Filmmaker Errol Morris
Errol Morris: Come Along On My Death Trip
by Jon Zelazny
The acclaimed documentary filmmaker Errol Morris once devoted an episode of his cable TV series First Person to a criminal behaviorist named Michael Stone, a pleasant, slightly nebbish intellectual of about sixty who analyzes and classifies “evil” behavior, from the mildly exasperating to the most disturbing outer reaches of violent insanity. Morris seems to take an odd delight in having this gentle man run through a true-crime litany of torture, murder, and unthinkable depravity, then at the end of the program, asks Stone how he developed an interest in such gruesome activities. Stone seems puzzled by the question. He thinks for a moment, and describes how he endured some bullying as a schoolboy: nothing too terrible; he was just picked on and pushed around a bit. Morris then asks something like, “Do you think there’s something mysterious inside you,...
Errol Morris: Come Along On My Death Trip
by Jon Zelazny
The acclaimed documentary filmmaker Errol Morris once devoted an episode of his cable TV series First Person to a criminal behaviorist named Michael Stone, a pleasant, slightly nebbish intellectual of about sixty who analyzes and classifies “evil” behavior, from the mildly exasperating to the most disturbing outer reaches of violent insanity. Morris seems to take an odd delight in having this gentle man run through a true-crime litany of torture, murder, and unthinkable depravity, then at the end of the program, asks Stone how he developed an interest in such gruesome activities. Stone seems puzzled by the question. He thinks for a moment, and describes how he endured some bullying as a schoolboy: nothing too terrible; he was just picked on and pushed around a bit. Morris then asks something like, “Do you think there’s something mysterious inside you,...
- 7/5/2009
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
In what may be a response to the times (since theater has always been a very socially conscious medium), more and more dark-tinged plays are popping up in New York City this season. Add to that list Bill Connington’s solo performance of Joyce Carol Oates’ Zombie, running February 21-March 29 (with previews Feb. 18-20) in the Studio Theater at the Theater Row Complex (410 West 42nd Street).
Oates loosely based her acclaimed 1995 novella, an exploration of what motivates a psychopath, on the story on notorious real-life killer Jeffrey Dahmer. In Connington’s adaptation, the playwright/actor portrays Quentin, a seemingly normal man with a penchant for serial murder. He recounts a series of nefarious deeds including the torture, rape and murder of young male victims, whom he intends to brainwash into zombielike slaves to serve his every need. Originally presented as part of the 2008 NY International Fringe Festival, Zombie has been...
Oates loosely based her acclaimed 1995 novella, an exploration of what motivates a psychopath, on the story on notorious real-life killer Jeffrey Dahmer. In Connington’s adaptation, the playwright/actor portrays Quentin, a seemingly normal man with a penchant for serial murder. He recounts a series of nefarious deeds including the torture, rape and murder of young male victims, whom he intends to brainwash into zombielike slaves to serve his every need. Originally presented as part of the 2008 NY International Fringe Festival, Zombie has been...
- 2/10/2009
- Fangoria
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