The controversial documentary, taking direct aim at the Obama administration, opened to record numbers in select markets By Pamela McClintock Senior Film Writer Box Office: ‘Melania’ Bests Jason ...

Can you remember the last time a documentary actually took your breath away? I can. It happened on the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, in a theater at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The film ...

Known for her films My Country, My Country (2006), The Oath (2010), and this year’s Citizenfour, Academy Award-nominated director and producer Laura Poitras doesn’t stray from politically charged ...

After providing an intimate look at Edward Snowden in her Oscar-winning documentary Citizenfour, director Laura Poitras is back, capturing another controversial figure with Risk. The Julian Assange ...

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Director Laura Poitras won her second Cinema Eye prize for outstanding direction By Hilary Lewis Deputy Editor, East Coast Edward Snowden documentary Citizenfour dominated Wednesday night’s 8th annual ...

“Citizenfour” director Laura Poitras will be honored with the inaugural Filmmakers Who Make a Difference Award at this year’s Palm Springs International Film Festival. The award is a part of the ...

Arriving to nearly unanimous praise at New York Film Festival this weekend was a late addition, director Laura Poitras‘ documentary Citizenfour. With rare, intimate access to NSA whistleblower Edward ...

news stories and critical pieces to you. 1. “Citizenfour” for Best Picture. The Edward Snowden documentary “Citizenfour” seems like a near certain bet for a Best Documentary nomination at the Oscars, ...

With the first two documentaries in her post–9-11 trilogy — My Country, My Country, a portrait of Iraq under American occupation, and The Oath, which focused on two Guantánamo Bay prisoners — Laura ...

Citizenfour director Laura Poitras has filed a lawsuit against the US federal government in a District of Columbia court for “Kafkaesque harassment” she says she’s endured in airports and border ...

Laura Poitras became a rock star of the documentary world with 2014’s Oscar-winning “Citizenfour,” an explosive and definitive account of the Edward Snowden story that brought Poitras’ investigative ...