‘Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders’ Review: An Engrossing if Incohesive Dive Into William Friedkin’s Gay S&M Thriller and Its Surrounding Controversy

‘Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders’ Review: An Engrossing if Incohesive Dive Into William Friedkin’s Gay S&M Thriller and Its Surrounding Controversy

Arguably no major gay-themed film has ever been as polarizing within the queer community as 1980’s Cruising, the gritty William Friedkin crime thriller set against the backdrop of New York’s leather-bar scene. Documentarian Jeffrey Schwarz takes a three-pronged approach to the subject in Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders, examining the real-life homicide that inspired the story, the development…

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British Singer Duffy to Share Kidnap and Sexual Assault Story After Withdrawing From the Public Eye in New Disney+ Doc

British Singer Duffy to Share Kidnap and Sexual Assault Story After Withdrawing From the Public Eye in New Disney+ Doc

Welsh singer Duffy, who in 2020 revealed she had been drugged, raped and held hostage over several weeks, will share her story in a new Disney+ documentary. Disney+’s EMEA content chief Angela Jain announced the feature-length Hulu Original at Series Mania on Wednesday, saying that the Grammy-winning artist feels finally ready to speak. In the…

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Disney’s ‘Lilith Fair’ Doc Premiere: Sarah McLachlan Says Musical Performances Canceled Amid Calls for Free Speech Following Jimmy Kimmel Suspension

Disney’s ‘Lilith Fair’ Doc Premiere: Sarah McLachlan Says Musical Performances Canceled Amid Calls for Free Speech Following Jimmy Kimmel Suspension

The musical performances scheduled to take place at Sunday night’s premiere of Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery have been canceled as Disney — parent company of the doc’s distributor, ABC News Studios — continues to deal with the fallout from last week’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel. “While the previously scheduled musical performances will not take…

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Billy Joel ‘And So It Goes’ Directors On “Vienna,” Nas and the One Legendary Artist Who Turned Down an Interview for the Doc

Billy Joel ‘And So It Goes’ Directors On “Vienna,” Nas and the One Legendary Artist Who Turned Down an Interview for the Doc

“Music saved my life,” Billy Joel admits in HBO‘s And So It Goes. “It gave me a reason to live.” That stark, emotional admission sets the tone for the powerful two-part documentary premiering July 18 and 25, offering an intimate portrait of the six-time Grammy Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Famer.  Directed by Emmy…

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