Scorsese, Spurlock offer glimpses of real life Mar 26, 2008
Starring: Christopher Bradley, Sarah Denning, Joshua Feinman, Jeff L. Green, Merry Grissom, Cyrus King, Daniel NovyDirector: Errol MorrisStory: Academy Award-winning documentarian Morris (The Fog of War) is back with an examination of the events that took place at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Morris interviews five of the seven MPs indicted for their actions: Megan Ambuhl, Javal Davis, Lynndie England, Sabrina Harman and Jeremy Sivitz. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Defend Taiwan? Other nations? Mar 25, 2008
That insight bestowed the military confidence in Lincoln that removed the fog of war from his eyes first, and thus aided, by xmas, 1863, he saw Grant. The key to the Civil War was the knowledge that nothing bad can happen to a large army in the field. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Chock-a-doc! Mar 19, 2008
Although it opens in theatres on May 2, immediately after screening at Hot Docs, this is a film any devoted Errol Morris ( The Fog of War, The Thin Blue Line) fan will be itching to see. In what the director refers to as "a non-fiction horror movie," audiences are asked to confront the iconic photos taken in the fall of 2003 at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and examine how they served as both an expose and a cover-up. (National Post)
Air India film gets premiere at Hot Docs festival Mar 19, 2008
Errol Morris, who also directed the 2004 Oscar-winner The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara, describes his new film as a "non-fiction horror movie.". Meanwhile, photojournalist-director Dilip Mehta will show his documentary The Forgotten Woman, described as a response to his sister Deepa Mehta's dramatic feature film Water, about the persecution of widows in traditional India. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Morris's documentary premieres at Brandeis Mar 15, 2008
The movie, the filmmaker's first since "The Fog of War" won the Academy Award in 2004, is about the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. It debuted last month at the Berlin International Film Festival. (Boston Globe)
The death of Kings Mar 15, 2008
Gloucester is just one of the tremendous figures looming out of the fog of war. Queen Margaret, one of Shakespeare's biggest hitters, stands Gloucester's father on a molehill on the battlefield and taunts him with a paper crown and a napkin dipped in his son's blood. (Guardian Unlimited)
Black Balloon soars above competition Feb 18, 2008
Morris, the painstaking documentary maker who made both The Thin Blue Line and The Fog Of War, took a Silver Bear for his gripping dossier on the Abu Ghraib soldiers who were arrested and jailed after their own photographs of torture were leaked to the press. The bald testimony from five of the "seven bad apples", as they became known, gradually builds into a kind of horror film where it is all too clear that the real monster is off-screen and still at large. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Director Errol Morris tackles Abu Ghraib Feb 15, 2008
Morris won the feature-length documentary Oscar for 2003s The Fog of War, a portrait of Robert McNamara, U.S. defense secretary for much of the Vietnam war. In the Abu Ghraib case, he echoed complaints by human-rights advocates and others who have complained that not enough military and civilian leaders were held accountable for the abuse of Iraqi prisoners. (MSNBC -- News)
Berlin Film Festival Feb 15, 2008
The firsthand testimonials collectively illustrate - to borrow the title of his previous film - the fog of war. The relevant questions, as Morris scrutinizes these photographs, are not just what happened and why, but what we think we see and what we want to believe. (International Herald Tribune)
Kruger brothers score big victory Feb 13, 2008
An Oscar winner for "The Fog of War," Morris uses recovered footage, reenactments, interviews with the likes of Lynndie England, and the infamous photos that were published around the world. "If you ask me are these pictures of torture, I would say 'yes, yes they are'," Morris told reporters in Berlin. (Boston Globe)
Abu Ghraib documentary awaited at Berlin film festival... Feb 13, 2008
Morris, who turned 60 this month, won an Academy Award for his incisive 2003 documentary "The Fog of War" about former US defense secretary Robert McNamara, who was at the helm of the Pentagon at the start of the Vietnam war. His films "The Thin Blue Line" about the death penalty in the United States and "A Brief History of Time" on the disabled British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking were also international successes. (The Drudge Report)
Morris' 'Procedure' focuses on photos Feb 12, 2008
Unlike his previous doc The Fog of War, in which Morris lets former Kennedy administration secretary of defense Robert McNamara relate his experiencesof the Vietnam War, this is flip side, where the lowliest ranking soldier gets to tell his or her story. I did not want to make that same kind of political film about the very top levels of the chain of command. (Variety)
Rolling Stones, Madonna, Patti Smith Add Pop Glitz to Berlin Film Festival Feb 4, 2008
The Iraq invasion comes in for scrutiny in ``Standard Operating Procedure,'' a documentary by Errol Morris (``The Fog of War'') exploring the story behind the pictures of torture at Abu Ghraib that changed perceptions of the war and prompted much soul searching about American values. The film is one of 21 competing for the Golden Bear, the top festival prize. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
'Heart of Fire' problems grow Feb 2, 2008
In S.O.P. Standard Operating Procedure (USA), famous documentary filmmaker and Oscar-winner Errol Morris (The Fog of War, 2003) investigates the scandals surrounding human rights violations at the Abu Ghraib prison complex near Baghdad and investigates what's behind the so-called "anti-terror war". (World premiere). (Variety)
* When music mingles with movies ... Feb 1, 2008
The release of Morris' new film follows his acclaimed documentary, The Fog of War, about former US secretary of defence Robert McNamara. Set in part against the dark days of the Vietnam War, The Fog of War won an Academy Award for best documentary in 2004. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Pentagon weighs top Iraq general as chief of NATO Jan 21, 2008
Published: January 21, 2008. The Pentagon is considering General David Petraeus for the top NATO command later this year, a move that would give the general, the top American commander in Iraq, a high-level post during the next administration but that has raised concerns about the practice of rotating war commanders. (International Herald Tribune)
Suzanne Pleshette, best known as wife in 'Newhart,' dies in Los Angeles at age 70 Jan 20, 2008
The Associated Press Published: January 20, 2008. Suzanne Pleshette, the husky-voiced star best known for her role as Bob Newhart's sardonic wife on television's long-running "The Bob Newhart Show," has died at age 70. (International Herald Tribune)
Last-minute campaigning in Nevada and S. Carolina... Jan 19, 2008
Last-minute campaigning in Nevada and South Carolina - International Herald Tribune. Preparations for Senator Barack Obama in the Nevada presidential caucus, set for Saturday. (The Drudge Report)
Acknowledging, finally, the work of women artists Jan 18, 2008
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington Female nudes in the exhibition include Lotte Laserstein's "The Morning Wash," 1930. Published: January 18, 2008. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
The Mighty Wurlitzer Jan 18, 2008
The CIA and the tune of political warfare - International Herald Tribune. This is a book whose content somewhat contradicts its title. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
The Media Equation: Elections 2008: With shows like these, forget reruns Jan 15, 2008
Elections 2008: With shows like these, forget reruns - International Herald Tribune. A still from the video released by Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign that shows Hillary and Bill Clinton in a spoof of the final scene of the popular series "The Sopranos". (International Herald Tribune)
'Nicholas Nickleby' and 'La Cage': Iconic and well refreshed Jan 15, 2008
Nicholas Nickleby' and 'La Cage': Iconic and well refreshed - International Herald Tribune. In "Nicholas Nickleby" at the Gielgud Theatre, from left, Emma Manton as Tilda Price, Zoe Waites as Fanny Squeers and Daniel Weyman as Nicholas Nickleby. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
The violinist Daniel Hope mines his family's rich past Jan 15, 2008
The violinist Daniel Hope mines his family's rich past - International Herald Tribune. Ulrike Schamoni Daniel Hope outside Villa im Dol, the house in a Berlin suburb that once belonged to his great-grandparents. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Bernhard Schlink and Pascal Mercier: Deconstructing destruction, in the cloak of fiction Jan 12, 2008
The most heartbreaking place I've ever visited is the vast, spare, tree-lined cemetery where half a million people who died in the Nazi siege of Leningrad from 1941 to 1944, most of them civilians, are buried in gently rising, grass-covered mass graves - long, rectangular and symmetrically arrayed, each plot holding thousands of dead. From loudspeakers, tragic music swells over the grounds, where a statue of the Motherland watches over all. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Review: Copernicus' Secret Jan 12, 2008
Review: Copernicus' Secret - International Herald Tribune. Owen Gingerich, an emeritus professor of astronomy and the history of science at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, is the author of "The Book Nobody Read: Chasing the Revolutions of Nicolaus Copernicus.". (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Review: Joseph Cornell Jan 12, 2008
Leah Hager Cohen's most recent book is a novel, "House Lights.". Eterniday" (of which Hartigan was a co-author). This book stands out, too, for being utterly unfey, devoid of the poetic eruptions Cornell induces. This is not to say Hartigan's prose is a breath of fresh air, exactly. Her text seems intended not for the Cornell fancier but for the Cornell scholar, and it reads at times like a sendup of driest academia. ("With a multidisciplinary compendium dominated by science, this construction... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Bank of America to buy mortgage lender Countrywide for $4 billion Jan 11, 2008
A. O. Scott reviews "Redacted," a film exploring the difficulty of cutting through the fog of war. A New York Times/CBS News Polls in Iowa and New Hampshire shows voters' impressions on the candidates and cam. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Kerry endorses Obama for president Jan 11, 2008
D. Taylor, the Secretary-Treasurer of Culinary Local 226, announcing the endorsement of Senator Barack Obama. (Isaac Brekken for the New York Times). (International Herald Tribune)
How did pollsters and the media get New Hampshire wrong? Jan 11, 2008
How did pollsters and the media get New Hampshire wrong. - International Herald Tribune. (International Herald Tribune)
Take the kids, and don't feel guilty Jan 11, 2008
A. O. Scott reviews "Redacted," a film exploring the difficulty of cutting through the fog of war. Movie Critic A. O. Scott analyzes what the western movie genre tells us about the American character. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
McCain and Clinton win New Hampshire vote Jan 9, 2008
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain, left, and Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton. (Charles Dharapak/AP Snyder/Reuters). (International Herald Tribune)
Philippe de Montebello, The man who redefined the Met Jan 9, 2008
Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times Philippe de Montebello presided over the Metropolitian Museum during a time of tremendous growth in its collections. Published: January 9, 2008. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Berrigan: Fog of War Crimes Jan 8, 2008
The Fog of War Crimes. Whos to blame when just following orders means murder. (Zmag.org)
Josie Ho: Tracking a star, from Hong Kong to Sundance Jan 8, 2008
Josie Ho Chiu-yee in Kenneth Bi's film "The Drummer," which is the first Hong Kong production to compete at Sundance. Published: January 8, 2008. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Everyone's a critic now Dec 18, 2007
We largely enjoyed Root Of All Evil (ABC) and thought highly of The Fog Of War (SBS). But a modest and very personal program by Tony Robinson, Me And My Mum, which appraised the actor's guilt and the practical problems arising from his mother's decline into Alzheimer's disease, touched a collective chord. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Berlin debut for Abu Ghraib film Dec 12, 2007
SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) is the latest film from Errol Morris, whose Fog Of War won an Oscar in 2004. Also in competition is Daniel Day-Lewis film There Will Be Blood. (BBC News -- Europe)
Abu Ghraib film among top Berlin festival entries Dec 11, 2007
Morris won an Academy Award for Documentary Feature in 2004 for "The Fog of War.". Among the other seven confirmed are films from China, Brazil, Mexico, Britain, the United States, Poland and Germany. (Reuters Canada)
Sony plans to open development studio in India as online gaming gains popularity Nov 28, 2007
A. O. Scott reviews "Redacted," a film exploring the difficulty of cutting through the fog of war. Most E-Mailed. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
A gleeful burst of exuberance Nov 26, 2007
Published: November 25, 2007. The gotcha politics will begin," predicted the TV interviewer Chris Matthews, on MSNBC this summer, "each side trying to catch the other. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Talking Business: Joe Nocera: The hazards of à la carte pricing for cable TV Nov 25, 2007
A. O. Scott reviews "Redacted," a film exploring the difficulty of cutting through the fog of war. A. O. Scott reviews "Margot At The Wedding," starring Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Jason Leigh. (International Herald Tribune)
England's 'golden generation' shows feet of clay Nov 24, 2007
England's 'golden generation' shows feet of clay - International Herald Tribune. England's 'golden generation' shows feet of clay. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Berlin style: Townhouses in a row Nov 23, 2007
Blessed with a combination of plentiful cheap land and a creative class eager to reinvigorate the city center, Berlin has turned to an architectural style in step with the high-price, small-parcel development common in New York, Hamburg or London: the townhouse. " There are no fewer than five projects completed or nearing completion in Berlin, most centered in the fashionable and family-friendly neighborhoods of Prenzlauer Berg and Mitte. The models are inspired by Brooklyn brownstones,... (International Herald Tribune)
The dollar's tarnished crown Nov 19, 2007
The dollar's tarnished crown - International Herald Tribune. The dollar's tarnished crown. (International Herald Tribune)
McCain takes on Clinton, with an eye to civility Nov 19, 2007
Published: November 18, 2007. Senator John McCain tried Sunday night to make the case that he was best positioned to defeat Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in a general election, outlining a series of contrasts with her on issues including national security and health care. (International Herald Tribune)
Old love: It has its rewards, they say Nov 19, 2007
Published: November 18, 2007. So this, in the end, is what love is. (International Herald Tribune)
Prayer group asks divine help in ending Hollywood writers strike Nov 18, 2007
The Associated Press Published: November 17, 2007. Christian believers prayed for divine intervention to end the two-week-old Hollywood writers strike that has shut down production on some TV shows and cost many their jobs. (International Herald Tribune)
ASEAN rejects US Senate call to suspend Myanmar until junta improves human rights Nov 18, 2007
The Associated Press Published: November 18, 2007. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Sunday rejected the U.S. Senate's call to suspend Myanmar, saying the military-ruled country is part of the family and must be disciplined with dialogue. (International Herald Tribune)
Dubai shuts down independent Pakistan TV station under pressure Nov 18, 2007
The Associated Press Published: November 17, 2007. The Dubai offices of Pakistan's independent Geo TV station were shut down at midnight by a phone call from the Emirati government under heavy pressure from Pakistan, the group's executive director on Saturday. (International Herald Tribune)
Australian elected as World Anti-Doping Agency president Nov 18, 2007
The Associated Press Published: November 17, 2007. Former Australian finance minister John Fahey was elected Saturday to succeed Dick Pound as head of the World Anti-Doping Agency, despite a European attempt to postpone the vote for six months to find another candidate. (International Herald Tribune)
Ban calls climate change 'defining challenge of our age' Nov 18, 2007
Ban calls climate change 'defining challenge of our age' - International Herald Tribune. Ban calls climate change 'defining challenge of our age. (International Herald Tribune)
TENNIS: Federer to face Ferrer in Shanghai final Nov 18, 2007
Federer to face Ferrer in Shanghai final - International Herald Tribune. Federer to face Ferrer in Shanghai final. (International Herald Tribune)
Lessons in diversity?; French divisions; Speaking of 'core facts' Nov 18, 2007
Lessons in diversity. French divisions; Speaking of 'core facts' - International Herald Tribune. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Ahmadinejad: OPEC is under heavy political and economic pressure Nov 17, 2007
The Associated Press Published: November 17, 2007. Iran's president said Saturday that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is "under heavy economic and political pressures" and that the oil prices are below its real value, state-run-news agency reported. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Hunter S. Thompson: The man behind the crazy, drug-addled myth Nov 17, 2007
On July 2, 1974, I started work as deputy Washington bureau chief for Rolling Stone magazine. My unlikely boss was Richard Goodwin, the former Kennedy speechwriter, who invited me to join him in temporary residence at Ethel Kennedy's home in McLean, Virginia (the owner was on Cape Cod for the summer). (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Review: The Fall of Troy Nov 17, 2007
THE FALL OF TROY By Peter Ackroyd. $23, Nan A. Talese/Doubleday; 16. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Review: Von Braun Nov 17, 2007
VON BRAUN Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War. By Michael J. Neufeld. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Movers: Companies in the news Nov 16, 2007
Ralcorp Holdings, the maker of Ry-Krisp crackers and Ralston Foods cereals, said Thursday that it had agreed to buy Post cereals from Kraft Foods for $2. " Saudi Zain will join other Saudi companies that have recently tapped into the country's capital market. This month alone, PetroRabigh, a refining and petrochemicals company owned by Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical, and Dar al-Arkan, a real estate developer, have announced plans to sell shares to the public. "Demand for the shares will be... (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)
Shakers: People in the news Nov 16, 2007
The billionaire Mukesh Ambani extended his lead over his younger brother Anil as the second-richest Indian after his company, Reliance Industries, more than doubled in value on the back of a surging stock market. Frankly I'm amused," Mukesh told shareholders last month. "It matters little to me whether my personal fortunes are measured in billions or millions. (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)
Earnings: Companies post their results Nov 16, 2007
Suez, the French energy and water group that is planning to merge with Gaz de France, reported an 8. 6 percent increase in third-quarter revenue Thursday after selling more electricity in Europe. (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)
Arsenal's Lehmann to start in goal in Germany's match against Cyprus Nov 16, 2007
The Associated Press Published: November 16, 2007. Arsenal's Jens Lehmann will start in goal for Germany in Saturday's European Championship qualifier against Cyprus although he has not played for his club since August. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Golf: Choi takes lead with string of birdies Nov 16, 2007
Reuters Published: November 15, 2007. K.J. Choi made six birdies on the back nine Thursday as he shot an eight-under-par 62 to take a 1-shot lead after the first round of the Hong Kong Open. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Bonds is indicted on 5 felony charges Nov 16, 2007
Barry Bonds gets ready to bat during the San Francisco Giants' homegame against the Washington Nationals in August. (Jeff Chiu/The Associated Press). (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
When bad news is nothing but good Oct 28, 2007
The fog of war spreads over London this festival. Nick Broomfield's Battle for Haditha is perhaps the most intriguing contribution, re-enacting a terrible episode in which US marines exact revenge for a terrorist bombing in an Iraqi town by opening fire on a room full of women and children. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Stars shine at friendly Fenway Oct 6, 2007
Dorfman, who has shot her share of celebrities - that's a framed photo of "Fog of War" filmmaker Errol Morris she's holding - is famous for her large-format Polaroids. Names can be reached at or at 617-929-8253. (Boston Globe)
Judge Orders Murtha to Testify in Haditha Defamation Case... Sep 30, 2007
Innocent civilian deaths in the fog of war by Americans are always gleefully seized upon by the left, and the insurgents know it. The use of women and children in this manner is used to great effect by this enemy. (The Drudge Report)
