THE B-SIDE: ELSA DORFMAN’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY (2016) Featuring Elsa Dorfman. Directed by Errol Morris. Distributed by Neon. 76 minutes. Rated R. Errol Morris is arguably the best documentarian of the last 30-40 years. He’s certainly one of the most diverse. In recent years, he is best known for doing long, detailed interview films with men … Continue reading
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David Rasche, Zach Woods & Armando Ianucci – Taking Cheney/Rumsfeld to Task, Two Actors and a Director Step In the Loop
David Rasche, Zach Woods & Armando Ianucci Taking Cheney/Rumsfeld to Task, Two Actors and a Director Step In the Loop by Brad Balfour When actor David Rasche came into the room, I knew this was going to be a different kind of interview session just as In The Loop is a different kind of political … Continue reading
Alex Gibney Rides the Taxi to the Dark Side
ALEX GIBNEY RIDES THE TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE by Brad Balfour Having previously made The Trials of Henry Kissinger and Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, documentary director Alex Gibney has become an expert on people corrupted by and abusing their power. A prize–winner at last spring’s Tribeca Film Festival, few films resonate like Taxi to the … Continue reading
Fahrenheit 9/11 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
FAHRENHEIT 9/11 (2004) Starring Michael Moore, George W. Bush, Cpl. Abdul Henderson, Lila Lipscomb, Condoleezza Rice, Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney, John Ashcroft, Colin Powell, Osama Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, Al Gore, Paul Wolfowitz and George H.W. Bush. Written by Michael Moore. Directed by Michael Moore. Distributed by Lions Gate Pictures. 116 minutes. Rated R. All … Continue reading
The Fog of War (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE FOG OF WAR (2004) Featuring Robert McNamara. Directed by Errol Morris. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 106 minutes. Rated PG-13. Some people are born for greatness. Some have it thrust upon them. Some people just stumble into it. Looking back over his life, Robert McNamara never seems to have planned or expected to play … Continue reading