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12 items from 2011
10 Best Documentaries of 2011
22 November 2011 7:21 AM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Documentaries have come a long way in the past twenty years, especially in the past decade. Ten years ago, I would have been at a loss for words had you asked me to name ten “great” documentaries released in a single year. Documentary film has developed into a popular and visible form of entertainment, while having a bigger effect on society, usually addressing important issues with the goal of informing the public and pushing for social change.
The shortlist of documentary nominees for the 84th Annual Academy Awards were announced recently. As expected, many bloggers have commented on their disappointment with the number of misfires. I doubt that these same bloggers have seen the majority of the films listed, so it is a bit unfair that they presume these 15 titles aren’t worthy of consideration. With that said, I can say that two of the best films I’ve seen »
- Ricky
DVD Review: Errol Morris Continues Incredible Legacy With ‘Tabloid’
4 November 2011 11:19 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Errol Morris is not just a great “documentary” filmmaker, he’s one of the most important living directors. His work is wildly entertaining but not often give deserved credit for being as influential as any filmmaker of his generation. His latest, “Tabloid,” recently released on DVD, is another gem about a unique personality — the director’s speciality. With a bizarre blend of stories that are too ridiculous to be true, Joyce McKinney almost seems to have been designed as a Morris creation. It’s a shame that no bonus material is available for the DVD-only release, but the movie itself is a gem.
DVD Rating: 4.0/5.0
One of the brilliant things about Morris’ work is his refusal to judge his subjects. “Fast, Cheap, & Out of Control,” “Sick,” “Mr. Death,” his TV series “First Person” — his films often feature what could politely be called “unique personalities” (and, impolitely, totally crazy). Joyce McKinney »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Exploring The Twilight Zone, Episode #81: "Nothing in the Dark"
3 October 2011 5:01 PM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
The baton returns to Twitch for our alternating coverage with Film School Rejects of the original "Twilight Zone" series, as we dive straight back to the first episode of 1962, with Robert Redford as a wounded policeman seeking help from an old lady who fears he is Mr. Death. The Twilight Zone, Episode #81: "Nothing in the Dark" (original air date January 5, 1962) The Plot: Wanda Dunn (Gladys Cooper), a little old lady, is sleeping in tiny apartment on a snowy night. Noises outside wake her up; she hears shots fired, and then there's a knock at the door. A man claiming to be a policeman (Robert Redford) asks for help, but she refuses to open up, believing him to be somebody else. Rod »
Film Review: Over-Produced, Misguided ‘Chasing Madoff’ Buries the Lead
2 September 2011 4:51 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – What Errol Morris does so well is very, very difficult. He takes unusual interview subjects (“Fast, Cheap, & Out of Control,” “Mr. Death), sometimes even with a political background (“The Fog of War,” “Standard Operating Procedure”) and makes them completely riveting. Clearly inspired by the Morris filmography, Jeff Prosserman’s “Chasing Madoff” attempts that blend of personality and history but falls flat on its face. Rarely has a documentary taken a more interesting story and told it in a more annoying manner.
Rating: 1.5/5.0
Chronicling the men who smelled something foul in the Bernie Madoff portfolio years before anyone paid attention to what would eventually become one of the stinkiest situations in the economic downfall, “Chasing Madoff” has interesting interview subjects at its core. I’d love to actually be able to sit down and listen to what they did without all the over-dramatization of this movie. I’m not sure »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Mr. Death Reveal New Album Details
29 August 2011 10:00 AM, PDT | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »
When your band's M.O. is raw, early '90s-style Swedish death metal, you might as well be up-front about it... and calling your band "Mr. Death" is a damn good start. Another nice touch is adopting the image of a group of blood-covered zombie businessmen, which is actually pretty unique for the genre. This fall, the band will be releasing the new full-length album Descending Through Ashes, the follow-up to their 2009 debut Detached From Life. We've got more details on the band and the new record posted below – including the cover art and complete tracklist – so go down for the lowdown! While their look might be more suited to horror-tinged alternative rock than death metal, Mr. Death are returning »
Errol Morris: The Hollywood Interview
18 July 2011 11:11 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
Joyce McKinney, the focal point of Errol Morris' lens in Tabloid.
Errol Morris Digs The Dirt With Tabloid
By Alex Simon
When Errol Morris’ documentary The Thin Blue Line hit movie screens in 1988, it helped jump-start the rather tired genre back to life again. After a renaissance of the documentary film in the 1960s through the early ‘70s from the likes of The Maysles Brothers (Gimme Shelter, Grey Gardens), D.A. Pennebaker (Don’t Look Back), and Robert Drew (Crisis, Primary), the documentary film seemed relegated to late night spots on local PBS affiliates, narrated by boozy British actors in the downslide of their careers. Morris’ tale of Randall Adams, a man not only wrongly jailed for murdering a Dallas cop in the late ‘70s, but convicted due to the testimony of the man who actually did it, was an intoxicating blend of first-person realism, film noir detective story, and very real moral outrage. »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Tabloid: This Beauty Queen is a Hoot
15 July 2011 6:45 AM, PDT | TribecaFilm.com | See recent Tribeca Film news »
For over 30 years, director Errol Morris has been making provocative documentaries about people ranging from the iconic (The Fog of War, A Brief History of Time) to the eccentric (Gates of Heaven, Mr. Death, Fast, Cheap and Out of Control). With his film The Thin Blue Line, he even rescued an innocent man (Randall Adams) from Death Row in Texas, which likely inspired the various 'innocence projects' that have sprung up in the 20 years since. So while his movies are hard to pigeonhole, one thing's for sure: anytime an Errol Morris movie hits theaters, it's an automatic must-see for serious fans of documentary. With his latest film, Morris - a former private investigator - U-turns from his recent serious fare (Standard Operating Procedure, Tff 2008) back to the absurd, and there's only one way to describe the result: Tabloid is a hoot. The story centers on the decades-old escapades of one Joyce McKinney, »
[Now Streaming] Your ‘Harry Potter,’ ‘Winnie the Pooh’ & ‘Tabloid’ Alternatives
14 July 2011 6:11 AM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to the worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch.
It’s a thrilling week in movies! Hordes of Potterheads will mob theaters at midnight to see the much-anticipated Battle of Hogwarts, while a silly old bear tumbles back with a new tale from the Hundred Acre Wood, and a master documentarian brings a twisted true tale to light. To take the excitement home, screen this selection of streaming features from the comfort of your couch.
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
In the final film of the world-thrilling film series, The Boy Who Lived (Daniel Radcliffe) prepares for the final showdown with He Who Must Not Be Named (Ralph Fiennes). But come on, you knew that! Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Alan Rickman co-star.
For more tales of magic and mayhem, try this »
- Kristy Puchko
Errol Morris on Tabloid Truth, Media Fury and Kissing Reality Goodbye
13 July 2011 11:00 AM, PDT | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
For a guy who has spent the last three decades mapping the contours of human frailty and folly, director Errol Morris is awfully upbeat about the future. Of course, his is not just any map: It illustrates redoubts of genius (A Brief History of Time, Mr. Death) and islands of quirk (Gates of Heaven, Vernon, Florida) in vast seas of systemic failure (The Thin Blue Line, the Oscar-winning The Fog of War, Standard Operating Procedure). Its moral compass points mysteriously inward, challenging viewers to orient themselves accordingly. His latest film, Tabloid, exists as its own sort of hemisphere in this schema, marking milestones of crime, gossip, sex, religion, love, science and indiscretion in the jaw-dropping story of Joyce McKinney. »
[Review] Tabloid
13 July 2011 6:56 AM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Academy Award-winning documentarian Errol Morris is known for fearlessly tackling controversy in his films, from Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. which famously chronicles the Forrest Gump-like story of a befuddled but well-meaning Holocaust denier, to Standard Operating Procedure which gives a voice to arguably the world’s most notorious Ugly American, Us Army reservist Lynndie England. With his latest doc, Tabloid, Morris gleefully indulges in frivolity, digging beneath the headlines of a sex-soaked scandal starring an American beauty queen that rocked the United Kingdom in the 1970s…and the results are shocking.
This demented doc centers on Joyce McKinney, a self-proclaimed “incurable romantic” and former Miss Wyoming who became a media sensation after her former lover, Mormon missionary Kirk Anderson, publicly accused her of chloroforming him, kidnapping him, and chaining him to a bed to rape him repeatedly in an ill-conceived attempt »
- Kristy Puchko
Hot Docs 2011: ‘Beauty Day’ more than just a story about the original Jackass
24 April 2011 3:40 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Beauty Day
Directed by Jay Cheel
2011, Canada
Most of the best documentary films are about outsiders, about people and events that exist within our society but reside in a fringe culture that most of us are unaware of or uneducated about. Whether examined for shock value, comedy, or in hopes of garnering some larger insight, outsiders have always been a staple, perhaps even a requirement, of engaging documentary film. From Errol Morris’ Mr. Death to Seth Gordon’s King of Kong, the best narrative documentaries revolve around subjects we can recognize as familiar enough to relate to in some way, but foreign enough to be novel and interesting. In Beauty Day, director Jay Cheel is fortunate enough to have found a perfect example of exactly that kind of compelling outsider and talented enough to craft more than just a voyeuristic look at his subject.
Beauty Day follows Ralph Zavadil, an »
- Mike Waldman
Three More Slasher Films Projects Announced!
25 January 2011 6:30 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Along with an adaptation of Steve Niles' Wake the Dead, former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash has announced three more films that have a great chance of falling under his Slasher Films banner. Dig it!
According to Bloody Disgusting "Slash has partnered with Michael Williams and Rob Eric of Scout Productions (Transsiberian, Session 9, The Fog of War, Mr. Death) and is in negotiations to acquire three new feature film packages under the shingle that will produce edgy, contemporary horror films.
The first film to be produced under the new moniker will be Nothing To Fear, a horror/thriller revolving around two young sisters and their family, who accidentally discover one of the seven gateways of Hell in a small town in rural Kansas. Several directors are currently circling the project, which is scheduled to shoot in Louisiana this summer.
Slasher Films is also negotiating to produce Vincenzo Natali's Theorem. »
- Uncle Creepy
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