Alex Gibney

Filmmaker Alex Gibney Accuses Pope: 'Sexual-Abuse Scandal Goes to the Top of the Vatican'

November 16, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 30 weeks ago

Alex Gibney is ready to take on the Pope in his new documentary, "Mea Maxima Culpa:  Silence in the House of God," which opens this weekend

  

Detained Filmmaker Released by Syrian Government (Updated)

September 12, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 40 weeks ago

Orwa Nyrabia, a Syrian filmmaker, was released from government captivity after three weeks

  

'Mea Maxima Culpa' Trailer: Alex Gibney Challenges the Catholic Church (Video)

August 1, 2012 By C. Molly Smith 46 weeks ago

Alex Gibney zooms in on pedophilia in the Catholic Church in his new documentary "Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God" 

  

Toronto Film Fest Adds 70+ Docs, Midnight Movies, New Works by Ken Burns, Alex Gibney

July 31, 2012 By Steve Pond 46 weeks ago

Additions to Toronto Film Festival lineup also include projects from Martin McDonagh, Julien Temple and Rob Zombie, plus revivals of Hitchcock and Pixar

  

Tribeca Roundup: De Niro Talks and 'Mr. Stache'

April 26, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Robert De Niro makes life difficult for Brian Williams, docs rule and Santa goes on a rampage at Tribeca

  

DreamWorks Acquires Two 'WikiLeaks' Books

March 1, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years ago

The studio is the latest company looking to make a movie about Julian Assange

  

Universal Picks Up Wikileaks Documentary

January 21, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years ago

Academy Award-winner Alex Gibney will direct; former studio chairman Marc Shmuger will co-produce

  

Toronto Welcomes Werner Herzog, Springsteen Docs

August 4, 2010 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Festival announces strong lineup of 25 documentaries

  

Oliver Stone, Davis Guggenheim Slated for Silverdocs Fest

May 27, 2010 By Steve Pond 3 years ago

Washington, DC documentary festival to screen "South of the Border," "Freakonomics," "Restrepo"

  

Magnolia Buys U.S. Rights to Gibney's Spitzer Documentary

May 19, 2010 By Brent Lang 3 years ago

The untitled film looks at former New York governor's political rise and fall

  

Feds Obstructed Abramoff Doc, Ethics Group Charges

May 5, 2010 By Steve Pond 3 years ago

CREW files Freedom of Information Act request for documents relating to "Casino Jack and the United States of Money"

  

'Casino Jack' Director: How I Stalked Abramoff

May 4, 2010 By Alex Gibney 3 years ago

HOLLYBLOG: "The hard part of any documentary is to tell the story from the inside out"

  

Good Morning Hollywood, April 22: Indie Summer

April 22, 2010 By Steve Pond 3 years ago

“Sex and the City” lines up the sponsors, but summer’s not just for blockbusters

  

Shrek, Spitzer, Zhivago Ready for Tribeca Kick-Off

April 20, 2010 By Steve Pond 3 years ago

Downtown New York film festival to present 85 films, strong online presence

  

HBO Picks Up Gibney's 'Trip to Al Qaeda'

April 15, 2010 By Wrap Staff 3 years ago

Oscar winner's film records Lawrence Wright's solo show

  

ESPN Brings Big Names to '30 for 30'

July 29, 2009 By Sharon Waxman 3 years ago

John Singleton, Ice Cube will direct portions of sports documentary.

  
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