Larry Mantle and critics Claudia Puig of USA Today and Lael Loewenstein of Variety discuss the week’s new film releases, including Adam, Funny People, Thirst, The Cove, Local Color, and The English Surgeon, among others.
Also, visionary filmmaker Werner Herzog kept a diary during the making of his epic film "Fitzcarraldo." The lavish 1982 film told the story of a would-be-rubber baron who pulls a steamship over a hill in order to access rich rubber territory. The film won the Outstanding Director Prize at 1982's Cannes Film Festival. Shot in the Amazon, Herzog later spoke of the difficulties in producing the film. "Conquest of the Useless: Reflections from the Making of Fitzcarraldo" (Ecco, 2009) is Herzog's diary that he kept during the film. From weather conditions, language barriers to casting troubles Werner Herzog joins Larry to talk about one of his greatest achievements.
Guests:
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Lael Loewenstein, Variety
Werner Herzog, author of “Conquest of the Useless: Reflections from the Making of Fitzcarraldo". Herzog has produced, written, and directed more than fifty films, including "Aguirre", "The Wrath of God"; "The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser"; "Rescue Dawn"; and "Grizzly Man". He was a 2009 Oscar nominee for his documentary "Encounters at the End of the World".