HBO announced earlier today that it has acquired the rights to a documentary about Beyoncé Knowles. And if any of you are thinking this is going to be some kind of puff-piece propaganda that glosses over her flaws and paints her in a strictly positive light, you can cut it with that nonsense right now. The documentary is going to be “intimate” and “revealing,” and will give the viewer “unprecedented access” to the star’s life, says HBO and the film’s first-time director, a fresh-faced auteur by the name of Beyoncé Knowles, who is also producing the film.
Representatives of the pop star started shopping the film to distributors last summer. According to HBO the finished product will include footage shot by Ms. Knowles on her laptop, along with concert footage, home movies and other material. [NY Times]
To recap: Beyoncé is producing and directing a documentary about herself that will feature footage she shot using the webcam on her laptop, and it is going to air on HBO. I can’t decide if I should make fun of this or just sit in awe of its audacity. I mean, SHE IS DIRECTING A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT HERSELF. I can’t be the only one who finds this all a little odd.
I will be sure to update you all with my feelings on the matter as they evolve.
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HBO gives me so many reasons to cancel it, then they suck me back in with the likes of GoT and Boardwalk Empire.
I guessed Michael Moore…close enough.
You lost me when you implied that Beyonce has flaws.
BRING BACK MATT
This reminds me of that Chapelle’s Show skit where Dave writes his own life story.
Yes, only that was based on real life AND intentionally funny
Blonde in the picture is going derp.
10′s of HBO subscribers freaked out at this news.
This is going to be like that time I was at a job interview and they asked me to describe my flaws and I told them “I’m a workaholic” and “I push myself too hard.”
I don’t think we’re ready for this Jelly
hopefully it airs after a Latoya Luckett episode of Treme.
I wonder if she will reveal her secret to making people think she has any talent.
People, we’re witnessing a trend beginning. From here on out, people will produce… AUTODOCUMENTARIES!