Netflix's most popular documentary is embroiled in controversy
by SFGate
SFGate— The recent Netflix true crime documentary “What Jennifer Did” is mediocre in almost every way, but nefariously unethical in another. The 90-minute streaming doc concerns the tragic story of the Pan family. In 2010, Jennifer Pan, a 24-year-old Vietnamese Canadian woman living with her family near Toronto, arranged to have her parents killed. An orchestrated home invasion was carried out by three acquaintances after Jennifer signaled for them to enter the home with her bedroom light and unlocked...
C21media—Netflix unveils America’s Sweethearts documentary. NEWS BRIEF: Netflix is set to debut a new documentary series this summer, America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, produced by One Potato Productions and Boardwalk Pictures in association with Campfire Studios.
The A.V. Club—Apparently, Netflix’s algorithm passed on A Knight’s Tale sequel. We already knew the entertainment industry has more or less become a technocracy, but hearing about it still feels surreal. Sadly, all the human entertainment execs can do these days is lay down mere mortal ideas on the altar of the almighty algorithm, enslaved to the whims of whatever ones and zeroes say will be successful. That is to say, according to A Knight’s Tale director Brian Helgeland, Netflix shot down his pitch for a sequel because its algorithm said so. “Paul Bettany called me after...
BuzzFeed—People Are Divided Over Martin Freeman’s Comments About His Controversial Movie “Miller’s Girl”. The movie includes a graphic sex scene between Martin and Jenna, who were 50 and 19 years old at the time of filming.View Entire Post ›