The list includes some of morris major documentaries, but also many excellent short films and interviews directed by morris. In a 2002 interview with documentary filmmaker errol morris, trump elaborated on his love for citizen kane and reflected on what could be learned from welles portrait of publishing tycoon. His first feature, 1978s gates of heaven, is a wildly funny and surprisingly moving look at pet cemeteries, and the people who invest an. This is a pretty terrible description of the film as a matter of fact i dont even remember that subject discussed, but its been a while my vote for a list addition is american movie. Five favorite films with errol morris documentary standard operating procedure hits dvd shelves, director errol morris stopped by the rotten tomatoes show on current tv to share his five favorite films. One of americas top documentary filmmakers, errol morris, turns his attention to the outrageous and nearly unbelievable story of joyce mckinney. Morris s top 10 picks, below, include films by herzog and luis bunuel. Errol morris talks new documentary heading to netflix. Check out his diverse list of movies in the video below.
But until 2003s the fog of war, morris was shunned by the academy awards. I highly suggest everyone who loves documentaries watch this. Errol morris is the best doc filmmaker alive by far imo. The list includes some of morris major documentaries, but also many excellent short films and interviews directed by morris over the years. Errol morris latest documentary is a long, detailed interview with former us defence secretary donald rumsfeld, who proves a slippery customer despite morris attempts to pin him down. Errol morris, a vida real cabe no bolso, avenida almirante. Perhaps no filmmaker has shaped the art of contemporary documentary storytelling more than errol morris, a directordetective whose portraits of everyday oddballs and cultural icons alike are investigations into the human condition and the elusive nature of truth. In 1975, a bombshell report ties his death to a topsecret experiment. Directed by acclaimed documentary filmmaker, errol morris the thin blue line, a brief history of time is his examination of the extraordinary life of physicist, stephen hawking. Errol morris the thin blue line 1988 the thin blue line is a 1988 documentary film by errol morris, depicting the story of randall dale adams, a man convicted and sentenced to life in prison for a murder he did not commit. These are the three films that first made errol morris s name as a documentary filmmaker, defining a unique artist with an unsparing eye for the truththe truth of human behavior or legal authority. Early errol morris documentary intersplices random chatter he captured on film of the genuinely eccentric residents of vernon, florida. Briefly, a drifter randall adams ran out of gas and was picked up by a 16yearold runaway david harris.
This weeks guest is documentary filmmaker errol morris. If there was ever a hell on earth, its dallas county. Ten greatest films of all time roger ebert roger ebert. American dharma offers a fascinating glimpse of a political influencers public persona and a frustrating missed opportunity to interrogate his actions and stated beliefs. The mystery of the nevada triangle documentary hd duration. While deep water often trumps melodramatic musical cues and interstitial vignettes even errol morris would. Errol morris flawed steve bannon doc shows us what we. Errol morris and elsa dorfman discuss the power of the. The chance meeting not only changed the subject matter. In this genrebending tale, errol morris explores the mysterious death of a u.
Part detective, part philosopher, part poet, part iconoclast, errol morris is one of the most important and influential nonfiction filmmakers of his generation. Later that night, they drank some beer, smoked some marijuana, and went to the movies. Thirty errol morris movies that can be streamed april 23, 2014 6. The appeal of a film like american dharma, errol morris s new documentary on steve. Documentary royalty errol morris and wim wenders have lent their names as executive producers to drones documentary national bird, which debuts in berlin this week. His films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with unique talents in obscure fields, or individuals who are in conflict with nature. Errol morris s unique documentary dramatically reenacts the crime scene and investigation of a police officers murder in dallas, texas. The moment free in a short documentary by errol morris, bob geldof talks about the greatest day in his lifestepping on the stage of live. Thirty errol morris movies that can be streamed metafilter. Mcnamara won the oscar for best documentary feature. Errol morris 2018 former white house chief strategist, ceo of the 2016 trump campaign and executive chairman of the farright news site breitbart news, steve bannon sits down with filmmaker errol morris for an extensive interview. A metafilter community member who goes by the name of going to maine has pulled together a list of thirty errol morris movies that can be streamed on youtube. His 1988 documentary the thin blue line is cited among the best and most influential documentaries ever made. Through his role as advisor to donald trump, many describe bannon as the architect of trumpism.
Errol morris says he had been considering making a film about elsa dorfman for a long time, partially to preserve a record of elsa herself, and partially to. Errol morris is an oscar winning filmmaker who has been making documentaries for over thirtyfive years, and is one of the few documentarian directors that casual moviegoers can name. Blows my mind that shows like first person and the this american life television series seem to always get cancelled after a season or two especially in spite of the deserved acclaim or awards they usually get. And idfa will also show six morris films starting with his first, gates of heaven 1978. The racy mormon sex scandal behind tabloid film huffpost. Werner herzog and errol morris talk about the act of killing duration. His 1988 documentary the thin blue line is cited among the best and most. Errol morris s films include the act of killing, the thin blue line, the fog of war, the look of silence. Shes a former miss wyoming beauty queen who gained a great deal of notoriety after being accused of kidnapping a young mormon missionary, restraining him in chains and raping him in england in 1977. Bannon, american dharma, falls squarely into that trap. Petrone, ann marie 53, of concord, massachusetts, beloved wife of james eastland, died on july 11th at their home in concord after a long battle with cancer.
I had no idea bannon became a documentary filmmaker because of me. Errol mark morris is an american film director primarily of documentaries examining and investigating, among other things, authorities and eccentrics. Opinion the devil in steve bannon the new york times. But the thin blue line is interesting to choose right now because now there is a resurgence of true crime documentaries a lot of them are series like making a murderer or the jinx. He has often been compared to german director werner herzog, another pioneer whose techniques have been copied and modified time and time again. Means salt lake tribune rns not even an oscarwinning documentary filmmaker like errol morris is immune from the allure of a salacious sex scandal. After all, this is the guy who actually ate a shoe after losing a bet with documentary filmmaker errol morris find 30 of his films online. Frequent visual asides to scenes from some of his favorite old hollywood films. The act of killing is a profound, complex documentary that asks. His documentaries set the standard for evidencebased, truthseeking cinematic investigations. Morris the fog of war was reading his newspaper in 2008 and came across an associated press story about an american woman who had.
Born and raised in long island, new york, morris studied history and philosophy in college before moving to filmmaking. The celebrated filmmaker errol morris has a new documentary and candid remarks about donald trumps dyspeptic strategist. Morris s films have won many awards, including an oscar for the fog of war, the grand jury prize at the sundance film festival for a brief history of time, the silver bear at the berlin international film festival for standard operating procedure, and the edgar from the mystery writers of america for the thin blue line. The best documentaries of all time include controversial classics by michael moore and brilliant concert films by jonathan demme and martin scorsese. The 20 best youtube documentaries you can watch right now. Morris first two films won much acclaim gates of heaven 1978 and vernon, florida 1981. Storyvilles nick fraser on the power of the documentary form. Errol morris documentary allows bannon a clear avenue to explain the perils of what future generations could easily face if globalism prevails. Errol morris, an american documentary filmmaker and writer, is one of the most innovative and trendsetting narrative storytellers alive today. Oppenheimer, and executive producers werner herzog and errol morris. In 1953, army scientist frank olson takes a fatal plunge from a hotel window.
Death, but in doing so met randall adams, a man convicted of murder and sentenced to death. It is widely considered one of the great documentaries of alltime and is known as errol morris best work. Establishing his offbeat vision immediately with his first two documentaries gates of heaven and vernon, floridawry and. Eberts best film lists1967 present gates of heaven this film, not to be confused in any way with heavens gate or with gates of hell, for that matter is a bottomless mystery to me, infinitely fascinating. Born and raised in long island, new york, morris studied history. A documentary on a former miss wyoming who is charged with abducting and imprisoning a young mormon missionary.
The act of killing is an awardwinning documentary that examines a country where. Errol mark morris born february 5, 1948 is an american film director primarily of documentaries examining and investigating, among other things, authorities and eccentrics. Made in the late 1970s by errol morris, it would appear to be a documentary about some people involved in a couple of pet cemeteries in northern california. Like such documentary masters as jean rouch and frederick wiseman, morris delves into vexing philosophical issues of death, identity, and society. Port of call new orleans, he was asked by the folks over at rotten tomatoes to list his top 5 movies. Originally errol morris was doing research for a planned documentary on psychiatrist dr. Director errol morris has got so many movies that i love and there are so many other documentaries that i love too. A cinematic portrait of the life and career of the infamous american execution device designer and holocaust denier. In an interview with business insider, filmmaker, author, and overall jackofalltrades, errol morris, discussed his sixpart documentary series thats headed to netflix when its finished.
Elsa dorfmans portrait photography theatrical release june 30th. Every year the international documentary film festival amsterdam. Morris, unlike counterparts alex gibney and michael moore allows his subjects a balanced point of view wregards to their ideas. The errol morris dvd collection gates of heaventhe thin. Here you will be able to watch for free and download bluray yify movies in excellent 720p. Proof that films can actually change lives with verifiable results.
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