Tag: The Thin Blue Line
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Errol Morris and Werner Herzog Planned To Dig Up a Grave for a Movie
Errol Morris may be one of the most respected and influential filmmakers working today. From his classic documentaries like The Thin Blue Line to the commercials he did for Miller High Life, his style of filmmaking has been a source of endless inspiration for documentarians since he first picked up a camera. Yet, when you…
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This Documentary Shows That True Crime Can Be Done Tastefully
True-crime film and television has become quite possibly the most prominent genre to emerge in the last 10 to 20 years. It has spawned films, shows, books, podcasts, podcasts about films and shows, podcasts about those podcasts, and so on. True crime has seeped into every conceivable facet of life, and while it may be…
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Errol Morris Docu About British Spy David Cornwell Sets Apple TV+ Premiere – Film News in Brief
Errol Morris’ Documentary About British Spy and Author David Cornwell Sets Apple TV+ PremiereErrol Morris’s feature documentary “The Pigeon Tunnel” will make its global premiere on Apple TV+ on Oct. 20. “The Thin Blue Line” documentarian takes audiences into the life of former British spy David Cornwell, known to most as author John le Carré,…
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‘The Lost Sons’ Review: A Documentary Mystery About a Kidnapped Baby…and the Haunted Adult He (Maybe) Grows Up to Be
The documentary as true-life suspense mystery came to the fore, and might have been invented, by Errol Morris, when he released “The Thin Blue Line” in 1988. It was the rare nonfiction film that had a demonstrable real-world impact. Beyond that, the movie forged a uniquely gripping experience by presenting itself as a kind of…
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‘Documentary Now!’ Season 3 Review: Musicals, Cults, and Bowling Make for a Hilarious, Diverse Run
Documentary Now! is a miracle of a TV show. I still can’t quite believe it exists, let alone is now on the cusp of airing a third season. The IFC series was created by Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers, and Rhys Thomas as a love letter of sorts to the documentary genre, as each…