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True-crime and horror documentaries — real cases, real crimes, and the films that retell them.
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When you think of horror’s most brilliant directors, Stanely Kubrick’s name is on that list. A new documentary, Kubrick by Kubrick, is coming this March that explores the director’s life and films, which includes The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, A Clockwork Orange, and 2001: A Space Odyssey. The documentary is a rare and transcendent journey into the life and films of the legendary Stanley Kubrick as we’ve never seen before, featuring a treasure trove of unearthed interview recordings from the master himself. Twenty-one years after his death, fans of The Shining director and all-around cinema genius can hear his thoughtful takes on his craft and the paradoxes of human nature in a documentary built upon four wide-ranging audio interviews with French critic Michel Ciment with the support of Stanley Kubrick Film Archive. The documentary features interviews and archival footage with Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Vincent D’Onofrio, Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, and many more award-winning stars! The film will be released
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There are many types of true crime, and many documentaries are released every year covering it. But undoubtedly, documentaries about crimes that involve children are the most disturbing. The new documentary California’s Forgotten Children explores the devastating present-day child sex trafficking that happens daily in an attempt to bring it to an end and rescue the victims. $32 billion, that’s how much sex trafficking is worth in the U.S. every year. 24.9 million, that’s how many victims are estimated to be out there worldwide. That’s more than the entire population of Taiwan! California’s Forgotten Children takes a hard look at sex trafficking that is currently happening in “The Golden State,” which currently has one of the highest numbers of those trafficked in the US every year. California’s Forgotten Children has some serious street cred. It’s been showcased at the United States Senate, United States of Women Summit, Facebook Headquarters (California, Texas, and Dublin, Ireland, to train an international staff in
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The name on every true crime fans’ lips is Murdaugh. The Murdaugh murders are on every news outlet as Alex stands trial for gunning down his wife and youngest son, Paul. When it comes to the Murdaugh family, things go far beyond just the two deaths, there have been several deaths tied to the powerful Southern family, who have been a legal dynasty in the town of Islandton, South Carolina for nearly a century. People of the small sleepy town have said to several outlets that it’s known that if you cross the family, you just may go missing or have an “accident.” Now, with the family’s patriarch on trial, people and law officials are finally taking a second look at the deaths that are connected to the family, which includes a family friend killed in a boating accident with Paul driving and the brutal murder of 19-year-old Stephen Smith, a friend of the Murdaugh’s oldest son, who was found
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A few months ago, I sat down to talk with ex-death row inmate Rickey Jackson about his 39-year stint in prison for a crime he did not commit and the documentary Lovely Jackson, set to premiere this March at the Justice Film Festival, which chronicles his life and his fight for justice. Matt Waldek directed this elegant, emotionally charged documentary. He joined Rickey and me for the interview to discuss directing Lovely Jackson, his relationship with Rickey, and how Rickey was freed. And it’s an amazing story. Rickey was convicted of murder while just a teen and sentenced to death before his sentence was commuted to life in prison three years later. He spent the next 39 years fighting for his freedom. You see, Rickey was innocent, and the only thing that tied him to the crime was a lie told by a 12-year-old boy, who eventually recanted his statement. Rickey was convicted without evidence and even had a witness
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Nightmare of Elm Street fans comes together for FredHeads: The Documentary, and it’s now available on DVD from Bayview Entertainment. Following several hardcore A Nightmare on Elm Street fans and featuring stories from hundreds of others of all ages from across the globe, FredHeads explores just how much fans love the franchise and how it has changed their lives by inspiring them to conquer their fears (aka their “Freddys”), find themselves, and follow a new path in life. Cast, crew, and others involved in the franchise also offer insight into the legacy of A Nightmare on Elm Street. Bonus Features: In the Studio with Robert Kurtzman, The Chris Carbaugh Experience A Conversation with Ken Sagoes. Get your copy now on Amazon or at a Wal-Mart near you.
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On an All-New KINDRED SPIRITS, the Team Help a Family Terrified by Shadow Figures and a Potential Portal Inside Their Home Plus, SHOCK DOC Specials, THE CURSE OF LIZZIE BORDEN and ALIEN ABDUCTION: TRAVIS WALTON, Explore Two of History’s Most Infamous and Bizarre Incidents CONCURRENT PREMIERES KINDRED SPIRITS New Episodes: Fridays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel and Streaming Same Day on discovery+ Paranormal investigators Amy Bruni, Adam Berry, and psychic medium Chip Coffey are back with a brand-new season of KINDRED SPIRITS. These intrepid investigators help people tormented by the dead by settling spirit activity, capturing evidence, and bringing closure to each location they visit. Utilizing several tools to communicate with spirits, Bruni, Berry, and Coffey discover shocking stories by visiting some of America’s most haunted homes and historic sites. During their emotional and terrifying investigations, this all-star paranormal Team captures evidence, settles spirit activity, and brings closure to each location they visit. [Hour-long episodes] “Living With the
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A new documentary on the secret nature of reality world premieres at the 7th annual MidWest WeirdFest. The feature-length film, CODE 12, is directed and presented by Melissa Tittl. She is star and host of the popular TV series UFO WITNESS, former Head of Content and Development at the Gaia network, and an established journalist, producer, and documentarian. The film festival takes place at Micon Cinemas in downtown Eau Claire, Wisconsin from March 3-5, 2023. “This film has been my research for the past 10 years on the idea of a matrix or living in a simulation. It spiraled into formidable places that connected in a pattern,” says Tittl. “As an investigative journalist, I never thought the stories I wrote, the cases I have investigated, and the places that drew my attention might all be part of a master plan, a plan designed by an unknown architect.” The documentary features interviews with geneticists, archeologists, biblical scholars, and quantum physicists that
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The movie everyone is talking about, Ash Hamilton’s Holes in the Sky: The Sean Miller Story, is now streaming on Amazon Prime, Tubi, and Redbox. Holes in the Sky: The Sean Miller Story won an impressive 24 awards on its festival run, making it the most highly awarded found footage film of all time, surpassing 1999’s The Blair Witch Project. It’s a 2021 feature film exploring a documentary film crew’s efforts to make a movie detailing the 2013 alien abduction of Illinois resident Sean Miller. A five-day shoot turns into a life-changing experience for everyone involved as events spiral out of control.
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Netflix continues to feed the addictions of true crime junkies. The latest documentary the streaming giant has released is The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker. The true story of Caleb “Kai” McGillvary, an unhoused nomad who, after saving a woman from a violent attack, became an overnight celebrity sought after by reality TV producers and adoring fans alike — until a murder turned his fame into infamy. Released this week, the documentary directed by Colette Camden features interviews with Alex Aguirre, Stephen Colbert, Bob Ellenport, and more, as well as archive footage. It began with a viral video featuring a hitchhiking man, identified as “Kai” (born September 3, 1988, as Caleb Lawrence McGillvary) from Edmonton, Alberta. It was released on February 2, 2013, by a reporter from a local news station in California. The video went viral and received national attention in the press. On May 16, 2013, McGillivary was charged with the murder of attorney Joseph Galfyandwho was beaten to death.
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Look, if you cats n’ creeps don’t recognize the name Tom Savini, then you are most likely readin’ the wrong column… that being said, if you’ve seen the likes of Dawn of the Dead, Creepshow, and the original recipe Friday the 13th (to name a few) you sure as shit know his handy work in the field of special effects! Speaking of which; the flick under the monstrous microscope today is all about Savini! Let’s focus our putrid peepers on Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini… Filmmaker Jason Baker, himself a professional special effects artist, begins his documentary with a quick montage of the maestro’s work before getting down to the first 1/3rd of the picture’s main concern; exploring Savini’s personal life, from his formative years in Pittsburgh, some of which were spent working a travelling spook-show, to his service in the Vietnam War, in an effort to learn what led him to become one of the greatest
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When you think of horror’s most brilliant directors, Stanely Kubrick’s name is on that list. A new documentary, Kubrick by Kubrick, is coming this March that explores the director’s life and films, which includes The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, A Clockwork Orange, and 2001: A Space Odyssey. The documentary is a rare and transcendent journey into the life and films of the legendary Stanley Kubrick as we’ve never seen before, featuring a treasure trove of unearthed interview recordings from the master himself. Twenty-one years after his death, fans of The Shining director and all-around cinema genius can hear his thoughtful takes on his craft and the paradoxes of human nature in a documentary built upon four wide-ranging audio interviews with French critic Michel Ciment with the support of Stanley Kubrick Film Archive. The documentary features interviews and archival footage with Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Vincent D’Onofrio, Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, and many more award-winning stars! The film will be released
Continue reading →
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There are many types of true crime, and many documentaries are released every year covering it. But undoubtedly, documentaries about crimes that involve children are the most disturbing. The new documentary California’s Forgotten Children explores the devastating present-day child sex trafficking that happens daily in an attempt to bring it to an end and rescue the victims. $32 billion, that’s how much sex trafficking is worth in the U.S. every year. 24.9 million, that’s how many victims are estimated to be out there worldwide. That’s more than the entire population of Taiwan! California’s Forgotten Children takes a hard look at sex trafficking that is currently happening in “The Golden State,” which currently has one of the highest numbers of those trafficked in the US every year. California’s Forgotten Children has some serious street cred. It’s been showcased at the United States Senate, United States of Women Summit, Facebook Headquarters (California, Texas, and Dublin, Ireland, to train an international staff in
Continue reading →
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The name on every true crime fans’ lips is Murdaugh. The Murdaugh murders are on every news outlet as Alex stands trial for gunning down his wife and youngest son, Paul. When it comes to the Murdaugh family, things go far beyond just the two deaths, there have been several deaths tied to the powerful Southern family, who have been a legal dynasty in the town of Islandton, South Carolina for nearly a century. People of the small sleepy town have said to several outlets that it’s known that if you cross the family, you just may go missing or have an “accident.” Now, with the family’s patriarch on trial, people and law officials are finally taking a second look at the deaths that are connected to the family, which includes a family friend killed in a boating accident with Paul driving and the brutal murder of 19-year-old Stephen Smith, a friend of the Murdaugh’s oldest son, who was found
Continue reading →
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A few months ago, I sat down to talk with ex-death row inmate Rickey Jackson about his 39-year stint in prison for a crime he did not commit and the documentary Lovely Jackson, set to premiere this March at the Justice Film Festival, which chronicles his life and his fight for justice. Matt Waldek directed this elegant, emotionally charged documentary. He joined Rickey and me for the interview to discuss directing Lovely Jackson, his relationship with Rickey, and how Rickey was freed. And it’s an amazing story. Rickey was convicted of murder while just a teen and sentenced to death before his sentence was commuted to life in prison three years later. He spent the next 39 years fighting for his freedom. You see, Rickey was innocent, and the only thing that tied him to the crime was a lie told by a 12-year-old boy, who eventually recanted his statement. Rickey was convicted without evidence and even had a witness
Continue reading →
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Nightmare of Elm Street fans comes together for FredHeads: The Documentary, and it’s now available on DVD from Bayview Entertainment. Following several hardcore A Nightmare on Elm Street fans and featuring stories from hundreds of others of all ages from across the globe, FredHeads explores just how much fans love the franchise and how it has changed their lives by inspiring them to conquer their fears (aka their “Freddys”), find themselves, and follow a new path in life. Cast, crew, and others involved in the franchise also offer insight into the legacy of A Nightmare on Elm Street. Bonus Features: In the Studio with Robert Kurtzman, The Chris Carbaugh Experience A Conversation with Ken Sagoes. Get your copy now on Amazon or at a Wal-Mart near you.
Continue reading →
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On an All-New KINDRED SPIRITS, the Team Help a Family Terrified by Shadow Figures and a Potential Portal Inside Their Home Plus, SHOCK DOC Specials, THE CURSE OF LIZZIE BORDEN and ALIEN ABDUCTION: TRAVIS WALTON, Explore Two of History’s Most Infamous and Bizarre Incidents CONCURRENT PREMIERES KINDRED SPIRITS New Episodes: Fridays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel and Streaming Same Day on discovery+ Paranormal investigators Amy Bruni, Adam Berry, and psychic medium Chip Coffey are back with a brand-new season of KINDRED SPIRITS. These intrepid investigators help people tormented by the dead by settling spirit activity, capturing evidence, and bringing closure to each location they visit. Utilizing several tools to communicate with spirits, Bruni, Berry, and Coffey discover shocking stories by visiting some of America’s most haunted homes and historic sites. During their emotional and terrifying investigations, this all-star paranormal Team captures evidence, settles spirit activity, and brings closure to each location they visit. [Hour-long episodes] “Living With the
Continue reading →
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A new documentary on the secret nature of reality world premieres at the 7th annual MidWest WeirdFest. The feature-length film, CODE 12, is directed and presented by Melissa Tittl. She is star and host of the popular TV series UFO WITNESS, former Head of Content and Development at the Gaia network, and an established journalist, producer, and documentarian. The film festival takes place at Micon Cinemas in downtown Eau Claire, Wisconsin from March 3-5, 2023. “This film has been my research for the past 10 years on the idea of a matrix or living in a simulation. It spiraled into formidable places that connected in a pattern,” says Tittl. “As an investigative journalist, I never thought the stories I wrote, the cases I have investigated, and the places that drew my attention might all be part of a master plan, a plan designed by an unknown architect.” The documentary features interviews with geneticists, archeologists, biblical scholars, and quantum physicists that
Continue reading →
DocumentariesMoviesNewsTrailers
The movie everyone is talking about, Ash Hamilton’s Holes in the Sky: The Sean Miller Story, is now streaming on Amazon Prime, Tubi, and Redbox. Holes in the Sky: The Sean Miller Story won an impressive 24 awards on its festival run, making it the most highly awarded found footage film of all time, surpassing 1999’s The Blair Witch Project. It’s a 2021 feature film exploring a documentary film crew’s efforts to make a movie detailing the 2013 alien abduction of Illinois resident Sean Miller. A five-day shoot turns into a life-changing experience for everyone involved as events spiral out of control.
Continue reading →
DocumentariesMoviesNetflixNewsStreaming TVTrailersTrue Crime
Netflix continues to feed the addictions of true crime junkies. The latest documentary the streaming giant has released is The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker. The true story of Caleb “Kai” McGillvary, an unhoused nomad who, after saving a woman from a violent attack, became an overnight celebrity sought after by reality TV producers and adoring fans alike — until a murder turned his fame into infamy. Released this week, the documentary directed by Colette Camden features interviews with Alex Aguirre, Stephen Colbert, Bob Ellenport, and more, as well as archive footage. It began with a viral video featuring a hitchhiking man, identified as “Kai” (born September 3, 1988, as Caleb Lawrence McGillvary) from Edmonton, Alberta. It was released on February 2, 2013, by a reporter from a local news station in California. The video went viral and received national attention in the press. On May 16, 2013, McGillivary was charged with the murder of attorney Joseph Galfyandwho was beaten to death.
Continue reading →
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Look, if you cats n’ creeps don’t recognize the name Tom Savini, then you are most likely readin’ the wrong column… that being said, if you’ve seen the likes of Dawn of the Dead, Creepshow, and the original recipe Friday the 13th (to name a few) you sure as shit know his handy work in the field of special effects! Speaking of which; the flick under the monstrous microscope today is all about Savini! Let’s focus our putrid peepers on Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini… Filmmaker Jason Baker, himself a professional special effects artist, begins his documentary with a quick montage of the maestro’s work before getting down to the first 1/3rd of the picture’s main concern; exploring Savini’s personal life, from his formative years in Pittsburgh, some of which were spent working a travelling spook-show, to his service in the Vietnam War, in an effort to learn what led him to become one of the greatest
Continue reading →
