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I watched ‘Melania’ on opening day in a near-empty movie theater. Why I did is just one of the many questions I was left with

COMMENT : Amazon’s portrait of the first lady has dropped in cinemas, but box office sales are weak. Ellie Muir attended the first showing at her local theater in London and left with more questions than she arrived with

The Independent UK

Melania review – Trump film is a gilded trash remake of The Zone of Interest

Dispiriting, deadly and unrevealing – there is a decent documentary to be made about the former model from Slovenia, but this one is unredeemable

The Guardian - UK

Melania review – First Lady is a preening, scowling void of pure nothingness in this ghastly bit of propaganda

1/5 Hitting cinemas as the streets of America remain filled with the angry and grieving, the vulgar, gilded lifestyle of the Trumps makes them look like Marie Antoinette skulking in her cake-filled chateau

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Eggs, hats and unfettered ambition: what we learned about Melania Trump from her documentary

The first lady’s political goals, high-stakes clothes fittings and hints that she and Donald still have sex are just some of the highlights from Brett Ratner’s documentary

The Guardian - UK

From ICE to Melania’s black carpet, are Trump’s techlords getting pangs of buyer’s remorse?

The first lady’s premiere was marked by conspicuous absences. It turns out chumminess with the president might just come at a cost, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

One adult for the 9.40am in Sittingbourne: a front row seat for Melania’s ominous UK opening

Pilloried as a multimillion-dollar sweetener, Amazon’s Brett Ratner-directed portrait of the first lady has opened with a grand ‘black-carpet’ premiere in Washington and mysteriously empty cinemas around the planet

The Guardian - UK

Melania ticket sales suggest weak box office opening — and some theaters are cancelling screenings

Analysis of theaters around the country shows generally sparse sales for the film’s opening

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Hollywood comeback bid tied to divisive Melania Trump documentary

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The Independent UK

Melania Trump dazzles at premiere of her documentary - but Barron and other kids are nowhere to be seen

Melania said: ‘I want to show the audience my life, what it takes to be a first lady again’

Evening Standard

Melania documentary live: Critics hammer ‘vapid’ film as it debuts to near-empty theaters

New documentary is now in theaters nationwide, though early box office analysis predicts dismal showing

The Independent UK

Melania documentary pulled from South African theaters for ‘political reasons’

Film is scheduled to release Friday worldwide

The Independent UK

Melania Trump Documentary Worker says Crew was Reportedly not allowed to take Meal Breaks

Melania Trump’s upcoming documentary has alleged that staff were not allowed to take meal breaks during at least one long day of filming

The Fashion Central

Viral Images Show The Humiliating Truth About Melania Trump’s New Documentary

Crew members spoke about what it was like working with First Lady Melania Trump and how the production set was “chaotic” and “disorganized.”

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Why disgraced Rush Hour director Brett Ratner was the only man for the Melania documentary

IN FOCUS: The director, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women, lost a lucrative production deal during the #MeToo era. Now, as Kevin E G Perry reports, he is plotting a Hollywood comeback with an expensive documentary about the First Lady and Trump-backed plans to revive his…

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$40 million couldn’t save Amazon from the chaos behind Melania’s documentary. Crew members are now wishing they’d stayed far away

It was chaos!

The Guardian - US

Are people really going to see Amazon’s $75m Melania documentary?

This weekend sees the release of a controversially funded film about the first lady, directed by a disgraced film-maker

Tom’s Guide

How to watch 'MELANIA' online from anywhere

Melania Trump is stepping into the spotlight with 'MELANIA', a feature-length documentary that’s heading to cinemas first, with streaming expected later.

The Independent UK

‘Alarmed’ crew members behind Melania documentary ask to remove their names: report

‘Unfortunately, if it does flop, I would really feel great about it,’ a crew member reportedly said about the Amazon-funded documentary

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The Independent UK

CNN polling guru predicts a humiliating opening box office for Melania documentary

‘Melania’ is projected to earn between $1 million and $5 million opening weekend — after Amazon spent $75 million to acquire and promote it

International Business Times UK

Behind-the-Scenes Chaos Left 'Melania' Documentary Crew Hoping It Would Flop

Insiders reveal the chaotic production behind Amazon's 'Melania' documentary. From a controversial director to allegations of propaganda, find out why the crew wants the film to fail.

International Business Times UK

Melania Trump's Documentary Director Appeared in Epstein Files: 5 Photos of Brett Ratner and Quick Facts About Him

Brett Ratner, director of the $40 million documentary Melania, is drawing headlines after his name surfaced in the Epstein files alongside French modelling agent Jean-Luc Brunel.

The Independent UK

Monochrome cookies and branded popcorn buckets: Trump family holds private White House screening for Melania film

Some 70 VIP guests arrived at the White House Saturday to celebrate the first lady’s Amazon-funded movie, which tracks her over the 20 days leading up to President Trump’s inauguration

The Times of India

Director of Melania Trump’s upcoming documentary accused of sexual assault, named in Epstein files — Who is Brett Ratner?

The director of the documentary about US President Donald Trump's wife, Melania, has been accused of sexual harassment and has also been mentioned in the infamous Epstein files.

The Independent UK

How the Melania Trump documentary became the most mysterious film of the year

IN FOCUS: Amazon spent $40m to acquire the new movie about the US first lady, directed by Hollywood outcast Brett Ratner. Its release seems to only raise further questions, writes Louis Chilton

The Guardian - UK

Melania documentary struggles in UK cinemas as Vue admits sales are ‘soft’

Only one ticket sold for premiere of film about US first lady at Vue’s flagship London branch as insiders question launch strategy

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