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Francis Ford Coppola praised Werner Herzog as an “encyclopaedia” in awarding him the honorary Golden Lion at the opening of the 2025 Venice Film Festival.

“He not only can fill the pages of an encyclopaedia, Werner is one,” said Coppola, in his first public appearance since he underwent a heart procedure in Rome this month. “If Werner has limits, I don’t know what they are. Werner’s life and his very existence sends a challenge to everyone out there: top me if you can. And all of us truly wonder if anyone ever will.

“Werner, I will eat my hat...

Gold Derby can exclusively reveal all episodes entered as 2025 Emmy Award submissions for the comedy, drama, and limited categories. Each program submits six episodes from this past season. Each lead, supporting, and guest performer submits one episode. Television Academy voters are asked to watch each of the titles entered for that category before marking their ballots. Note that all episodes are entered for the limited series and limited actor/actress categories.

Comedian Nate Bargatze hosts the Primetime Emmys on Sept. 14 for CBS. The Creative Arts ceremonies are held the weekend of Sept. 6-7.

Comedy Series:

Abbott Elementary – “Girard Creek,” “Dad Fight,” “Karaoke,” “Ringworm,” “100th Day of School,” “Volunteers”

The Bear – “Tomorrow,” “Next,” “Doors,” “Napkins,” “Ice Chips,” “Forever”

Hacks – “Big, Brave Girl,” “Cover Girls,” “I Love L.A.,” “Mrs. Table,” “Witch of the Week,” “A Slippery Slope”

Nobody Wants This – “Pilot,” “A Shiksa Walks Into a Temple,” “The Ick,” “Wags,” “Rebecca’s...

Gold Derby can exclusively reveal the 48 episodes entered as 2025 Emmy Award submission for the eight Best Comedy Series nominees. Each program submits six episodes from this past season. Television Academy voters are asked to watch each of the episodes entered for that category before marking their ballots.

The complete list of submissions for this category is below:

Abbott Elementary (ABC)

“Girard Creek,” “Dad Fight,” “Karaoke,” “Ringworm,” “100th Day of School,” “Volunteers”

The Bear (FX)

“Tomorrow,” “Next,” “Doors,” “Napkins,” “Ice Chips,” “Forever”

Hacks (HBO Max)

“Big, Brave Girl,” “Cover Girls,” “I Love LA,” “Mrs. Table,” “Witch of the Week,” “A Slippery Slope”

Nobody Wants This (Netflix)

“Pilot,” “A Shiksa Walks Into a Temple,” “The Ick,” “Wags,” “Rebecca’s Box”, “Bat Mitzvah Crashers”

Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

“Once Upon a Time in the West,” “Gates of Heaven,” “Adaptation,” “Blow-Up,” “Valley of the Dolls,” “My Best Friend’s Wedding”

Shrinking (Apple TV+)

“Jimmying,...

In Chaos: The Manson Murders, Oscar-winning director Errol Morris delves into the shadowy and complex narrative of the Manson family murders. The documentary, out now on Netflix, explores the darkest corners of recent history to unpack the potential conspiracy surrounding the killings. Unraveling a tangled tale involving the CIA, LSD, the JFK assassination, the Manson family, and Los Angeles attorney Vincent Bugliosi, the prosecutor whose 1974 bestseller Helter Skelter chronicled the Manson trial, the film casts doubt on the official story of the 1960s’ most infamous killing spree.

The documentary invites viewers to question the roles of well-known players and powerful institutions alike in a thought-provoking exploration of the tumultuous era’s cultural and political undercurrents.

“I’ve found myself trapped in a number of different true-crime stories, and the Manson murders are peculiar,” Morris told Netflix. “You could encapsulate the mystery in just...

The beloved “Star Wars” sequel “The Empire Strikes Back” is set to open this year’s TCM Classic Film Festival on April 24, with director George Lucas presenting the film for its 45th anniversary.

“’The Empire Strikes Back’ is like ‘The Godfather Part II.’ Yes, technically, they’re sequels, the second movie in a series. But they are so much more,” TCM’s primetime anchor Ben Mankiewicz said in a statement. “The first ‘Star Wars’ picture in 1977 ignited a new era in Hollywood and turned a generation of young people into passionate movie fans for life. Then, somehow, three years later, along comes ‘Empire,’ which might even be better. It’s a stunning accomplishment and surely stands one of the great achievements in the history of film.”

Additional titles that will screen at this year’s TCM Classic Film Festival include “The Fabulous Baker Boys,” “The Lady Eve,” “Cinderella,” “Apocalypse Now,...

American Cinematheque’s This Is Not A Fiction Festival is returning for its second season.

The festival launched last year with screenings of Thank You, Good Night: The Bon Jovi Story, featuring a Jon Bon Jovi Q&a and Morgan Neville’s Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces.

It is now returning with a slew of new premieres, screenings and appearances from the likes of Conan O’Brien, Survivor’s Jeff Probst, Errol Morris and Documentary Now!’s Bill Hader and Fred Armisen.

The second season premiere of Max’s Conan O’Brien Must Go will kick off the event on April 9 with a Q&a with the Oscars host.

The event, which runs through April 17, will also feature a 10th anniversary screening of IFC’s Documentary Now! and Probst is hosting Tribute to Survivor: An Evening with Jeff Probst.

Morris will be honored with a retrospective that includes Gates of Heaven,...

Wicked, Nosferatu, Conclave, Shogun, The Penguin, Fallout and Squid Game were among the winners at the Art Directors Guild Awards on Saturday night.

The 29th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards were handed out by the Art Director’s Guild (Adg, IATSE Local 800) at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown during an event hosted by comedian Rachael Harris.

The Adg wins will have the attention of those looking for signs of who will take the Academy Award for production design. The winner of the Adg’s fantasy film honor have taken home the production design Oscar three times in the past six years, with Poor Things, Dune and Black Panther all going on to win the Oscar. The period film winner also won the Oscar twice during this period, with Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Mank taking home statues. But in 2023, Babylon took home the Adg period win, but...

The Art Directors Guild (Adg, IATSE Local 800) has announced the nominees for its 29th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards, set to be held Feb. 15 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.

Feature nominees include the production designers on A Complete Unknown, The Brutalist, Gladiator II, Nosferatu and Saturday Night in the period film category; Alien: Romulus, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Dune: Part Two, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and Wicked for fantasy film; and Civil War, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, The Substance and Twisters in the contemporary film category.

Over the past six years, the winner of the Adg’s fantasy film prize has gone on to win the Academy Award for production design three times: Poor Things in 2024, Dune in 2022 and Black Panther in 2019. During that time, the winner of the period film prize won the production design Oscar twice: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in 2020 and Mank in 2021. In 2023, the...

“Wicked,” “Dune: Part 2,” “Conclave,” “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” “Emilia Pérez,” “Nosferatu” and “The Brutalist” were among the film nominees for the 29th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards, which the Art Directors Guild announced on Thursday. Notably, Steve McQueen’s WWII drama “Blitz” and Pablo Larraín’s Maria Callas fantasia “Maria” were shut out.

On the TV side, “Shōgun,” naturally, scored yet another nomination to add to its Mt. Everest of accolades. “Pachinko,” “Bridgerton,” “Fallout” “Slow Horses,” “Squid Game,” “Hacks” and “Only Murders in the Building” were also nominated.

“This year’s nominees showcase the incredible artistry and vision that define our craft and our industry,” award show producers Michael Allen Glover, Adg, and Megan Elizabeth Bell, Adg, said in a joint statement. “We’re thrilled to bring the Guild together to celebrate the achievements of these incredible Production Designers and their Art Departments.”

The Adg Awards celebrate achievement in production design in movies,...

Awards-season regulars A Complete Unknown, The Brutalist, Dune: Part Two, Wicked, Conclave, Emilia Pérez and The Substance are among the nominees revealed Thursday for the Art Directors Guild’s 29th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards.

A Complete Unknown and The Brutalist, the latter coming off a Best Picture – Drama win at the Golden Globes on Sunday, are nominated in the Period Feature Film Category, joined by Gladiator II, Nosferatu and Saturday Night. In the Fantasy category, Dune 2 and Wicked are up against Alien: Romulus, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.

This year’s Contemporary nominees are Conclave, Emilia Pérez, The Substance, Civil War and Twisters.

Last year, the Adg bestowed its top movie honors to Poor Things for Fantasy, Oppenheimer for Period and Saltburn for Contemporary, with Poor Things and designers James Price and Shona Heath going on to win the Oscar for Production Design.

In TV,...

Hulu's hit series, Only Murders in the Building, melds comedy and mystery as it follows three neighbors who host a true-crime podcast together. The unlikely trio consists of Mabel (Selena Gomez), a clever young woman who lacks direction, Charles (Steve Martin), a lonely washed-up actor, and Oliver (Martin Short), an eccentric Broadway producer prone to exaggeration. In each season, the team of amateur detectives looks into a new murder tied to the Arconia, the New York apartment building where they live.

Charles' longtime friend and former stunt double Sazz (Jane Lynch) is murdered in the Season 3 finale, and the fourth season focuses on the investigation into her death. Simultaneously, the team must deal with Bev Melon (Molly Shannon), an executive from Paramount Pictures who is adapting their podcast into a major motion picture.

Mabel, Charles, and Oliver Take a Trip to Tinsel Town Season 4, Episode 1: "Once Upon a Time in the West...

As one Oliver Putnam (Martin Short) says, “Pack your bags, we’re going to Hollywood/the movies!” Only Murders in the Building is about to be a major murder picture.I

Season 4 of Hulu’s cozy murder mystery series arrives Tuesday, August 27, and the ensemble cast will make it the biggest installment yet. The story will go bicoastal with yet another murder in the Arconia and the Hollywood treatment of Mabel’s (Selena Gomez), Charles’ (Steve Martin) and Oliver’s podcast in Los Angeles.

For the full episode release guide, find details about Season 4 below:

When does Only Murders in the Building Season 4 premiere?

Season 4 debuts on Tuesday, August 27.

How many episodes are in Season 4 of Only Murders in the Building?

Season 4 contains 10 episodes, just as the past three seasons have.

Mabel (Selena Gomez) and Tobert (Jesse Williams) in Only Murders in the Building

Are new episodes streaming weekly or all at once?...

After episode 3 ended with such a major cliffhanger, one would have expected the fourth episode of Only Murders in the Building season 4 would have picked up right where we left off. Instead, the episode kills teh momentum the previous episode built, but fear not! By the time the episode comes to a close, the show does a brilliant job of building that momentum back up with a closing scene that is sure to leave fans on the edge of their seats between episodes!

Warning: The following contains spoilers from Only Murders in the Building season 4 episode 4, “The Stunt Man.”

Charles dreams a little dream of Sazz

The episode begins with what turns out to be a nightmare for Charles, a dream in which he’s following Sazz through the woods aimlessly. When he asks her where she’s heading, she simply tells him, “Paradise,” before we hear gunfire and Charles awakens from the dream.

The true-crime aficionados return for the fourth season of Only Murders in the Building and, following in the footsteps of last season, bring along with them an array of surprises for fans of musical theater. Continuing to contribute to its gleaming reputation, Only Murders in the Building season 4 features a great cast, including Richard Kind, who comes from the stage and screen boasting a new tribute to the talent of Mel Brooks.

John Hoffman and Steve Martin's critically acclaimed series stars Steve Martin himself, Martin Short and Selena Gomez as the respective Arconia residents, Charles, Oliver and Mabel. This season's investigation leads the trio into the West side of the building in the search for Sazz Pataki's murderer in Only Murders in the Building, where audiences are introduced to the new character, the eccentric Vince Fish (Richard Kind). However, there have been numerous tributes to Mel Brooks throughout all...

This week’s Only Murders in the Building does a perfect job of bringing together this season’s two primary storylines as the Only Murder group teams up with their movie counterparts for what shaped up to be one of the funniest episodes of the season so far.

Now, before we get into the thick of things, it goes without saying that spoilers are ahead for this week’s episode, so if you haven’t yet watched be warned that spoilers are coming!

As the episode opens, Mabel, Oliver, and Charles are putting together their murder board when they get some unexpected assistance from Detective Donna. Turns out the feds have taken over the case and they don’t want to work with her, so she’s come to give the Only Murders group a few pieces of intel to help them out – knowing full well they won’t drop their investigation.

Only two episodes into its fourth season and Only Murders in the Building is already amping up its most recent mystery. While the Arconia has always had its secrets, a whole new side of the building was revealed in Gates of Heaven. Following the murder of Sazz (Jane Lynch), Oliver (Martin Short) and Mabel (Selena Gomez) realize that the bullet that killed their friend was likely meant for Charles (Steve Martin). Thus, their investigation into the west side of the building gets underway. But what awaits them is something much darker and more twisted than anything theyve experienced before, even in a building with so much murder. Its the perfect way to heighten the mystery and up the ante of the show overall.

Warning: There are spoilers ahead for Only Murders in the Building season 4, episode 2, "Gates of Heaven."Only Murders in the Building continues to expand its cast in season 4 with the Arconia's Westies. New York City's Arconia apartment building has been the central setting of the series, as the place where Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin), Oliver Putnam (Martin Short), and Mabel Mora (Selena Gomez) live, along with being the location where each season's murder has occurred. Only Murders in the Building season 4 began with a temporary setting change as Charles, Oliver, and Mabel headed to Los Angeles due to a movie about their podcast being made, but the series has since returned to the Arconia.

The trio's Arconia building neighbors have been integral to past seasons, with season 1's murder victim, Tim Kono (Julian Chi), and season 2's victim, Bunny Folger (Jayne Houdyshell) both being building residents. Other neighbors have ranged...

Warning: The following contains spoilers from Season 4, Episode 2 of Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building.

Charles receives a most unwelcome visitor during Tuesday’s Only Murders in the Building.

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What Message Did Sazz Write in Her Blood in Only Murders in the Building S4E2? - Main Image

Sazz may have been murdered in cold blood, but she left a cryptic message in Only Murders in the Building. The trio of Charles, Oliver, and Mabel are left to decipher it. Thankfully, season 4 episode 2 shows us exactly that.

Spoiler Warning: This article contains major spoilers for Only Murders in the Building, so proceed with caution.

Sazz Technically Didn't Disappear Without Saying Anything

Sazz (played by Jane Lynch) was murdered in the finale episode of Only Murders in the Building season 3, and the mystery behind her death continued in the premiere of season 4.

This leaves Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short), and Mabel (Selena Gomez) with a few clues to examine in Charles's apartment. One of these clues includes the bloodstains she left on the floor.

While the stain had been wiped off,...

Why is Mabel Homeless in Only Murders in the Building Season 4? Why She Left the Arconia - Main Image

One of the first things we hear about Mabel's living situation is the fact that she describes herself as "homeless", which leads fans to ask: why is Mabel homeless in Only Murders in the Building season 4?

What exactly happened to the Arconia apartment she had been staying at since the show's debut? How does she even pay rent? Well, here's what we know.

Spoiler Warning: This article contains major spoilers for Only Murders in the Building, so proceed with caution.

Mabel is the "Homeless, Jobless, Mumbling, Millennial Charm" in Season 4

In the premiere of Only Murders in the Building season 4, Oliver (played by Martin Short) and Mabel Mora (Selena Gomez) come over to Charles' (Steve Martin) apartment to break some news.

Right after Oliver enters Charles' home, Mabel gives a little...

“Only Murders in the Building” is back for Season 4, once again bringing a murder with it. Charles, Mabel and Oliver really don’t have great luck in avoiding that.

But the show will also bring some very famous faces into the mix as story for the fourth season finds the trio getting a proper Hollywood movie made about them. In addition to the actors playing them, fans will also see some beloved returning cast members. But more on that momentarily.

First and foremost, we need to get into when you can actually watch the new episodes. Well, here’s everything you need to know.

When does “Only Murders in the Building” season 4 come out?

Season 4 premieres on Tuesday, August 27th.

Where is it streaming?

Once again, new episodes of the series are streaming exclusively on Hulu.

Are the episodes released weekly or all at once?

In keeping with past seasons,...

Only Murders in the Building season 4 premieres August 27, 2024, with 10 episodes released weekly on Hulu. Season 4 adds new stars like Melissa McCarthy and Molly Shannon, promising an exciting Hollywood investigation. Fans can watch the new episodes at 12am Pst/3am Est, with the trio uncovering a new mystery in L.A.

Only Murders in the Building is coming back for season 4 on Hulu, but when will the new episodes release and what time will they premiere on the streaming service? As usual, season 3 ended on a shocking cliffhanger that sets up a new mystery for the trio to investigate. At the end of the finale, Sazz came by the plays afterparty to speak to Charles. But when she went into Charles apartment, she was shot by an unknown assailant. Season 4 will presumably pick up with the trio investigating Sazzs shooting and trying to find the culprit.

Much like the previous seasons,...

If you have been waiting for a new season of your favorite murder mystery comedy series Only Murders in the Building. It soon premiers on Hulu with an even more glamorous season starring even bigger stars than its previous seasons. Created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman, the Hulu series is going to resolve the cliffhanger at the end of Season 3.

Only Murders in the Building Season 4 will see the trio trying to solve the murder of Charles’ longtime stunt double Sazz Pataki. While all that is happening, the crew is also invited to Hollywood because a movie based on their podcast is being made. So, if you loved the murder, the mystery, and most importantly the comedy in Only Murders in the Building and are waiting patiently for Season 4, you can find the release dates for all of its episodes below:

Only Murders in the Building Season 4 – Episode Guide...

Quick Navigation The Silver Boots – Barbarella (1968) Rosie Beltzer’s Shoes – JoJo Rabbit (2019) The Parrish Sneakers – Jumanji (1995) The Edible Shoe? – Werner Herzog Eats a Shoe (1980) The One Red Shoe – The Man With One Red Shoe (1985) The Magic Jordans – Like Mike (2002) The Knife Boots – From Russia With Love (1963) The Cobbler’s Shoes – The Cobbler (2014) The Red Shoes – The Red Shoes (1948) The Ruby Slippers – The Wizard of Oz (1939) The Scuffed Jordans – Do the Right Thing (1989) Nike Air Mags – Back to the Future Part II (1989) Forrest Gump’s Nike Cortez – Forrest Gump (1994) Data’s Slick Shoes – The Goonies (1985) Cinderella’s Little Glass Slippers – Cinderella (1950)

Shoes have always been one of the most overlooked aspects of our wardrobes in everyday life.

However, this may change soon, as the rise of the “sneakerhead” has renewed attention and appreciation for footwear in general. In this article, we’ll look at some of cinema history’s most iconic and instantly recognizable shoes.

Horse Jumper of Love are back with the announcement of their new studio album, Disaster Trick, due on August 16th via Run For Cover Records.

Disaster Trick was recorded with producer Alex Farrar, and marks the first full-length release from Horse Jumper of Love since frontman Dimitri Giannopoulos got sober. “This was the first album I’ve ever done where I went into it with a very clear mind,” he said in a statement. “In the past, we would just show up at a studio, drink, and record. Here, everything felt purposeful.”

Along with the announcement of Disaster Trick, the band shared its latest single “Wink,” featuring guest vocals by Wednesday’s Karly Kartzman. “I was inspired by a Russian short story called ‘Leaves’ by Dimitry Bakin,” Giannopoulos said of the single. “The story is partly about people leaving their home for something better but when they return they are...

Errol Morris is one of the preeminent documentary filmmakers in the history of film. He has made 21 feature films over the last five decades and shows no signs of slowing down any time soon. Several of his projects were groundbreaking and influential, like Gates of Heaven, a deep dive into the world of pet cemeteries, and The Thin Blue Line, a true crime doc that had sweeping real-world implications. He tends to focus on quirky individuals and controversial topics; death, in particular, is a common subject in his work.

In his latest podcast/interview, host and screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with documentary producer Clyde Petersen about the making of Even Hell Has Its Heroes, a documentary about the Seattle rock band Earth and “3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life”

Persistence Of Vision (2012) Gates Of Heaven (1978) By Hook Or By Crook (2001)

“3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life” is about those films that made you fall in love with film. The guest selects their trio of movies and we talk for 5 minutes, against the clock. When the alarm goes off for five minutes we move on to the next film.

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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 look at his films, the razor-sharp precision, and the courage of his interviews, you would never imagine just how rough the start of his career was. The first film he ever finished period, Gates of Heaven, was when he was 30. This was not due to a lack of effort, but rather the opposite. Morris' journey began in academia, crossing both coasts and multiple of the most prestigious universities in the entire world, until he ended up in Plainfield, Wisconsin. This was not by chance, but rather to pursue a story, that of serial killer Ed Gein.

Less a last will and testament than a mischievously mutual final troll, Errol Morris’s documentary The Pigeon Tunnel sees both its director and its subject, the late spy turned novelist John le Carré (né David Cornwell), engage in a circuitous dialogue, shot over four days near the end of 2019, that’s as charming and playful as it is oblique and ominous.

Contradictions abound, beginning with the film’s title visual, which is taken from le Carré’s 2016 memoir of the same name. It refers to a hotel in the Mediterranean that a young le Carré would visit with his father Ronnie, a career swindler. Pigeons were bred on the roof, and at certain points of the day the birds were forced to fly through a tunnel where they would emerge over the ocean and be shot at from below by wealthy clientele. Those that survived, rather than break for freedom,...

Plenty of film fans have one project in particular that they associate with their love for the medium. Perhaps the most famous film critic to ever live, Roger Ebert is no different. At the end of every year, Ebert would famously select his favorite films and compile them into respective rankings. However, he is also remembered for presenting fans with a list of his ten favorite films ever made. And among those is The Third Man (1958).

Ebert cited Citizen Kane (1941) by Orson Welles as the most important film ever made, and called La Dolce Vita (1960) by Federico Fellini his "real" favorite film. Both make his top ten list of all-time favorite films, with the rest being of similar caliber and popularity. Like many other famous figures in the film business, Ebert compiled a ranking of ten essential films that he subjectively deemed the best.

The Films That Influenced Ebert

Of course,...

When it comes to documentary filmmakers, Alex Gibney, Errol Morris and Raoul Peck are at the top of their game. Along with tremendous talent, each helmer possesses what every successful documentarian needs — business savvy — which in turn has allowed them to experience continued success over many years. The trio also has what most documentarians desire — clout and final cut.

But despite their respective success and power, Gibney, Morris and Peck agree that the film festivals where they first found success are still as important to their respective careers as ever before.

This year, Gibney’s “In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon,” Morris’ “The Pigeon Tunnel” and Peck’s “Silver Dollar Road” will all screen at TIFF.

“The celebratory nature of festivals is awesome,” says Gibney. “It’s one of the reasons you make movies.”

Gibney spent three years making “In Restless Dreams,” a 209-minute film about Simon’s...

Apologies to André Bazin, Pauline Kael, and Andrew Sarris, but Roger Ebert was unquestionably the most influential film critic of the cinema's first century. In fact, unless the media landscape is drastically altered over the next few years, he may also wind up being the last film critic who ever truly mattered.

I do not mean this as a put-down of my colleagues. If you actually read film criticism nowadays, you know that there's never been a more thrillingly diverse assortment of voices in this too-cluttered arena. Manohla Dargis, Justin Chang, Scott Tobias, Angelica Jade Bastién, and Bilge Ebiri are must-reads in this house, and I could name a few dozen more who are reliably incisive and original in their thinking. I don't have time to read all of the critics I respect, which is both a frustrating and good thing.

But be honest, do you actually read film criticism nowadays?...

Oscar-winning filmmaker Errol Morris unveiled his new documentary The Pigeon Tunnel – about the spy-turned-novelist David Cornwell, aka John le Carré – at the Telluride Film Festival on Friday. Audience buzz afterwards ranked it among Morris’s best work, a canon that includes the classics The Thin Blue Line and Gates of Heaven.

Morris said it took years for The Pigeon Tunnel to be completed. But during a Q&a, he referenced a different endeavor that apparently isn’t fated to come together – a nascent documentary project on former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. The controversial figure who guided American foreign policy during the Nixon and Ford administrations recently reached the century mark.

Henry Kissinger celebrates his 100th birthday in Bavaria, June 20, 2023.

“Someone wanted me to interview quite recently, on the occasion of his hundredth birthday, Henry Kissinger,” Morris told the audience at the Chuck Jones Theater in Mountain Village. “And as my wife has pointed out,...

Despite the risk of sounding hyperbolic, we don't think anyone would disagree that Roger Ebert is one of the most important film critics that the world has ever had the pleasure to read. Ebert holds an important place in the world of cinema as his voice rang true from his first review of the film Galia in 1967 until his unfortunate passing in 2013.

So much so that his impact on film criticism can be felt to this day. Given this, it's easy to see why people tend to take his film recommendations seriously. This is doubly true when Ebert himself deems a film to be one of the greatest of all time. Indeed, someone with Ebert's keen eye and brilliant mind certainly had a good idea about what made a great film.

And out of all the films that Ebert loved, Errol Morris' documentary Gates of Heaven stands out and deserves a closer look.

From RZA to Jon Favreau, artists, filmmakers, journalists and activists gathered on Aug. 26 for Variety‘s inaugural Truth Seekers Summit, in partnership with Rolling Stone and presented by Showtime Documentary Films.

The summit explored the art of documentary and investigative storytelling. Here are 10 takeaways from the two-day event.

RZA Was Inspired By Robert De Niro In Making His Series “Wu-Tang: An American Saga”

Speaking about the difficulties of writing about his own life and career in the format of a TV series, RZA said Robert De Niro helped him understand how to separate himself from the art.

“When I saw ‘Cape Fear,’ my brain clicked, because I’m such a fan of his,” RZA said. “I knew him from ‘The Godfather’ and ‘Goodfellas,’ and then here he was playing this psychopath. And he played it so brilliantly. It’s actually an artistic thing to separate yourself from art. I met Mr.

“The Fog of War” and “The Thin Blue Line” director Errol Morris’ next documentary film will be focused on the “High Priest of LSD” Timothy Leary and will debut on Showtime later this year, Showtime Documentary Films announced Tuesday.

The documentary, currently with the working title “A Film By Errol Morris,” is inspired by the memoir “Tripping the Bardo with Timothy Leary: My Psychedelic Love Story” by Joanna Harcourt-Smith. It will examine the romantic relationship between Harcourt-Smith and Leary as he went from an advocate for the psychedelic LSD drug and then became a narc in 1974.

The film will explore Leary’s period of exile, his re-imprisonment and his subsequent cooperation with the authorities and whether Leary and Harcourt-Smith truly had the “perfect love” or if something else was at play.

Also Read: 'American Dharma' Film Review: Errol Morris' Documentary on Steve Bannon Leaves Too Many Questions Unanswered

“This is a dream project,...

“Carmine Street Guitars” is a one-of-a-kind documentary that exudes a gentle, homespun magic. It’s a no-fuss, 80-minute-long portrait of Rick Kelly, who builds and sells custom guitars out of a modest storefront on Carmine Street in New York’s Greenwich Village, and the film touches on obsessions that have been popping up, like fragrant weeds, in the world of documentary. “Carmine Street Guitars” is all about the weirdly grounded pleasures of analog culture; about the glory of hand-made artisanal objects in a world dominated by mass corporate production; about the aging, and persistence, of old-school jazz and rock ‘n’ roll; about the fading of bohemia in a world of rising rents, omnivorous bottom lines, and chain-store values; and about how all those themes fuse into a Zen ideal of doing what you love and loving what you do.

The film sounds earnest and touching in a minor, twilight-of-the-’60s way.

Stephen Bannon’s name arouses controversy and disdain, so Errol Morris expected to face uncertain audiences when he decided to make Bannon the subject of his next movie. However, even the veteran documentarian didn’t anticipate the volume of backlash he received for “American Dharma,” a feature-length interview with Bannon that digs deep on his role as a senior advisor to Donald Trump and as the architect of his presidency. It also reveals his psychology and cultural sensibilities, including thoughts on some of his favorite movies.

For those appalled by Bannon — and yes, there are many of us — “American Dharma” is designed to instigate righteous indignation, and then to consider the source. Morris doesn’t make it easy, but the movie holds tight to its cause, even if it’s hard to watch Bannon gloat about his accomplishments. Since the days of “Gates of Heaven,” Morris has used documentaries as a platform for psychological investigation,...

“Wild Rose” [UTA]

“Wild Rose” was the first title numerous industry players said was their most anticipated movie of the festival. It follows a young musician from Glasgow who wants to become a star in Nashville. Julie Walters and Jessie Buckley star in the Tom Harper-directed film.

“Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile”

Ted Bundy was one of America’s most notorious serial killers, and in “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile,” Zac Efron stars as the murderer, alongside Lily Collins, Jim Parsons and Kaya Scodelario. While it’s not screening in-competition, one major buyer told TheWrap, producers are screening the film outside the festival for potential suitors.

“Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy” [CAA]

If you think Kristen Stewart and Laura Dern isn’t the dream casting of the century, what actually is wrong with you? Justin Kelly directs the film based on the true story of a woman who writes under a pseudonym,...

Peter Sarsgaard is a strong contender for an Emmy nomination for Best Movie/Mini Supporting Actor this year for playing arrogant CIA agent Martin Schmidt in Hulu’s fact-based limited series “The Looming Tower.” And this one-time Golden Globe nominee could also contend for Best Movie/Mini Actor for his role in another true story: Netflix’s “Wormwood.” But his candidacy there is unique because “Wormwood” is actually a documentary.

“Wormwood” is helmed by filmmaker Errol Morris, who is best known for his nonfiction films including “Gates of Heaven” (1978), “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), “Mr. Death” (1999) and “The Fog of War” (2003), the last of which won him the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. In “Wormwood” he investigates the mysterious death of Frank Olson, an Army scientist who died in 1953 in what may have been a CIA-ordered assassination.

The story is told largely through interviews, particularly with Olson’s son Eric who...

Besides giving us billowy sleeves and suede jackets, the '70s ushered in a cultural explosion of ideas as voices in minority communities resisted oppressive traditions. Many of these ideas seeped into the entertainment at the time, especially film, where viewers started to see less censorship around sexuality and language. If you're curious about what cinema was like in this groovy era, you won't have to look very far.

Netflix's collection of '70s movies encapsulates the provocative and independent spirit of the colorful decade, featuring everything from the critically acclaimed crime thriller The Godfather to the quirky pet cemetery documentary Gates of Heaven.

Daniel Talbot, a distributor and exhibitor of enormous influence over specialized exhibition and distribution as well as the international film world, died Friday in Manhattan. He was 91. A memorial was held Sunday, December 31 at the Riverside Memorial Chapel with a capacity audience including many leading New York specialized players. Talbot’s wife and business partner, Toby Talbot, as well as daughters Nina, Emily and Sara attended the memorial, where the family spoke fondly about Talbot’s love for the comedian W.C. Fields.

Another more public post-holiday event marking the closing of the Lincoln Plaza Cinemas is scheduled on January 28 in New York. The last few weeks have seen Talbot’s legacy celebrated with reaction to the unexpected announcement that the six-screen Upper West Side theater would close at the end of January, at the expiration of its lease. Milstein Properties, who have been the Talbots’ co-partners in the theater since...

There are documentarians and then there are storytellers, and Errol Morris firmly fits in the latter category. While the director is best known for efforts like “Gates Of Heaven,” “The Fog Of War,” and “A Brief History Of Time,” his latest effort “Wormwood” probably falls more in line with his docu-drama classic, “The Thin Blue Line.” And Netflix has given the legendary filmmaker six episodes to unfold this fascinating story.

Continue reading ‘Wormwood’ Trailer: Errol Morris Explores The CIA, LSD & Mind Control at The Playlist.

Errol Morris has been ahead of the curve ever since he broke out with pet cemetery documentary “Gates of Heaven” in 1978. A decade later, “The Thin Blue Line” wowed critics but alienated the hidebound documentary community with its use of “reenactments” and a rousing Philip Glass score. Decades before Netflix created “Making a Murderer,” “The Keepers,” and “Witness,” Morris’ film actually solved a murder mystery and freed an innocent Death Row convict in a Texas prison.

Since then, Glass became a go-to movie composer, earning three Oscar nominations — and could score a fourth for this year’s Oscar documentary frontrunner “Jane.” Reenactments have become standard issue for nonfiction films, filling the void between talking heads, archival footage, cinéma vérité observation, and what isn’t visually available. And Morris isn’t the only filmmaker who is a presence in his films, yelling at his subjects from behind his invention, the Interrotron.

Errol Morris has been ahead of the curve ever since he broke out with pet cemetery documentary “Gates of Heaven” in 1978. A decade later, “The Thin Blue Line” wowed critics but alienated the hidebound documentary community with its use of “reenactments” and a rousing Philip Glass score. Decades before Netflix created “Making a Murderer,” “The Keepers,” and “Witness,” Morris’ film actually solved a murder mystery and freed an innocent Death Row convict in a Texas prison.

Since then, Glass became a go-to movie composer, earning three Oscar nominations — and could score a fourth for this year’s Oscar documentary frontrunner “Jane.” Reenactments have become standard issue for nonfiction films, filling the void between talking heads, archival footage, cinéma vérité observation, and what isn’t visually available. And Morris isn’t the only filmmaker who is a presence in his films, yelling at his subjects from behind his invention, the Interrotron.

New York City’s annual Doc NYC festival kicks off this week, including a full-to-bursting slate of some of this year’s most remarkable documentaries. If you’ve been looking to beef up on your documentary consumption, Doc NYC is the perfect chance to check out a wide variety of some of the year’s best fact-based features. Ahead, we pick out 14 of our most anticipated films from the fest, including some awards contenders, a handful of buzzy debuts, and a number of festival favorites. Take a look and start filling up your schedule now.

Doc NYC runs November 9 – 16 in New York City.

“EuroTrump”

Donald Trump may seem like a sui generis figure, a one-of-a-kind monster who was forged in a perfect storm of racism, tweets, and chaos, but history suggests that he’s really just a new breed of an old type. You don’t even have to look...

Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film and TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post.)

This week’s question: In honor of David Lowery’s “A Ghost Story,” what is the best movie about the afterlife?

Kate Erbland (@katerbland), IndieWire

It will come as no surprise to anyone that, as a child, I watched a lot of television. A lot. I was mostly obsessed with HBO — our single movie channel, number 2 on the dial; yes, my childhood TV had a dial, don’t ask — with intermittent deviations into mostly inappropriate mini-series (thus explaining my rarely disclosed expertise on “The Thornbirds”), and was pretty much given free range to watch whatever the hell I wanted, whenever I wanted. This is why my favorite...

With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit platforms. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.

Amour Fou (Jessica Hausner)

An ecstatically original work of film-history-philosophy with a digital-cinema palette of acutely crafted compositions. Amour Fou seamlessly blends together the paintings of Vermeer, the acting of Bresson, and the psychological undercurrents of a Dostoevsky novel. It is an intensely thrilling and often slyly comic work that manages to combine a passionately dispassionate love story of the highest order with a larger socio-historical examination of a new era of freedom,...

Errol Morris is best known as an influential and Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker (“The Fog of War”), but he’s also a master of the short form who commands big bucks shooting commercials and episodic television. Then there’s the New York Times op-docs and essays, his many deep dives into photography and the bestsellers such as “Believing is Seeing: Observations on the Mysteries of Photography” and “A Wilderness of Error: The Trials of Jeffrey MacDonald.” However, none of this prepared me for his latest gem of a film,”The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography,” a gentle exploration of a woman who’s also one of Morris’ best friends.

Read More: New York Film Festival Announces 2016 Documentary Lineup, Including New Films by Errol Morris and Steve James

Dorfman started out photographing the Beats in the early ’60s and became friends with poet Allen Ginsberg, who she shot many times over the decades.

Errol Morris is best known as an influential and Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker (“The Fog of War”), but he’s also a master of the short form who commands big bucks shooting commercials and episodic television. Then there’s the New York Times op-docs and essays, his many deep dives into photography and the bestsellers such as “Believing is Seeing: Observations on the Mysteries of Photography” and “A Wilderness of Error: The Trials of Jeffrey MacDonald.” However, none of this prepared me for his latest gem of a film,”The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography,” a gentle exploration of a woman who’s also one of Morris’ best friends.

Read More: New York Film Festival Announces 2016 Documentary Lineup, Including New Films by Errol Morris and Steve James

Dorfman started out photographing the Beats in the early ’60s and became friends with poet Allen Ginsberg, who she shot many times over the decades.