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Errol Morris and Werner Herzog

Charlie Phillips   26 March 2008, 4:12 PM


Wener and Errol

Wow - it's a conversation between Werner Herzog and Errol Morris! - and it's very interesting indeed. I love ol' Werner H, his 'Herzog on Herzog' book is a downbeat comedy classic. And here he delights even more. In response to Errol M's comment that Timothy Treadwell from Grizzly Man was "I suppose, trying to become the greatest bear director of all time, but it backfired", Herzog responds "But to describe him¿I¿ve tried it a few times, and it gets more and more complicated¿yes, that¿s certainly one of those things, to become a bear and be the great bear actor. And he actually is on all fours and huffs at a bear, and he somehow leaves the boundaries of his attempts to become the bartender in Cheers. He leaves it way behind, and he is aspiring to something much deeper."

I like Errol Morris too, but for bear-related and natural world documentary inspiration, you can't beat Herzog.

In other news, the nominees for the BAFTA Craft Awards are out - I mention this of course because last year one of them was one by your own dear FourDocs. So there's some good nominess there, but let's face it, they ain't FourDocs, now are they?

Finally, you have to look at the film programme for Ladyfest London in May, which is a treat of rarely-seen treats. Particularly Don't Need You which celebrates Riot Grrrl, one of the best things EVER.


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