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Amy Berg's 'Phoenix Rising' With Evan Rachel Wood

‘Rising Phoenix’ Trailer: HBO’s Two-Part Abuse Doc Featuring Evan Rachel Wood Debuts March 15

February 22, 2022 2:23 pm

In the last several years, following terrific docs like “An Open Secret” “Prophet’s Prey,” and “West Of Memphis,” filmmaker Amy Berg has quickly become one of the premier documentarians in the field of abuse c...

‘Phoenix Rising’ Review: The Harrowing Resurrection Of Evan Rachel Wood Proves There’s Still So Much Work To Be Done [Sundance]

Ella Kemp

January 27, 2022 10:12 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

It took Evan Rachel Wood years to muster the courage to name her abuser. A lot of people knew who he was, divorced from her, because of his job, his public persona, his notorious reputation — controversial, pr...

Amy Berg’s Documentary ‘Phoenix Rising,’ Chronicling Evan Rachel Wood’s Experience As A Domestic Abuse Survivor Added To Sundance

Edward Davis

January 12, 2022 11:45 am

Festivals, News

The 2022 Sundance Film Festival may have pivoted to a virtual festival because of Omicron Rising (which feels like the title of a movie or a new Pink Floyd record), but it is moving full-steam ahead regardless...

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Writer/Producer Amy Berg Reveals She Got Passed Up By Marvel For ‘Hawkeye’ Disney+ Series

Charles Barfield

August 20, 2019 11:52 am

News, Television

We’re coming up on the start of Disney’s D23 convention. And at the event, it’s expected that Marvel Studios will have a panel that will maybe rival the recent San Diego Comic-Con Phase 4 unveiling. What exactl...

‘The Case Against Adnan Syed’ Trailer: Amy Berg Remakes ‘Serial,’ One Of The Most Famous Crime Podcasts, Into A Doc For HBO

Rodrigo Perez

February 20, 2019 4:57 pm

News

True crime podcasts took podcast and pop culture by storm a few years back and one of the biggest is definitely "Serial." Maybe true crime podcasts have been turned into movies or series, or what have you, but ...

New 2019 Sundance Announcements Include Projects By Stephen Frears, Gregg Araki, Amy Berg & Wu-Tang Clan

The Playlist Staff

December 3, 2018 4:58 pm

Festivals, News

Sometimes the Sundance Film Festival takes a few weeks to take shape. This year, the festival has taken off like a rocket with its announcements and has already unveiled the bulk of its lineup. Still, that said...