‘Britney vs Spears’ Is an Unnecessary, Insensitive Addition to the Roster
3 years, 3 months ago

‘Britney vs Spears’ Is an Unnecessary, Insensitive Addition to the Roster

The Quint  

For a documentary presented to be in the best interest of its subject, it sure lacks sensitivity and nuance. It takes the long road to reach the details and investigation of the conservatorship, spending a lot of time on her formative years, her glorious rise to fame, her relationships, marriage, and divorce. We see an unflattering overload of paparazzi footage taking us through her failed relationships, breakdowns, losing child custody and eventually any control over her life. Spears has recurrently expressed that she is uncomfortable and embarrassed by her portrayal in these documentaries, also calling one of the many hypocritical. Director Carr collaborates with journalist Jenny Eliscu, who had previously profiled Spears for Rolling Stone, to provide a dramatised probe.

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Britney Spears shares cryptic update about rumoured biopic
4 months, 1 week ago

Britney Spears shares cryptic update about rumoured biopic

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Britney Spears appears to have …

Britney Spears SLAMS the documentaries made about her conservatorship struggles calling them 'bulls***'
1 year, 1 month ago

Britney Spears SLAMS the documentaries made about her conservatorship struggles calling them 'bulls***'

Daily Mail  

Britney Spears does not seem to be happy with the documentaries made about her life following the release from her 13 year conservatorship in November 2021. Motive: Britney Spears, 41, questioned the motive behind documentaries focused on her in a long Instagram post Monday Question: The singer posted a question posited by Lady Gaga's manager, Bobby Campbell, two years ago …

Britney Spears shares recollection on past hostile encounter with law enforcement ... months after she's pulled over multiple times over road infractions
1 year, 1 month ago

Britney Spears shares recollection on past hostile encounter with law enforcement ... months after she's pulled over multiple times over road infractions

Daily Mail  

Britney Spears on Monday evening took to Instagram with a vintage shot alongside one of her sons, accompanying it with a caption in which she seemingly described a hostile encounter with law enforcement. Pictured in 2019 in LA Timeframe: It was not immediately clear if Spears was speaking about a recent incident or one in her past, as her narrative …

Could Britney’s memoir offer a blueprint for today’s troubled pop stars?
1 year, 2 months ago

Could Britney’s memoir offer a blueprint for today’s troubled pop stars?

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Challenging the conservatorship that allowed her …

From Britney to the Beatles, it was a watershed year for music documentaries
3 years ago

From Britney to the Beatles, it was a watershed year for music documentaries

LA Times  

The chase for eyeballs has been a boon for eardrums. Meanwhile, acclaimed directors including Peter Jackson, Todd Haynes and Edgar Wright were drawn to music docs in ways not seen since Martin Scorsese fixed his lens on the Band for “The Last Waltz” or Jonathan Demme shot the Talking Heads’ “Stop Making Sense.” 2021 produced so many first-rate music documentaries …

Britney Vs Spears on Netflix offers no new insight, instead capitalises on singer's court case
3 years, 3 months ago

Britney Vs Spears on Netflix offers no new insight, instead capitalises on singer's court case

Firstpost  

Language: English How many documentaries on Britney Spears is too many documentaries? Spears’s story had been told before and perhaps most comprehensively in the Rolling Stone cover story, The Tragedy of Britney Spears. While the hour-long documentary had new interviews and footage, including Azhar’s visit to Spears’s hometown Kentwood in Louisiana and his summary of one of Spears’s conservatorship hearings …

Britney vs Spears review: Irresponsible, boring and a waste of everyone’s time
3 years, 3 months ago

Britney vs Spears review: Irresponsible, boring and a waste of everyone’s time

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Britney vs Spears has the slight ill-fortune of arriving …

Another Britney documentary? FX/Hulu film promises to dig into Spears’ conservatorship
3 years, 3 months ago

Another Britney documentary? FX/Hulu film promises to dig into Spears’ conservatorship

LA Times  

Hey, Netflix — Hulu also has a new Britney Spears documentary coming out, and it’s beating yours to market by four whole days. Announced Friday, “Controlling Britney Spears” is FX and Hulu’s follow-up to this year’s “Framing Britney Spears,” the documentary that prompted broad discourse about how the pop star has been treated by the media. It promises new interviews …

How Netflix’s top-secret Britney Spears documentary hopes to get her story right
3 years, 3 months ago

How Netflix’s top-secret Britney Spears documentary hopes to get her story right

LA Times  

A new Netflix documentary about Britney Spears will be released next week, the second film about the pop star to come out in 2021. The movie also forced Carr to reshape “Britney vs Spears,” the project she’s now spent 2½ years developing. California Photo essay: #FreeBritney fans on why they support the movement Outside a downtown Los Angeles courthouse Wednesday, …

Britney Spears breaks silence on ‘Framing’ documentary
3 years, 9 months ago

Britney Spears breaks silence on ‘Framing’ documentary

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Britney Spears has finally addressed …

Britney Spears is ‘embarrassed’ by documentary about her life: ‘I cried for two weeks’
3 years, 9 months ago

Britney Spears is ‘embarrassed’ by documentary about her life: ‘I cried for two weeks’

LA Times  

Britney Spears did not appreciate how she was framed in “Framing Britney Spears,” according to a new Instagram post from the pop musician. Released last month, “Framing Britney Spears” examines the toxic ways in which the media circus descended on her as a rising star. “As the world keeps on turning and life goes on we still remain so fragile …

Framing Britney Spears: The New York Times' documentary underscores the star's essential unknowability
3 years, 9 months ago

Framing Britney Spears: The New York Times' documentary underscores the star's essential unknowability

Firstpost  

“Lolita-esque.” We’re at the part of the new Britney Spears documentary where a TV presenter is commenting on the pop star’s persona. — ‘The Tragedy of Britney Spears’: Rolling Stone’s 2008 cover story by Vanessa Grigoriadis follows the pop star’s downward spiral through a clear-eyed yet ultimately sympathetic gaze. — ‘Britney Spears Was Never in Control’: “Why did I ever …

Framing Britney Spears exposes media's relentless pursuit of sensationalism at the risk of individual liberty
3 years, 9 months ago

Framing Britney Spears exposes media's relentless pursuit of sensationalism at the risk of individual liberty

Firstpost  

“Help Me,” the cover of Us Weekly blared in all caps, below a photo of Britney Spears with her hair partly buzzed off. Weekly tempted potential buyers with a firsthand account of an “emotional cry for help.” In 2007, the celebrity magazines stacked up in dentists’ waiting rooms or on the racks by supermarket checkout lines had a favourite cover …

Framing Britney Spears: Australians left outraged by 'disturbing' documentary
3 years, 10 months ago

Framing Britney Spears: Australians left outraged by 'disturbing' documentary

Daily Mail  

Britney Spears fans shared their outrage after Channel Nine aired an explosive documentary about the American pop star's rise to fame on Tuesday. The New York Times Presents: Framing Britney Spears, directed by Samantha Stark, focuses on the singer's troubled life in the spotlight and her court-sanctioned conservatorship overseen by her father, Jamie Spears. #FreeBritney: Britney Spears fans shared their …

Lawyer for Britney Spears’ dad defends him, but #FreeBritney fans aren’t having it
3 years, 10 months ago

Lawyer for Britney Spears’ dad defends him, but #FreeBritney fans aren’t having it

LA Times  

The legal team for Britney Spears’ father is attempting to wrest back the #FreeBritney narrative that has vilified him while the singer’s conservatorship case has persisted, insisting that James “Jamie” Spears loves his daughter and wants what’s best for her. “I understand that every story wants to have a villain, but people have it so wrong here,” Jamie’s attorney Vivian …

Britney Spears documentary: Matilda star opens up about sickening harassment at height of fame
3 years, 10 months ago

Britney Spears documentary: Matilda star opens up about sickening harassment at height of fame

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Wilson, who memorably starred in classic family films like Mrs Doubtfire, Matilda, and Miracle on …

Framing Britney Spears creators tease sequel documentary: ‘There’s way more to learn about the conservatorship’
3 years, 10 months ago

Framing Britney Spears creators tease sequel documentary: ‘There’s way more to learn about the conservatorship’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Released earlier this month, Framing Britney Spears focused on Spears’s conservatorship and mental health issues …

Framing Britney Spears & the Need for a Reckoning in Celeb Media
3 years, 10 months ago

Framing Britney Spears & the Need for a Reckoning in Celeb Media

The Quint  

Since Framing Britney Spears has sparked conversations about fame and misogyny in recent weeks, a clip from a 2013 interview of Mean Girls actor Lindsay Lohan by late-night institution David Letterman has been circulating on social media. What are they going to work on when you walk through the door?” By the end of the interview, Lohan was in tears, …

Framing Britney Spears review: A deeply sad account that lacks hard evidence
3 years, 10 months ago

Framing Britney Spears review: A deeply sad account that lacks hard evidence

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I’m tired of everybody touching me.” In Framing Britney Spears, a …

Britney Spears documentary: Framing Britney Spears gives the “Free Britney” movement a pass.
3 years, 10 months ago

Britney Spears documentary: Framing Britney Spears gives the “Free Britney” movement a pass.

Slate  

Britney Spears has always had a peculiar fandom. For all the headlines it’s generated, “Framing Britney Spears” reveals nothing new about Britney Spears—instead, it props up the latest, often twisted sideshow her uncategorizable fame has inspired, the so-called Free Britney movement. But Framing Britney Spears does something else it’s hard to imagine the newspaper doing in print: It gives extensive, …

People spent years taking photos of Britney Spears. But did they ever actually look?
3 years, 10 months ago

People spent years taking photos of Britney Spears. But did they ever actually look?

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy By now, many in the …

Britney Spears’ fans are holding these celebs accountable amid documentary drama
3 years, 11 months ago

Britney Spears’ fans are holding these celebs accountable amid documentary drama

LA Times  

As Justin Timberlake once said, “What goes around comes back around.” The former ‘N Sync star is one of many figures who have come under scrutiny in the wake of FX’s buzzy new Britney Spears documentary. Released Friday, “Framing Britney Spears” lays bare the toxic ways in which Spears’ entertainment peers and the media mistreated her during her rise to …

Celebrities Join Push To 'Free' Britney Spears After New Documentary Airs
3 years, 11 months ago

Celebrities Join Push To 'Free' Britney Spears After New Documentary Airs

Huff Post  

A host of celebrities and media personalities expressed their support for Britney Spears this weekend following the debut of a controversial documentary that probes the pop icon’s personal and professional woes. “Framing Britney Spears,” which aired Friday and was produced by The New York Times, charts Spears’ rise to stardom, her tumultuous relationships, and the court-ordered conservatorship granting her limited …

In rare rebuke, Britney Spears’ boyfriend says he has ‘zero respect’ for her dad
3 years, 11 months ago

In rare rebuke, Britney Spears’ boyfriend says he has ‘zero respect’ for her dad

LA Times  

Britney Spears, left, and Sam Asghari arrive at the L.A. premiere of “Once Upon a Time. FX and Hulu’s “Framing Britney Spears” documentary is catalyzing some real-time consequences. A new doc shows why it’s so powerful Applying the rigor of “Frontline” to the story of her conservatorship, “Framing Britney Spears” is a pointed work of criticism aimed at celebrity culture. …

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