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Exclusive: The Gotham Film & Media Institute has announced the 10 projects selected for its prestigious Documentary Feature Lab, an intensive program for first-time filmmakers.

“Capturing universal themes, including family, home and the power of personal narrative, this year’s films promise to push out the boundaries of documentary filmmaking with distinctive and original voices,” The Gotham’s executive director Jeff Sharp said in a statement. “We are thrilled to support these amazing creators from around the globe in reaching their intended audiences.”

The lab, now in its 18th year, “supports first-time feature filmmakers over the course of the year through the completion, marketing, and distribution of their debut features, with support from Gotham staff and mentorship from leading industry members and filmmakers.”

The documentary lab is guided by Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, whose producing credits include To the End, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, and the 2017 feature documentary Quest,...

In a world where movie tickets and a babysitter's hourly rates are more than $10, it's understandable that many parents don't get out to the movies very often. But after a summer full of animated racing garden snails, manic yellow minions, and fraternity-brother monsters, it's only fair that you see at least one movie this summer that is neither animated nor intended for family audiences.

Once again, we're here to help. In this installment, we've compiled a list of three critically acclaimed grown-up movies by debut directors. One makes you think about race in America, and two are vastly different summer coming-of age stories, but all three are worth seeing sans kids.

Go on then, pick a movie, get the sitter, and treat yourself to a night at the movies.

'Fruitvale Station' (Rated R)

Directed by: Ryan Coogler | Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Octavia Spencer | Runtime: 90 minutes

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This month sees the release of Beyond Rue Morgue, an anthology of original stories featuring Edgar Allan Poe’s Le Chevalier C. Auguste Dupin, the world’s first literary detective. The book features stories from authors such as Clive Barker, Joe R. Lansdale, Jonathan Maberry, and Weston Ochse, and we have Mike Carey’s story for you to read right now:

“Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Murders in the Rue Morgue’ introduced the world to its first literary detective, Le Chevalier C. Auguste Dupin, and established many literary devices used in future fictional detectives, including Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot. Now Dupin’s legacy continues in brand-new tales of ratiocination, mystery, and the macabre. Experience the further exploits of Dupin as he faces enemies both human and otherworldly; follow the adventures of his grandson, the Pinkerton detective; learn the fate of Dupin’s great-granddaughter; discover how Dupin connects his creator,...