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Bluto, the volcanic Samurai Futaba, "Joliet" Jake Blues, the Cheeseburger Man, a spasmodic Joe Cocker—the list of characters John Belushi brought to life in his all-too-brief but remarkable career only hints at his outsized role in American comedy. "This guy was pure visionary," marvels R.J. Cutler, director of the Sho…

UPDATED with video: Director R.J. Cutler was in the early stages of working on his Showtime documentary Belushi, about the late comedian John Belushi, when he experienced a breakthrough. It came courtesy of Judy Belushi-Pisano, John's widow, who kept an archive of material at her home on Martha's Vineyard. "It was…

R.J. Cutler has had his hand in a number of fascinating documentaries such as War Room, The World According to Dick Cheney and his current Apple series Dear…, among many others. For me the most eye-opening of his works was the 2015 docu Listen to Me Marlon, which was composed entirely from lost audio tapes of Marlon…

Showtime has taken the wraps off the the trailer for Belushi, R.J. Cutler's long-in-the-works feature documentary about the comic actor and Saturday Night Live icon John Belushi. It comes before SNL launches its 46th season October 3 and ahead of the doc’s November 22 premiere date. The film, from Listen to Me…

Update Showtime has shifted the premiere date for Alison Ellwood's documentary feature The Go-Go’s to Friday, July 31 at 9 pm ET/PT. An encore replay is set for Saturday, August 1 at 7:20 pm ET/ 4:20pm PT. Previous, May 13 Showtime has set premiere dates for documentary features The Go-Go’s and Belushi and the…