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Basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson will be the subject of a new feature film documentary from XTR, H.wood Media, NSV and Delirio Films. The filmmakers say they have been granted “unprecedented access” to the Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, whose dominance on the court helped drive the Los Angeles Lakers to five championships. The film …

If the narrator of popular rock docuseries “Breaking the Band” sounds familiar, that’s because it’s former Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider — who’s parlayed his hard-rockin’ raspy pipes into a successful voiceover career. “I’m blessed with a voice that people like hearing,” says Snider, 65, on the phone from Belize, where he and his wife …

The Black Lives Matter movement is not just about the unlawful deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery. It’s about 400 years of oppression and systemic racism against black people in the United States by citizens, laws and law enforcement. For those looking to educate themselves and get involved, here are films and …

Hospitals have always been filled with heroes, even before the COVID-19 pandemic set in. A new docu-series on Netflix, “Lenox Hill,” serves as a timely reminder with its compelling look at the pre-coronavirus work done behind the walls of that titular New York hospital system. The show, which premieres June 10, was filmed over about …

Dream Hampton, the executive producer of Lifetime’s record-breaking documentary “Surviving R. Kelly,” has been attached to direct and executive produce a Cineflix Productions mini-series on the Tulsa race massacre. Working-titled “Black Wall Street,” the series will examine Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum’s controversial attempts to locate the mass graves of 300 African Americans who were slaughtered …

The story of Aaron Hernandez, the New England Patriots star turned convicted murderer, always comes down to why. Why would Hernandez kill his friend Odin Lloyd, when he was on top of the world after signing a $40 million contract extension with the Patriots? By what means did he avoid accountability for violent outbursts dating …

If you bet on Tom Brady being the next athlete to get “The Last Dance” treatment, you’re a winner. On the heels of ESPN’s successful 10-part Michael Jordan series on the end of the Bulls dynasty, the network will air a nine-part series on the longtime Patriots quarterback in 2021 called “Man in the Arena.” …

Fans will see a new side of DJ Carnage in his new documentary “The Price of Greatness,” which premieres May 18. “It’s a lot of really getting to know me in a different way that people never have before,” Carnage told Page Six over the phone Thursday. “[Fans] are going to see just how normal …

Former first lady Michelle Obama is much more at ease since she’s moved out of the White House, her daughters said in their first public interview. Malia and Sasha Obama, who are both now in college, gave unprecedented access to Netflix in their mom’s upcoming documentary, “Becoming,” Oprah Magazine reported. Malia, 21, reflected on her …