You expect the director of a biographical documentary to have a passion for whoever he’s making a movie about. But the British filmmaker Asif Kapadia spins right past passion and into obsession. He ...

CANNES, France, May 20 (Reuters) - A new documentary about soccer great Diego Maradona shines a light on intimate moments with his family and teammates through previously unseen footage that capture ...

There’s a belief, widely accepted, that there are only seven types of story – seven plots, to which all tales conform in one way or another. Overcoming the monster. Rags to riches. The quest. Voyage ...

British filmmaker Asif Kapadia smiles at the suggestion that his third major documentary feature – “Diego Maradona” – is his hat-trick piece of work, following the stellar “Senna” (2010) and ...

Diego Maradona waves to raucous Napoli fans before heading into a media scrum and press conference in the first clip from the feature documentary about the soccer superstar. “Diego Maradona” is the ...

There’s one piece of advice that every writer or journalist is given when starting out - and that is to “hook in the audience”. Whether it’s writing a front-page news story or a best-selling novel, ...

With the surging popularity of sports documentaries, it seems only right that England’s all-time leading goal scorer gets one of his own. Deadline reports that Wayne Rooney will be the subject of a ...

EXCLUSIVE: Soccer ace Wayne Rooney, England’s all-time leading goal scorer, is to be the subject of an official documentary biopic from Maradona producer-financier Lorton Entertainment. Production is ...

“A little bit with the head of Maradona and a little bit with the hand of God.” Those four words — “the hand of God” — describe one of the most iconic moments in football history, a goal that belongs ...

Oscar-winning 'Amy' and 'Senna' director Asif Kapadia returns to Cannes with another found-footage documentary, this time on controversial soccer superstar Diego Maradona. By Stephen Dalton A genius ...

You expect the director of a biographical documentary to have a passion for whoever he’s making a movie about. But the British filmmaker Asif Kapadia spins right past passion and into obsession. He ...