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Displaying all articles tagged:
Alex Gibney
coming soon
Mar. 7, 2023
Elon Musk Is the Subject of Alex Gibney’s New Documentary
“It’s a hit piece,” the Twitter menace said.
By
Zoe Guy
theranos
Sept. 8, 2021
A Deeply Creepy GIF Guide to HBO’s Elizabeth Holmes Documentary
Not for the faint of heart. Or anybody who’s afraid of needles.
By
Kathryn VanArendonk
theranos
Sept. 8, 2021
Why the Errol Morris Shade in Alex Gibney’s
The Inventor
Is So Brutal
Here’s what lies behind those Interrotron shots.
By
Emily Yoshida
roll clip!
Oct. 13, 2020
Totally Under Control
Clip: How Volunteers Ran Jared Kushner’s COVID Task Force
In a clip from Alex Gibney’s new doc, Max Kennedy Jr. details how he and several other unpaid 20-somethings secured PPE for America.
By
Zoe Haylock
coronavirus
Apr. 30, 2020
The Race to Make the First Coronavirus Documentary Has Begun
Alex Gibney is producing one. David France is directing another. At least 20 documentarians agree: “It is the most important story of my lifetime.”
By
Chris Lee
roll clip!
Mar. 20, 2019
Enjoy a Cursed Video of Tavi Gevinson As Elizabeth Holmes
The eyes will haunt you.
By
Jackson McHenry
the inventor
Mar. 19, 2019
Alex Gibney’s Theranos Documentary Stares Deeply into Elizabeth Holmes’s Eyes
The Inventor fixates on the would-be disrupter’s face as it tries to understand her captivating effect on Silicon Valley.
By
Emily Yoshida
tv
Sept. 5, 2018
Never-Before-Seen Footage of Clinton and Lewinsky to Be Included in New Doc
Yes, the blue Gap dress will make an appearance.
By
Hunter Harris
tv review
Feb. 28, 2018
The Looming Tower
Is Basically
Law & Order: Bin Laden Unit
The Hulu miniseries is frustratingly not-quite-there account of the run-up to the 9/11 attacks.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
movies
June 29, 2016
How Alex Gibney Is Reinventing Documentary Filmmaking
Can you revolutionize a genre through sheer work ethic?
By
Boris Kachka
Feb. 11, 2016
HBO Developing Show With Alex Gibney, Laura Dern
Let’s hope it’s enlightening.
By
Jackson McHenry
trailer mix
Feb. 4, 2016
Cooked
Trailer: Michael Pollan Plus Alex Gibney Plus Food Porn!
“When we learned to cook is when we learned to be human.”
By
E. Alex Jung
amas
Sept. 9, 2015
The Best Answers From Alex Gibney’s Reddit AMA
Fear not: The filmmaker definitely wants to keep hammering away at Scientology.
By
Sean Fitz-Gerald
movies
Sept. 4, 2015
Review:
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
It’s a skeptical essay, a meditation, a corrective.
By
David Edelstein
party chats
Aug. 28, 2015
Alex Gibney: Tom Cruise Should Talk Scientology
“We might as well be working for Tom Cruise.”
By
Claire Landsbaum
scientology
Mar. 30, 2015
21 Insane Scientology Stories That
Going Clear
Left Out
What happened to Katie Holmes?
By
Lindsey Weber
chat room
Mar. 29, 2015
Alex Gibney on His Scientology Doc,
Going Clear
And why more people need to speak out against the church.
By
John Horn
sundance 2015
Jan. 30, 2015
Alex Gibney on His New Scientology Documentary
“We got a really nice [E-meter] on eBay and used it to great effect.”
By
John Horn
tv
Nov. 24, 2014
HBO and Alex Gibney Are Making a Scientology Documentary
Somebody is definitely going to end up getting sued.
By
Nate Jones
across the streaming-verse
Nov. 8, 2013
The Best of Netflix: Alex Gibney Documentaries
WikiLeaks, Hunter S. Thompson, and Enron.
By
Matt Patches
movie review
Nov. 8, 2013
Movie Review:
The Armstrong Lie
Alex Gibney directs this documentary about cyclist Lance Armstrong.
By
David Edelstein
documentaries
Oct. 7, 2013
The Armstrong Lie
Trailer: Tour de Lance
Remember how Lance Armstrong is a big liar?
By
Margaret Lyons
toronto film festival 2013
Sept. 12, 2013
Documentarian Alex Gibney on Being Lied to by Lance Armstrong
His new documentary,
The Armstrong Lie
, was originally about the cyclist’s 2009 comeback. Then came the doping admission.
By
Jada Yuan
movie review
May 24, 2013
Movie Review:
We Steal Secrets
Documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney focuses his lens on Julian Assange.
By
David Edelstein
movie review
Nov. 16, 2012
Movie Review:
Mea Maxima Culpa
This documentary looks at the story of a priest that molested more than 200 deaf children.
By
David Edelstein
tribeca film festival
Apr. 25, 2011
Will Leitch on
Catching Hell
, the Tribeca Doc About Reviled Cubs Fan Steve Bartman
A sportswriter’s take on this portrait of the man who accidentally ruined the Cubs’ World Series dreams.
By
Will Leitch
wikileaks hollywood
Jan. 21, 2011
Alex Gibney to Direct Julian Assange Documentary
Here they come.
By
Mike Vilensky
sundance
Dec. 15, 2010
Sundance Adds Miranda July, Ashley Judd, Acid Trips to Lineup
Ken Kesey and the merry pranksters filmed one of their road trips, now it’s a documentary.
By
Willa Paskin
exclusive
Oct. 1, 2010
Watch a Clip From the Eliot Spitzer Documentary
Client 9
“Did you think you were going to get caught?”
By
Willa Paskin
exclusive
Sept. 10, 2010
Vulture Premieres the Poster for Alex Gibney’s Eliot Spitzer Doc,
Client 9
See the poster!
By
Lane Brown
the industry
May 20, 2010
Industry Roundup: Emma Watson, Spitzer
Plus: J. J. Abrams’s heist flick gets a screenwriter.
By
Josh Duboff
chat room
May 7, 2010
Alex Gibney on How His New Jack Abramoff Doc Is Like
Team America
“They were these frat house boys, these big swinging dicks.”
By
Logan Hill
movies
Apr. 15, 2010
See an Eliot Spitzer–Starring Teaser for Alex Gibney’s Upcoming Documentary
Spitzer: “The only metaphor I can think of … is Icarus.”
By
Edith Zimmerman
movies
Apr. 7, 2010
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
Trailer: Jack Abramoff, Evil Genius?
Unintentionally hilarious moment at the 1:00 mark: “Abramoff loved e-mail!”
By
Edith Zimmerman
kudos
Feb. 25, 2008
Vulture Interviews Both Documentary Oscar Winners
Cynthia Wade and Alex Gibney, both Oscar winners, revisited.
chat room
Jan. 22, 2008
‘Gonzo’ Director Alex Gibney on Hunter S. Thompson, Torture, and Sundance
The director of
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
on his new Sundance documentary.