‘Documentary Now!’: One Big Idea That Didn’t Make It Into a Fantastic Season 3
Even if the show couldn’t crack a fake moon landing pitch, there’s plenty of incredible work from the last six episodes worth celebrating.
Even if the show couldn’t crack a fake moon landing pitch, there’s plenty of incredible work from the last six episodes worth celebrating.
To make the season’s most ambitious episode, getting the Oscar-winning actress was the easy part.
Season 3 of the IFC documentary parody doesn’t have Bill Hader, but the new cast members suggest the series could have a new lease on life.
This season also features contributions from Owen Wilson, John Mulaney, Michael Keaton, and — as always — Fred Armisen.
The festival continues its Indie Episodic program alongside some Special Events series that have distribution.
The Season 3 episode, “Original Cast Album: Co-op,” is a loving tribute to D.A. Pennebaker’s 1970 film, “Original Cast Album: Company.”
The episode in the IFC show’s upcoming third season will also draw in part from the 2012 doc “The Source Family.”
She will play an iconic performance artist who lusts after Fred Armisen’s character.
Rhys Thomas and Alex Buono, whose show is up for best variety sketch series, share their Emmy choices (yes, they voted for themselves).
This mockumentary show is serious, low-budget period filmmaking at its best.
34 Side By Side photo comparisons of the how “Documentary Now” captures the look of the great documentaries it mocks.
The Talking Heads’ 1984 concert film “Stop Making Sense” gets the spoof treatment by the IFC series on Oct. 12.