Remember the old “Arrested Development” axiom that “there’s always money in the banana stand”? For streamers, that banana stand is true crime, judging from the rate at which these movies are turned out. Many of the lurid tales of kidnapping, murder and stolen identities have been covered already in podcasts, but documentaries add tantalizing visual … Read more
ID dropped a trailer for its upcoming documentary “Quiet on Set” — which contains explosive allegations against disgraced former Nickelodeon kiddie TV titan Dan Schneider. “Quiet on Set,” a four-part docuseries, investigates Schneider, who created Nickelodeon hits including “The Amanda Show, “Drake & Josh,” Zoey 101″ and “iCarly, ” which launched the likes of Amanda … Read more
The father of Selena Quintanilla, who was brutally murdered in 1995, has lashed out against a new Oxygen documentary featuring her convicted killer, Yolanda Saldívar. The Texas-born Quintanilla, a Grammy-winning singing sensation known as the “Queen of Tejano Music,” was only 23 when she was shot to death by Saldívar, her confidant, agent and president … Read more
Wendy Williams cries and declares, “I have no money,” in footage for a new Lifetime documentary titled “Where is Wendy Williams?” The trailer was briefly posted online on Thursday before mysteriously vanishing, and the network hasn’t officially announced the project. So, it’s unclear if or when “Where is Wendy Williams?” will air. The Post reached … Read more
Céline Dion is not letting her battle with stiff person syndrome define who she is as a person and a performer. The “My Heart Will Go On” singer, 55, posted a heartfelt missive on Instagram amidst Tuesday’s news that Prime Video has bought the worldwide rights to Oscar nominee Irene Taylor’s documentary about Dion titled, … Read more
Martha Stewart is letting it all hang out. The doyenne of domesticity is cooperating fully in a deep-dive documentary about her life and career — and the project has already been picked up by Netflix. Stewart, 82, will open up about her early work as a model and how she landed a job as a … Read more
Most post-nomination Oscar chatter focuses on surprises and snubs connected to the fiction nominees. But I’m a nonfiction nerd, so for me the documentaries are where it’s at, and in recent years, the picks have grown delightfully unpredictable. This year, two seeming slam dunks were left off the list: “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” … Read more
Matthew Reeve said it was “absolutely incredible” watching his father, Christopher Reeve, receive a long standing ovation at the 1996 Oscars one year after his horse-riding accident left him a paraplegic. It was the actor’s first public appearance since the accident in 1995, which left him paralyzed from the neck down. On that dramatic night … Read more
When California couple Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn fell victim to a bizarre kidnapping-for-ransom plot in 2015, they turned to police for help. But, instead, local cops and media accused them of being hoaxers and Huskins of being a real life “Gone Girl.” Their story is the subject of the Netflix docuseries “American Nightmare,” now … Read more
Gypsy Rose Blanchard is dropping bombshells about her shocking life, now that she’s out of jail. The 32-year-old — who was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2015 killing of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, which she planned with then-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn — was released from a Missouri prison on Dec. 28, after serving seven … Read more
Kristine Barnett claims her formerly adopted daughter Natalia Grace is lying about being abused in the new ID docuseries “The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks.” In a lengthy Facebook post on Thursday, Barnett denied that she nor her ex-husband Michael Barnett ever abused Grace, whom they adopted from Ukraine in 2010. “Natalia was … Read more
Her “curious” story isn’t over, yet. The wild Investigation Discovery docuseries, “The Curious Case of Natalia Grace,” ended its second season on Wednesday with a shocker. Titled “The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks,” Season 2 wraps with Natalia and Michael (her former adoptive father), having a confrontation in which he entirely blames his … Read more
It’s a real-life “Gone Girl.” Netflix has announced a new documentary, “American Nightmare,” which covers a bizarre kidnap-for-ransom case. In March 2015, armed intruders wearing scuba suits allegedly invaded the home of California physical therapist Aaron Quinn, where they terrorized him and his girlfriend, Denise Huskins. The scuba burglars told the couple that this incident … Read more
“I Am Burt Reynolds” is making its long-awaited television premiere. The award-winning documentary, directed by Adrian Buitenhuis, traces Reynolds’ storied Hollywood career — he was, in the 1970s, the world’s biggest movie star and sex symbol — from his early television roles to his breakout movies (“Deliverance,” “The Longest Yard,” “Smokey and the Bandit”) to … Read more
The days of the Fyre Festival, “Tiger King,” and NXIVM might be over, but there’s still plenty of docuseries covering scams and oddball topics. As many scripted shows went on hiatus in the now-resolved writers and actors strikes, 2023 boasted an embarrassment of riches for unscripted TV. And, it wasn’t your mother’s classy Ken Burns … Read more
King Charles poked fun at his infamous “sausage fingers” during the coronation earlier this year, a new royal documentary reveals. The monarch’s meaty mitts have been a topic of discussion since the historic occasion, and have often made the King the butt end of the joke on several occasions. But it seems as though there … Read more
John Lennon’s murderer Mark Chapman’s deranged confessions are being heard for the first time, revealing how he gunned down the Beatle when a voice in his head said “Do it! Do it!” The killer’s words will be part of a new Apple TV+ documentary, “John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial,” released Wednesday, ahead of the … Read more
Christmas morning 1983: All the presents in the Fleming household had been unwrapped — or so I thought. But then a package that had been hidden behind the tree “caught” my Dad’s eye. It was for me. Ripping into the paper on the oddly shaped box, I came face to face with a chubby face smiling … Read more
Filmmaker Cecilia Aldarondo was still haunted by her awkward teen years — so she decided to re-create them on screen. In her new documentary “You Were My First Boyfriend” (now streaming on Max), Aldarondo and her co-director, Sarah Enid Hagey, explore humiliating moments from Aldarondo’s youth through a mixture of voiceover narration, interviews with old … Read more
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963 — and television is remembering that dark day in American history with a plethora of specials. Here is a snapshot look at the programs memorializing the 60th anniversary of the assassination — some brand-new and others repeated from their original airings in 2013 … Read more