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STAGE TUBE: First Look - HBO Documentary PARADISE LOST 3 Debuting 1/12
by Caryn Robbins - December 09, 2011

HBO Documentary Films' PARADISE LOST 3: PURGATORY, the conclusion of the award-winning trilogy that spawned a world-wide movement to free three convicted men - Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley - known as The West Memphis 3, tells the complete story of one of the most notorious chil...


HBO Documentary Films to Heat Up Mondays This Summer; Full Line-Up Announced
by Caryn Robbins - May 01, 2013

HBO Documentary Films heats up the summer with compelling new films on Monday nights, kicking off a new ten-week anthology series Monday, June 10, exclusively on HBO....


Award-Winning Documentary PROJECT NIM to Debut on HBO, 12/20
by Caryn Robbins - December 04, 2012

Winner of the World Cinema Documentary Directing Award at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, PROJECT NIM debuts THURSDAY, DEC. 20 (9:00-10:45 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO....


HBO to Present Academy Award Documentary SAVING FACE, 3/8
by Caryn Robbins - February 27, 2012

The HBO Documentary Films presentation SAVING FACE received an Academy Award(R) in the category of Best Documentary Short at the 84th annual Academy Awards(R), presented at the 2012 ceremony of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Feb. 26....


Joanna Coles, Donna Kalajian Lagani and More Named Women's Project Theater's 2013 Women of Achievement
by Kelsey Denette - April 23, 2013

Cosmopolitan Editor-in-Chief Joanna Coles, Senior Vice President/Publishing Director of The Cosmopolitan Group Donna Kalajian Lagani, President of HBO Documentary Films Sheila Nevins, Broadway League Executive Director Charlotte St. Martin and the late Cosmopolitan Editor-in-Chief Helen Gurley Brown...


PARADISE LOST 3 Among Upcoming HBO Documentary Films
by Caryn Robbins - January 13, 2012

HBO Documentary Films has scheduled a compelling array of timely and thought-provoking films to debut on HBO and HBO2 in the coming months. Highlights include PARADISE LOST 3: PURGATORY, the final chapter in the controversial West Memphis 3 murder case, THE UNION, a look at the remarkable musical co...


HBO Celebrates 'Black History Month' With THE LOVING STORY Documentary, 2/14
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2012

The exclusive HBO documentary THE LOVING STORY, the uplifting saga of unlikely Civil Rights heroes, debuts on Valentine's Day, TUESDAY, FEB. 14 (9:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT) during Black History Month....


HBO Presents All-New Documentaries Every Monday This Summer
by Charlie Piane - April 20, 2011

HBO Documentary Films heats up the summer with provocative and compelling films every Monday night, kicking off a new 11-week series MONDAY, JUNE 6 at 9:00 pm. (ET/PT). From a portrait of maverick chess genius Bobby Fischer to a gripping undercover visit to a Manhattan sex crimes unit, from the stor...


HBO Premieres Documentary ME @THE ZOO Tonight, 6/25
by TV News Desk - June 25, 2012

An official selection of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, ME @THE ZOO tells the story of one young man's coming of age, revealing how video sharing and social platforms shape the way people tell their stories and mediate their lives today....


HBO Partners with Roadside Attractions for PROJECT NIM
by Nicole Rosky - January 27, 2011

HBO has partnered with Roadside Attractions for U.S. theatrical and DVD rights to PROJECT NIM, the 2011 Sundance Film Festival opener in the World Cinema Documentary Competition, it was announced today by Sheila Nevins, president, HBO Documentary Films and Howard Cohen, co-president, Roadside Attrac...


HBO Documentary Films to Present All-New Original Specials This Summer
by Caryn Robbins - May 01, 2012

HBO Documentary Films heats up the summer with thought-provoking new films on Monday nights, kicking off a new seven-week series MONDAY, JUNE 18, exclusively on HBO. ...


HBO to Premiere Documentary MEA MAXIMA CULPA: SILENCE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD, 2/4
by Caryn Robbins - January 04, 2013

MEA MAXIMA CULPA: SILENCE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD, directed by Alex Gibney (HBO's Oscar-winning "Taxi to the Dark Side"), shows the face of evil that lurks behind the smiles and denials of authority figures and institutions who believe that they can do no wrong, because they stand for good....


HBO to Premiere PUSSY RIOT: A PUNK PRAYER Documentary, 6/10
by Tyler Peterson - May 23, 2013

On Feb. 21, 2012, members of the feminist art collective Pussy Riot, donning their colorful trademark balaclavas, or ski masks, participated in a 40-second 'punk prayer protest' on the altar of Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral before being detained. Arrested and tried for trespassing, wearing '...


HBO Presents ONE NATION UNDER DOG Documentary Tonight, 6/18
by TV News Desk - June 18, 2012

Revealing sobering and often shocking realities behind America's relationship with dogs, ONE NATION UNDER DOG: STORIES OF FEAR, LOSS & BETRAYAL takes an unflinching look not only at how far some dog lovers will go for their pets, but also how far the nation must still go before all dogs are treated ...


IN VOGUE: THE EDITOR'S EYE Documentary to Debut on HBO, 12/6
by Caryn Robbins - October 23, 2012

IN VOGUE: THE EDITOR'S EYE, coinciding with the 120th anniversary of Vogue, will debut THURSDAY, DEC. 6, exclusively on HBO. The documentary film takes a look at some of the world's most influential fashion images as conceived by the magazine's iconic fashion editors....


MARINA ABRAMOVIC THE ARTIST IS PRESENT to Debut on HBO 7/2
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2012

MARINA ABRAMOVI? THE ARTIST IS PRESENT debuts MONDAY, JULY 2 (9:00-10:45 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO, as part of the HBO Documentary Films summer series. The film had its world premiere at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival....


HBO to Debut Documentary THE CENTRAL PARK EFFECT This Summer
by Caryn Robbins - March 20, 2012

HBO Documentary Films has acquired the domestic TV rights to THE CENTRAL PARK EFFECT, it was announced today by HBO and Submarine Entertainment. A 2012 SXSW selection in Documentary Feature Competition, the film will debut on HBO this summer....


HBO to Debut IN VOGUE: THE EDITOR'S EYE, 12/6
by Caryn Robbins - November 26, 2012

IN VOGUE: THE EDITOR'S EYE, coinciding with the 120th anniversary of Vogue, debuts THURSDAY, DEC. 6 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. The documentary film takes a look at some of the world's most influential fashion images as conceived by the magazine's iconic fashion editors....


HBO to Present ONE NATION UNDER DOG Documentary, 6/18
by Caryn Robbins - June 01, 2012

Revealing sobering and often shocking realities behind America's relationship with dogs, ONE NATION UNDER DOG: STORIES OF FEAR, LOSS & BETRAYAL takes an unflinching look not only at how far some dog lovers will go for their pets, but also how far the nation must still go before all dogs are treated ...


Jennifer Holliday, Paula Madison, et al. Honored at Women Superstars Luncheon
by Nicole Rosky - November 09, 2011

Leading women in the film and television industry will be honored at the BronzeLens Film Festival (BronzeLens) signature Women Superstars Luncheon. Honorees include retired media executive Paula Madison who will receive the Legendary Behind the Lens Superstar Award. Madison is the first person to ho...


Alan Alda Narrates Holocaust Documentary '50 CHILDREN', Debuting on HBO Today
by TV News Desk - April 08, 2013

Narrated by Alan Alda, with Mamie Gummer reading from the memoir of Mrs. Kraus, this inspiring documentary, co-presented by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, debuts on Holocaust Remembrance Day, TONIGHT, APRIL 8 (9:00-10:05 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO....


HBO to Debut TSUNAMI & THE CHERRY BLOSSOM Documentary, 7/16
by Caryn Robbins - July 05, 2012

Oscar(R)-nominated this year for Best Documentary Short Subject, THE TSUNAMI AND THE CHERRY BLOSSOM shows how nature can be a rejuvenating - as well as a destructive - force when it debuts MONDAY, JULY 16 (10:00-10:40 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. ...


HBO to Premiere New Documentaries on Mondays Beginning 6/6
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2011

HBO Documentary Films heats up the summer with provocative and compelling films every Monday night, kicking off a new 11-week series MONDAY, JUNE 6 at 9:00 pm. (ET/PT). From a portrait of maverick chess genius Bobby Fischer to a gripping undercover visit to a Manhattan sex crimes unit, from the stor...


70th Annual Peabody Awards Winners Announced
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 31, 2011

A record 39 recipients of the 70th Annual Peabody Awards were announced today by the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. ...


HBO Debuts IN VOGUE: THE EDITOR'S EYE Tonight
by TV News Desk - December 06, 2012

IN VOGUE: THE EDITOR'S EYE, coinciding with the 120th anniversary of Vogue, debuts TONIGHT, DEC. 6 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. The documentary film takes a look at some of the world's most influential fashion images as conceived by the magazine's iconic fashion editors....






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