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In Japan, you can set your watch by the arrival of a train. "Delays" (if that's the word) tend to be calculated in seconds – not minutes or hours. "This precision results from a combination of advanced technology, meticulous planning, and a deep-rooted cultural emphasis on punctuality and respect for…

Deadline's For the Love of Docs virtual event series concludes its 10-week run tomorrow with a screening of the Oscar-contending documentary Blink, directed by Edmund Stinson and Oscar winner Daniel Roher (Navalny). No film invited to participate in FTLOD pays a fee to take part; the series was…

UPDATED with latest: The Emmys and the 2023-24 awards season are history, and it’s time to look at what’s ahead trophy show-wise. Here is a list of awards shows and nominations dates ahead as we cruise into Oscar season. Check back often for updates. December 2: Gotham Awards 3…

UPDATED with teaser: Prime Video has slotted December 24 for the premiere of ChiefsAholic: A Wolf in Chiefs Clothing, a true-crime documentary about Kansas City Chiefs superfan and serial bank robber Xaviar Babudar. Directed by Dylan Sires, ChiefsAholic: A Wolf in Chief's Clothing follows the…

EXCLUSIVE: Following the success of The Tattooist of Auschwitz drama, a new documentary film is being made with Gary Sokolov, the son of Gita and Lali Sokolov, the protagonists of the series. The Tattooist's Son: Journey to Auschwitz will chart an emotional journey he undertakes, culminating in a visit to…

Mary McGee, the motor racing legend profiled in the Oscar-contending documentary Motorcyle Mary, died Wednesday in Gardnerville, Nev., according to her family. She was 87. "Mary embodied resilience, grace, and optimism," McGee's family wrote on Facebook. The post did not disclose a cause of death…

Filmmaker Jeff Zimbalist went to great lengths, and even greater heights, to make his latest documentary, Skywalkers: A Love Story. The Oscar-contending Netflix film tells the story of Angela Nikolau and Ivan "Vanya" Beerkus, a young Russian couple who bonded over their mutual desire to scale the…

EXCLUSIVE: Finding Michael presenter Spencer Matthews has just come off the back of running 30 desert marathons in 30 days but he’s not done yet, and cameras will be rolling for his next challenge. Matthews, who made his name on Made in Chelsea but in recent years has turned to endurance challenges…

EXCLUSIVE: Director Matt Tyrnauer is doing a rapid update of his new documentary Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid to reflect Donald Trump's win in the presidential election. Deadline has learned the filmmaker quickly assembled a crew to shoot a new interview with the famed Democratic political…

EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired North American rights to two films about the major U.K. rock band Blur: the documentary blur: To The End and the concert film blur: Live At Wembley Stadium, eyeing both for theatrical release later this year. Toby L (Liam Gallagher: Knebworth 22; Olivia…

Trains, the Polish documentary that offers "a collective portrait of people in 20th century Europe, capturing their hopes, desires, dramas, and tragedies" has won Best Film in the International Competition section of the prestigious International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA). The film…

EXCLUSIVE: German production house Beetz Brothers Film Production is readying an ARD and Arte crime doc series about Operation Eureka, the largest international police operation against Italy’s ‘Ndrangheta. Mafia Hunters will tell a five-episode story of how the main investigators launched the…