The story of Scotty Bowers' sexual adventures in Hollywood could easily fill a 10-volume set. For the time being, people can find his exploits chronicled in a single book, his 2013 memoir Full Service, or the Starz documentary Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood, which is now in the running for Emmy…

Director Matt Tyrnauer finds himself in contention for awards this year with not one but two feature-length documentaries. Taken together, they offer a unique social and cultural history of America from the late 1940s into the 1980s. Studio 54 centers on the latter end of that time period, when entrepreneurs Steve…

Starz has added nine documentaries to its slate, including Matt Tyrnauer’s critically praised Scotty and the Secret of History of Hollywood, which will premiere in early 2019. In addition, Starz has acquired Fail State, executive produced by news legend Dan Rather, which investigates the dark side of American higher…

A wife and mother in her 40s is at the center of Sony Pictures Classics' Sundance fest acquisition Puzzle starring Kelly Macdonald and making its theatrical bow this weekend in New York and Los Angeles. Directed by Marc Turtletaub, the feature, which also stars Irrfan Khan, is based on an Argentine film from 2009…

Was he just a sexual outlaw or an underground hero? Was his mission simply to defy the cops or to extend help to a persecuted minority? Those questions may be debated by some next week with the theatrical release of Matt Tyrnauer's documentary Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood. Set in the 1950s and early ’60s…

“I felt good that I made so many people happy," says caterer to the stars Scotty Bowers in this new trailer for Matt Tyrnauer’s documentary Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood. And as you might infer from the film’s title, Bowers wasn’t your typical caterer. Based on the memoir Full Service: My Adventures in Hol…

NYC-based distributor Greenwich Entertainment has picked up the North American distribution rights to Matt Tyrnauer's documentary Scotty And The Secret History Of Hollywood, which recently screened at TIFF.  The film, which is slated for a theatrical release in April, centers on Scotty Bowers, a World War II Marine…

The Toronto International Film Festival continues to round out its slate for the 42nd event which runs September 7-17, setting today the Midnight Madness, TIFF Docs and Short Cuts sections. Notably, Peter Kuplowsky has unveiled his inaugural Midnight Madness roster as the strand’s new programmer. Opening the section…

EXCLUSIVE: The Matt Tyrnauer-directed documentary Scotty And the Secret History Of Hollywood will come out of the closet at Cannes. Josh Braun of Submarine has orchestrated a surprise buyers screening of the Altimeter Films documentary on Monday at 4 PM at the Gray D’Albion. The film tells the story of Scotty Bowers…