Episode 053 - Into The Abyss (2011) 02/22/2018 Today’s movie is “Into The Abyss” (2011), Werner Herzog’s documentary about death row inmate Michael Perry, convicted of murdering three individuals in Conroe, Texas. Subtitled “A Tale of Death, a Tale of Life”, the film reviews the crime itself, the series of events leading to his arrest, some history from the town in which it happened, and the eventual execution of Perry. I’m definitely in the bag for Werner Herzog. I don’t think I’ve seen a film of his I didn’t like, if not love. And I’m a
Today’s movie is “Into The Abyss” (2011), Werner Herzog’s documentary about death row inmate Michael Perry, convicted of murdering three individuals in Conroe, Texas. Subtitled “A Tale of Death, a Tale of Life”, the film reviews the crime itself, the series of events leading to his arrest, some history from the town in which it happened, and the eventual execution of Perry. I’m definitely in the bag for Werner Herzog. I don’t think I’ve seen a film of his I didn’t like, if not love. And I’m a
Episode 021 - The Thin Blue Line (1988) 01/21/2018 Today’s movie is “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), the amazing documentary from Errol Morris, detailing the case of Randall Adams, a man wrongfully convicted of murdering a Dallas police officer in 1976. Morris was intending to create a documentary on Dr. James Grigson, known as Dr. Death, whose expert opinion was used to recommend the death penalty under Texas law. Morris, while interviewing Adams, became convinced that he was innocent and switched focus. Randall Adams ran out of gas on his way
Today’s movie is “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), the amazing documentary from Errol Morris, detailing the case of Randall Adams, a man wrongfully convicted of murdering a Dallas police officer in 1976. Morris was intending to create a documentary on Dr. James Grigson, known as Dr. Death, whose expert opinion was used to recommend the death penalty under Texas law. Morris, while interviewing Adams, became convinced that he was innocent and switched focus. Randall Adams ran out of gas on his way
