Features
Wednesday, January 12 2011
The Best Films of 2010
Among this year's winners include a fake documentary, a comedy about Jihad, a vampire story NOT dealing with tacky tween romance, a haunting hillbilly noir, and an elegant tale about clones. Not necessarily the usual cinematic suspects.
Friday, May 7 2010
Pal, You Better Follow the Story or You're Cooked, Says Alex Gibney
Alex Gibney says, "The reason I hate the whole bad apple thing is because it allows us as human beings to completely disengage, to say, 'I'd never do anything bad, because I'm good.'"
Reviews
Tuesday, September 27 2011
Alex Gibney's 'Catching Hell': The Anguish of What Might Have Been
Catching Hell is premised on Bartman's absence, his refusal to be interviewed as this intimates the pain he endures, but also his absence in the many images made of him, and the ongoing needs of observers to define and possess him.
Tuesday, January 25 2011
A Likeness to Icarus: 'Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer'
Much like the federal affidavit in the Emperor’s Club case, Client 9 teases our imagination with a trail of clues, yet there’s ultimately little payoff or satisfaction.
Monday, January 10 2011
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Client 9 looks at the artfulness that makes up all our lives.
Monday, November 15 2010
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Client 9 brilliantly situates Eliot Spitzer's bad behavior and questionable character in multiple broader contexts, all in flux by definition.
Friday, May 7 2010
Casino Jack and the United State of Money
Unable to film Jack Abramoff in prison, Casino Jack finds a series of ingenious solutions -- elegant, funny, and preposterous ways to sort out the man's thinking and contexts.
Blogs
Wednesday, April 28 2010
Alarmist Documentaries About Money, Power and the Evaporation of Privacy. Fun!
In a true sign of the times, alarmist films about our precarious times screen at the Independent Film Festival of Boston. Meaney checks out Casino Jack and the United States of Money and Erasing David.
News
Thursday, July 10 2008
Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney goes 'Gonzo'
In February, Alex Gibney took home the Academy Award for best documentary feature for "Taxi to the Dark Side," his eerie investigation into charges of…
