The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer. The most interesting fact about myself that I save for such ...

The opening scenes of Werner Herzog’s 1982 film “Fitzcarraldo” tells you everything you need to know about its main character and, in a way, about Herzog himself. We first meet Brian Sweeny Fitzgerald ...

This '80s films mentioned here have vastly different philosophies, but capture an important facet of the human condition. And ...

ROME, April 8 (Reuters) - Werner Herzog, the veteran German director of "Fitzcarraldo" and "Grizzly Man", will be awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at this year's Venice Film Festival, ...

The Camerimage Film Festival, which focuses on the art of cinematography, will honor director Werner Herzog (“Fitzcarraldo”), along with his collaborator, Peter Zeitlinger (“Losses to be Expected”), ...