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Articles tagged "errol morris" PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 FeatureBest Complexities in 2008by Cynthia Fuchs[16.Jan.09] :. The most remarkable films of 2008 were small, smart, and complicated. While they're surely worth seeking out for their own pleasures, they also represent the sort of movies that will find theatrical releases even harder to manage in the shrinking economy. PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 Featured Article Film DVD ReviewStandard operating Procedureby Stuart Henderson[20.Nov.08] :. As with all his work, Morris approaches his subjects like a hawk, circling his prey, darting in here and there, tearing off a piece.  Short Ends and LeaderThere’s Nothing ‘Standard’ About this Documentaryby Bill Gibron[26.Jun.08] :. As the old saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. In the case of the horrifying images witnessed by the world as part of the investigation of Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, very little of said...  NewsMeet the people behind Abu Ghraib photosby Rene Rodriguez [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][19.Jun.08] :. NEW YORK - The old saying claims a picture is worth a thousand words. But in his new documentary “Standard Operating Procedure,” Oscar-winning filmmaker Errol Morris argues that a...  NewsAmerica’s (possibly) greatest documentary filmmaker focuses on Abu Ghraibby Colin Covert [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][22.May.08] :. Errol Morris is considered by many to be America’s greatest documentary filmmaker. He won an Oscar for “The Fog of War” (2003), his portrait of former Defense Secretary Robert... PopMatters PickFilm ReviewStandard Operating Procedureby Cynthia Fuchs[2.May.08] :. Errol Morris' new documentary, Standard Operating Procedure, remembers the pictures' effects -- the shock, the outrage, and the anger that greeted their release. The Errol Morris DVD Collection (2005) - PopMatters Film Review )by Cynthia Fuchs[25.Aug.05] :. Errol Morris' documentaries are strange, perfect journeys. The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons of Robert S. McNamara (2003) - PopMatters Film Review )by Cynthia Fuchs[23.Dec.03] :. It is a most provocative, potent, and important film. And as the current war against and occupation of Iraq continue, the film looms like a kind of shadow, an increasingly alarming cautionary tale. Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997) - PopMatters Film Review )by Scott Thill[10.Oct.02] :. . . . about the egomaniacal pursuit of what some in the military call 'command and control.'" Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999)by Tobias PetersonWhen he places an ad in the local paper to sell a used lethal injection machine, Fred Leuchter seems genuinely surprised to learn the ad has been pulled and banned from publication. To say the least, Leuchter appears out of touch with reality. |
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