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The Best Truthdig Arts & Culture Stories of 2019

Truthdig Dec 26, 2019 Highlights include a unique take on "Joker," a powerful review of the 58th Venice Biennale and a probing interview with Errol Morris. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Errol Morris Is as Scared as You Are

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Nov 15, 2019 The legendary documentarian opens up about his new film, "American Dharma," his fear of Steve Bannon and what makes compelling propaganda. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

‘The Brink’ Lays Bare the Banality of Steve Bannon’s Evil

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Mar 28, 2019 Filmmaker Alison Klayman documents what she learned about Donald Trump’s former adviser after spending a tumultuous year with him. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Errol Morris: The Umbrella Man

Staff / Truthdig Nov 23, 2011 Tuesday marked the 48th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, an event that would definitely qualify as a macro-level historical happening, as academic-turned-gumshoe Josiah "Tink" Thompson tells documentary whiz Errol Morris in this clip about the mysterious "Umbrella Man." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Tabloid’: Errol Morris’ Lunatic Love Story

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Jul 16, 2011 Morris' film has a giddy quality. But, essentially, he is trying to keep a straight face amid the chaos he is recounting. Come right down to it, what could a filmmaker add to this story by striking attitudes toward the events he recounts? Strange are the ways of love—not to say, in some cases, totally weird. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Ghosts of Abu Ghraib

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2008 Documentary whiz Errol Morris is turning his camera on Abu Ghraib's most notorious moments in his latest film, "Standard Operating Procedure," in which he unearths a host of unsettling information about torture, "ghost" prisoners and interrogators, and, as Morris describes in this blog about his new project, exactly what happened to prisoner Manadel al-Jamadi's body after he died under interrogation at the prison in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )