[ Apologies to Thomas Wolfe, but it appears you can go home again. Oscar winner John Ridley, co-host of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast, returns to his native Milwaukee for the latest edition of the pod, recorded live during the 16th Milwaukee Film Festival. He and co-host Matt Carey, documentary editor at Deadline, speak with two filmmakers … Read more
[ A former ABC director of development is taking the network, parent company Disney and John Ridley to court for gender, racial and economic discrimination, claiming they firing her when she complained about the alleged situation. In a nine-claim complaint filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court (read the filing here), Asta Jonasson says she … Read more
[ Oscar winner John Ridley has some choice words for Nelson Peltz, the activist investor who’s trying to land two seats on the board of the Walt Disney Co. In the new episode of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast, pod co-host Ridley excoriates Peltz for remarks the Trian Fund titan made about Disney’s superhero movies, specifically The … Read more
[ What’s the biggest documentary festival in the world? The International Documentary Festival Amsterdam. For now. Upstart CPH:DOX in Copenhagen aims to overtake IDFA as the top showcase for nonfiction film worldwide. On the new episode of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast, we sit down with CPH:DOX Artistic Director Niklas Engstrøm for a conversation about the growth of the festival in … Read more
[ Regina King gets an opportunity to show off her considerable talents in Shirley (now on Netflix), a biodrama about a mid-century trailblazer in U.S. politics. She plays Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman to serve in the U.S. Congress, and I used the term “biodrama” instead of “biopic,” because the film focuses on her … Read more
[ Editor’s note: Running until the final general election results come in, the Deadline ElectionLine podcast spotlights the 2024 campaign and the blurred lines between politics and entertainment in modern America. Hosted by Deadline’s political editor Ted Johnson and executive editor Dominic Patten, the podcast features commentary and interviews with top lawmakers and entertainment figures. At the same time, … Read more
[ When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years ago this month, instinct told Ukrainian photojournalist and war correspondent Mstyslav Chernov to head to Mariupol, a strategically important city located on the along the Sea of Azov. His intuition proved correct. Within an hour of arriving there with a small team, Russia began bombarding … Read more
[ When the Oscar nominations came out last week, the Best Documentary Feature category contained some bombshells: no recognition for two of the most decorated nonfiction films of the year. In the latest edition of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast, co-hosts John Ridley and Matt Carey drill down on the nominations, examining the snubs of American Symphony and Still: … Read more
