Documentary

Amazon pays $40 million for Melania documentary in apparent quid pro quo arrangement

2025-03-10 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Amazon agreed to pay $40 million for a documentary and limited series about Melania Trump, directed by Brett Ratner. The deal, far above market rates for similar content, came after Jeff Bezos met with Trump and as Amazon faced multiple federal investigations. The documentary, with Melania as an …

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HBO Documentary Exposes Systematic Corruption Through FBI Wiretaps of Officials

2025-03-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 5/10

HBO’s “The Dark Money Game” by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney exposed systematic corruption through FBI wiretaps of officials saying “it’s good now because of Citizens United.” Documentary series revealed how untraceable funding enables institutional …

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