The controversial documentary, taking direct aim at the Obama administration, opened to record numbers in select markets By Pamela McClintock Senior Film Writer No Superheroes Needed: ‘The Devil Wears ...

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 ...

NEW YORK — The word "risky" is thrown around often in the film world, usually when personalities embark on a new direction or a commercially challenging project. But Oscar-nominated director Laura ...

The documentary received a lot of buzz after premiering Friday at the New York Film Fest By THR Staff The first trailer for the Edward Snowden documentary Citizenfour gives a peek at what is revealed ...

Filmmaker Laura Poitras captured the moment former NSA contractor Edward Snowden revealed himself as the source behind a massive document leak of classified surveillance in 2013. Two years later, ...

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 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Laura Poitras became a rock star of the documentary world with 2014’s Oscar-winning “Citizenfour,” an explosive and definitive ...

DOC NYC will present its inaugural Robert and Anne Drew Award for Documentary Excellence to “CITIZENFOUR” director Laura Poitras, the festival announced today. Poitras will receive the award formally ...

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 ...

Melissa Block speaks with documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras about her new film, Citizenfour that charts her meeting with Edward Snowden and his subsequent revelations about government surveillance.

“Risk,” Oscar winner Laura Poitras’ new documentary on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, began filming in 2011, well before her remarkable “Citizenfour.” That intimate look at Edward Snowden, as he ...