson,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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No word yet on where it will be set, or if anyone familiar faces will return, but creator Mike White did tease a bit about his idea in a featurette after the episode on Max.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2025
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In the featurette below, premiering exclusively on Billboard, Sink is a traveling troubadour in a wasteland communicating with her music, but runs afoul of a charismatic dictator, Plutonovich, played by Bartlett.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
17 Mar. 2025
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The inclusion of Greenland in this narrative may not be literal—but its symbolic presence lingers.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Despite being a literal child at the time, Barrymore grew up going to clubs like Studio 54 with her mother and even threw her 10th birthday party at a bar.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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In honor of the film's 35th anniversary, read ahead for some fun facts that will impress on your next nostalgic movie night.—
Maria Yagoda,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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If entertainment and relaxation are in the plans, a state-of-the-art movie theater room awaits downstairs, and two additional loft areas can be used for dance parties or a game room.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Documentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/documentary. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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