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...his countryman Werner Herzog , Wim Wenders was among the most adventurous and intellectually daring directors of the German New Wave of the '70s and '80s, and has devoted much of his energy in recent years to making documentaries -- some about music (including...
The most famous non-nominees include “The Thin Blue Line,” “Roger & Me,” “28 Up,” “Hoop Dreams” and “Grizzly Man,” and it’s absolutely not coincidental that I’ve just cited films by Moore, Werner Herzog, Steve James and Errol Morris, all of them...
German director Werner Herzog and actor Michael Shannon pose during the photocall of 'My son, my son, what have ye done' at the Venice film festival on September 5, 2009.'My son, my son, what have ye done' is competing for the Golden Lion of the 66th Mostra... View Photo »
I feel greatly honoured to receive the lifetime achievement award from the Dubai International Film Festival. This sums up almost 50 years of my work as a filmmaker, but I consider it a mid-career event, in other words I am not done yet. In fact, I am planning to shoot my next film, ‘Queen of the Desert...
It's just boring. Then there's Nicolas Cage. Sometimes he's just the best, and sometimes he's phoning it in like this is the worst B-movie he's ever been in. Cage is brilliant in the right hands (such as Werner Herzog's in Bad Lieutenant), but...
There's some crazy shit that goes down in this movie that I just loved - and if you're someone that doesn't think GHOST RIDER is automatically stupid... give it a shot. It is far better than the last film would lead you to believe. Perhaps 3rd time...
He also has one of the most diverse bodies of work of any actor of his generation. Cage, 48, has won an Oscar (for Leaving Las Vegas) and he has directed a movie (2002’s Sonny, about a male prostitute played by James Franco). He has made films for...
German director Werner Herzog (R) and his wife Lena arrive for the screening of 'Bad Lieutenant: Port of call New Orleans' at the 66th Venice film festival on September 4, 2009.'Bad Lieutenant: Port of call New Orleans'competes for the Golden Lion of the... View Photo »
They would only have a few days to see the film. So that was the surprise for us. And it was surprising, too, because you had some of the major names in film like Werner Herzog and the big documentary guys like Errol Morris (ignored by the short list).
The issue with these films (guilty pleasures, both of them) is that Cage plays second fiddle to an onslaught of special effects. Say what you will about Cage’s career as of late, but when he overacts, he tempts a reasonable person to utilize nuclear...
He also has one of the most diverse bodies of work of any actor of his generation. Cage, 48, has won an Oscar (for "Leaving Las Vegas") and he has directed a movie (2002's "Sonny," about a male prostitute played by James Franco). He has made films for...
Werner Herzog (born Werner H. Stipetić; September 5, 1942) is an Academy Award-nominated German film director, screenwriter, actor, and opera director. Full Article
German director Werner Herzog (R) and his wife Lena arrive for the screening of 'Bad Lieutenant: Port of call New Orleans' at the 66th Venice film festival on September 4, 2009.'Bad Lieutenant: Port of call New Orleans'competes for the Golden Lion of the 66th Mostra Internationale d'Arte...
View Photo »(From L) US actor Nicolas Cage, US actress Eva Mendes and German director Werner Herzog arrive for the screening of 'Bad Lieutenant: Port of call New Orleans' at the 66th Venice film festival on September 4, 2009.'Bad Lieutenant: Port of call New Orleans'competes for the Golden Lion of the...
View Photo »CENTURY CITY, CA - JANUARY 13: Director Werner Herzog arrives to the 37th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards at InterContinental Hotel on January 13, 2012 in Century City, California.
View Photo »PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 13: Director Werner Herzog of the television series 'On Death Row' speaks during the Discover Networks portion of the 2012 Television Critics Association Press Tour at The Langham Huntington Hotel and Spa on January 13, 2012 in Pasadena, California.
View Photo »PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 13: Director Werner Herzog (L) and Producer Erik Nelson of the television series 'On Death Row' speak during the Discover Networks portion of the 2012 Television Critics Association Press Tour at The Langham Huntington Hotel and Spa on January 13, 2012 in Pasadena,...
View Photo »German director Werner Herzog answers a question during the panel for the Discovery Networks documentary series "On Death Row" at the Television Critics Association winter press tour in Pasadena, California January 13, 2012.
View Photo »Werner Herzog, left, director of the documentary film "Cave of Forgotten Dreams," and producer Erik Nelson pose together at the 37th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, in Los Angeles. The film won the "Best Documentary/Non-Fiction" award.
View Photo »German director Werner Herzog talks about the "On Death Row" documentary series during the Discovery Networks portion of the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena , Calif. on Friday, Jan. 13, 2012.
View Photo »DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 12: Managing director of DIFF Shivani Pandya, Lena Herzog, director Werner Herzog and artistic director of DIFF Masoud Amralla Al Ali attend the 'Three Quarter Moon' premiere during day six of the 8th Annual Dubai International Film Festival held at...
View Photo »DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 12: Director Werner Herzog is greeted on stage by DIFF Chairman Abdulhamid Juma ahead of the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement award during day six of the 8th Annual Dubai International Film Festival held at the Madinat Jumeriah Complex on December...
View Photo »DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 12: Director Werner Herzog speaks onstage as he receives the Lifetime Achievement award with interpreter Reem Owais during day six of the 8th Annual Dubai International Film Festival held at the Madinat Jumeriah Complex on December 12, 2011 in Dubai,...
View Photo »DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 12: Director Werner Herzog receives the Lifetime Achievement award from DIFF Chairman Abdulhamid Juma on stage during day six of the 8th Annual Dubai International Film Festival held at the Madinat Jumeriah Complex on December 12, 2011 in Dubai, United...
View Photo »DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 12: DIFF Chairman Abdulhamid Juma (R) greets director Werner Herzog as they attend the 'Three Quarter Moon' premiere during day six of the 8th Annual Dubai International Film Festival held at the Madinat Jumeriah Complex on December 12, 2011 in Dubai,...
View Photo »DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 12: Director Werner Herzog attends the 'Three Quarter Moon' premiere during day six of the 8th Annual Dubai International Film Festival held at the Madinat Jumeriah Complex on December 12, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
View Photo »German director Werner Herzog poses during a photocall at the annual MIPCOM television programme market in Cannes, southeastern France, October 3, 2011. The international film and programme market for television, video, cable and satellite (MIPCOM) runs from October 3 to October 6 on...
View Photo »TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 08: Director Werner Herzog attends 'Into The Abyss' Premiere at Ryerson Theatre during the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2011 in Toronto, Canada.
View Photo »German director Werner Herzog addresses the audience during a tribute to his career as a filmmaker at the International Film Festival in Guadalajara March 25, 2011. Picture taken March 25, 2011.
View Photo »German director Werner Herzog arrives at the International Film Festival, where he was honored for his career as a filmmaker, in Guadalajara March 25, 2011. Picture taken March 25, 2011.
View Photo »Renowned German filmmaker Werner Herzog at the Guadalajara International Film festival in Guadalajara, Mexico, Saturday March 26, 2011.
View Photo »German filmaker Werner Herzog holds the Prize 'Guadalajara' honoring his career during the 26th Guadalajara International Film Festival in Guadalajara, Mexico, on March 25, 2011.
View Photo »DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 13: (EDITORS NOTE: This image has been altered digitally to apply texture). Director Werner Herzog poses during a portrait session at the 8th Annual Dubai International Film Festival held at the Madinat Jumeriah Complex on December 13, 2011 in...
View Photo »In this film publicity image released by IFC Films, documentary filmmaker Werner Herzog is shown during the filming of "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."
View Photo »German director Werner Herzog (R) and his wife Lena arrive for the screening of 'Bad Lieutenant: Port of call New Orleans' at the 66th Venice film festival on September 4, 2009.'Bad Lieutenant: Port of call New Orleans'competes for the Golden Lion of the 66th Mostra Internationale d'Arte...
View Photo »I feel greatly honoured to receive the lifetime achievement award from the Dubai International Film Festival. This sums up almost 50 years of my work as a filmmaker, but I consider it a mid-career event, in other words I am not done yet. In fact, I am planning to shoot my next film, ‘Queen of the Desert...
They would only have a few days to see the film. So that was the surprise for us. And it was surprising, too, because you had some of the major names in film like Werner Herzog and the big documentary guys like Errol Morris (ignored by the short list).
I had been thinking about how we are going to die
Is there such a thing as insanity among penguins?
You move a ship over a mountain that's 360 tons, yes, nobody's ever done that before, so there's no precedence
So, end of story, I have no argument, but I do not believe in a position where a state should be allowed to kill off anybody for any reason ... However, I am a guest in your country, and my position is I respectively disagree with capital punishment and the practice of it.
You have to be coiled up and you have to be patient ... You ask the right question. ‘Tell me,’ I say in a very cheerful voice, ‘tell me about the encounter with the squirrel,’ then the death row chaplain comes apart and unveils.
If you wake up in the middle of the night, I keep saying this as a metaphor, and there are burglars and there’s quite a bunch of them ... then you come down to the kitchen and all of a sudden, there is one that comes swinging at you with a knife in his hands, then you better deal with that one first. So...
