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With 'Nanook of the North' now streaming on @GuideDoc.tv, here's a list of documentaries featuring fictional characters: buff.ly/2n6ri9X

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Classic documentaries are showing on TCM today, including Agnès Varda's 'Black Panthers,' Les Blank's 'Hot Pepper,' Barbara Kopple's 'Harlan County, USA,' Frank Simon's 'The Queen,' and the Maysles Brothers' 'Salesman' and 'Grey Gardens.' Find more info in our listings here: buff.ly/4E492ZJ

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"There’s no way anyone is not binge-watching the whole thing in one sitting." The review embargo has finally lifted for 'Gold & Greed: The Hunt For Fenn's Treasure,' which is now streaming on Netflix. Read about why it's our Pick of the Week here: buff.ly/xavcP8j

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'The Battle of Midway' is now streaming on IndieFlix. Here's why it's the best American propaganda film of all time: buff.ly/2PVeYJr

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Alex Gibney's ‘Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief’ is now streaming on Peacock. Here's our review of the film: buff.ly/3PNdPBc

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55 years ago today, 'Woodstock' was released in theaters. It's one of the best concert films of all time, as listed here: buff.ly/491zQ8k

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The Oscar-nominated documentary 'All That Breathes' is now streaming on Max. Read our praises of the film in our list of the best documentaries of Sundance '22 here: buff.ly/3LaHYa6

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On this date in 1978, the classic LGBT documentary ‘Word is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives’ opened in NYC. Here’s a look back at the film as it celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2008: buff.ly/3IVokz8

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15 years ago today, the Disney Renaissance documentary 'Waking Sleeping Beauty' was released in theaters. Watch it now on Disney+ and read our review here: buff.ly/cqzIDM8

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This Day in Documentary 'Ennio,' one of our favorite films of last year, is now streaming on @ovidtv.bsky.social The concert film 'Imagine Dragons: Live from the Hollywood Bowl' is now in theaters Find more listings here: buff.ly/9Nxh2Zz

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For Elton John's birthday today, you can watch the recently released Oscar-winning documentary 'Elton John: Never Too Late,' now streaming on Disney+ Our review can be found here: buff.ly/842cJ16

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40 years ago today, Kirby Dick's 'Private Practices: The Story of a Sex Surrogate' premiered at the USA Film Festival. You can now find it streaming on @kanopy.com and on this list of the most essential docs on sex and sexuality: buff.ly/2BoTSgK

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56 years ago today, John Lennon and Yoko Ono began their honeymoon bed-in for peace at the Amsterdam Hilton. Here's the documentary filmed during the protest, 'Bed Peace,' streaming free courtesy of Yoko Ono:

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5 years ago today, 'Crip Camp' was released on Netflix. Here's our interview with the filmmakers about the documentary and how it immerses us in the history of the disabled rights movement. bit.ly/2UUWzNR

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"The best film about broadcast journalism ever." Jehane Noujaim's 2004 documentary 'Control Room,' about Al Jazeera's coverage of the start of the Iraq War compared to other news organizations, is now streaming on Prime Video.

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"I always thought 'Room 237' was going to be an underground movie." - filmmaker Rodney Ascher on his feature directorial debut, which is now streaming on @shudder.com Read our 2018 conversation with Ascher on 'Room 237' and more: buff.ly/2AyvvwI

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15 years ago today, ''Bill Cunningham New York' premiered at New Directors/New Films in NYC. You can watch it now on @kanopy.com or Kino Film Collection and find it among our honorable mentions for the best documentaries about New York City here: buff.ly/Xq20RVN

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‘The Coolest Guy Movie Ever,’ which you can stream free on Pluto TV, Tubi, or Fandango at Home today for Steve McQueen's birthday, takes us back to 'The Great Escape.’ Our review: buff.ly/2BqlzFV

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"Putin was telling this version of the Cold War story himself but it was riddled with lies. He needed to be fact-checked a little bit." - 'Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War director Brian Knappenberger. Read our full interview here: buff.ly/4a5ysRk

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Oscar-winning filmmaker Charles Ferguson celebrates his birthday today. His Oscar-nominated doc 'No End in Sight' receives a special mention on this list of the best documentaries of the aughts: buff.ly/2VVtuDf

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55 years ago today, the Oscar-nominated documentary 'King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis' premiered in New York City. Here's a deep dive into why it's a must-watch classic more than half a century later: buff.ly/4cwe1Pg

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This Day in Documentary Charles Ferguson celebrates his birthday. 'David Blaine: Do Not Attempt' begins streaming on Hulu & Disney+ 'Hollywood Demons' premieres on Investigation Discovery Find more to watch here: buff.ly/Zu9aOih

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Before Robert Flaherty made 'Nanook of the North,' he shot a similar film that he accidentally destroyed. A century later, filmmaker Joel Heath revisited Flaherty's original locations and subject of interest for his documentary 'People of a Feather.' buff.ly/3YB13Zr

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Penny Lane's ‘Hail Satan?’ examines religious freedom and Christian privilege with considerable humor. Watch it for #AtheistDay and check out our review here: bit.ly/2LWsPfG

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What if Disney was still making animated documentaries starring its iconic characters? Here's one featuring the Seven Dwarfs teaching us about malaria: buff.ly/2Od70Mo

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This Day in Documentary 'David Blaine: Do Not Attempt,' one of our highlights this week, debuts with 2 episodes on National Geographic New episodes of 'The Americas,' 'Twitter: Breaking the Bird,' & 'The Food That Built America' are on NBC, CNN, & History, respectively. Read more: buff.ly/wtzmjug

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For Akira Kurosawa's birthday, watch 'Ran' and then follow it with Chris Marker's 'A.K.,' about the making of the film. Alex Winter recommends it, too: buff.ly/kOzQge3

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Walter Ruttman’s 'Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis' (a.k.a. 'Berlin: Symphony of a City') is now streaming on @guidedoc.tv Watch it now and read about it in our primer on city symphony films here: buff.ly/2NgYZEv

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With the loss of George Foreman, we recommend 'When We Were Kings,' Leon Gast's film about his 1974 bout with Muhammad Ali in Zaire. It's on Netflix, Max, The Criterion Channel, TCM, and Pluto TV. And read about why it's a classic documentary here: buff.ly/2K53NJP

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Obviously 'An Inconvenient Truth' is on this list of essential climate change documentaries:. bit.ly/2UihEmp Watch it today in honor of producer Laurie David's birthday.

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With 'Slay the Dragon' now streaming on Prime Video, here's our interview with directors Barak Goodman and Chris Durrance talking about how to stay nonpartisan while also telling the truth: buff.ly/4hq0Yk8

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Get to know pioneers in politics, civil rights, comedy, and more with these 10 great Women’s History films to watch this or any month: bit.ly/3oHRSEi

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130 years ago today, the Lumière brothers held their first public film screening, starting with 'Employees Leaving the Lumière Factory.' For being such an iconic single-shot film, we had to include it on this showcase of perfect documentary shots: buff.ly/2nrjcJg

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Happy birthday to Laurie Lennard (a.k.a. Laurie David), who produced 'An Inconvenient Truth' and 'The Biggest Little Farm.' Check out our review of the latter film here: buff.ly/2VynYs0

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11 years ago today, ‘Jodorowsky’s Dune’ was released in theaters. Here's our review of the documentary, which spotlights Alejandro Jodorowsky's unmade adaptation of 'Dune': buff.ly/3cqcdI7

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Today is Slavoj Žižek's birthday, so we recommend watching Astra Taylor's 'Zizek!' and Sophie Fiennes's two docs 'The Pervert's Guide to Cinema' and 'The Pervert's Guide to Ideology.' Here's our review of the last of those: buff.ly/39y7mCT

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Women filmmakers have been instrumental to nonfiction cinema since the beginning. Here are 5 women documentary pioneers you should know: buff.ly/2BEU7T4

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This Day in Documentary 'Secret Mall Apartment,' highlighted in this week's newsletter, is now in theaters. The docuseries 'Animals, They’re Just Like Us!' debuts on National Geographic WILD with two episodes. Find more listings for the week here: buff.ly/2keQW7W

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11 years ago today, Freida Mock's 'Anita' was released in theaters. It's now available to stream on Prime Video, Peacock, Tubi, Kanopy, and The Roku Channel. Read our review of the Anita Hill documentary here: buff.ly/2O2XwSq

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Ayrton Senna was born on this date in 1960. Watch Asif Kapadia's biographical documentary 'Senna,' now streaming on Netflix. Here's a look at why it's better than any fictional or biographical racing movie: buff.ly/blPPajt

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This week's documentary highlights include a series about a hidden treasure in the Rocky Mountains, a film about a hidden apartment in a New England mall, and the long road to the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Check out our latest newsletter here: buff.ly/2keQW7W

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