The Directors Guild of America has included Alex Gibney in their list of nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries for 2010, one of five directors chosen for consideration. Mr. Gibney has been chosen for his work on Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer, which, of course, was also shortlisted in November… Continue reading Alex Gibney nominated for DGA’s documentary award
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Magic Trip added as late addition to Sundance
The Sundance Film Festival announced three late additions to the program, including our own Magic Trip. The documentary recounts the famed cross-country road trip taken by Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters in 1964, drawing from hour upon hour of video taken during the journey. This footage has never before been edited into a coherent… Continue reading Magic Trip added as late addition to Sundance
Hall of Shame
Originally published in The Atlantic. In a short blog item in TPM, Josh Marshall reminds us of the illustrious past of Rep. Ralph Hall (R, Tex) who is taking over as chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee. A member of an illustrious extended lobbying family, informally known as “Team Abramoff,” Hall was the… Continue reading Hall of Shame
Client 9 shortlisted for Academy Award
The list of films eligible to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature has been announced, and we’re honored again to be included in the shortlist: Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer made the cut, one of fifteen films to do so. The complete list, courtesy of the IFC… Continue reading Client 9 shortlisted for Academy Award
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Los Angeles Times reviews Client 9: “a taut, compelling documentary”
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Washington Post names Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer a “Critic’s Pick”
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Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer reviewed in the New York Times
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The Village Voice reviews Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Meet the Leader of Eliot Spitzer’s Smear Campaign
On Fox TV and at the New York Post, a peculiar detail is the subject of endless fascination: Did Eliot Spitzer, ex-governor of New York and newly minted CNN show host, really insist on wearing knee-high black socks during his encounters with high-priced escorts? A far more important question is this: Where did the story… Continue reading Meet the Leader of Eliot Spitzer’s Smear Campaign
Alex Gibney on My Trip to Al-Qaeda
PBS’s Need to Know recently interviewed Alex Gibney about My Trip to Al-Qaeda, the documentary adapted from Lawrence Wright’s play of the same name. The film, which has received rave reviews, debuted September 7 on HBO. Check out the interview in full: