His films explored Werner Herzog and jazz great Dizzy Gilespie -- along with garlic and gap-toothed women

The new schedule confused things, the Best Director nominations shocked people, and the movie that was in trouble in January came roaring back in February

At the finale of TheWrap's awards screening series, the "Plague" filmmaker told of whittling through hundreds of hours of ACT UP footage to preserve a historical record

Low-budget film about Israeli-Palestinian conflict wins big prize at New York awards show for nonfiction filmmaking; "Detropia," "The Imposter" and "Bully" also honored

"Hoop Dreams" director Steve James' movie about sports-related brain injuries competes for an Oscar as the National Football League comes under increasing fire on the issue

After years of tweaking and changing the Oscar documentary rules, Michael Moore says he's going to propose ending the special treatment

Half of the films on the Oscar short-doc shortlist come from directors who've previously won or been nominated for Academy Awards

A change in the Oscar documentary process could help unconventional films like "Samsara" and "Searching for Sugar Man" -- but maybe not "2016 Obama's America"

Telluride tributee Cotillard brought the Cannes entry "Rust & Bone" to America, while Ken Burns and Errol Morris gave the fest some documentary star power

Documentary about bipolar disorder is one of five films, most focused on women, that conclude DocuWeeks' L.A. showcase

Oscar-qualifying showcase DocuWeeks, which could have been lost to new Academy rules, launches with a screening of Rory Kennedy's HBO documentary "Ethel"

"You've Been Trumped" says Donald Trump ran roughshod over Scottish environment to build a golf course; IMDb users say the movie is better than "Lawrence of Arabia"