Listen. Learn. Laugh.
While I’d rather see James Cameron tried for his assault on cinematic nuance (um, Unobtainium? er, Colonel Quaritch?), there is a compelling case to be made against George Lucas for [...]
Many thanks to the wonderful Wendy G!
** Filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin will be present for a post-show Q&A **
Yvonne M’Sadoques rocks forward in her chair. She’s lived in the Abenaki community [...]
Many thanks to the STIFF-ies!
THE GOOD SOLDIER is documentary film that follows the journeys of five American combat veterans from different generations as they sign up for war, go into [...]
If I had the leverage, I would force Ken Burns and Michael Moore to watch Vance Malone’s short documentaries. They would learn a lot. In 15 minutes or less, Vance [...]
It’s one thing to tackle the festival circuit, it’s quite another to hit it full force, push it back ten yards and drive it into the ground. But that’s just [...]
Warren chats with Davis Guggenheim (Director:An Inconvenient Truth) about his last doc, what it means to be an artist, and clueless security guards
Many thanks to the rambunctious Rachael B!
This film is presented as part of The 14th Annual Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.
Director: Fawn Yacker & Dee Mosbacher
In 2005, basketball star Sheryl [...]
Many thanks to the rambunctious Rachael B!
This film is presented as part of The 14th Annual Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.
Director: George O’Donnell
In a quiet Florida suburb, a group of [...]
Many thanks to the rambunctious Rachael B!
This film is presented as part of The 14th Annual Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.
Director: Arthur Ian
Glimpse through the keyhole into the world of [...]
If Americans came with user-care manuals, the section on feeding would be reduced to a sidebar… 1) Open mouth; 2) Shovel in crap. Heck, my friends spend more time, money and consideration [...]
Rated R for some language.
Running time: 120 minutes.
On the 20-year anniversary of his groundbreaking masterpiece ROGER & ME, Michael Moore’s CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY comes home to the issue he’s [...]
Consciousness.
Frankly, sometimes I wonder if it’s under-appreciated or over-rated. Heck, I lost consciousness during A WALK TO REMEMBER and remain convinced it’s completely forgettable. Must we be aware at all [...]
In America, heavy metal music is blamed for everything from cult killings to teen acne. I think, perhaps, we give too much credit to long-haired head-bangers. Most of them just [...]
It’s not yet Oscar® season and yet there is reason for movie-lovers to rejoice: three solid films a headed your way, one on dvd, one on HBO, one in a [...]
Many thanks to that mensch, Mark L!
**Warren Etheredge of The Warren Report will host an exclusive post-show panel discussion. Stay tuned for names of special guests.**
An honest and intimate look [...]
If Pete Rose has taught us anything, it’s that it is never too early to place your bets. For Pete’s sake and in his spirit — that may deny him [...]
Warren chats with Louie Psihoyos (Director) regarding dolphin genocide, mercury poisoning, and yummy whale meat.
Warren chats with Jeffrey Levy-Hinte at The Pan pacific Hotel in Seattle where they discuss the difficulties editing a documentary, the struggles of the film industry, and how to measure [...]
Many thanks to the bodacious Betsy C!
**IF THE WARREN REPORT IS SOLD OUT, PLEASE KNOW A FEW TICKETS REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. JUST CLICK HERE!**
Please note: Dr. Amit Goswami will [...]
SHALLOW WATER. DEEP SECRET.
THE COVE is an astounding piece of investigative journalism with the heart of an action thriller. Led by Louie Psihoyos, leader of the Ocean Preservation Society, [...]
Warren chats with director, Alexander Olch after a screening of his documentary at The Northwest Film Forum; where they pontificate on how to best approach his subject, the difficulties of [...]
Many thanks to the convivial Christin M!
**PLEASE NOTE: Award-winning filmmaker/voyeur(?) Ondi Timoner will join Warren Etheredge of The Warren Report for an all too revealing, post-show q&a.**
** WE LIVE IN [...]
(click here for my interview with Yun Suh, director of CITY OF BORDERS, or watch the podcast embedded below)
An Israeli, a Palestinian and a South Korean walk into a gay [...]
Warren spends sometime with director Yun Suh discussing tending bar in a gay establishment, the need for change, and why two countries that hate each other can put aside differences [...]
A slew of celebrities died over the last ten days, but no true movie stars… unless you count Robert McNamara.* Granted, the erstwhile Secretary of Defense only appeared in one [...]
If you see only one food documentary this year… that’s plenty. Really, that’s all you need, provided you remain hungry to learn more. No movie will tell you everything you [...]
Free speech has never truly been free, but the mark-up in other parts of the world is far greater than in the United States. Americans pay at the pump. Foreigners [...]
Warren chats with co-director Adam Del Deo regarding the struggles of theater auditions, art mirroring life, and what it takes to make A Chorus Line.
(click here for my interview with FOOD, INC.’s producer, Elise Pearlstein)
Which would you rather eat?
a) a genetically-modified, patent-protected soybean increasingly devoid of nutrients that may put all family farmers out [...]
Warren chats with producer Elise Pearlstein about the eroding of the first amendment, what money really smells like, and th meat industries definition of “lean”.
Warren chats with Peter Esmonde, director, about the elusive artist Trimpin, the direction of documentaries. and why are junk is so valuable.
Warren joins Pete McCormick at SIFF for the premiere screening of his new documentary. The two discuss the benefits of fighting Ali, the intelligence of entering the boxin profession, and [...]
Even before Stan asked Cartman, “what would Brian Boitano do?,” I was inspired by figure skating. There’s just something about the graceful athleticism blanketed in bad Bob Mackie wannabe onesies [...]
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll pop? I suppose it depends, much like trying to verify the number of movies the [...]
Body blow. Body blow. Body blow. Boom! Upper cut. Chuck Wepner took his beatings like a man, like a brave, yet foolish man with bad vision. In short, like Mr. [...]
Warren sits down with James Toback (The Pick-Up Artist, Harvard Man) to discussthe boundaries on sanity, greek tragedies, and the dangers of knowing yourself too well.
When critics compile their Top 10 lists for 2009, they will not need to go up to 11 to include ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL, a rockumentary that makes SPINAL [...]
In the summer of 1977, David Richard Berkowitz terrorized New York City. Known also as The Son of Sam, he killed six people and wounded seven others. He claimed he [...]
Warren grabs PJ Raval for a revealing look at his documentary TRINIDAD where the discuss the legacy of sex reassignment surgery in Colorado, the commitment that goes into the transformation, [...]
Gangstas gave rap a bad name. The uninitiated believe that all hip-hop generated in South Central L.A. automatically features, well, automatics and uzis, bitches and hos, cop-killers and pot-addled chillers. [...]
Many thanks to the indispensable Spencer F!
NERDCORE FOR LIFE is presented as part of the ongoing STIFF Nights series.
Two of the 21st century’s most powerful social forces; Hip-Hop and Geek Culture, collide [...]
If you’re suffering from IRON MAN deficiency, THE SOLOIST may work as a supplemental cinematic vitamin. However, the most invigorating titles amongst this weekend’s anemic release slate are two documentaries [...]
Imagine me and Yu, I do, I think about Yu day and night, it’s only right. To think about the Oscar®-winner and her film showing Saturday… so happy together…
Watch today’s [...]
Warren chats with Richard Shepard at the Seattle house in park City, UT regarding his short documentary, what makes a good character actor, and the legacy of John Cazale.
While the economy plunges downwards faster than Ruben Studdard skydiving, arts funding tumbles with it, victims of their own dependency on corporate sponsorships rather than the public’s actual support. While [...]
Many thanks to the beneficent Bernard Y!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohR-9ugs9V0
SLEEPWALKING THROUGH THE MEKONG follows Los Angeles based band Dengue Fever on their recent journey to Cambodia to perform 60s and 70s Cambodian rock [...]
Truth may be stranger than fiction, but stranger still are the Academy’s annual choices for Best Documentary. How can anyone explain Oscars® failure to even recognize films such as GRIZZLY [...]
Hunter S. Thompson: genius journalist or crackpot mudslinger?
Watch Oscar®-winner Alex Gibney’s trippy documentary, GONZO: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. Then question what you see, consider what [...]
Good film composers maintain an anonymity greater than James Belushi’s acting coach. Indeed, a good score should almost go unnoticed. Pity poor Mateo Messina, a tunesmith so talented that few [...]
I confess… the fabulous filmmaker Richard Shepard (THE MATADOR, THE HUNTING PARTY) talked me into doing something I never thought I would, but hey, I was in Sundance! Besides, what [...]
Warren chats with documentarian Daniel Junge regarding the definition of justice, the importance of documentaries to be entertaining, and why they killed Sister Dorothy.
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Philippe Petit redefines high-strung. The antic wire-walker, who famously and somewhat recklessly traversed the sky-scraping divide between New York’s fallen twin towers, remains a man of high energy and lofty [...]
Warren joins Errol Morris for Part 2 of the discussion around his latest documentary Standard Operating Procedure. Errol discusses the bigger issues raised by the torture photos leaked from Abu [...]
Many thanks to the jaunty Jessica Y!
The Henry Art Gallery.
This event presented in conjunction with TheFilmSchool.
**Please note: Oscar®-winning filmmaker Jessica Yu will join Warren Etheredge of The Warren Report for [...]
Many thanks to the chilvarous Charlie C.
http://www.endofamericamovie.com/
The Henry Art Gallery,
15th Ave NE & NE 41st St, SEATTLE
Please note: Filmmaker Annie Sundberg will join Warren Etheredge of The Warren Report during [...]
JBL Theater @ EMP, 325 5th Ave N (at Seattle Center), SEATTLE
Many thanks to the magnificent Bartoks!
Winner: AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE FILM – Nantucket Film Festival
Winner: AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST [...]
Warren chats with Daniel Junge, director, where they talk of the importance of entertainment, the needs for compelling material, and the courage of one woman’s struggle to protect one of [...]
Warren moderates a panel discussion with Steve Bonaugurio (Director), Betsy Chasse (Producer), and Suzy Myers, (co-founder of The Seattle Midwifery School) where they discuss the unnecessary drugs administered to women [...]
Warren chats with Errol Morris about the semantics of the Bush Administration, existing in a state of denial, and the cover-ups of cover-ups of cover-ups.
Warren sits down with actress Mia Kirshner ( The L Word) to discuss her seven year journey to create the paper documentary i live here.
I Live Here is a paper [...]
Warren sits down with Mia Kirshner to discuss her paper documentary I Live Here.
I Live Here is a paper documentary – an intimate journey to humanitarian crises in four corners [...]
Warren leads a panel discussion with Jay Inslee ( US REP. First District State of Washington), Josh Tickell (Director), and John Plaza (Imperium Renewables), where they discuss the benefits of [...]
Warren sits down with Tia Lessin and discusses the anger behind Katrina, the lack of response from the government, and the strength of two people who survived the nightmare
Part 2 of Warren’s interview with Alex Gibney. Where the audience questions the motivations of the men in charge, the euphemisms used to make torture hip, and why his next [...]
Warren sits down with documentarian and Academy Award winner Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) and chats about what not to do on a first date, the [...]
Warren sits down with Patrick Creadon director of the documentary I.O.U.S.A. to discuss the pains of independent filmmaking, the rising national debt, and the hard pill the American people don’t [...]
If Tod Browning had directed an episode of VH1’s Behind The Music, he may well have crafted FRANK & CINDY, a darkly comic freak show that resonates with unfortunate pathos… [...]
