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Scorsese documentary on Kazan set for DVD via Fox Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release Martin Scorsese and Kent Jones' documentary "A Letter to Elia" on DVD Nov. 9, one month after the film airs on PBS' "American Masters" series.
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Brad Pitt narrates Super Bowl film Brad Pitt is the NFL's voice for its upcoming documentary on the New Orleans' Saints Super Bowl victory.
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Spike Lee screens new Katrina film in New Orleans Spike Lee screened portions of his follow-up documentary about Hurricane Katrina in front of a big crowd at Mahalia Jackson Theater in New Orleans.
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Tokyo cinema drops Japan-set docu "The Cove" The first cinema due to show "The Cove" in Japan has bowed to pressure from right-wing protest groups and pulled the documentary from theaters.
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Indonesian filmmaker documents Obama's childhood An Indonesian filmmaker said Monday that his upcoming movie about the childhood of President Barack Obama will portray how the diversity of Jakarta influenced the future president.
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Dubai film festival partners with Beirut DC The Dubai International Film Festival has inked a strategic partnership with Beirut DC, a Lebanon-based organization that promotes independent filmmaking, to strengthen local documentary filmmaking skills.
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Stone takes docu 'South of the Border' Oliver Stone is taking his docu "South of the Border" on a whirlwind tour with a series of premieres in Spain and South America to be attended by the presidents of Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Venezuela.
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