On the Record · The French Connection
Plus: Harvey Weinstein, but not the one you're thinking of
On the Record, the controversial documentary about Russell Simmons’ alleged sexual assault history, made its premiere at Sundance on Saturday. According to filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering, they were notified only 20 minutes before the rest of us that Oprah Winfrey, a producer whose support had boosted the doc’s profile to enable distribution on Ap…