In the semi-autobiographical musical, released on July 27, 1984, Prince played “the Kid,” a musician who performs at a local Minneapolis club with his band while trying to escape his abusive father.

The changing nature of the documentary business has seen an influx of celebrities (and their representatives) producing their own series and films over the last few years. Ezra Edelman, the ...

Prince was arguably the most gifted musician of the second half of the last century, but he didn’t make it easy to be a fan. He’d charged headlong to the top of the charts and pop culture with a ...