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In 1988 when the Errol Morris film ”The Thin Blue Line” was screened for the Academy doc branch to be eligible for an Oscar, it was allegedly stopped after only 10 minutes following the first recreation scene and disqualified. What Morris did with the Thin Blue Line, was to revolutionize nonfiction filmmaking. His reenactments were Roshomon like from the POV of different people. The Academy apparently got over their sentiments about reenactments as Morris won the Oscar in 2003 for his documentary ”The Fog of War.”
In The Pigeon Tunnel he has a conversation with best-selling author David Cornwell, aka John le Carré who is the master of fictional espionage based in no small part on his own spying history. BTW, did you know that before Errol Morris was a director, he was a private detective? The Pigeon Tunnel will premiere on AppleTV+ October 20th.
Christopher Reeve played the Man of Steel in four films, but his real superpowers didn’t emerge until after his tragic accident. Filmmakers Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui, who made Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, speak with Westdoc about their long journey to get the film made, Reeve’s...
Published 11/19/24
Four extraordinary artists — an older couple moving toward the end, a younger couple chronicling the journey — come together to make ”Two Strangers Trying Not To Kill Each Other.” Filmmakers Jacob Perlmutter and Manon Ouimet spent a year living with world famous photographer Joel Meyerowitz and...
Published 11/19/24