Documentaries

Overview: In the darkest days of the AIDS pandemic, two very different women – Hollywood superstar …

Overview: Set against the backdrop of the award-winning 2012 Chicago Tribune investigative series “Playing with Fire,” …

In observance of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of former President John Fitzgerald Kennedy a …

Overview: Often referred to as “the funniest woman in the world,” the iconic African-American standup comedienne …

Overview: According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, one veteran dies by suicide in America …

Overview: Filmed over the course of three years in eight countries on three continents, TALES FROM …

Overview: “The movie business is the worst lover you’ve ever had in the sense that you …

  Overview: In 1998, Dr. Leslie Gordon and Dr. Scott Berns learned that their two-year-old son, …

Intro: This post calls for a bit of explanation. Normally the documentaries seen on HBO’s Documentary …

Intro: Before we start reviewing the HBO Fall Documentary Series I feel that a few reminders …

HBO’s Summer Documentary Series must have done so well that Shelia Nevins has whipped up another …

Overview: In FIRST COUSIN ONCE REMOVED, acclaimed documentary filmmaker Alan Berliner’s paints a deeply personal portrait …

She is Susan Lacy. She is credited as the creator and executive producer of PBS’ American Masters …

Straight from an HBO Press Release – HBO Documentary Films has acquired the U.S. television rights …

Overview:  Before Marv Albert and Bob Costas, there was Marty Glickman. A gifted Jewish-American athlete who …