VICE
As the old saying goes: Hindsight is 20-20. But therein lies the trap, the notion that since we can see the past clearly, we can also understand it. If history has taught us anything, untangling what we know from what … Continue reading VICE
Tag: Errol Morris
AMERICAN DHARMA
Blunt and poetic has always been Errol Morris’ strongest suit, and American Dharma is no exception. This time, the man before Morris is Steve Bannon, the architect behind Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, and, at one time, the most hated and feared … Continue reading AMERICAN DHARMA
THE B-SIDE: ELSA DORFMAN’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY
Elsa Dorfman isn’t interested in your soul; your surface is more than enough. And since the 1960s, Dorfman has photographed those surfaces with love and care from her studio in Cambridge, Massachusetts. And in Errol Morris’ documentary, The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s … Continue reading THE B-SIDE: ELSA DORFMAN’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY
The Show Must Go On: Dispatches from the 42nd Denver Film Festival
On Oct. 5, the Denver Film Society announced the full program for the 44th Denver Film Festival. Running November 3-14, this year’s DFF will be in-person and virtual, with plenty of activities and talks. I’ve been attending DFF since I was in … Continue reading The Show Must Go On: Dispatches from the 42nd Denver Film Festival
When I Paint My Masterpiece: Dispatches from the 2017 Telluride Film Festival
If it’s not a labor of love, then it’s a labor of something,” Errol Morris said, drawing a laugh from the Friday morning audience. Morris’s comment referred to his latest work, the four-and-a-half-hour docudrama Wormwood, but was applicable almost every time … Continue reading When I Paint My Masterpiece: Dispatches from the 2017 Telluride Film Festival
LIFE ITSELF
Steve James’ latest documentary, Life Itself, is a heartfelt look at one of the world’s most public and famous movie critics, Roger Ebert. A movie about a man who loved movies so much he practically lived inside them. James, whose … Continue reading LIFE ITSELF
Born On This Day — February 5, 1948
I don’t believe truth is conveyed by style and presentation. I don’t think that if it was grainy and full of handheld material, it would be any more truthful. Oddly enough, people don’t want truth. They want to avoid having … Continue reading Born On This Day — February 5, 1948
In Their Words — Tuesday, February 5, 2013
If everything was planned, it would be dreadful. If everything was unplanned, it would be equally dreadful. Cinema exists because there are elements of both in everything. There are elements of both in documentary. There are elements of both in … Continue reading In Their Words — Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Michael J. Cinema 