Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean review – a dashing retrospective for a cinematic titan

Cannes film festival: Barnaby Thompson’s documentary on the great British director is an exhilarating delve into the ebb and flow of Lean’s peerless career and sometimes complex personal life – with a grand cast of talking heads

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Harlem Renaissance documentary finally gets global premiere 50 years after cameras rolled

Once Upon a Time in Harlem, completed by relatives of William Greaves after his death, showcased at Cannes

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‘It’s our kinship’: can Australia learn to coexist with dingoes?
By Rosamund Brennan

As dingoes vanish from parts of Australia, a new documentary is calling on governments to move away from eradication and towards solutions that benefit both farmers and animals

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/may/12/australia-dingoes-documentary-calling-dingo-back-to-country

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‘It’s our kinship’: can Australia learn to coexist with dingoes?

As dingoes vanish from parts of Australia, a new documentary is calling for governments to move away from eradication and towards solutions that benefit both farmers and animals

The Guardian
‘I told him, “Go ahead, do it”’: Juliette Binoche on how a strangling attack as a teen inspired her directorial debut

After four decades reigning the international arthouse, the French actor steps into bracingly raw territory with new documentary In-I In Motion

The Guardian

Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour review – style trumps substance in James Cameron’s 3D oddity

Eilish and Cameron are mismatched in flashy pop documentary that misses the subtlety of her music For a long time concert tour films were seen as a cash-in. Ask a music fan for their favorite, and they’ll probably answer with something that i...

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/may/07/billie-eilish-james-cameron-concert-film-review
#BillieEilish #JamesCameron #Manchester #Music #Documentaryfilms #TheGuardian
(Thu, 7 May 2026 16:28:43 +0000)

Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour review – style trumps substance in James Cameron’s 3D oddity

Eilish and Cameron are mismatched in flashy pop documentary that misses the subtlety of her music

The Guardian

‘The best gift Mom gave me was a peaceful death’: Linda Perry on cancer, abuse and her intense documentary

She hit the big time with 4 Non Blondes, then penned hits for everyone from Christina Aguilera to Courtney Love. But as an intimate new film about her life shows, she’s had to confront illness, family trauma and an identity crisis When Linda Perry agreed to let ...

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/may/07/linda-perry-4-non-blondes-let-die-here-documentary
#Music #Popandrock #Culture #Documentaryfilms #TheGuardian
(Thu, 7 May 2026 07:00:43 +0000)

‘The best gift mom gave me was a peaceful death’: Linda Perry on cancer, abuse and her intense documentary

She hit the big time with 4 Non Blondes, then penned hits for everyone from Christina Aguilera to Courtney Love. But as an intimate new film about her life shows, she’s had to confront illness, family trauma and an identity crisis

The Guardian

Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour review – style trumps substance in James Cameron’s 3D oddity

Eilish and Cameron are mismatched in flashy pop documentary that misses the subtlety of her music For a long time concert tour films were seen as a cash-in. Ask a music fan for their favorite, and they’ll probably answer with something that i...

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/may/07/billie-eilish-james-cameron-concert-film-review
#BillieEilish #JamesCameron #Manchester #Music #Documentaryfilms #TheGuardian
(Thu, 7 May 2026 16:28:43 +0000)

Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour review – style trumps substance in James Cameron’s 3D oddity

Eilish and Cameron are mismatched in flashy pop documentary that misses the subtlety of her music

The Guardian

‘The best gift Mom gave me was a peaceful death’: Linda Perry on cancer, abuse and her intense documentary

She hit the big time with 4 Non Blondes, then penned hits for everyone from Christina Aguilera to Courtney Love. But as an intimate new film about her life shows, she’s had to confront illness, family trauma and an identity crisis When Linda Perry agreed to let ...

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/may/07/linda-perry-4-non-blondes-let-die-here-documentary
#Music #Popandrock #Culture #Documentaryfilms #TheGuardian
(Thu, 7 May 2026 07:00:43 +0000)

‘The best gift mom gave me was a peaceful death’: Linda Perry on cancer, abuse and her intense documentary

She hit the big time with 4 Non Blondes, then penned hits for everyone from Christina Aguilera to Courtney Love. But as an intimate new film about her life shows, she’s had to confront illness, family trauma and an identity crisis

The Guardian

Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour review – style trumps substance in James Cameron’s 3D oddity

Eilish and Cameron are mismatched in flashy pop documentary that misses the subtlety of her music For a long time concert tour films were seen as a cash-in. Ask a music fan for their favorite, and they’ll probably answer with something that i...

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/may/07/billie-eilish-james-cameron-concert-film-review
#BillieEilish #JamesCameron #Manchester #Music #Documentaryfilms #TheGuardian
(Thu, 7 May 2026 16:28:43 +0000)

Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour review – style trumps substance in James Cameron’s 3D oddity

Eilish and Cameron are mismatched in flashy pop documentary that misses the subtlety of her music

The Guardian

‘The best gift Mom gave me was a peaceful death’: Linda Perry on cancer, abuse and her intense documentary

She hit the big time with 4 Non Blondes, then penned hits for everyone from Christina Aguilera to Courtney Love. But as an intimate new film about her life shows, she’s had to confront illness, family trauma and an identity crisis When Linda Perry agreed to let ...

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/may/07/linda-perry-4-non-blondes-let-die-here-documentary
#Music #Popandrock #Culture #Documentaryfilms #TheGuardian
(Thu, 7 May 2026 07:00:43 +0000)

‘The best gift mom gave me was a peaceful death’: Linda Perry on cancer, abuse and her intense documentary

She hit the big time with 4 Non Blondes, then penned hits for everyone from Christina Aguilera to Courtney Love. But as an intimate new film about her life shows, she’s had to confront illness, family trauma and an identity crisis

The Guardian