Tabloid
2011 Directed by Errol Morris
Synopsis
A documentary on a former Miss Wyoming who is charged with abducting and imprisoning a young Mormon Missionary.
Genre
Popular reviews
More-
vibrante filme sobre la imposibilidad de la verdad y la posibilidad de la clonación de perritos.
-
Errol Morris is the undoubted king of documentaries and he has found a great story not only in the salacious material and a central character that is pure cinematic gold but also in the timely warning of how far the tabloid press will go in uncovering a story no matter how morally dubious their means or motives are. Joyce McKinney, the woman at the heart of the story, is an unreliable but fascinating figure. She appears to be a complete fantasist who was desperate for attention until she discovered the attention came at a price. Whilst she undoubtedly makes for compelling viewing there is a mean spirited quality to the documentary. Although providing a platform for her interpretation of events…
-
Mad as a box of frogs, but amazing. That picture of her dressed as a nun is fucking fabulous
-
The true story of how Joyce McKinney cloned Booger the Dog.
-
odd, intriguing film that characterizes the unique nature of individuals and the media hunger for headlines. An odd display of performance, memory, sadness, and sexuality.
-
Another fun time at the St Leonards Film Society, this had been pushed back a couple of times, but was so worth the wait. My favourite documentary of the year by some margin.
I like Erol Morris docs, but i loved this. The insane story coupled with the seedy UK tabloid press meant that i was totally on board start to finish.
An American girl flies to the UK to kidnap and rape a mormon, and also clones a dog.
Theres a synopsis for you right there !!
Funny, engaging, shocking and flat out hilarious.
A must see.
Recent reviews
More-
Fascinating story, really hard to even side with either person involved, my personal rejection of all things religious makes it almost impossible for me to accept what a guy with magic underwear tells me, but she is pretty crazy as well, so I'm going to assume the truth really lies somewhere in between.
-
The fascinating and bizarre story of the ex-beauty queen and the mormon in the 1970's. Really does fall into the category of "you couldn't make it up" although you do wonder how much of what Joyce says is truth and how much is fantasy...
-
The story behind Tabloid veers around its subject matter with small regard for the expectations of its audience. Identifying this captivating story is the prime achievement of Errol Morris, who conducted interviews and directed the film, but the manner of its telling, for all its sensationalism, left too little to the imagination.
I had no idea of the true story: the Mormon boyfriend of Joyce McKinney, a Wyoming beauty queen disappears suddenly from her life and into his religion; she travels to England to free him. And to say more would run the film's many surprise turns.
The problem I had with it was that it wore its central dilemma on its sleeve, then forgot it was doing that and…
-
i enjoy Errol Morris' direction, editing and interview style. this film is no different; a shining example of what Morris does best. however, it's a mess of a narrative, and personally, not as engaging as the other films of his i've seen. tabloid topic without a doubt, and some really funny and fascinating stories, just kind of boring as it goes on.
-
και απίστευτος χαρακτήρας η Joyce και τέλεια δουλειά από τον Morris στο τελικό αποτέλεσμα της οθόνης. υπέροχο
-
Wow, this is all kinds of batshit crazy!
-
This film still holds up on multiple viewings. Errol Morris at his most playful.
-
¡LA GENTE ESTÁ LOCA!
Sí, la protagonista es un una mujer que vas viendo su transformación y como de simpatizar con ella, terminas manteniendo tu distancia, entendiendo ciertos pasajes de lo que se cuenta.
Y sí, como su nombre lo indica, es un documental 100% sensacionalista , entonces, ya sabrán a lo que se enfrentan.
-
odd, intriguing film that characterizes the unique nature of individuals and the media hunger for headlines. An odd display of performance, memory, sadness, and sexuality.