Kasia Anderson / TruthdigJul 18, 2015
What if the Nazis had won in World War II? That question represents one of the thematic forces that shape Joshua Oppenheimer’s quietly riveting, Oscar-nominated documentary about Indonesia's 1965-66 tragedy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 14, 2012
The German filmmaker has spent a career chronicling the struggles of odd heroes, real and imagined. Now approaching his 70th year, Werner Herzog confirms he doesn’t fear the inevitable final cut -- neither for himself nor the human race. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Richard Schickel / TruthdigJan 7, 2012
Sorry about this—a 10-best list dragging along in the wake of all the others, which began appearing around Halloween And it isn’t even a nice round 10 in number I could come up with only six movies this year I have my excuses [Pictured above, Werner Herzog, director of "Into the Abyss"]Sorry about this—a 10-best list dragging along in the wake of all the others, which began appearing around Halloween [Above, Werner Herzog, director of "Into the Abyss"]. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 12, 2011
Andrew O’Hehir of Salon recently picked up the phone for a conversation about life and death with German filmmaker Werner Herzog. The two discussed Herzog's newest film, “Into the Abyss,” a nonjudgmental meditation on what it means to be human while awaiting the gallows in the shadow of horrific crimes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Richard Schickel / TruthdigMay 4, 2011
What I’m saying is that Herzog is a director whose work is never to be missed, for the simple reason that he takes you places—especially in his documentaries—that no other director thinks of going.Werner Herzog is cinema’s great poet of the extremes—of climate, of geography and, of course, of human behavior. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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