Tabloid, for allegedly tricking her into appearing in the film. In this wideranging and personal discussion, errol morris talks about women, religion, and rescuing substantive, meaty complexity from mere tabloid fodder. Beyond her beauty pageant days, mckinney first hit the tabloid pages in britain in what was largely coined the case of the manacled mormon. It is a spellbinding enigma, and one of the damnedest films morris has ever made. Well errol, thank you so much for taking the time to be on the sound of young america. The incident, known as the mormon sex in chains case, became a major tabloid story in the united kingdom and triggered a circulation battle between two popular tabloid. Rent errol morris movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. The film follows the story of joyce mckinney, a former beauty queen, who went to england in the 70s to save her fiance from what she. One of the most acclaimed documentary filmmakers of the late 20th century and beyond, oscarwinning director errol morris sought to uncover the truth, or various truths, behind unusual and controversial subjects in such films as the thin blue line 1988, mr. Cupid drew a sharply aimed arrow when he spied a south carolinaborn beauty queen and future tabloid superstar named joyce mckinney, the subject of errol morris latest study in magnificent obsession. I usually love errol morris documentaries, but this film is a total miss, in my opinion. From my piece on errol morris s latest, tabloid, at press play. Means salt lake tribune rns not even an oscarwinning documentary filmmaker like errol morris is immune from the allure of a salacious sex scandal. Errol morris on tabloid interview time out chicago.
Tabloid s narrator is joyce mckinney, a onetime miss. Werner herzog in conversation with errol morris the believer the unknown known. But there are things about tabloid journalism that i love. Its not that unscrupulous part, its the fascination with certain stories that are bizarre and peculiar. A beauty queen gone mad, a mormon sex slave, and dog cloning. Shes a former miss wyoming beauty queen who gained a great deal of notoriety after being accused of kidnapping a young mormon missionary, restraining him in chains and. Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the errol morrisdirected movie via subscription can be confusing, so we.
Jul, 2011 what is amazing is that morris gets mckinney to talk at all. Tabloid, for allegedly tricking her into appearing in the. Errol morris latest documentary, tabloid, was supposed to be a return to the humane quirk of his early work, like petcemetery laugher gates of heaven. Errol morris takes perverse trip down tabloid lane wired. We send you off for the weekend with a first look at the new documentary from errol morris, the director of the thin blue line and the fog of war.
Errol morris heads to trial against irate plaintiff at center of 2011 documentary tabloid getty images. By virtue of its title alone, tabloid, errol morris s astonishing new documentary, achieves a degree of serendipitous timeliness. The racy mormon sex scandal behind tabloid film huffpost. Compared to his documentary peers, filmmaker errol morris certainly has a taste for the titillating. Errol morris tabloid takes on sex, clones, mormons wired. Legendary documentarian errol morris jumps right into the story as usual, no time for background or a long introduction, in the 2010 picture tabloid. Jul 15, 2011 in director errol morris s newest film tabloid, which opens today, the renowned documentarian examines the life of a woman whose singleminded quest for true love would be splashed across the. Tabloid stories centered on the activities of joyce mckinney, a former beauty queen with a selfreported iq of 168, over her life are presented. We also touched on how morris thinks his tabloid story compares to the one currently engulfing news international, and his longawaited return to fiction filmmaking. Director errol morris, who had freed an innocent man on death row with his documentary the thin blue line and probed the psyche robert mcnamara in the fog of war, has attempted to get to the bottom of the mckinney scandal in his latest documentary, tabloid. Joyce mckinney, who became a tabloid fixture in the uk in 1977 when accused of kidnapping and raping a mormon missionary. A conversation with errol morris on the nature of truth.
Fancy watching tabloid on your tv, phone, or tablet. Sep 01, 2010 curious about the subject matter of errol morris torontobound doc tabloid one of my top picks to see at the festival i did a little digging and it didnt take long to see what. After errol morris s more sobering films, this larkish documentary about a beauty queen gone bad plays like a vacation at a seedy seaside resort. Errol morris is fascinated by and terrified of steve bannon the decorated filmmaker didnt expect the dramatic reaction to his toxic documentary about.
While the first two are relatively recent acquisitions, that last one has been around for a while since cannes 2003 to be exact, and an interview on his film the fog of war. Errol mark morris born february 5, 1948 is an american film director primarily of documentaries examining and investigating, among other things, authorities and eccentrics. That part of tabloid journalism, i think, is unendingly interesting. The film does little to take the story forward and just highlights the lurid tabloid journalism at the time of the first breaking of the 1977, reportage. Errol morris tabloid takes on sex, clones, mormons. In tabloid, academy awardrwinning filmmaker errol morris the fog of war follows the salacious adventures of this beauty queen with an iq of 168, whose singleminded devotion to the man of her. Jul 15, 2011 by virtue of its title alone, tabloid, errol morriss astonishing new documentary, achieves a degree of serendipitous timeliness. Tabloid 2010 errol morris m recommended for mature audiences 15 years and over start watching. Who is joyce mckinney, star of errol morris tabloid.
Billed as the first movie mystery to actually solve a murder, the film is credited with overturning the conviction of randall dale adams for the murder of dallas police officer robert wood, a crime for which adams was. Trailer for tabloid, errol morris new film posted by jason kottke jun 09, 2011 its a documentary about joyce mckinney and the socalled mormon sex in chains case. Sep 15, 2010 bondage, mormonism and cloning are among the controversial topics intertwined in oscarwinner errol morris new film tabloid, which premiered this week at the toronto international film. Errol morris, born february 5, 1948, hewlett, new york, u. What is amazing is that morris gets mckinney to talk at all.
Elsa dorfmans portrait photography theatrical release june 30th. But until 2003s the fog of war, morris was shunned by the academy awards. Errol morris latest documentary, tabloid, was supposed to be a return to the humane quirk of his early work, like petcemetery laugher gates of heaven, which infamously made auteur werner herzog. Jan 18, 2011 sundance selects has acquired north american rights to errol morris latest documentary tabloid, which was named as one of the top five undistributed films of 2010 in indiewire s annual. Directed by boundarybreaking filmmaker errol morris, wormwood is a sixpart series following eric olsons 64year investigation in search of the truth behind his fathers fatal fall. Errol morris s new doc tackles unrepentant iraq war architect donald rumsfeld, a video interview on democracy now. Errol morris celebrity profile check out the latest errol morris photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Academy awardwinner errol morris tabloid follows the much strangerthanfiction adventures of joyce mckinney, a former beauty queen whose singleminded devotion to the man of her dreams leads her across the globe and directly onto the front pages of the british tabloid. Errol morris is fascinated by and terrified of steve.
By delving deeply into these american storiesand into the stories behind the storieshe arrives at the values common to us all. Morris won an oscar for the fog of war, a rigorous assessment of former u. Oct 03, 2011 this has already been a bigticket year for brilliant documentaries, and the blitz of nonfiction hits just keeps on coming with tabloid, the staggering tale of miss joyce mckinney. Sex, lies, and mormons missionaries in errol morriss. In tabloid, academy awardrwinning filmmaker errol morris the fog of war follows the salacious adventures of this beauty queen.
The latest documentary from legendarily eccentric director errol morris revisits a 1970s gossiprag scandal about a woman joyce mckinney. Full of juicy details about a tale that somehow otherwise was forgotten, told by interviewees who you trust at your own peril, and widely shifting from one perspective to another, its yet another. Errol morris s tabloid movie poster 2010 i admit a certain obsession with cell phone scrabble, the band beach house, and of course, errol morris. Errol morris couldnt have dreamed up a better news hook for his documentary tabloid than the phonehacking scandal that took down rupert murdochs news of the world on sunday. This has already been a bigticket year for brilliant documentaries, and the blitz of nonfiction hits just keeps on coming with tabloid, the staggering tale of miss joyce mckinney. From his first movie, the pet cemetery doc gates of heaven, to his awardwinning robert mcnamara confession the fog of war, many of morris s films are interested in. And not only her, but others who were involved, all staring directly into the interrotron and all sounding uncannily as if theyre speaking the truth. Aug 27, 2012 lawsuit against filmmaker errol morris raises interesting, bizarre questions. Tabloid tells the story of joyce mckinney, a former beauty queen who became a tabloid sensation after she was accused of kidnapping a man and trying to deprogram him from mormonism using sex. In director errol morris s newest film tabloid, which opens today, the renowned documentarian examines the life of a woman whose singleminded quest for true love would be splashed across the.
His film, tabloid, is now in limited release and its entering wide release later this month. Fancy watching tabloid in the comfort of your own home. Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the errol morris directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we. Morris, as usual unseen, though occasionally heard. Tabloid is a 2010 american documentary film directed by errol morris. Whether he was exonerating randall dale adams in the thin. Joyce mckinney, who became a tabloid fixture in the uk in 1977 when accused of kidnapping and raping a. Director errol morris has made a career out of solving mysteries, which comes as no surprise since the man used to be a private detective. Not even an oscarwinning documentary filmmaker like errol morris is immune from the allure of a salacious sex.
The latest documentary from legendarily eccentric director errol morris revisits a 1970s gossiprag scandal about a woman joyce mckinney and. Errol morris convinces appeals court to protect tabloid. The incident, known as the mormon sex in chains case, became a major tabloid story in the united kingdom and triggered a circulation battle between two popular tabloid newspapers, the daily. Defense secretary robert mcnamaras role in the vietnam war. Shes a former miss wyoming beauty queen who gained a great deal of notoriety after being accused of kidnapping a young mormon missionary, restraining him in chains and raping him in england in 1977. His 1988 documentary the thin blue line is cited among the best and most influential documentaries ever made. Morris follows the salacious adventures of this beauty queen with an iq of 168 whose singleminded devotion to the man of her dreams leads her across the globe, into jail, and onto the front page.
Beauty queen, mormon bogeyman, attention hog, dogcloning proponent. Film maker errol morris, whose latest documentary tabloid tells the lurid tale of 70s press sensation joyce mckinney. Mar 10, 2011 welcome to the world of tabloid, the newest film from americas master documentarian, errol morris. Sep 12, 2011 the racy mormon sex scandal behind tabloid film. One of americas top documentary filmmakers, errol morris, turns his attention to the outrageous and nearly unbelievable story of joyce mckinney. News of the world was a tabloid newspaper, it covered what we take to be tabloid stories. The oscarwinning documentarian behind the fog of war and a brief history of time next trains his auteur eye on a surreal world of sex, fame. Errol morris heads to trial against irate plaintiff at. Errol morris is the undoubted king of documentaries and he has found a great story not only in the salacious material and a central character that is pure cinematic gold but also in the timely warning of how far the tabloid press will go in uncovering a story no matter how morally dubious their means or motives are. Since his breakthrough feature, 1988s the thin blue line, every one of errol morris features has essentially been about searching for the truth. One of americas top documentary filmmakers, errol morris, turns his attention to the outrageous and nearly unbelievable story of joyce. The errol morris documentary tabloid chronicles a very strange subject. His talks about his new film tabloid, and the power of his nonconfrontational interview style. Morris earned a bachelors degree in history from the university of wisconsin at madison in 1969.
Billed as the first movie mystery to actually solve a murder, the film is credited with overturning the conviction of randall dale adams for the murder of dallas police officer robert wood, a crime for which adams was sentenced to death. After two films dealing with the horrors of us foreign policy and militarism, the fog of war and. Oct 16, 20 three years before errol morris experienced a victory at a california appeals court on tuesday, the famed documentary filmmaker tweeted, i prefer the truth with some varnish on it. Cupid drew a sharply aimed arrow when he spied a south carolinaborn beauty queen and future tabloid superstar named joyce mckinney, the subject of errol morris. Errol morris tabloid goes to sundance selects indiewire. Welcome to the world of tabloid, the newest film from americas master documentarian, errol morris. Ripped from todays headlines, errol morris s sensational tabloid uncovers outrageous stories of sex, bondage, mormons, kidnapping, cloning, drugging, buggery or at least bugging and betrayal circa 1977, and features more than one dog named booger. Then last year, morris was sued by joyce mckinney, the central figure in his documentary, tabloid, for allegedly tricking her into appearing in. Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the errol morrisdirected movie via.
This has been a truly interesting discussion, i enjoyed it. Tabloid, errol morris latest documentary, further addends her incredible tale with commentary from personalities hired or associated with her along with press reporters, religious figures, and of course the resilient mckinney herself, to essentially reveal a spiritual kinship with and literal attachment to canines, which continues to be a. Nov 11, 2011 tabloid stories centered on the activities of joyce mckinney, a former beauty queen with a selfreported iq of 168, over her life are presented. Morris the fog of war was reading his newspaper in 2008 and came across an associated press story about an american woman who had. Lawsuit against filmmaker errol morris raises interesting. That intriguing sounding project is yet another reason not to hate movies, even if morris claims. Errol morris on news of the world and mormon sex scandal.
Lawsuit against filmmaker errol morris raises interesting, bizarre questions. The thin blue line is the fascinating, controversial true story of the arrest and conviction of randall adams for the murder of a dallas policeman in 1976. It tells the story of joyce mckinney, who in 1977 was accused of kidnapping and raping kirk anderson, an american mormon missionary. Petrone, ann marie 53, of concord, massachusetts, beloved wife of james eastland, died on july 11th at their home in concord after a long battle with cancer. Morris first two films won much acclaim gates of heaven 1978 and vernon, florida 1981.