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Even More Directors Series - Volume Forty One - Errol Morris

post #1 of 17
8/4/05 at 10:19am
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The foremost documentary filmmaker working today.


The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003)
... aka The Fog of War (USA: short title)
The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002) (TV) (filmed segments)
"First Person" (2000) TV Series
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999)
... aka Mr. Death (USA: short title)
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)
A Brief History of Time (1991)
The Dark Wind (1991)
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
Vernon, Florida (1981)
Gates of Heaven (1980)


Rank 'em, rate 'em, or just say you ain't heard of him.
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post #2 of 17
8/4/05 at 10:21am
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Films seen:

The Fog of War
Mr. Death
A Brief History of Time
The Thin Blue Line
Vernon, Florida

Really need to see Gates of Heaven (was tempted to pick up the Morris boxed set).
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post #3 of 17
8/4/05 at 12:08pm
1. The Thin Blue Line
2. Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr
3. The Fog of War
4. Gates of Heaven
5. Fast, Cheap & Out of Control
6. Vernon, Florida
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post #4 of 17
8/4/05 at 1:33pm
I don't think I've seen any of these, though I may have seen parts.
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post #5 of 17
8/4/05 at 3:27pm

Ratings out of

 

ERROL MORRIS (1948 -     )

The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003)
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999)
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)
A Brief History of Time (1991)
The Dark Wind (1991)
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
Vernon, Florida (1981)
Gates of Heaven (1980)

 

 


Edited by Jim_K - 6/11/11 at 1:35pm
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post #6 of 17
8/4/05 at 4:05pm
The foremost documentary filmmaker working today.

ahem...no!

Standard Operating Procedure (2008)  
The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003)
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999)
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)
A Brief History of Time (1991)
The Dark Wind (1991)
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
Vernon, Florida (1981)
Gates of Heaven (1980)

Seen 7
Own 0
Edited by Bill McA - 3/21/10 at 4:03pm
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post #7 of 17
8/4/05 at 4:45pm
Quote:
ahem...no!
Yeah, I think that would have to be Ken Burns.
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post #8 of 17
8/4/05 at 5:01pm
Nah....it's Frederick Wiseman!
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post #9 of 17
8/4/05 at 6:53pm
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Quote:
Yeah, I think that would have to be Ken Burns.

Well, one of the foremost... :p)

Damn, rough crowd.
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post #10 of 17
8/8/05 at 9:21pm
No, Steve James

1. Fog Of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara - B+
2. Standard Operating Procedure - B+
3. Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. - B
4. Gates Of Heaven - C

Own: 0
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post #11 of 17
8/20/05 at 8:26am
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post #12 of 17
11/18/06 at 11:03am

Re: Even More Directors Series - Volume Forty One - Errol Morris

The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003) - 7/10
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999) - 8/10
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997) - 6/10
The Thin Blue Line (1988) - 8/10
Gates of Heaven (1980) - 4/10

Highly overrated, but he has his moments.
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post #13 of 17
2/11/07 at 3:39pm

Re: Even More Directors Series - Volume Forty One - Errol Morris

Ratings on a scale of * to *****:

1: The Thin Blue Line (1988) ****½
2: Vernon, Florida (1981) **

Own 1
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post #14 of 17
4/30/08 at 8:08pm

Re: Even More Directors Series - Volume Forty One - Errol Morris

The man that ruined Lou Diamond Phillips' career.

ERROL MORRIS

Standard Operating Procedure (2008)-
The Fog of War (2003)-
First Person (2000) (TV)-
Mr. Death (1999)-
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)-
A Brief History of Time (1991)
The Dark Wind (1991)
The Thin Blue Line (1988)-
Vernon, Florida (1981)-
Gates of Heaven (1980)-

Errol Morris Top 5
1. First Person
2. Gates of Heaven
3. The Fog of War
4. Fast, Cheap & Out of Control
5. The Thin Blue Line
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post #15 of 17
12/4/08 at 12:17am

Re: Even More Directors Series - Volume Forty One - Errol Morris

Updated:

Standard Operating Procedure - B+
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post #16 of 17
4/27/09 at 1:02pm

Re: Even More Directors Series - Volume Forty One - Errol Morris

ALL RATINGS OUT OF (FIVE) STARS

Standard Operating Procedure (2008)
The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003) (OWN)
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999)
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)
A Brief History of Time (1991)
The Dark Wind (1991)
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
Vernon, Florida (1981)
Gates of Heaven (1980)
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post #17 of 17
3/21/10 at 4:04pm
UPDATED:

Standard Operating Procedure (2008)

Seen 7
Own 0
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