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Esports World Cup: Level Up
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Esports World Cup: Level Up

Unless we’re talking about golf or bowling, most sports require an extreme amount of physical exertion. Well, now you can add Esports to the list of sports that are more mind over matter, and it’s sweeping not just the country, but the world. Filmmaker R.J. Cutler’s five-part documentary series Esports World Cup: Level Up gives viewers a peek behind the curtain of the very first Esports World Cup (EWC) in Saudi Arabia.

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Inside R.J. Cutler’s New 'Esports World Cup: Level Up' Documentary
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Inside R.J. Cutler’s New 'Esports World Cup: Level Up' Documentary

The five-part series follows the inaugural Esports World Cup (EWC) — a tournament so massive it offered a record-shattering $60 million prize pool. Shot in verité style, Level Up isn’t just about gameplay. It’s about the lives behind the keyboards. From international rivalries to stories of grit and personal sacrifice, Cutler captures the emotional intensity of elite-level gaming—and proves esports is no longer just a pastime. It’s a profession, a path, and for some, the only way out.

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Episode 226: Martha Stewart, Alice Waters, John Williams
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Episode 226: Martha Stewart, Alice Waters, John Williams

Our Emmy contender conversations conclude with a look at three stand out biographies. Host Thom Powers interviews these directors:

R.J. Cutler on "Martha" (Netflix) 

David Gelb with cinematographer Adam Bricker on "Chef's Table: Legends" (Netflix)

Laurent Bouzereau on "Music By John Williams" (Disney+)

Recorded live in Los Angeles at Documentary Spotlight, co-presented by The Ankler.

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It’s R.J. Cutler… He’s the only guy Martha Stewart trusted to tell her story!
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It’s R.J. Cutler… He’s the only guy Martha Stewart trusted to tell her story!

Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning filmmaker RJ Cutler details the beats of a wild career that’s landed him exclusive access to make documentaries about Anna Wintour, Dick Cheney, Billie Eilish, Elton John and, most recently, Martha Stewart in Netflix’s juicy 2024 tell-all Martha, about the world’s first influencer.

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The Stories Behind The Competition: ‘Esports World Cup: Level Up’ Docuseries Drops June 6 On Prime Video
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The Stories Behind The Competition: ‘Esports World Cup: Level Up’ Docuseries Drops June 6 On Prime Video

Electronic sports, also known as esports, have escalated from a niche for dedicated gamers competing in organized video game matchups into an industry that boasts millions of participants and spectators globally. Despite some debate about its validity as a “real” sport, what was once perceived as a hobby of enthusiasts has morphed into the multi-million-dollar mainstream where streaming services, the advertising community, the participating players, the job market, and an annual global competition like the Esports World Cup (EWC) are reaping the benefits.

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Karol G Has Always Believed In a Better Tomorrow
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Karol G Has Always Believed In a Better Tomorrow

To this day, the Mañana Será Bonito tour is the highest-grossing—and the first-ever stadium tour—by a Latina recording artist.

Now, thanks to a new documentary—Mañana Fue Bonito (Tomorrow Was Beautiful)—available on Netflix today, Karol's fans can relive the era that changed everything for the singer, as well as see all that it took to make history and shift the perception of success for Latinas in music.

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Karol G sheds her armor in new Netflix doc ‘Tomorrow Was Beautiful’
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Karol G sheds her armor in new Netflix doc ‘Tomorrow Was Beautiful’

Premiering May 8 on Netflix, “Karol G: Tomorrow Was Beautiful,” is a behind-the-scenes look into the making of her “Mañana Será Bonito” tour: the highest-grossing and most attended tour by a Latina artist in history. Woven into the storyline are the many hurdles Karol had to face as a woman coming up in the male-dominated urban genre known as reggaeton.

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Trump’s collapse into total ‘F’: Dem James Carville from ‘War Room’ to MAGA (Melber x Cutler)
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Trump’s collapse into total ‘F’: Dem James Carville from ‘War Room’ to MAGA (Melber x Cutler)

Award-winning filmmaker R.J. Cutler joins MSNBC’s Ari Melber for an in-depth conversation spanning the “discovery” of James Carville for The War Room, Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry, The September Issue, which captured the power dynamics inside Vogue, and Cutler’s controversial portrait of Martha Stewart. Cutler reflects on storytelling, democracy, and what drives him to document people. His newest documentary, Fight for Glory, chronicling the drama of the 2024 World Series

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