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Documentarian Alex Gibney opens up about his exploration of the grit and guts it took to bring one of television’s most influential series to life. When HBO first approached Alex Gibney about making a docuseries about The Sopranos, he was inclined to say no. As much as the Academy Award-winning director loved the show, he wasn’t interested in… Continue reading How Wise Guy Delivered The Sopranos Postscript We Didn’t Know We Needed

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the topic of a new feature documentary, “The Bibi Files” produced by Oscar winner Alex Gibney and directed by Alexis Bloom. The two-hour docu, which will screen as work-in-progress at the Toronto Film Intl. Festival, features never-before-seen police interrogation footage of Netanyahu. The recordings were made between 2016 and 2018 as… Continue reading Alexis Bloom Doc Featuring Never-Before-Seen Police Interrogation Footage of Benjamin Netanyahu to Screen at TIFF (EXCLUSIVE)

Oscar nominee Steve James (Hoop Dreams) has been set to direct Mind vs. Machine, a new docuseries on the lightning rod topic of artificial intelligence from Oscar winner Alex Gibney‘s Jigsaw Productions, Closer Media, Anonymous Content, and Emmy-winning producers Alyssa Fedele & Zachary Fink of Collective Hunch (The Rescue List, The Ride of Their Lives). Gibney comes to the project after working with Closer… Continue reading ‘Hoop Dreams’ Helmer Steve James Teaming With Alex Gibney On AI Docuseries ‘Mind Vs. Machine’

Erotic thrillers, phone flirting, a faceless ghost possibly related to Hugh Dancy, seven hours of the Dave Matthews Band, and suspicious sushi tuna that gives you the runs: 2023 might have been the podcast world’s year from hell, but its participants are still pumping out all sorts of wonderful and weird stuff that leave their… Continue reading “Search Engine” Comes #1 on the list of Vulture’s The Best Podcasts of 2023, According to People Who Make Podcasts

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MGM+ has acquired Oscar winner Alex Gibney’s two-part documentary In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon, an immersive journey into the work of one of greatest singer-songwriters in the history of the recording industry. The streaming platform plans to debut part 1 on March 17 and part 2 on March 24. In Restless Dreams captures Simon… Continue reading MGM+ Acquires ‘In Restless Dreams: The Music Of Paul Simon,’ Alex Gibney’s Two-Part Documentary On Legendary Singer-Songwriter

Alex Gibney has just completed production on the definitive documentary about Paul Simon’s legendary Grammy Award-winning career. The film also follows Simon’s journey creating his new album “Seven Psalms,” (recently released to rapturous reviews) which poses questions about faith and mortality, during the pandemic and while dealing with his hearing loss. The film is expected… Continue reading Oscar Winning Filmmaker Alex Gibney Completes 3-Year Project on One of the Most Celebrated Musical Artists of Our Time “In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon”

Academy Award®-winning filmmaker, Alex Gibney, who’s made some of the most notable investigative documentaries of our time, announced today that he’s months into the making of MUSK, a definitive and unvarnished examination of multi-billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and Twitter. Jigsaw Productions is producing the film alongside Closer Media, Anonymous Content,… Continue reading ALEX GIBNEY, ACADEMY AWARD®-WINNING DOCUMENTARIAN, SETS HIS SIGHTS ON ELON MUSK

The union will bargain on behalf of 50 freelance employees in roles including associate producer, co-producer, field producer, segment producer, post producer and others.