Werner Herzog
‘Orion and the Dark’ Review: Jacob Tremblay and Paul Walter Hauser in Clever Animation Penned by Charlie Kaufman
Angela Bassett and Colin Hanks also feature in the voice cast of this Netflix premiere, an adaptation of Emma Yarlett's children's book about an anxious kid especially fearful when the lights go out.
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Werner Herzog on Chaos, Playing the Villain and Applying for a Trip to the Moon
Werner Herzog wants to go into space. His eyes laugh like a child as he recounts that he has formally applied with a Japanese company. “Unfortunately, they rejected my application,” says the German filmmaker. The director of Fitzcarraldo and Aguirre, Wrath of God and ground-breaking documentaries including Grizzly Man, Little Dieter Wants to Fly and […]
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Tom Luddy, Telluride Film Festival Co-Founder, Dies at 79
Tom Luddy, the understated co-founder and artistic director of the Telluride Film Festival who championed world cinema, spotlighted overlooked gems and saluted legends during his near half-century run with the event, has died. He was 79. Luddy died peacefully Monday in Berkeley, California, after a long illness, Telluride senior vp public relations Shannon Mitchell told […]
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‘Theater of Thought’ Review: Werner Herzog Crafts a Bracing Exploration of Neurotechnology and Consciousness
In a documentary premiering in Telluride, the filmmaker turns his lens on the brave new world of brain-computer interfaces, their therapeutic breakthroughs and chilling potential consequences.
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TIFF: Laura Poitras, Werner Herzog, Sacha Jenkins, Gabriela Cowperthwaite Films Join Doc Lineup
The Toronto Film Festival has announced new titles for its TIFF Docs and Contemporary World Cinema sections. The TIFF Docs section will open with the previously announced Sacha Jenkins’ Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues, and there’s a North American premiere for Laura Poitras’ opioid epidemic doc All the Beauty and the Bloodshed from Participant. The […]
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‘Stealing School’ Director Li Dong Talks “Brutal Lack of Empathy” Behind Anti-Asian Attacks
The satirical courtroom drama about a Chinese-Canadian tech prodigy accused of plagiarism tackles systematic racism by humanizing Asian people.
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‘Fireball: Visitors From Darker Worlds’: Film Review | TIFF 2020
Werner Herzog and volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer ('Into the Inferno') reteam for 'Fireball,' a globe-hopping exploration of the fallout and the lure of asteroids, meteorites and cosmic dust.
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Apple Pick Ups New Werner Herzog Doc ‘Fireball’
Apple is boosting its documentary slate with a pickup for Fireball, an upcoming feature from Werner Herzog and Clive Oppenheimer.
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Werner Herzog on ‘Family Romance, LLC’ and the “Phenomenal Achievement” of Baby Yoda
Werner Herzog’s soul is still dancing after 58 years of filmmaking.
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Werner Herzog to Receive ASC Board of Governors Award
Werner Herzog will receive the American Society of Cinematographers Board of Governors Award during the 34th annual ASC Awards on Jan. 25.
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The ‘Mandalorian’ Moment That Caused Werner Herzog to Call His Bosses “Cowards”
Producers Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni drew laughs at a 'Star Wars' event when recalling the actor's reaction to a particular choice on set.
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The Quiet Horror of ‘Nosferatu the Vampyre’ at 40
Werner Herzog's remake of the 1922 classic 'Nosferatu' remains the definitive 'Dracula' story on the big screen.
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