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Richard Linklater Says He’s Part Of A 3-Part “Texas Ills” Doc With Alex Gibney Coming To HBO This Summer

March 18, 2022 12:30 pm

Director Richard Linklater (“Boyhood”) is known for his versatility; romantic and coming-of-age films, animation, studio films, personal projects, etc., but it looks like he’ll be getting into the business of ...

‘The Forever Prisoner’ Is A Wonkish Dive Into The Torture Of Abu Zubaydah [Review]

Christian Gallichio

January 11, 2022 4:13 pm

News, Reviews

Continuing a narrative that he first explored in his Oscar-winning “Taxi to the Dark Side,” and the fictionalized series “The Looming Tower,” Alex Gibney’s newest documentary, “The Forever Prisoner,” is a stun...

Alex Gibney to Direct Viggo Mortensen, Caleb Landry Jones in Vietnam War Thriller 'Two Wolves'

‘Two Wolves’: Viggo Mortensen & Caleb Landry Jones To Star In Alex Gibney’s Vietnam War Film

Charles Barfield

October 28, 2021 10:42 am

News

You wouldn’t be crazy to associate filmmaker Alex Gibney with documentaries. Over his decades-long career, a vast majority of his work has been in non-fiction filmmaking. However, that’s not all he’s done, as ...

‘The Crime Of The Century’ Teaser: Alex Gibney Spotlights Big Pharma’s Role In The Opioid Epidemic

Charles Barfield

April 7, 2021 1:37 pm

News, Television, Trailers

Over the past decade, the spike in opioid abuse is startling and scary. It’s a problem that has plagued countless people and caused so many deaths. And it’s the subject of the new two-part HBO documentary, “Th...

‘Tiger’ Trailer: Alex Gibney-Produced Doc Tackles The Rise & Fall Of Tiger Woods

Charles Barfield

December 22, 2020 10:50 am

News, Television

Tiger Woods is an athlete on the level of Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Babe Ruth, or Kobe Bryant. These are names that just about everyone on the planet knows, even if they’re not fans of sports. And in the case...

‘Crazy, Not Insane’: Alex Gibney’s Latest Is An Unenlightening Look Into Serial Killers’ Psyches [DOC NYC Review]

Chris Barsanti

November 15, 2020 10:50 am

News, Reviews

Near the start of Alex Gibney’s documentary “Crazy, Not Insane,” his subject asks the kind of essential question that feels so unanswerable that it is brought up not nearly as often as it should be. Thinking a...

‘Totally Under Control’: Alex Gibney’s Viciously On-Point Doc Shows How Trump’s Admin Utterly Blew The COVID Response [Review]

Chris Barsanti

October 7, 2020 2:03 pm

News, Reviews

Given that it lays out in unsparing terms the extent of a staggering American failure that ranks up there with 9/11 and Pearl Harbor, “Totally Under Control” is a surprisingly calm piece of work. A damning acc...

‘Totally Under Control’ Trailer: Alex Gibney’s New Documentary Is A Damning Look At Trump’s Botched COVID-19 Response

Rodrigo Perez

October 2, 2020 11:03 am

News, Trailers

Absolutely no in the world of documentaries moves as fast as Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney. Known for award-winning docs like “Taxi to the Dark Side,” “Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief,”...

‘Agents Of Chaos’ Trailer: Alex Gibney Looks At Russian Interference With U.S. Elections

Rafael Motamayor

August 24, 2020 2:00 pm

News, Trailers

“Let’s put the word ‘collusion’ aside for a moment… and let's instead use the word ‘seduction.'” - Timothy Snyder, Professor of History, Yale University; Author, "The Road to Unfreedom." This sentiment of sedu...

‘The Innocence Files’ Trailer: Netflix Follows Up ‘Tiger King’ With A Series Focused On The Wrongfully Convicted

Charles Barfield

April 2, 2020 11:53 am

News, Television, Trailers

Face it, you’re done with “Tiger King,” and you’re desperately looking for your next Netflix true-crime bingewatch. Well, never one to disappoint, the streaming platform has the next docuseries ready to go thi...

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