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The Fog of My Mind — thanks Morris.

Its another post on The Fog of War because I’m really enjoying this movie! Anyway, I took it with me when I went to visit my fiancée and his family for Easter, and made him watch it with me. This … Continue reading

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The Fog of War

Okay, so I still haven’t seen Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control, but hoping to be able to see it tomorrow afternoon, if all goes well on my massive paper writing and rewriting I have scheduled for tomorrow. But, because … Continue reading

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An Errol Morris Religion?

I’m not sure I agree with Tyler’s post and all the adoring comments it’s recieved. But then again, I still haven’t managed to see the film (AGH!) so maybe I’m just missing what everyone seems to be trying to articulate. … Continue reading

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I happen to like Negative Nancies

I wasn’t able to make it to the showing of Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control, as I had a previous commitment, but I wasn’t able to make it that either because I was suddenly stricken with the plague at … Continue reading

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25 Astounding Films

I also found this video “Twenty-Five Documentaries You Must See Before you Die,” which is, I discovered, a series of great documentaries the World Movie Channel will air during the month of April. Three Morris films appear on their list: … Continue reading

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Morris and The Thin Blue Line

I found this nifty little video with interview of Errol Morris interspersed throughout clips of the film. Alas, as I’m posting this, I’m not sure if it’s any good as I’m in the Combs computer lab, and there are several … Continue reading

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Directorial Infallibility

Friday I asked about the last interview with David Harris, the one that was pretty much a confession that freed Randall Adams. I think it interesting that Morris didn’t intend to record this conversation in this manner – it just … Continue reading

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A Snowy Reality

I don’t know about anyone else, but I began to wonder a few days ago why we’re watching documentaries in a class where every other unit is comprised of adaptations. I don’t think we can just chalk this up to … Continue reading

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Good “Bad” Movies

I was super excited to see this comic up today at overduemedia; its actually the third strip in a continuing story line, but I found this the most applicable to our class, not to mention rather funny (and trust me, … Continue reading

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Access Censorship

I’ve been thinking a lot about censorship lately, catalyzed by a recent visit to the Library of Congress, and fed by one of my many, fabulous conversations with Nokuthula Mazibuko. The Library of Congress collects documents (books, newspapers, pamphlets) they … Continue reading

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