Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog Talks 'Death Row': I Like Texas

January 13, 2012 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

TCA: Herzog interviewed death row inmates who include "the ultimate nightmare for women"

  

Michael Moore: Why the New Oscar Doc Process Shouldn't Scare Anyone (But HBO)

January 10, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

The Oscar-winning provocateur details changes that will overhaul a system that has led to decades of questionable choices

  

'Hoop Dreams' Director Is Snubbed Again by Academy

November 18, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Steve James's "The Interrupters" doesn't make the documentary shortlist; Werner Herzog also snubbed

  

'Into the Abyss': Werner Herzog Plumbs Death, Life and Squirrels

November 12, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

The key to getting his gripping death-row doc, says the filmmaker, is knowing the heart of men

  

Werner Herzog's New 'Into the Abyss' Poster: First Look (Exclusive)

October 25, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Director says he's anti-death penalty, while calling the convicts in his death-row doc "human beings, not monsters"

  

Indie Forum: Werner Herzog Slams SAG, Filmmakers Grapple with Change

October 23, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Keynote speaker Herzog says indie film doesn't exist, but filmmakers nonetheless trade new strategies in a mutating business

  

Werner Herzog Named Keynote Speaker at Film Independent Forum

September 22, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

German-born director will speak, answer audience questions at three-day October forum

  

TIFF, Day 2: Hot Parties and Dark Movies

September 9, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

The Toronto nightlife heats up with George Clooney and Harvey Weinstein, but filmmakers explore the abyss

  

From Clooney's 'Descendants' to Pixar's 'La Luna': 10 Buzziest Films at Telluride

September 4, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

Telluride may have peaked with its very first premiere, of "The Descendants," but Glenn Close's gender-bending performance has also drawn heat

  

Sarah Palin Documentary, Werner Herzog Film Join Toronto Lineup

August 3, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Festival also announces midnight movies, vanguard cinema selections and family programming

  

Werner Herzog Reads 'Go the F--- to Sleep' (Video)

June 16, 2011 By John Sellers 2 years ago

Like Samuel L. Jackson, the German director has narrated Adam Mansbach's jokey best-seller

  

Listen to Samuel L. Jackson Narrate 'Go the F--- to Sleep'

June 15, 2011 By John Sellers 2 years ago

Director Werner Herzog will also narrate an audiobook version of the best-seller

  

Werner Herzog: 'Contrary to the Wild Rumors About Me, No Actor Ever Got Hurt'

April 29, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Provocative director talks about going too far, why he still doesn't like 3D, and how only boring documentaries are created in the editing

  

SXSW 2011 Line-Up: Werner Herzog, Mel Gibson, 60 World Premieres

February 2, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Austin-based fest lands films featuring stars Ewan McGregor, Ellen Page and Paul Giamatti and directors Catherine Hardwicke, Morgan Spurlock

  

Good Morning Oscar, November 19: Selling Herzog Short

November 19, 2010 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

The doc shortlist is scrutinized, and so are Disney’s awards ambitions for “Toy Story 3”

  

TIFF's Day 9: Let's Make a Deal

September 18, 2010 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

With the closing-night attracting looming, a last-minute flurry of deals sparks the fest

  

Docu-Mania at TIFF: On Cave Paintings, Dog-Cloning and Sex & Chains

September 17, 2010 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Up close video chats with two of the fest's most playful filmmakers -- Werner Herzog and Errol Morris

  

IFC Nabs Herzog's 3D Doc; Anchor Bay Lands 'Beautiful Boy'

September 15, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 2 years ago

Shawn Ku's drama about the parents of a school shooter has been earning buzz for Michael Sheen and Maria Bello's performances

  

TIFF's Day 5: Lights Out, Deals On

September 14, 2010 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

The Lightbox goes dark, deals heat up, and kinky sex makes for a fun documentary

  

Good Morning Toronto, September 10: Herzog's on Top

September 10, 2010 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Werner Herzog tops the must-see list, and Ben Affleck makes do with some faint praise

  

Good Morning Hollywood, August 24: Grisly Man

August 24, 2010 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Hollywood slumps, marketing changes, and Werner Herzog sounds off

  

Werner Herzog Would 'Consider' Directing 'Child's Play' Film

August 23, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 2 years ago

If Brad Dourif could get him the gig, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker admits he would "take it seriously"

  

Toronto Welcomes Werner Herzog, Springsteen Docs

August 4, 2010 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Festival announces strong lineup of 25 documentaries

  

Producers File Suit Over MGM's 'Rescue Dawn'

March 24, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 3 years ago

Allege breach of contract over 2007 Werner Herzog war drama

  

Oscar's Contenders: Who's Got the Real Heat?

November 24, 2009 By Steve Pond 3 years ago

Taking a closer look at "Single Man," "Princess and the Frog," "Brothers" and others with heat.

  

'Bad Lieutenant's' Werner Herzog: Grilled

November 20, 2009 By Jordan Riefe 3 years ago

On killing Klaus Kinski, movie fiction over fact -- and a recipe for eating your own shoe.

  
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