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Stills from Frederick Wiseman’s new documentary, Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros.

Yes, Chef: This epic doco shows what fine dining really looks like

Fancy a four-hour sitting at one of the best restaurants in the world? This new documentary is the closest you’ll get to the real thing.

  • Tom Ryan

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English rock band Led Zeppelin in 1969.

Led Zeppelin never wanted an official documentary – until now

The iconic band are finally telling their electric origin story, offering a peek behind the curtain, as director Bernard MacMahon reveals.

  • Michael Dwyer
A still from the trailer for Russians at War.

Film festival defends screening of Ukraine war documentary branded Russian propaganda

Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia wrote to the chair of the Antenna Documentary Film Festival urging him to cancel screenings of the film Russians at War.

  • Matthew Knott
The iconic photograph, taken in 1972, at the centre of a dispute over authorship.

It’s one of the most famous news photos ever. But who really took it?

A documentary screening at Sundance claims an iconic photograph from the Vietnam War has been attributed to the wrong person for more than 50 years.

  • Lindsey Bahr

‘It was chaos’: Inside the trashy talk show that changed television

The Jerry Springer Show, originally dismissed as a joke, turned out to be a harbinger of what our world would become.

  • Jacqueline Cutler
Melania Trump speaks to a small group of supporters at Andrews Air Force Base in 2021.

Amazon to release ‘behind the scenes’ Melania Trump documentary

The company says the film will give viewers an “unprecedented” look at Melania Trump and promises a “truly unique story.”

  • Lindsey Bahr
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Tony Armstrong, Kirsha Kaechele and Vince Trim.

Wait, Tony Armstrong ate what?

“I ate and loved it,” the television presenter declares of this culinary taboo, one of many in his invasive species documentary series Eat the Invaders.

  • Louise Rugendyke
Luigi Mangione Mangione has emerged as an anti-hero, dubbed “the Adjuster”, and quickly lionised.

Documentary makers swoop on Luigi Mangione story

Two separate documentaries are in the works about the story of Luigi Mangione, accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare chief Brian Thompson on a New York street.

  • Kayla Olaya
Cherylene Noketta on location at Purnululu National Park.

Virtual reality bites: How Perth tech gave one movie producer ‘the most engrossing cinematic experience in years’

A Perth-based production company is pushing the boundaries of immersive storytelling with their patented world-first VR technology.

  • Mark Naglazas
Lyle, left, and Erik Menendez sit with defence attorney Leslie Abramson during a hearing on November 26, 1990.

Is true crime a new path to justice?

Erik and Lyle Menendez might be freed, thanks in part to TV shows shining a light on their abuse by their father.

  • Kerrie O'Brien

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