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3 things about Errol Morris’s THE PIGEON TUNNEL

Posted on January 6, 2025 by robchristopher

The Pigeon Tunnel [2023] 1. The joy of self-imposed schizophrenia. 2. “I really don’t think any artist, whether he’s a writer, a painter, or anybody else, I don’t think he has to explain his work beyond a certain point. If … Continue reading →

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3 things about Errol Morris’s AMERICAN DHARMA

Posted on July 27, 2024 by robchristopher

American Dharma [2018] 1. Real profits from fictional currency. 2. It all began with an encounter at Sundance. 3. Breitbart shouting himself into a coronary.

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3 things about Errol Morris’s THE B-SIDE: ELSA DORFMAN’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY

Posted on September 10, 2023 by robchristopher

The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography [2016] 1. Poets dropping by the office regularly to use the free copier. 2. Borrowing a shopping cart for extended periods of time to display her wares. 3. A final answering machine message from … Continue reading →

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3 things about Errol Morris’s THE UNKNOWN KNOWN

Posted on July 26, 2021 by robchristopher

The Unknown Known [2013] 1. Safely far away in Brussels while the scandal erupted. 2. He claims he never read the memos. Yet he knows the exact number that were written. 3. “That’s a vicious question.”

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3 things about Errol Morris’s TABLOID

Posted on July 14, 2021 by robchristopher

Tabloid [2010] 1. Spread eagle. 2. “He’s a doo-doo dipper.” 3. She lives with her five Booger clones.

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3 things about Errol Morris’s STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE

Posted on May 18, 2021 by robchristopher

Standard Operating Procedure [2008] 1. He outlines the subtle differences between “Criminal Act” and “S.O.P.” 2. If she could take it back, she wouldn’t have joined the army. 3. Upset that the “No Photographs Allowed” sign was violated. 3 other … Continue reading →

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3 things about Errol Morris’s THE FOG OF WAR

Posted on March 24, 2021 by robchristopher

The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara [2003] 1. On the roof of a trolley, a crowd of people wearing masks and cheering the end of the Great War. 2. Telegram to his fiancée: … Continue reading →

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3 things about Errol Morris’s FAST, CHEAP & OUT OF CONTROL

Posted on August 14, 2020 by robchristopher

Fast, Cheap & Out of Control [1997] 1. Understanding life by creating something which is life-like. 2. A clown chased by a skeleton. 3. The tactile quality of old fashioned pruning shears.

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3 things about Errol Morris’s A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME

Posted on April 4, 2020 by robchristopher

A Brief History of Time [1991] 1. Eleven ways to get into the house. 2. Spaghetti. 3. Developing a new set of tools that no one else knows how to use.

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3 things about Errol Morris’s VERNON, FLORIDA

Posted on October 10, 2019 by robchristopher

Vernon, Florida [1981] 1. “Smartest bird we got in this country.” 2. Therefore sermon. 3. Holding the possum by its tail.

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